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Lê Thị Hiền celebrates winning the women's 60kg event. VNA/VNS Photo Tuấn Anh Thanh Nga HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam's vovinam proved their strength at the SEA Games 31 as the team topped the rankings after the final day of competition on May 22. The Vietnamese team won a total of six gold, six silver and two bronze medals to take the lead. Lê Thị Hiền brought home the only gold medal on May 22 in the women's 60kg event. In the qualifying round, the central province of Thanh Hóa-born player overcame Pech Chomno of Cambodia, and then defeated Zephania Ngaa Paga of the Philippines in the semi-finals. The final match between Hiền and Kesinee Tabtrai of Thailand was dramatic and fierce. With better skills and experience, Hiền won 5-2. Head coach of the national vovinam team, Nguyễn Tấn Thịnh, said that the big success that vovinam gained at the Games 31 was to widely promote its image to the public and international friends. Vovinam is now being received more and more actively … [Read more...] about Vietnamese vovinam tops team rankings

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

An employee passes electronic boards showing share prices inside Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Hữu Khoa HÀ NỘI — An upgrade to emerging status will not only help the stock market develop quickly, transparently and sustainably, but also attract huge foreign capital inflows, said experts. Recently, the Government has directed to purge the market and improve the trading system’s capacity, showing its determination to enhance the quality of the stock market. The refinement is to protect investors and open a door for the Vietnamese stock market to be upgraded from a frontier to an emerging market. Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has taken an interest in the development of the capital market and the stock market, including the matter of upgrading the market. During a trip to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit, on May 16, the PM visited the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) – the largest stock exchange in the world – hoping it supports and shares experience to … [Read more...] about Upgrading the market for the sake of all participants

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

The Ministry of health has asked localities to take preventive measures against the risk of infectious diseases. In a dispatch sent to cities and provinces on Friday, the Ministry of Health said that some localities are facing transmissible diseases such as dengue fever, encephalitis, diarrhoea, cough and foot, mouth and hand disease. The Ministry of health has asked localities to take preventive measures against the risk of infectious diseases The hot and humid weather in the coming summer would pose favourable conditions for infectious diseases. For dengue fever, it is essential to raise environmental hygiene, particularly at construction sites, boarding houses and schools. Local departments of education and training need to co-operate with the health sector to boost communication activities on foot, mouth and hand disease, especially in pre-schools. HCM City is witnessing a sharp rise in foot, mouth and hand disease cases. While the city is also facing … [Read more...] about Localities urged to prevent infectious disease outbreak

During the program, students were provided with basic knowledge on the Vietnam Border Guard Law, including six chapters, which was effective from January 1, 2022. The Law on Vietnam Border Guard includes the task of protecting territorial sovereignty and national border security. It also clearly defines the functions and tasks of the Border Guard force, as well as of the whole political system at all levels in the construction, management and protection of national sovereignty over border areas, sea and islands, meeting two strategic tasks of building and defending the Fatherland in the current context; building the borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation and development. The program contributed to raising students’ awareness of the Law on Vietnam Border Guard, so as to promote their responsibility in protecting national sovereignty over border, sea and islands areas. In the framework of the event, leaders of Ha An Secondary School also instructed the students to prevent … [Read more...] about Law dissemination promoted among students in Quang Ninh province

Russia has agreed to assist Vietnam in building an e-government as well as help the Southeast Asian country ensure information safety, a Russian deputy minister for digital development said in Hanoi on Monday. Russian Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Mikhail Mamonov is leading a delegation on a working visit to Vietnam from February 18 to 20. The guests, including Russian experts and firm representatives, had a working session with Vietnamese Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung in Hanoi on Monday. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc established the National Committee on E-Government and assigned the Government Office to work with the Ministry of Information and Communications, and relevant agencies to build a detailed plan for the 2019-2020 period, Dung said at the meeting. Vietnam will launch platforms on data sharing and put into operation a national public services portal, with a view to building smart … [Read more...] about Russia to assist Vietnam in building e-government

Nham Manh Dung (17) scores the only goal of the match, securing Vietnam's win against Thailand. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi – The U-23 men’s football team of Vietnam beat its Thai archrival 1-0 in the final of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) held on its home soil to keep back the crown in a tense match on May 22. After the whistle, the two teams started Hanoi meet with several chances for Vietnam, and the Vietnamese young men failed to turn them into goals in the first minutes. Thailand then regained the balance in the ball control, and the two teams had a tit-for-tat first half. In the second half, Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo sent in forward Nham Manh Dung (17), and the substitution proved effective. Dung scores a goal for Vietnam in the 82nd minute, sending the crowd wild. (Photo: VNA) In the 82nd minute, Tuan Tai (12) created a good pass from the left, and Dung rose high to make an unstoppable header to the far high corner of the net of … [Read more...] about Vietnam defeat Thailand to keep SEA Games men’s football crown

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