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The competition drew the participation of more than 4,000 people. In the men’s 10km event, athlete Do Quoc Luat from the military team was the winner with 31 minutes 21 seconds. He became the champion of Tien Phong Marathon nine times in a row. In the young men’s 10km event, athlete Ba Van Han from the military bagged gold with a record of 33 minutes 03 seconds. Meanwhile, in the men’s marathon, athlete Hoang Nguyen Thanh (Binh Phuoc province) successfully sustained the gold medal as he reached the finish line first in 2 hours 36 minutes 02 seconds. In the women’s marathon, Le Thi Tuyet finished her competition first in 2 hours 54 minutes 33 seconds. Meanwhile, Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa ranked second with a time of 2 hours 59 minutes 42 seconds. In the women’s 5km event, Nguyen Thi Oanh from Bac Giang province won the first prize in 17 minutes 25 seconds. In the young women’s 5km event, Nguyen Thi Ninh sustained gold medal within 18 minutes 36 seconds. In the young women’s team event, … [Read more...] about Military athletics affirms capability in Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon

The number of national-standard schools in Hanoi has increased to 1,620, or 72.3% of all the schools in the city. Hanoi aims to have more than 170 new national-standard schools this year, an increase of 22% from the previous year, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training. Representatives of new national-standard schools in Hanoi receive certificates from the Department of Education and Training. Photo: The Hanoi Times A total of 130 new national-standard schools, including 46 kindergartens, 53 elementary schools, 28 secondary schools, and three high schools, were to be built this year under the original proposal from the department. As of the end of February, local authorities expected the city's overall number of national-standard schools to rise by 40 units to 173 for the year. In 2022, Hanoi had 142 new national-standard schools certified, more than doubling the target of 70 new national-standard schools established at the start … [Read more...] about New national-standard schools in Hanoi accredited

Exhibition goers at the exhibition (Photo: VNA) London (VNA) – The “Sac mau que huong” (Colours of Homeland) exhibition was opened in Mayfair art district in the heart of London on March 29. Jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in UK and D-Contemporary and Hanoi Art House, the exhibition features art works by such Vietnamese famous artists as Thanh Chuong, Huong Duc Dung, Nguyen Minh Son, and Phuong Binh. Vietnam - UK diplomatic relations, and expressed his hope that the two countries will achieve more fruitful outcomes in the strategic partnership in all spheres in the Vietnam- UK Friendship Year 2023. VNA … [Read more...] about Exhibition popularising Vietnamese art opens in UK

Citing reports by teachers, students and parents at the Lai Yen primary school in Hoai Duc District, the Committee said some children were offered to smoke e-cigarettes by five people with unconfirmed identity two weeks prior. They told the children that if they agreed to smoke and persuade others to join, they would be gifted the e-cigarette and VND50,000 ($2.13). Some children agreed to smoke, the Committee said. The Committee said drugs and other addictive substances are finding their way into school grounds in the form of food, snacks and other items. "In recent times, addictive substances have been found inside e-cigarettes," it said. Le Duc Thuan, head of the Ba Dinh District education division, said the district has requested the division to inform schools about the incident, adding that no similar incident has happened in Ba Dinh yet. Multiple cases of poisoning caused by smoking e-cigarettes have been reported recently. In December last year, eight third graders in … [Read more...] about Strangers coax Hanoi primary school students to smoke e-cigarettes

At a Wednesday meeting with businesses that offer electric tourist car services, Doan Tien Dung, chairman of Cua Lo, said authorities want electric tourist cars to be properly registered before they can operate to maintain traffic safety. Several businesses want authorities to extend the deadline for them to fulfill registration requirements, repair vehicles or buy new ones. Tran Ngoc Duong, a local in Cua Lo, said he had bought two old electric tourist cars from 2014 to 2019, costing him over VND200 million ($8,515). But one of them did not have paper documentations, while the other had parts that did not meet certain standards, meaning it could not be registered. "If many tourists come in a year, our family would make around VND60 million, costs not included. If the cars cannot operate in the future, it would be tough for us," Duong said. Electric tourist cars have been in Cua Lo since 2011, when the government approves a trial to use them to serve tourists. The trial period … [Read more...] about Electric tourist cars to be suspended in central Vietnam beach town

A family in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam uses plastic boxes to raise crabs, a unique farming model with high financial returns. Pham Thanh Son, 39, lives with his family in Cuong Gian Commune, Nghi Xuan District, Ha Tinh Province where they are expected to make a fortune raising crabs in plastic boxes. Son spent several years raising crabs in a lake, but the high financial risks convinced him it was worth traveling to southern Vietnam to try his hand at raising the crustaceans in plastic boxes. Crabs are raised in plastic boxes at Pham Thanh Son’s farm in Nghi Xuan District, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam. Photo: Le Minh / Tuoi Tre Earlier this year, Son and his family built a 600-square-meter crab farm where they could raise crabs in 6,000 plastic boxes worth nearly VND700 million (US$29,800). Each of the plastic boxes measures 40 centimeters long, 22 centimeters wide, and 30 centimeters tall. They are all divided into two compartments, each … [Read more...] about Family raises crabs in plastic boxes in north-central Vietnam

Over the years, Hanoi's agriculture sector has been highly committed to the safe and organic cultivation of pomelo to make full use of this famous variety. Hanoi's agricultural sector has focused on growing pomelo over the past few years to make the city a key pomelo-farming hub in the country in the time ahead. In the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)'s fruit development project for 2025-2030, Hanoi is one of nine key pomelo production hubs of Vietnam together with Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Bac Giang, Ha Tinh, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Vinh Long, and Hau Giang. Hanoi is the only place in the Red River Delta to develop pomelo growing. In the ministry's project, Vietnam is expected to develop 120,000 hectares of pomelo, with a total production of 1.2-1.6 million tons per year. Pomelo is one of 14 kinds of key fruits for export, including dragonfruit, mango, banana, litchi, longan, orange, pineapple, durian, passion juice, and avocado . Nguyen Manh Phuong, … [Read more...] about Hanoi strives to become key pomelo-growing area

Currently, the credit market in Vietnam has seen rapid growth along with outstanding development of the economy. This poses many challenges for financial institutions since they have to adapt to changes in customer habits, rapid development of IT, among others. In addition, the strong emergence of fintech companies and non-financial service providers in the lending market with new and technology-based operational methods also puts a great deal of pressure on financial institutions in transforming their operational methods. FPT IS and Newgen discuss and address companies’ issues regarding digitalisation of the lending process Newgen suggests a number of technology solutions to assist financial institutions in setting up the lending process on digital platforms. With a presentation themed “Reimagining digital lending: The low code way”, Swaminathan Ganesan - Business Consulting director, APAC and AZ at Newgen Software - highlighted the importance of fintech … [Read more...] about Newgen and FPT IS join hands on digitisation

Parents wait for students outside the school gate of Nam Giang town's Primary School in Nam Truc district in northern Nam Dinh province.(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - In response to a spate of sophisticated scams targeting parents and students, the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has called on schools to increase their vigilance and strengthen their coordination with parents. The ministry has also urged schools to urgently review their information security protocols for teachers and students to prevent further incidents. The ministry has requested that schools encourage parents who have fallen victim to scams to report the incidents to the police for investigation promptly. The hope is that this will lead to appropriate action against those responsible for these crimes. The latest move by the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training underscores the seriousness of the situation. It highlights the need for increased awareness and security measures … [Read more...] about MoET urges schools to boost vigilance after spate of scams

Dr Tran Du Lich, a member of the National Advisory Council for Monetary Policies and vice president of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre, speaks at the seminar on global minimum corporate tax in HCM City on March 29. — VNS Photo Viet Nam needs to develop appropriate policies to adapt to the global minimum tax and remain an attractive FDI destination, a seminar heard in HCM City on Wednesday. Dr Tran Du Lich told the seminar, titled "Global Minimum Corporate Tax - Prospects and Challenges in attracting FDI in HCM City", that the global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent, which is set to be applied next year in Viet Nam, is forecast to have a significant impact on Viet Nam in whose economy FDI plays a significant role. The tax applies to multi-national corporations with revenues of at least 750 million euros (US$870 million). When a company invests in a foreign country but pays corporate income tax of less than 15 per cent in that country, it will have to pay … [Read more...] about Global minimum tax should not impact investors’ benefits: conference