National academy for gifted and talented youth

Vietnamese representative Phung Truong Tran Dai officially unveiled an outfit that she will wear during the National Costume Competition at the Miss International Queen 2022 pageant set to take place in June in Thailand. The outfit has been designed by Nguyen Minh Triet and draws inspiration from the motifs of rice, storks, cranes, sun, and Ao Dai, the nation’s traditional long dress Most notably, the highlight of the design is the headdress which takes its inspiration from the sun. The costume is primarily comprised of silk and aims to honour the beauty of Vietnamese women. This marks the third time that the nation has sent contestants to the transgender pageant, one of the world's leading beauty pageant for transgender women. This comes after Vietnamese representative Nguyen Huong Giang won Miss International Queen 2018 the first time the nation sent a competitor to the pageant. … [Read more...] about Vietnam unveils national costume for Miss International Queen 2022

Accordingly, the command and relevant organizations held meaningful activities to help islanders and fishermen in the district. On May 21, a delegation of the Coast Guard Region 3 Command disseminated information about Vietnamese sea and islands, and Laws on Vietnam Coast Guard, and Drug Prevention and Control and other legal documents related to Vietnam’s sea and islands. In addition, participants were also equipped with information about illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In Long Dien town of Long Dien district, the troops, in coordination with local youths, cleaned the environment and collected waste along the beach. In the framework of the program, the delegation visited and presented 100 gifts to policy households and 200 gifts to needy fishermen, worth VND 1 million each, while handing over national flags, medicines, raincoats ... to poor people in the locality. The command also worked with Hung Vuong Hospital and District No.2 Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City … [Read more...] about Coast Guard Region 3 supports local fishermen

During the program, women’s union of Ngu Phung commune were equipped with knowledge on the Party’s guidelines and State’s laws and policies relating to defense and security work in the border areas and sea and islands. Meanwhile, they also got familiar with the basic contents of the Laws on Vietnam Border Guard, Marriage and Family, Gender Equality, Prevention of and Combat against Human Trafficking, among others. On this occasion, the organizing panel handed over 10 gifts (worth VND 300,000 each) to needy women, and presented 30 national flags, planted 60 trees in Ngu Phung commune while visiting and offering gifts to troops at the Border Post of Phu Quy Port Border Gate. The program aimed to share difficulties with needy women in the areas, and take care of needy people and soldiers in the border areas and on sea and islands. It also helped improve women members’ knowledge on laws, thereby promoting their responsibility in local development as well as in the fight against … [Read more...] about “Standing side by side with women in border areas” program conducted in Phu Quy island district

The Ministry of Transport and localities have proposed VND103 trillion (USD4.43 billion) to carry out 13 transport infrastructure projects between 2022 and 2023. The Ministry of Transport has recommended six projects worth a total capital of VND87 trillion (USD3.75 billion) which will be sourced from the government’s socio-economic recovery programme. The Ministry of Transport and localities have proposed VND103 trillion to carry out 13 transport infrastructure projects The biggest project is the eastern section of the north-south expressway which has a total investment of VND146.9 trillion. Under the ministry’s proposal, VND72.6 trillion will be taken from the government’s socio-economic recovery programme. The other projects are the Cao Lanh-An Huu, Chau Doc-Can Tho-Soc Trang, Khanh Hoa-Buon Ma Thuot, Bien Hoa-Vung Tau expressways and Dai Nghia Bridge which will use VND6 trillion, VND1.2 trillion, VND3.8 trillion, VND2.3 trillion, VND3.5 trillion and VND4.1 … [Read more...] about VND103 trillion proposed for 13 infrastructure projects

An additional 1,319 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Sunday, raising the national tally to over 10.70 million, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 33 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (347), Bac Ninh (138), Vinh Phuc (90), Nghe An (82), and Yen Bai (61). As of Sunday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.70 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections. On May 22, an additional 8,940 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.40 million. On Sunday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 was announced, keeping the total fatalities unchanged at 43,075. By May 21, the country had injected more than 219 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports additional 1,319 Covid-19 infections on Sunday

Noise-proof panels are being urgently installed at the 3rd ring road, in Mai Dich-Nam Thang Long section. According to the Tokyu-Taisei contractor, about 4,500 aluminum-clad polycarbonate sheets will be installed on a total length of 5.3 km by the end of December. At the construction site, dozens of workers are rushing to complete the work on schedule. Before this installation, the Ministry of Transport assigned the Institute of Transport to test and monitor noise in this area of the road. All must be based on scientific data and then the authority would come to a decision to install noise barriers or not. From the monitoring results, the authority decided that noise has affected the lives of people living next to the 3 rd ring road. The purpose of the noise barrier installation is to eliminate noise for people living next to the ring road./. VNA … [Read more...] about Hanoi installs noise barrier system for the 3rd ring road

Vietnam beat their Thai rivals 1-0 on Sunday night to win the gold medal in men’s football for the second time in a row at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Despite the rainy weather, fans arrived at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi very early to cheer for the junior Golden Stars. The Vietnamese under-23 team staged a series of attacks to pressure their Thai peers in the very first minutes of the match. Striker Nguyen Tien Linh had a chance to open the scoring for Vietnam in the 19th minute, but his header was not powerful enough to defeat Thai goalie Kawin Thamsatchanan. From a corner kick in the 43rd minute, Thailand’s Jonathan Khemdee took a shot at Nguyen Van Toan’s goal, but the ball flew too high. Vietnam carried out a counterattack in the following minute, but there was a lack of coordination between the players. The first half concluded with no goals for either team. Thailand launched more attacks after the break, threatening Vietnam’s net in several … [Read more...] about Vietnam subdue Thailand to strike gold for 2nd time in SEA Games men’s football

National carrier Vietnam Airlines remained in the red in the first quarter of this year, with losses of nearly US$113 million, despite its revenue rising to a two-year high. The airline posted a loss of VND2.621 trillion ($112.9 million) over the first three months of 2022, according to its Q1 consolidated financial statements issued on Friday. The loss was recorded even though the flag carrier logged revenue of more than VND11.6 trillion ($500 million) in the period, up 55 percent year on year, the highest performance since the second quarter of 2020, when COVID-19 began to severely affect Vietnam’s aviation industry. The impressive revenue failed to cover the total cost that was higher than expected, leading to the firm’s ninth consecutive quarterly loss, the carrier said. Vietnam Airlines’ fuel expense in the quarter was VND465 billion ($20 million) more than projected given rising world oil prices, VnExpress cited the company as saying. The Q1 result has brought the … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines suffers $113mn Q1 loss despite revenue surge

Vietnam has won 188 gold medals so far at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, more than the total numbers of golds of second-placed Thailand, third-placed Indonesia, and fourth-placed Philippines combined. As of 3:00 pm on Sunday, the host nation had bagged 188 gold medals, 109 silvers, and 109 bronzes, according to the event's official website. Thailand ranked second with 77 golds, 92 silvers, and 125 bronzes. Indonesia and the Philippines were in third and fourth places with 62 and 47 gold medals, respectively. Vietnamese athletes claimed a total of 17 gold medals on Saturday, with the championship title in women’s football being the most notable. The Vietnamese women scored a 1-0 victory over their archrivals Thailand to successfully defend their gold medal at the tournament. The other gold medals came from tennis, diving, judo, canoeing, indoor handball, aerobic gymnastics, chess, weightlifting, and vovinam. The junior Vietnamese team are scheduled to … [Read more...] about Vietnam keeps sitting atop SEA Games medal table with 188 golds

In the letter, PM Chinh wrote, “I am very pleased that our country’s women’s football team has successfully defended the “queen” for the 7th time at SEA Games 31, including 3 times in a row. More than 2 months ago, when I met to congratulate and reward the women’s football team for their first excellent performance at the World Cup 2023, I wished “diamond girls” and “diamond coaches” of Vietnamese sports to achieve the highest results at the SEA Games 31 as their immediate goal. The medals of the women’s football team, as well as other sports, reflected the great sacrifice and their determination of overcoming difficulties. When the national flag is being raised, the national anthem is being played in the medal awarding moment, each of us is proud and wants to express our deep gratitude to the athletes, the coaches… Along with the Party and State, I call on organizations, individuals and businesses to pay attention to and support our country’s sports teams. I will have a meeting … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: PM sends letter to congratulate Vietnamese women’s football team