Foreign remittances to HCM City in the first nine months of the year increased by 22 per cent. – Photo vietnamplus.vn HCM CITY – Foreign remittances to HCM City in the first nine months of the year were worth US$5.1 billion, a 22 per cent increase year-on-year. Nguyễn Hoàng Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Việt Nam’s HCM City branch, said the growth rate is impressive considering the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy. Overseas Vietnamese have faced difficulties travelling abroad or back to Việt Nam for the past two years due to the pandemic, and so “they might be having more savings than before,” he suggested. Most of the remittances was money sent back by overseas Vietnamese to their families to help them get through the pandemic or to invest in business activities, he said. The main sources remained the US, Australia, Canada, and Europe, he said. Total remittances this year could increase by 12 per cent from last year’s $6.1 billion, he said. …
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38th and 39th ASEAN Summits opens
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended the 38th-39th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — The 38th and 39th Summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and related meetings opened on October 26 under the chairmanship of Brunei – the country holding ASEAN chair in 2021. The event took place virtually with a focus on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and promoting economic recovery. Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended the conference. With the theme "We care, we prepare, we prosper", the ASEAN meetings are expected to cover a number of issues including further strengthening the capacity of the ASEAN Community towards post-COVID-19 economic recovery, enhancing ASEAN's readiness to tackle common challenges, seizing new opportunities to pursue shared prosperity; while maintaining cooperation to achieve the long-term goals of the region. The 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and related …
The Local Game: Steve Darby and winning recognition at home
Darby had a brief stint in charge of the Vietnamese national women's team. — Photo laodong.vn Peter Cowan That Roy Hodgson is revered in Sweden rather than his home country says a lot more about England than it does the coach or the Scandinavian country. If it didn’t happen in the English top flight after 1992, it’s not worth knowing about for fans and pundits alike, whether you revolutionised the professional game in another country or not. If Roy Hodgson must suffer the indignity of being remembered for his struggles with a limited England team rather than his many successes overseas, what chance does Steve Darby have of some well-deserved recognition in Blighty? Not that the Liverpudlian is desperate for acknowledgement in his home country, at least judging by his recently released biography. The Itinerant Coach – the Footballing Life and Times of Steve Darby was written by Antony Sutton of the Jakarta Casual blog fame and tells the story of Darby’s career as a player …
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PM Chinh attends ASEAN Summits and related meetings
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 26 attended the 38th ASEAN Leaders’ Summit virtually held by Brunei which is currently holding the ASEAN Chair in 2021. PM Chinh attends ASEAN Summits and related meetings virtually held by Brunei. (Photo: VNA) This is Chinh’s first activity in a series of events including the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits, and the ASEAN Summit with its dialogue partners including China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, the United States, Australia, India, and Russia, as well as the East Asia Summit that are taking place from October 26 to 28. The two ASEAN Summits and related meetings with partners create an opportunity for Vietnam to further affirm its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, and multilateralisation, as well as international integration comprehensively and extensively. After successfully chairing ASEAN Year 2020, Vietnam has continued actively participating in and responsibly contributing to …
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Female football players to vie for World Cup berth during Lunar New Year
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the format for Women’s Asian Cup 2022, with Vietnam hopeful of using the competition as a route to obtain World Cup qualification. Female football players will compete for World Cup berth during Lunar New Year (Photo: AFC) The schedule will see 12 others to compete in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup finals, set to take place between January 20 and February 6 in India. The timeframe coincides with the Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam. The best 12 teams are Japan, Australia, China, Taiwan (China), Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Iran, Thailand, and hosts India. They will be divided into three groups of four, with the first and second- placed teams and two best third-placed teams qualifying for the quarterfinals. The event will also serve as a qualifying round for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. As a result, the top five teams in the AFC Women’s …
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