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An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A project to develop a comprehensive model in building safe community against natural disasters in Vietnam , which is funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), was launched during a conference in Hanoi on August 11. The conference, jointly held by the American Red Cross Society, the US Red Cross Society, and others, aims to provide the project information to relevant stakeholders, and introduce the role of participating organisations in the project. The project, implemented from October 2021 to September 2023 in 16 communes and wards in Ha Giang, Son La and Thua Thien-Hue provinces, aims to enhance the capacity of the communal authorities and community organisations in supporting the community in preventing and minimising impacts from natural disasters as well as responding to the disasters, while improving the capacity of provincial authorities to coordinate resources for disaster … [Read more...] about Project to develop natural disaster-resilient community

Your browser does not support the audio element. A 19-year-old college student from the northeastern province of Cao Bang was crowned the new Miss World Vietnam 2019 after beating out 39 beauty contestants in the pageant finale on Saturday night, becoming the first Vietnamese woman to clinch such a title. Luong Thuy Linh, born in 2000 in Cao Bang, was declared Miss World Vietnam in the finale in the central city of Da Nang, a victory allowing her to represent Vietnam at the oldest-running global beauty contest Miss World in the UK this December. Two other young women, Nguyen Ha Kieu Loan and Nguyen Tuong San, claimed the first and second runner-up titles and will represent Vietnam in Miss Grand 2019 in Venezuela and Miss Intercontinental 2019 in India later this year, respectively. Top 3 Miss World Vietnam 2019 Nguyen Hoa Kieu Loan, Luong Thuy Linh, Nguyen Tuong San (from left) are seen in this supplied photo. This is the first time Miss World Vietnam 2019 … [Read more...] about Hanoi university student crowned first Miss World Vietnam

Can Tho City in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is known for its tropical fruit orchards, particularly its Ha Chau burmese grape garden. Yet despite the popularity of these gorgeous yellow grapes, few people are aware of the role they play in the mouth-watering local delicacy ga um dau Ha Chau . Ha Chau burmese grapes are registered as a Phong Dien specialty trademark, with their primary growing areas located in Can Tho’s Phong Dien Town where a local resident discovered and genetically modified the unique fruit. Ha Chau burmese grape gardens span approximately 800 hectares in the district and grow alongside other burmese grape species. When ripe, the edible portion of the fruit has a lovely ivory-white tint and a sweet taste and fragrance. Tourists visit a Ha Chau burmese garden in Phong Dien Ward, Can Tho City, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Photo: T.Luy / Tuoi Tre Ha Chau burmese grapes yield three annual harvest, with the largest during the fifth lunar month, followed by … [Read more...] about Ga um dau Ha Chau: a sweet combination of fruit and chicken in Mekong Delta

Miss World 2021 Karolina Bielawska (centre) speaks at the press meeting on August 11. (Photo: VNA) Binh Dinh (VNA) – Miss World 2021 Karolina Bielawska will be present at the finale of Miss World Vietnam 2022, scheduled to take place in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, on August 12 evening. At a press meeting in Binh Dinh on August 11, Pham Kim Dung, head of the beauty pageant’s organising board, said the Miss World 2021 will also join charitable activities in Quy Nhon. Karolina Bielawska said this is the first time she has set foot in Vietnam, and that she can feel the warm welcome for her from all people. She comes to the contest’s finale to show her support for all contestants so that they can achieve their goals, she added. With 37 contestants, the finale is set to begin at 8pm on August 12 at Hai Giang Peninsula of Quy Nhon city. Miss World Vietnam 2022 is the second edition of the Miss World Vietnam pageant. In 2019, Luong Thuy Linh, a … [Read more...] about Miss World 2021 to attend finale of Miss World Vietnam 2022

Knowhow of a perfect Vietnamese traditional ‘ao dai’ comes to the tailors in Hanoi's suburb village almost naturally, contributing to enhancing the beauty of the Vietnamese women. For hundreds years, many generations of tailors in Trach Xa village have contributed to preserving and promoting the charm of the traditional Vietnamese costume. Hundreds-years-old craft village Charming Vietnamese girls in ao dai dress. Photo: Thanh Hai Legend has it that Emperor Dinh Tien Hoang fell in love with a beautiful girl of Trach Xa during his visit to the village. She became his wife and used her creativity to make outfits for the royal court. Trach Xa Village in Ung Hoa District, 60km away from Hanoi’s center, has been well known for hundreds of years for specializing in traditional ao dai making. But artisan Nghiem Van Dat says that the mother of this trade is Nguyen Thi Sen, who was very young when her sewing skills were put at the service of the royal family … [Read more...] about [Uniqueness of Hanoi’s craft villages] Trach Xa villagers: Born to be skillful ‘ao dai’ tailors

Bitexco Group’s Chairman Vu Quang Hoi and Representative of The Dwight Schools, Chancellor Stephen Spahn, signed an agreement to establish the international Dwight School Hanoi. Photo: Bitexco Group Bitexco, one of the leading multidisciplinary economic groups in Viet Nam, with a history of 37 years operating in the fields of real estate, hydropower, construction, financial investment, mining, oil and gas, has expanded its activities to education. On August 11, the Bitexco Group and The Dwight Schools, a leading global network of International Baccalaureate (IB) World Schools, officially formed a partnership to establish the international Dwight School Hanoi, which the group says will realise its ambition to enhance the quality of education and educate the future generation of Viet Nam. The future school will combine the 150-year legacy of excellence from Dwight, a pioneer in the International Baccalaureate program, to deliver the most advanced co-educational program from … [Read more...] about Bitexco develops international school in Ha Noi

The Hanoi event saw the participation of Dinh Tien Dung, Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, and Anouphap Tounalom, Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, and Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Vientiane. Nguyen Manh Quyen, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, said relations between Hanoi and Vientiane and other localities in Laos have been promoted across all channels, with effective projects in economy, healthcare, education, agriculture, military and people-to-people exchanges. In the first half of this year, Hanoi exported 74.8 million USD worth of goods to Laos, making up 0.9% of the city’s total export value, while importing 98.3 million USD worth of goods from the neighboring country, or 0.48% of Hanoi’s accumulative import revenue. Noting the all-round cooperation between Hanoi and Vientiane, the official said the two capital cities have supported each other in … [Read more...] about Hanoi, Vientiane promote cooperation in investment, trade, tourism

A worker checks products at a storage facility of Hoa Phat Group (HPG). The company's shares surged 2.4 per cent on Friday. — Photo hoaphat.com.vn Vietnamese shares finished the week higher, ending several days of sell-offs with a rebound fuelled by securities and steel stocks. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index rose 0.82 per cent to close at 1,262.33 points. The VN-Index had lost 0.54 per cent in the last two days. More than 541.7 million shares worth VND13 trillion (US$555.7 million) were traded on the southern exchange. The market's breadth was positive with 273 stocks climbing, of which eight hit ceiling prices, while 166 declined. The VN30-Index, which tracks the 30 biggest stocks on HoSE, jumped 0.68 per cent, to 1,280.96 points. In the VN-30 index, gainers included Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), FPT Corporation (FPT), PetroVietnam Gas JSC (GAS), HDBank (HDB), Hoa Phat Group (HPG), Military Bank (MBB), Masan Group (MSN), Mobile World Group (MWG), … [Read more...] about Shares finish week higher on the back of steel, securities sectors

At the end of July, Samsung Electronics announced the first shipment of 3-nanometer semiconductors, the first of its kind worldwide. The move marks an important milestone in the race to develop the most advanced and efficient chip in the market. Tungsten riches not yet in grip of giants, illustration photo/ freepik.com The advancement in the sophisticated chipmaking technology, which helped Samsung beat foundry rival TSMC of Taiwan, is expected to bring the group more customers looking for powerful chips that enable smaller, faster, and more efficient technology products. TSMC and Samsung have been engaged in intense competition to overtake each other by introducing the most cutting-edge and effective chips to the market and gaining clients for contract chip manufacturing. In the first quarter of this year, the worldwide foundry market was dominated by TSMC with 53.5 per cent of the market share, followed by Samsung with 16.3 per cent, according to industry tracker … [Read more...] about Tungsten riches not yet in grip of giants

At least four people have been confirmed dead and four others remain missing in the northern region following torrential rains and floods caused by Storm Mulan. People traveled on a flooded street in Hanoi. Photo by Vietnamnet According to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, by the end of August 12, Hoa Binh Province had reported three deaths and two missing, Phu Tho confirmed one death, while Lao Cai and Tuyen Quang each reported one missing. A flash flood in Hoa Binh Province "Most of the victims drowned and went missing while travelling in flash floods," the committee said. The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that the northern region and the north-central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An continued to see heavy rains from Friday evening until early Saturday morning. Some areas recorded high level of rainfalls between 7pm on August 12 to 3am on August 13 included Nghe An … [Read more...] about Four dead and four remain missing as floods hit northern region