Books by young writers in HCM City recently issued by Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House, one of the country’s leading publishers, are leaving a fresh impression on young readers. Photo courtesy of Trẻ Publishing House By Thu Anh Books by young writers in HCM City recently issued by Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House, one of the country’s leading publishers, are leaving an impression on young readers. Kẻ Săn Chuột (The Hunter) is the first work by Phá Nguyện, who owns a small coffee shop in District 8. The novel is about a group of poor children living in an…
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Vương Thị Huyền will compete in her second Olympics this summer. — Photo thethao247.vn HÀ NỘI — Three Vietnamese weightlifters have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics next month. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) sent a letter of confirmation to the Việt Nam Weightlifting Federation on Friday night. The letter said Thạch Kim Tuấn in the men’s 61kg class, Vương Thị Huyền in the women’s 49kg category and Hoàng Thị Duyên in the women’s 59kg pool were all eligible to compete in Tokyo. The Vietnamese governing body must send its confirmation by June 25. However, the IWF reserves the right to withdraw quotas or ban…
Farmers in provinces across Việt Nam have been enjoying a bumper 2020-2021 winter-spring rice crop with an average yield of 6.4 tonnes per hectare thanks to favourable natural conditions. Fields nationwide have been blanketed with brilliant golden ripe rice and dotted with farmers busy harvesting. A farmer in the northern province of Hòa Bình carries harvested rice home. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt However, the COVID-19 outbreak since late April has caused difficulties for farmers as the harvest season has had to be prolonged. Farmers in the northern province of Ninh Bình row boats full of ripe rice back home. —…
Việt Nam’s total export value of pangasius in the first five months of 2021 reached US$600 million. — Photo vasep.com.vn HCM CITY — The Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecasts that Việt Nam’s tra fish (pangasius) exports will continue to grow in the coming months thanks to the control of the COVID-19 pandemic in importing countries, said VASEP secretary Trương Đình Hòe. According to VASEP, after having COVID-19 vaccines, the economic and trade activities of many countries have started to recover, so the countries have also increased imports of seafood from Việt Nam, especially tra fish products.…
A seaport in HCM City. Many businesses around the country and in HCM City are struggling with rising costs, with tens of thousands of businesses being forced to close down. – VNA Photo Tiến Lực HCM CITY – Many businesses have closed down or are struggling with rising overheads due to COVID-19. From January to the end of May, nearly 60,000 businesses around the country closed. As many as 31,800 of them closed temporarily, while the rest were dissolved or are in the process of dissolution. Many others are struggling with rising production costs. Lý Kim Chi, chairwoman of the Food and Foodstuff Association…
Thu Vân HÀ NỘI — Independent Vietnamese researchers from the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Australia, have proposed four measures for a successful vaccination strategy in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in Việt Nam. Nguyễn Thu Anh, the country director of the institute, said vaccination is the key solution for the country to escape from the pandemic, get back to normal and be able to open its borders. “A successful vaccination campaign is one that will be conducted widely, quickly, safely and effectively,” she said. Anh, together with her colleague, Ngô Hoàng Anh, recommended four…
The information about off-the-plan housing projects which are eligible for transactions will be make public. — Photo vneconomy.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Construction has asked localities to enhance the management of sales of off-plan property before June 15. The ministry made the request due to recent reports of legal violations in the development and transactions of off-plan property, causing disputes, creating risks for buyers and harming the real estate market. The construction ministry requested localities to publicise information about off-plan property projects. Such projects eligible for transactions would be integrated into the national public service portal. Provinces and cities…
Boxer Nguyễn Thị Tâm (left) seen during training in Hà Nội. VNS Photo Lương Thu Hương Olympics HÀ NỘI — Boxer Nguyễn Thị Tâm is expected to earn a ticket to compete in the women’s 51kg category at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Tâm looks set to be headed to Tokyo thanks to racking up 190 points in tournaments organised by the World Boxing Federation (WBF). “The WBF has not officially announced that Tâm has won a place in Tokyo. However, it is almost certain that she will because at this time she has the…
Nguyễn Tiến Linh celebrates his opening goal. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vn Peter Cowan HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam took a huge step towards making it to the third and final round of World Cup qualification for the first time in history with a tense 2-1 win over Malaysia on Friday night. It took a late and controversial penalty for coach Park Hang-seo’s men to triumph, but few Vietnamese fans will care about the manner of the victory, as the three points mean Việt Nam need only a draw with the UAE on Tuesday to advance. With star midfielder Nguyễn Quang…
Việt Nam take on Malaysia tonight in the UAE in a mouthwatering World Cup qualifiers match between these two Southeast Asian rivals. Victory would put coach Park Hang-seo’s men on the precipice of qualification for the third round for the first time in history. Kickoff is at 11.45pm Việt Nam time, follow our live blog here for all of the action as it happens. Tweets by Times24HVNS SportNews / Times24H