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Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng holds talks with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez. — VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng on Tuesday evening engaged in a phone conversation with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez. General Secretary Trọng warmly congratulated Cuba on the 68th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution (July 26, 1953-2021) and the 100th birthday of heroine Melba Hernandez (July 28, 1921-2021), who was a comrade of Fidel and Raul Castro, a close friend of the Vietnamese people and a symbol of the special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba. The Vietnamese Party leader praised the efforts of the Party, State and people of Cuba in carrying out the Resolution of the 8th Congress of the CPC, continuing to accelerate the process of updating the socialist …

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Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên will represent Việt Nam at Miss Universe 2021 to be held in Israel in December. Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên, who will represent Việt Nam at Miss Universe 2021, is preparing for the contest to be held in Israel in December. Duyên said she has kept practising after winning the runner-up title at Việt Nam Universe 2019, as she wants to be ready for the big event. Speaking to Radio the Voice of Việt Nam online newspaper vov.vn , the Vietnamese candidate said she has worked on bodybuilding, speaking in English, and other skills. She hopes to beat the remarkable achievements of previous Vietnamese representatives such as top 5 at Miss Universe 2018 H'Hen Niê, and top 21 at Miss Universe 2020 Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân. Originally from the southern city of Cần Thơ, Duyên was the first runner-up at Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 – the national competition which selects contestants to compete at the Miss Universe pageant. Talking …

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Photographer Lâm Đức Hiền. Photo thethaovanhoa.vn Photos on the Mekong River by  Lâm Đức Hiền are on display at French Cultural Centre until September 12 in Hà Nội. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the exhibition can be seen online at https://bit.ly/3vl3WPn Hiền was born to a Vietnamese father and Laotian mother. He settled in France in 1977. He has won many photography awards including the Leica Award, the Nomadic Chronicles Award in Honfleur and the World Press’ 1st Prize Portrait. He spoke with Thể Thao Văn Hóa (Sports & Cultures) newspaper  about his career. How did you choose the photos currently on display in Hà Nội? The photos in this exhibition are among the photos on display in Paris, on the Luxembourg garden iron fence in front of the French Senate. It is also the result of cooperation between L’espace and Matca Photography Space. They asked me to participate in this large scale photography event. I was very proud and let Matca choose the …

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Young artists are encouraged to take part in a music project called Production House launched by Bpro Entertainment last week in HCM City. Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY - Young artists are encouraged to take part in a music project called Production House, recently launched by Bpro Entertainment in HCM City. The project aims to seek new talent and help them develop their art as well as bring music closer to audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Production House will help young singers, music producers and mixers to release new MVs and albums featuring Vietnamese songs. Cover of the MV Có Ai Cho Tôi Hay (Who Tell Me Why), the first album from the music project Production House. The work features young producer XAN (right) and singer Trịnh Thanh Bình.   Photo courtesy of the producer The project’s first production, Có Ai Cho Tôi Hay (Who Tell Me Why), was released on July 18 and has attracted 200,000 views on YouTube. The MV features young …

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Filip Graovac, Vietnam deputy country representative for The Asia Foundation. — Photo courtesy of The Third Space While large manufacturers and big businesses adopt digital tools to facilitate marketing and distribution of their products amid the COVID-19 outbreak, a majority of small business owners and underemployed youth in rural areas use their smartphones for communication and entertainment rather than for business due to a lack of digital skills. In that context, the Go Digital ASEAN programme was launched to equip micro and small enterprises and underemployed youth, particularly in rural and isolated areas, with crucial digital skills and tools, expand economic opportunity across ASEAN member countries and minimise the negative impacts of the COVID crisis. In just one year the project has enabled thousands of micro entrepreneurs and underemployed youths to expand their businesses and reach customers outside their communities. Filip Graovac, Vietnam deputy country …

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The cover of Black Horse and The Story of the Jungle, published by Kim Đồng Publishing House. Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY  A series of world classic books for children have recently been introduced to the local book market. The series, consisting of six books, is published by the Kim Đồng Publishing House. The first book is Hắc Tuấn Mã (Black Horse), the memoirs of a horse. It is the latest Vietnamese version of the classic Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse by British novelist Anna Sewell, one of the world’s best authors of children books. Black Horse rarely has peaceful moments yet he still believes in the sacred affection between owners and pets. It is a light of hope, a source of cool water that partially soothes the bitterness and pain of the whip, according to a report in VnExpress.net . The book gives readers a look at the relationship between humans and their four-legged friends and how animals should be treated …

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A view of Gemalink International Port, the country’s deepest and largest deep-water seaport, at the Cái Mép - Thị Vải port cluster in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province. — VNA/VNS Photo BÀ RỊA–VŨNG TÀU — The Cái Mép - Thị Vải port cluster in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu is investing in upgrading infrastructure to increase cargo-loading capacity, according to Tân Cảng Sài Gòn Corporation. The port cluster in the province’s Phú Mỹ Town is an important international transit port, contributing greatly to the country’s socio-economic development. The corporation said the port cluster had reached over 90 per cent of its designed capacity. The upgrade could help operating seaports at the port cluster receive large container vessels and service ships. By 2023, the port cluster’s capacity is expected to increase by 53 per cent compared to 2020. In the last five years, the volume of goods passing through the port cluster grew at an average of 20.3 per cent per year. …

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Over 7,900 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday 6,000 medical workers from all over Việt Nam volunteer to help deal with HCM City's outbreak 5 priority groups allowed to go out in HCM City after 6pm Deputy PM visits HCM City’s 175 Military Hospital Six isolation areas to be established in Hóc Môn District An empty street at 7pm in District 4 on the first day (July 26) of HCM City’s stay-at home orders from 6pm to 6am. VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — Lưu Thế Hiển, 28, a deliveryman in HCM City, said he was rushing to deliver the last shipment of the day before 5pm, when the booking application automatically turns off until 6am the next day. The city imposed a night restriction starting on Monday, and supermarkets, convenience stores and other essential services will only work from 6am to 6pm to contain the highly transmissible Delta variant, which continues to spread despite social distancing under Directive 16 since July 9. Retailer Satra, who …

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Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung speaks during a working session of the NA meeting in Hà Nội on Tuesday. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam aims to reduce poverty and eradicate hunger for everyone using a multidimensional approach, to ensure no one is left behind, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung said at the working session of the NA meeting on Tuesday morning. The working session was held to discuss the national target programme on sustainable poverty reduction during the 2021-2025 period. The program aims to cut the poverty rate by 1-1.5 per cent annually, 4-5 per cent in poor districts, and over 3 per cent in ethnic minority groups in line with the multidimensional poverty approach. The rate of trained labour in poor and disadvantaged areas is expected to increase to 60 per cent, according to the program. The program comprises six projects and 11 sub-projects, requiring total funding of VNĐ75 trillion (US$3.2 …

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Garment products are made by workers of Hà Nội-based Maxport Hạ Đình Co. garment and textile products are among Việt Nam's key export staples to Laos. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt VIENTIANE — Việt Nam and Laos continued to enjoy growth in import-export revenue in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period last year. According to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Laos, in the first half of 2021, two-way trade hit over US$671 million, up 36.5 per cent year on year, including Việt Nam’s exports of over $329 million, and imports of more than $341 million, respective rises of 19.1 per cent and 58.9 per cent. Compared to the first half of 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak, two-way trade increased 16.6 per cent, with Việt Nam's import revenue rising 49 per cent and exports falling 5 per cent. In June 2021, two-way trade reached over $100 million, up 22.1 per cent from the same period last year and 18.1 per cent from June 2019. Việt Nam's key export staples included …

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