Nguyễn Đức An (left) and Phạm Đức Linh working on robot arms for the disabled with full arm paralysis. — VNA/VNS Photo BẮC NINH — Two Vietnamese students have won a prize for their project at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) 2021, the world’s largest global high school competition. Phạm Đức Linh and Nguyễn Đức An, 11th graders of Hàn Thuyên High School in Bắc Ninh Province, won third prize, worth US$1,000, in the field of Mechanical Engineering for their robot arms for disabled people project. This is the first time students from the province have won a prize…
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Vietnamese players pose for photo call after securing their second Futsal World Cup berth on Tuesday in Dubai. Photo courtesy of VFF Futsal HÀ NỘI — Qualifying for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup was no surprise for Việt Nam, coach Phạm Minh Giang told media after the Asian playoff second tie on Tuesday in Dubai, the UAE. Việt Nam drew 1-1 with Lebanon on aggregate and secured their second World Cup participation on the away goals rule. Châu Đoàn Phát dribbled past Ahmad Kheir El Dine before putting the ball through the legs of goalkeeper Hussein Hamdani to open…
An ad about vaccine tours notes that only one-way tickets are provided. The HCM City Tourism Department has warned the public against such tours due to possible hidden costs and a risk of no return flights. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY The HCM City Tourism Department has ordered travel firms to suspend “vaccine tours” to the US due to possible hidden costs and the risk of no return flights. Travel operators have been selling “vaccine tours” which provide only one-way tickets. There is no information about the return ticket on the ads, and other features remain…
Goalkeeper Nguyễn Văn Hoàng joins the national team’s World Cup campaign in the last minutes. Photo nguoiduatin.vn Football HÀ NỘI — Goalkeeper Nguyễn Văn Hoàng of Sông Lam Nghệ An has been added to the national team squad to compete at the coming 2022 World Cup qualifiers in the UAE. Hoàng, who was one of 10 players from the team’s training camp left out of the original squad on Tuesday, was added to the team at the last-minute as No 1 keeper Đặng Văn Lâm can no longer join the team by May 27 as first planned. Previously, Lâm received the okay from his Japanese…
Vietnamese players celebrate after winning their 2021 Futsal World Cup’s second leg playoff tie on Tuesday in Dubai. Photo courtesy of VFF Futsal HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam earned the last Asian slot for this year’s Futsal World Cup after a 1-1 draw against Lebanon in their second leg playoff tie on Tuesday. The aggregate score of 1-1 after two matches sent the Southeast Asian side to their second World Cup on away goals. The second leg was a cagey, defensive affair, much like the first, though both teams had several good early opportunities but were unable to find the net. Châu…
A volunteer receives the second shot of the Nano Covax COVID-19 vaccine in the second trial phase. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, will begin Phase 3 of clinical trials in June involving up to 13,000 volunteers. This follows promising results seen in the first two phases. The National Ethics Committee in Biomedical Research under the Ministry of Health said it has agreed in principle for the final phase in human trials of the sub-unit vaccine based on recombinant DNA/protein technology developed by HCM City-based biopharmaceutical company Nanogen. Researchers need to submit some more…
National Highway No 57 is upgraded using VNĐ875 billion of public investment. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Trí HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered the Ministry of Planning and Investment to conduct a thorough review to remove inefficient State-invested projects and focus the budget on necessary projects in the 2021-25 period, with an aim to have about 5,000 projects invested by the State budget in this period. The Cabinet leader recently issued a directive urging relevant agencies and localities to accelerate public investment disbursement and improve the quality of the mid-term public investment plan between 2021 and 2025.…
Producing antibacterial masks at the K’s Closet Fashion Joint Stock Company in Hà Nội. There is a huge potential for exports of Vietnamese products, including garments, to Japan. VNA/VNS Photo Anh Tuấn HÀ NỘI — As Viet Nam’s exports account for only 2.7 per cent of total import demand in Japan, authorities from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) see room for growth in the market. Nguyễn Duy Kiên, from the Department of Markets for Asia and Africa, MoIT said although Việt Nam’s exports increased sharply in recent years, they still accounted for a very small proportion of…
Nguyễn Thu Anh, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia. Photo courtesy of Nguyễn Thu Anh Thu Vân HÀ NỘI — An independent research group from the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has forecast that the total number of coronavirus cases in the fourth COVID-19 wave could reach 4,500-6,600 depending on the level of social distancing. The group, lead by Nguyễn Thu Anh from the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia, announced a report on May 19, which analyses the situation in Việt Nam from April 27 to date and suggests measures for…
Viettel’s business in Laos. Viettel was the first to manufacture 5G devices in Việt Nam. Photo courtesy of Viettel HÀ NỘI — Having gained a foothold in the domestic market, many technological platforms created by Vietnamese companies are now extending their reach globally and been welcomed in foreign markets. The Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) was the first to manufacture 5G devices in Việt Nam. It has also taken the lead in developing an online charging system (vOCS), which not only calculates charges but also records customers’ use of telecom services. The application has served 170 million customers around the globe…