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A United States aircraft carrier is expected to pay a visit to Vietnam as soon as next year, according to an announcement following a recent meeting between military leaders from the two nations. Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense Ngo Xuan Lich joined talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, as part of his visit to the North American country from August 7 to 10, the Vietnam News Agency reported. During their conversation, the two officials reached consensus that a U.S. aircraft carrier would visit the Southeast Asian nation at the beginning of next year. It will be the first visit by a U.S. carrier to Vietnam since 1975. The trip was planned to build on the mutual trust between the two nations’ peoples and militaries while contributing to the advancement of friendship and bilateral defense and security cooperation. At the meeting, Lich stated that Vietnam considers the U.S. one of its most important partners and seeks to prioritize the … [Read more...] about ​US aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam next year

Police in Hanoi have detained 29-year-old Nguyen Thanh Tung, an editor at the Vietnam Television Corporation (VTC), and another man for buying six scooters even though they knew that the vehicles were stolen property. The editor and his accomplice, Nguyen Quyet, 26, were arrested on August 15 on charges of “harboring or consuming property acquired through the commission of crime by other persons,” under Article 250 of the Penal Code. Tung is a native of Nam Dinh Province but resides in Hanoi, while Quyet is from Ha Nam province and also lives in the capital. On August 13, a traffic police team stopped Nguyen Van Dat, 24, of Ha Nam province, who was driving an Air Blade, for a traffic violation. Since Dat had no papers related to the scooter, police handed the vehicle over to Hanoi’s anti-social crime police for investigation.  Dat told police that he had borrowed the bike from Quyet, who was later summoned by police for questioning. From Quyet’s testimony, … [Read more...] about TV editor nabbed for buying stolen scooters

Read what is in the news today: Society -- The construction of a green waste-treatment plant in the southern province of Long An that was mapped out in the early 2000s to handle 21,400 metric tons of waste per day by 2025 has remained a plan on paper with only some streets and two bridges leading to the project completed after more than 15 years. -- All passengers on a Ho Chi Minh City-bound passenger bus were fortunately safe after the vehicle rushed into an abyss in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Friday morning. -- Air pollution in Hanoi became severe on Friday, with air quality readings at many automatic monitoring stations mostly at the very bad level, according to the Hanoi Agency of Environmental Protection. Business -- Nam A Bank on Thursday became the first Vietnamese bank to use the robot OPBA, an artificial intelligence application, to serve customers. -- CEO of Vietnamese low-cost airline Vietjet Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has been named among the … [Read more...] about Breakfast @Tuoi Tre News – December 14

The ongoing serious air pollution in Hanoi and northern Vietnam has entered its sixth day, while local authorities are still silent amidst rising concerns. According to Dr. Hoang Tung Duong, president of the Vietnam Clean Air Partnership (VCAP), many northern localities, including Hanoi, have been plagued by horrific air pollution in the past six days. As of Friday morning, air quality in many locations across Hanoi was very unhealthy, evidenced by the statistics of the PAM Air. The air quality index (AQI) in such districts as Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Thanh Xuan, and Tay Ho was measured at between 202 and 240. An AQI of 201-300 is considered dangerous to health. Measuring tools operated by the Hanoi People’s Committee also showed similar results. In response to the situation, the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment only cited the average AQI of 256 and issued a short warning that the atmosphere could have serious impacts … [Read more...] about Authorities remain silent amidst terrible air pollution in Hanoi

Vietnam’s national women’s football team have ended 2019 in the 32nd place in the world as they climbed two notches in the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking, after winning their sixth gold medal in Southeast Asian Games 2019 women’s football in the Philippines last week. FIFA revealed its final women’s world ranking of 2019 on Friday, considering a number of international and regional tournaments at which the Vietnamese women had delivered their good performances. The Golden Girls defeated Thailand 1-0 to defend their gold medal in women’s football at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, the Philippines, on December 8. In the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women's Championship in August, the team clinched their third AFF title after beating hosts Thailand 1-0 in the finale. In April this year, they also qualified for the final round of the FIFA Olympic Qualifying 2020 after thrashing Jordan 2-0 at Transportation Institute Stadium in … [Read more...] about Vietnam finish 2019 in top 32 of FIFA women’s world rankings after victorious year