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Nguyen Thi Oanh, one of Vietnam’s most elite professional athletes, has overcome both mental and physical obstacles to rise to the top of the Vietnamese sporting scene. Oanh made history at the 32nd Southteast Asian (SEA) Games on May 9 when she became the first athlete to secure gold medals in both the 1,500m and 3,000m women’s hurdling events. Just three days later, Oanh found herself once again atop the podium when she brought home another gold medal in the women’s 10,000-meter race. She claimed a total of four gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games, hosted by Cambodia from May 5 to May 17. Oanh, affectionately known in the Southeast Asian running scene as the 'runner without lungs,' is one of the most decorated athletes in the history of the event. She was born in 1995 in the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Giang, about 50 kilometers from Hanoi. She is the seventh child in a family of farmers. She developed a love for running in her early teens and, at the age of 15, … [Read more...] about The ‘golden woman’ of Vietnamese athletics

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives member of the House of Representatives Hiroshi Hiraguchi, Chair of the House’s Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law, on May 21. (Photo:VNA) Hiroshima (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received members of the Japanese National Diet with constituency in Hiroshima on May 21, within the framework of his trip to attend the G7 expanded Summit in Hiroshima and pay a working visit to Japan. At the meeting, PM Chinh expressed his delight at the strong, comprehensive and substantive development of the extensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan, and the rapid development of bilateral exchanges between the two countries’ parliamentarians, and the cooperation and friendship between localities, including Vietnamese ones and Hiroshima prefecture. He expressed his admiration for the aspiration for peace of Hiroshima leaders and people, and sympathised with the prefecture over its losses in the war. Vietnam … [Read more...] about PM receives Japanese parliamentarians in Hiroshima

Procter & Gamble (P&G) recently announced new commitments aimed toward advancing Equality & Inclusion (E&I). — Photo Courtesy P&G Procter & Gamble (P&G) recently announced new commitments aimed toward advancing Equality & Inclusion (E&I) across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa (AMA) at its fifth annual WeSeeEqual summit for the region. Accordingly, through its Always and Whisper ‘Keeping Girls in School’ programme, P&G will educate more than 35 million adolescent girls on puberty and menstrual hygiene across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, over the next three years. In addition, the company will focus on increasing awareness about the need for period education and preventing girls from missing and dropping out of school. Over the next year, P&G will set up a task force of certified ‘Mental Health First Aiders’ across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. P&G’s ‘mental health first aiders’ will be P&G … [Read more...] about P&G announces new commitments advancing Equality & Inclusion

Artist Ngo Dong drew the scenes in the early morning in 2020 at Tao Dan Park, District 1. This is one among over 80 works by the artist displayed at the “Hien Thuc Da Chieu” (Multi-dimensional Reality) exhibition at the HCMC Museum of Fine Arts on May 20-30. The majority of the paintings are about life in the southern city where the artist has lived for more than 40 years. His painting “Nang Mai Trong Pho” (Early Sunlight On The Streets) was drawn in 2020. After realizing that his life has become more beautiful and tranquil 15 years ago, he switched from his initial style of surrealism to realism. “I threw all of my surrealist paintings away, except for those that were sold. I find myself best expressed through realism inspired by real lives,” he said. Ngo Dong drew this painting of the Cong Xa Paris (the Paris Commune) street, where the Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon is located, in 2008. … [Read more...] about Oil paintings showcase Ho Chi Minh City lifestyle

Stay up to date with the latest events in Vietnam. UK financial institution invests $15 million in Southeast Asia's energy transition A wind power farm in Ninh Thuan Province. Photo: Khac Kien/The Hanoi Times On May 22, British International Investment (BII) pledged US$15 million to the SUSI Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF), managed by Swiss-based SUSI Partners, marking the beginning of its plan to invest up to US$622.3 million in climate finance for Southeast Asia. SAETF targets renewable energy , energy efficiency, and energy storage projects in emerging economies in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The investment aims to support sustainable economic growth in the region and attract other commercial investors to channel climate finance opportunities. Vietnamese students win awards at international science fair Two projects by Vietnamese high school students won awards at the Regeneron 2023 International … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Highlights for May 23, 2023

The VinFuture Prize consists of four prestigious awards presented each year (Source: Vingroup) Hanoi (VNA) – A total of 1,389 nominations for the 2023 VinFuture Prize were submitted via the nomination portal for the third award season that officially concluded on May 15. The number of nominating partners has more than quadrupled compared to the first-year Prize; and 20% of this year's nominating partners are among the world's top 2% most-cited researchers. The 2023 VinFuture Prize's nominations come from respected scientists and organisations from 90 countries and territories across six continents. Leading in the number of nominators are scientists from the Americas with 30.3%, followed by Asia (28.6%), Africa (9.5%), and Oceania (6.8%). Europe has shown impressive growth, with 24.8% of the nominating partners - 1.5 times higher than last year. This year's nominating partners are from renowned universities and research institutes such as Harvard (the US), Stanford (the US), … [Read more...] about 1,389 nominations for Vinfuture Prize’s third season

At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his delight at the strong, comprehensive and substantive development of the extensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan, and the rapid development of bilateral exchanges between the two countries’ parliamentarians, and the cooperation and friendship between localities, including Vietnamese ones and Hiroshima prefecture. He expressed his admiration for the aspiration for peace of Hiroshima leaders and people, and sympathised with the prefecture over its losses in the war. Vietnam wishes to promote a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons, the leader stressed. He took the occasion to thank the Japanese National Diet for always supporting the development of the Vietnam-Japan relations, and conveyed National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s invitation to visit Vietnam to the Speakers of the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors of Japan. The PM proposed Japanese parliamentarians support the two … [Read more...] about Prime Minister receives Japanese parliamentarians in Hiroshima

Huynh Nhu (L) is the first Vietnamese female footballer to play in Portugal. Photo by Lank FC A source at Lank revealed that Huynh Nhu's initial contract with the club was for one year, with the option to extend it for another year. Following Nhu’s impressive performance, Lank are negotiating to extend her contract. Lank allowed Nhu to attend the SEA Games 32 in Cambodia this month and she helped her squad win the gold medal for the fourth consecutive season. After the tournament, Nhu did not return to Lank but is continuing to train with the national team to prepare for the Women’s World Cup in July. Rumors of Nhu parting ways with Lank then began circulating. However, a Lank representative said there was no issue with Nhu staying in Vietnam because the Portuguese women’s league Liga BPI concluded on May 21. Nhu signed a one-year contract with Lank on August 26, 2022. She scored five goals in the league and two in the National Cup. Nhu said she is happy with life at … [Read more...] about Portuguese club to extend contract with Vietnamese striker

A Mobile World store in Ha Noi. MWG was one of the stocks behind the market slump yesterday. — Photo vietnambiz.vn The market settled lower yesterday, driven largely by the bearish sentiment toward food and drink stocks. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), the VN-Index shed its morning gains and began a downward trend at around 1.30pm. In the last minutes of the session, it suddenly ballooned on the back of a short-lived buying force but the buy-in was not large enough to lift it above the reference line. VN-Index ended the session at 1,065.85 points, down 4.79 points (0.45 per cent) compared to the previous session. HOSE-listed decliners outnumbered advancers by 212 to 128, with four stocks hitting ceiling prices and five at rock bottom. HOSE was busy with nearly VND11.8 trillion (US$500 million) worth of shares traded. "Money keeps flowing to the market, indicating that the Sell in May adage might not hold true this time", said an analyst. The VN30-Index echoed the … [Read more...] about Market falls on bearish sentiment

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Head of the Inter-sector Working Group, and Chairman of the Ministry of National Defense's Steering Committee on Vietnam's participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations, chaired the conference. The attendees included Deputy Director of the General Department of Political Affairs of the Vietnam People's Army Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet and President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga, along with representatives from various agencies, ministries, and sectors. The conference aimed to comprehensively evaluate the implementation and results of Decree 162, identify specific recommendations and proposals as the basis for the Ministry of National Defense to propose amendments, supplements, or replacements to Decree 162, in order to ensure the regulations and policies for individuals and units participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations. … [Read more...] about Policies for Vietnamese peacekeeping force ensured