Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a delegation of high-ranking officials attended the opening session of the high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th session (UNGA 76) in New York City on Tuesday. The theme for this year’s UNGA is 'Building resilience through hope – to recovery from COVID-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalize the United Nations.' The event was attended by heads of state and government, prime ministers, and high-ranking representatives from 193 member states, along with leaders of international and regional organizations and international financial institutions. During the gathering, delegates discussed solutions and proposals to address global issues including the COVID-19 pandemic, recovery and sustainable development, hotspots in regions, non-traditional challenges, climate change, and food security. In his opening speech, President of the UN …
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FIFA praises young Vietnamese talent in Futsal World Cup
"Ready for an astonishing fact? When the last FIFA Futsal World Cup took place, Van Hieu had never even played the sport. He took it up in 2018, was a Vietnam international just 12 months later and is now dazzling at Lithuania 2021," FIFA wrote. In the game with Panama on September 16, Hieu scored the decisive goal from a great solo effort to help Vietnam win 3-2. "The winger who looks like a schoolboy had old pros feeling their age on Matchday 5. Van Hieu thwarted a Panama attack with an excellent tackle inside his own half, whizzed the length of the court, shrugged off two challenges, rounded the goalkeeper and cut the ball from an acute angle," FIFA described Hieu’s goal. Vietnam head coach Pham Minh Giang also praised Hieu’s talent via FIFA. "Van Hieu is the talent of Vietnamese futsal. His playing philosophy is very up-to-date. He is a very promising player," Giang said. On Wednesday night, Vietnam will play world number four Russia in the round of 16. …
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Vietnam’s Phu Quoc detects more cases in COVID-19 cluster after easing movement curb
Authorities of Phu Quoc City on Wednesday announced an additional 13 coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases related to its first-ever COVID-19 cluster that was detected two days ago to 30. The 13 cases were confirmed by Pham Van Nghiep, deputy chairman of the People’s Committee of Phu Quoc, an island under the administration of Kien Giang Province in southern Vietnam. Earlier, they had been considered at high risk for their direct contact with confirmed cases of an infection cluster, which was discovered only hours after social distancing regulations had been relaxed on Phu Quoc on Tuesday. This is the first-ever community infection chain in the island city since the pathogen emerged in Vietnam in early 2020. All cases currently on the island can be traced to H., a 45-year-old woman in An Thoi Ward, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday after going to a local medical station over a prolonged cough and fever. Subsequent screening found that N., H’s …
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Vietnam’s coffee exports to S Korea forecast to increase Viet Nam's coffee exports to South Korea are expected to increase as the northern Asian market is forecast to have higher demand for imported coffee. The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import and Export Department said that South Korea's coffee imports rose in 2020 and the first months of 2021 due to the strong increase in demand for coffee as people stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Import and Export Department, South Korea's coffee imports from Viet Nam in the first half of this year reached about 19,500 tonnes, worth US$30.82 million, up 12.8 per cent in volume and 5.2 per cent in value year on year. Viet Nam's coffee accounted for 20.56 per cent of South Korea's total coffee imports in the first half of this year, a slight increase from the figure of 20.35 per cent in the first half of 2020. The department said coffee is more popular in offices, restaurants and families in South …
Vietnam to face Russia in knock-out round of Futsal World Cup
It is a repeat of the 2016 World Cup when the two sides met at the same stage. Russia ran out comfortable victors then after a 7-0 win in Colombia five years ago. Vietnam lost to Brazil 1-9 in the opening match, beat Panama 3-2 in their second game, and finally drew 1-1 against the Czech Republic to qualify for the group stage with four points as one of the four best teams in third place. The game against Russia, who finished top of their Group, will take place on September 22. This achievement sees Vietnam become the first Asian team in history to reach the group stages at two consecutive World Cups. Although Russia, who are ranked fourth in the world, are still stronger, Vietnam hope their good team spirit can help them cause an upset. The Vietnamese futsal team celebrates after reaching the knock-out stages of the Futsal World Cup in Lithuania. Photo courtesy of the VFF Tran Anh Tu, head of the Vietnamese team at the FIFA Futsal World Cup, revealed that the love of …
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City leaders visit, encourage children orphaned by Covid-19
Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Chairwoman of the City People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le gives a mid-autumn gift to a child orphaned by Covid-19 in Cu Chi District. (Photo: Dung Phuong) Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Chairwoman of the City People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le visited and gave mid-autumn gifts to children whose father or mother died due to Covid-19 in Tan Thanh Dong and Binh My Commune of Cu Chi District. The leader sent her condolence to the unfortunate families amid the ongoing pandemic wave, and she hoped that they will soon overcome the current difficulties. On the occasion, the chairwoman also required the local authorities to be extremely concerned about those kids as well as assist needy pupils and residents affected by Covid-19, especially to create favorable conditions for the children to soon go back to school. In Binh Chanh District, Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan …
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