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Vietnam is seeking different ways to get more vaccines and speeding up its inoculation campaign. The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) in a letter sent to US President Joe Biden on Friday [Sept 24] proposed the Biden Administration send additional vaccines to their key apparel and footwear partners in Asia, particularly Vietnam. Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the government meeting on Sept 25. Photo: VNA The vaccines will help their Vietnamese partners mitigate the impact on the industry as Vietnam is the second-largest supplier of footwear to the US behind China. SFIA made the proposal shortly after Biden announced that the US government would send 500 more million vaccine doses to developing and low-income countries. In his letter to the president, SFIA President and CEO Thomas Cove welcomed this news and highlighted the urgent need to expand these efforts in Vietnam. “Our industry has never experienced global disruptions and …

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For the Ha Nhi ethnic group, preserving their traditional costumes is an act to preserve their unique culture. Ha Nhi community is divided into three branches, including black Ha Nhi, Ha Nhi Co Cho and Ha Nhi La Mi. The two latter branches are also called Ha Nhi Hoa. If the costumes of the black Ha Nhi use black and dark-blue as the main colors, the costumes of the Ha Nhi Hoa, use more vibrant and sophisticated colors. According to researchers, the traditional costumes of the Ha Nhi Hoa people are very sophisticated. A full outfit of the women includes: blouse, hat, belt, and brassiere. The blouse has two layers, the short outside and the long inside. The sleeves are given special attention. Looking at the sleeve, we can distinguish a married woman from a young girl. The blouse is embroidered very sophisticated with red, white mixed with yellow and blue stitches as the popular colors. Meanwhile, the black Ha Nhi people have simple and elegant costumes, which have only a …

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Survival challenge The Covid-19 pandemic has become a severe challenge for most industries and businesses. Since early this year, about 59,800 businesses have stopped operation, an increase of 23 percent over the same period in 2020. Despite this gloomy picture, Vietnam’s startup ecosystem is still developing and becoming more vibrant than ever. Many startups in Vietnam have announced successful fundraising of millions of US dollars in 2021. In January, MoMo announced completion of the fourth round of fundraising (series D) from world investors, including new investors and investments from Goodwater Capital, Kora Management and Macquarie Capital, as well as existing shareholders Warburg Pincus, Affima Capital and Tybourne Capital Management. In the series D round, according to the agreement between the parties, MoMo does not announce the amount of investment received. However, a source told Bloomberg that the total value of investment in this round was more than US$100 …

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Addressing the event, Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of the COVID-19 Intensive Care Hospital, praised the support of the volunteers, adding that when the hospital was newly established, the timely presence of religious volunteers helped the hospital complete its mission of providing medical care for patients. Vice Chairwoman of the city’s Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Phan Kieu Thanh Huong expressed her gratitude for the volunteers’ contributions to the pandemic fight, hoping that they will continue joining hands in pandemic prevention and control efforts to make the city soon return to the new normal. Three more similar events were also held across the city to honor religious volunteers. Since July 22, nearly 700 volunteers of different religious groups have taken part in COVID-19 prevention and control in various hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: VNA …

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The event, part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties, attracted the participation of 15 speakers who are leading economic experts, business managers of Thailand and Vietnam and international organisations, together with more than 200 delegates from the two countries’ ministries, agencies, localities and businesses. In his opening remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh highlighted achievements in bilateral economic cooperation. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, two-way trade hit nearly 13 billion USD in the first 8 months of 2021, up nearly 30 percent year-on-year, thus helping Thailand maintain its position as Vietnam's leading trading partner in ASEAN. Thai investors continue committing to invest in Vietnam with more than 600 projects, with a total capital of more than 13 billion USD. Thanh thanked Thai businesses for actively joining hands with the Vietnamese government and people in fighting the pandemic, including …

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Bidoup Nui Ba National Park was established in 2004 and is named after the two highest peaks on the Langbiang plateau: Bidoup (2,287 meters) and Nui Ba (2,167 meters). In 2019, it was added to the list of ASEAN heritage parks. Around 50 kilometers from downtown Da Lat, the park boasts a rich biodiversity, green pine forests and lots of fresh air. Guest accommodation inside the national park includes 60 airy rooms. With a capacity of more than 100 people, it regularly hosts scientific expeditions. Green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) perches on a branch. The species has a black head with white cheeks and pale yellow underparts. The female has yellower underparts with a smaller black stripe. In Vietnam, it always appears on the Da Lat plateau. The plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) is easily captured on the way from Highway 27C leading to the national park. The …

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However, Covid checkpoints at gateways leading to HCMC would be still maintained, Tran Hoang Ngan, director of the HCMC Institute for Development Studies, and also a member of the prime minister's advisory group, said at an online meeting on Saturday about the city's economic recovery plan in the "new normalcy" period. "We would remove barriers installed in the inner area by September 30 to enter the new normalcy period from October 1 while Covid checkpoints would be installed at gateways to ensure the safety of the entire southern economic zone," Ngan said, adding that top city leaders have agreed on this issue at a meeting on Friday. "This would be a positive sign," Ngan said. Bui Ta Hoang Vu, head of the city's Department of Trade, said in the coming time the city plans to check people's departure and destination points, instead of inspecting travel documents on the road as previously. Road barriers would be removed; instead, functional forces would carry out random rapid …

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The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has adjusted the pandemic response strategy in the direction of safely, flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling COVID-19, implementing pandemic control and socio-economic development at the same time, and striving to bring the country back to the new normal situation by the end of September, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is the head of the committee. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA) Speaking at an online meeting on September 25 between the steering committee and officials from 10,400 communes, wards and townships, 705 districts, and 63 cities and provinces nationwide, the PM noted that so far, COVID-19 has been gradually put under control in the majority of localities, but complicated developments continue. Statistics of the committee showed that last week, the number of new cases reduced 9.7 percent to 72,236, while the death toll …

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The event drew the participation of Chief of the VPN, Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, and other leaders and representatives of the VPN, and members of the contingent from the service’s Naval Region 4. On behalf of the VPN, Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem hailed and commended the fruitful achievements of the VPN’s contingent in their first participation in the Army Games. They not only contributed to affirming the VPN’s capability of mastering modern equipment, but also raised the service’s position in the international arena. In order to further promote their competence in the next games, Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem requested Naval Region 4’s Party Organization and Chain-of-Command to direct its affiliated units to promote training in line with reality while ensuring high combat readiness. In addition, the VPN’s contingent should show their professionalism and high determination in affirming its competence during training, making full use of modern weapons and equipment. …

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Talking to the press, the FM said the President’s trip has contributed to promoting the implementation of the external ties guidelines set by the 13th National Party Congress and delivered a strong message to the world on Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, multilateralization and diversification, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, and that Vietnam is a reliable friend, an active and responsible member of the international community. Second, the trip affirmed the loyal solidarity, mutual support and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba. FM Son stressed that the visit by President Phuc has breathed new life and created a new momentum for the special traditional ties between the two countries, as manifested in the release of a joint statement covering all fields and the signing of many cooperative agreements in agriculture, health care, justice, communications and information, energy and tourism. The FM noted that even when its domestic supply of …

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