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Many activities will be organized nationwide to entertain children on the occasion of the traditional Full-moon Festival. Although Vietnam is still in the severe fourth wave of the Covid-19, children throughout the country the still have opportunity to experience the fascinating once-a-year festival and learn about Vietnamese traditional culture. The online display is entitled “Mid-Autumn Festival Reunion” at the website of Thang Long Imperial Citadel. Photo: Lai Tan This year’s full moon season is very special for Vietnamese children as most activities to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival are held online. As part of the online art program series entitled “Sharing love to overcome the pandemic” organized by the Department of Performing Arts, a special night for children called “Mid-Autumn Festival for Children” will be held at 8pm on September 21 at three points of Vietnam Puppet Theater, Vietnam Circus Federation and Thang Long Puppet Theater. The …

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According to Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper’s reporters, apart from functional forces, doctors and medical workers, traffic participants were those people having a schedule of vaccination and shippers. Congestion even happened at the Covid-19 checking points as a huge number of traffic participants have to show travel passes, check QR Code on movement declaration via cameras at the checking points. Notably, hundreds of app-based shippers crowded and long queued to wait for their turns at the Covid-19 testing point in Nguyen Van Luong Street, Ward 7, Go Vap District in this early morning causing long-lasting congestion. Many people are concerned about the high infection risks of Covid-19. Therefore, many shippers expected that the city health sector will arrange more Covid-19 testing points to avoid the long-awaited situation. Some photos featuring crowded streets in HCMC this morning: By Chi Thach- Translated by Huyen Huong …

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Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le (2nd, R) and frontline healthcare workers visit Cu Chi Tunnel. (Photo: SGGP) Dr. Nguyen Hoang Chinh of Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital who traveled to HCMC to support the city’s healthcare sector in fighting the pandemic was one of the 108 tourists visiting the revolutionary historical relic site of Cu Chi Tunnel . He said that it was the first time that he visited Cu Chi Tunnel. The trip was an exciting experience to enjoy a pure and fresh atmosphere as well as learn about the heroic struggle of the army and people in Cu Chi. Chu Tu Tam, a fifth-year student of Military Medical Academy hoped to organize a trip for his family to visit HCMC’s destinations, including Cu Chi Tunnel. The self-contained tours on closed roads took visitors to Rung Sac Military Base, Dan Xay and Vam Sat Tourist Areas in Can Gio District; Ben Duoc Tunnels, Hoang Cam smoke-less stove, Tam Tan Ecological Tourist Area and other popular attractions in …

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About 67 per cent of surveyed banks believe they will lose market share within two years if they fail to digitally transform, according to a new... Some 58 per cent of global respondents predict that they will completely cease to exist in the next five to ten years unless they change their business models. — Photo bnews.vn About 67 per cent of surveyed banks believe they will lose market share within two years if they fail to digitally transform, according to a new report from cloud banking platform Mambu and The Financial Times Focus (FT Focus). The ‘Evolve or be extinct’ report was conducted by FT Focus and surveyed over 500 senior banking executives globally to gain insights into their perception of the banking industry, now and in the future. The results illustrate the urgent need for banks to modernise their offerings, with 58 per cent of global respondents predicting they will completely cease to exist in the next five to ten years unless they change …

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Preserving and bringing into play the old embroidery is the wish of many artisans in Dong Cuu village (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – Dong Cuu village in Dung Tien commune of Hanoi’s Thuong Tin district has long been famous for its traditional embroidery, especially embroidering royal robes for kings of feudal dynasties in Vietnam, and the craft has still been upheld nowadays. A centuries-old craft village Dong Cuu village still possesses typical features of a village in the Red River Delta such as an ancient banyan tree and an old communal house, which are still kept intact today. The village is said to have come into being in 1746 under the reign of King Le Hien Tong. Local residents worship Le Cong Hanh, the founder of their traditional embroidery. Legend has it that he learned embroidery techniques during a trip he served as an envoy to the state in the north and then passed the techniques to people in the homeland, including those in Dong Cuu village. …

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Vietnam to attend ASEM Cultural Festival 2021 Vietnam and 10 other countries have signed up to participate in the ASEM Cultural Festival (#ASEMfest), a side event of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to be hosted by Cambodia in November. The ASEM Cultural Festival 2021 is scheduled to get underway between November 22 and 26. This international cultural event will be held virtually with the main activities such as performing arts, and the screening of feature films and documentaries, as well as the exhibition which would be held in hybrid format at the National Museum of Cambodia. The festival aims to explore the cultural diversity and promote the exchange, cooperation and artistic creation between the cultures of both regions, contributing to enhancing cooperation and development between the ASEM partner countries. Joining as a founding member of ASEM in 1996 marked an important step in the implementation of Việt Nam's policy of open foreign policy, multilateralisation and …

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HCM City under pressure to reopen economy: municipal leader Residents at a vaccination site in HCM City. Ho Chi Minh City is committed to enforcing vigilant pandemic prevention measures when it reopens the economy after months of strict lockdown measures, said a city leader. Speaking at a meeting with economic and medical experts last earlier this week, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen said: “The city is under huge pressure to reopen the economy or it will be too late.” The level of suffering of the economy and people has reached its limit due to prolonged lockdown measures. As such, the city will develop a roadmap for reopening so that it can adapt to and live safety with the virus, he said. The city will gradually narrow down areas with very high risks and try to expand the number of low-risk areas, according to Nen. Vu Thanh Tu Anh, Director of the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, said that reopening for economic …

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NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh (standing) addresses the September 20 sitting of the NA Standing Committee. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Performance reports by the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuracy, and the Government’s reports on crime fight were the focus of the 15th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on September 20. In the morning of the sixth working day of the NA Standing Committee’s third session, participants gave opinions on the 2021 performance reports by the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuracy , along with the Government’s reports on the prevention and control of crimes and law violations, the enforcement of judgments, and the corruption combat this year. They said despite numerous difficulties caused by the complex COVID-19 situation in Vietnam and the world, under the Party’s leadership and thanks to the close coordination among agencies in the political system, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Procuracy …

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