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Illustrative image (Courtesy of AFD in Vietnam) The European Union (EU) and France, through the French Development Agency (AFD), recently offered 20 million EUR (23.6 million USD) in aid to Vietnam to help improve resilience, water and natural resources management . On May 11, Ambassador of the EU to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti and AFD Director in Vietnam Fabrice Richy signed an agreement to enhance cooperation to improve resilience to climate change and natural disasters in Vietnam, moving towards a “green future”. Under the agreement, the EU will provide a non-refundable aid of 20 million EUR for AFD. Via coordination with central and local authorities, AFD will call on the Water and Natural Resources Management (WARM) Facility to prepare and launch projects co-financed by AFD’s loans and Vietnam’s resources during the 2011-2029 period with total estimated capital of 200 million EUR. As planned, the WARM will back the preparation and implementation of more … [Read more...] about EU and France help Vietnam towards a green future

Vice chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on April 20 received Regional Representative for Asia - Pacific of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) in Hanoi Edgar Doerig. (Photo: VNA) HCM CITY (VNA) –  Vice chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on April 20 received Regional Representative for Asia - Pacific of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) in Hanoi Edgar Doerig who is paying a working visit to the city. At the meeting, Cuong asked Edgar Doerrig to support the operation of cultural and French teaching centres in the city and at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF). He also called for support to activities between the city and French-speaking partners, France, and the community of French-speaking countries in fields. For his part, Edgar Doerig said that OIF expects to further promote investment and trade activities between France and Vietnam, including Ho Chi … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City, International Organisation of La Francophonie tighten cooperation

Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung. (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) - Vietnam bagged 36 gold, 35 silver and 56 bronze medals, ranking third in the tally as of 21:15 on June 6 - the third official competition day of the 12th ASEAN Para Games that is taking place in Cambodia . On June 6, Nguyen Van Hung obtained the two golds for the best weightlifting performance of 155kg and a total weight of 458kg after three successful lifts in the men’s 72kg event. The athletics team also secured an additional five golds on the day thanks to the outstanding performances of Vo Van Tung, Truong Bich Van, and Trinh Cong Luan. In track-and-field , Nguyen Ngoc Hiep and Nguyen Khanh Minh finished first in the men’s 400m T11 and 400m T12 events, respectively, to bring home gold medals. In the afternoon, swimmer Trinh Thi Bich Nhu earned a gold medal in the 200m individual medley SM6 . After the three competition days, Indonesia now ranks first in the medal tally with 92 golds and a total of … [Read more...] about ASEAN Para Games 12: Vietnam ranks third after three competition days

Nhập A swimming event at ASEAN Para Games 12 in Cambodia. (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) –  Vietnamese swimmers bagged 11 gold medals and set six records on June 7 – the fourth competition day at the 12th ASEAN Para Games, which is taking place in Cambodia. Nhu set two records at the two former events, clocking 41.50 seconds and 1 minute 51.77 seconds respectively. Para Games 12 in the women's 50m freestyle S7 event after clocking 36.46 seconds while her Cambodian runner-up Changtha Thoeun finished at 51.71 seconds. In the morning of June 7, Hang also won a gold medal in the 100m breaststroke SB6 with timing of 1 minute 51.41 seconds. She set two new records of the Games in these events. On the men's 50m freestyle  S6 event, Le Tien Dat won the gold medal when he finished first with 33.29 seconds. Earlier, on the morning, he set a record in the men's 100m breaststroke SB5 event with 1 minute 33.69 seconds, winning a gold medal. Another swimmer, Pham Thanh Dat, broke … [Read more...] about ASEAN Para Games 12: Vietnamese swimmers bag 11 gold medals in June 7

Police in Hanoi have arrested four suspects and seized more than 62kg of synthetic drugs, cracking down on a ring that smuggled drugs disguised as food and home appliances from European countries into Vietnam. The kingpin, 27-year-old Hoang Tien Dung, hailing from northern Hung Yen Province, was arrested during a coordination between the police of Hanoi and their colleagues in Hung Yen from May 4 to 7. To create a screen to hide his illegal drug smuggling, Dung set up an agency providing purified water and a night eatery in Hung Yen but used these facilities as the places to receive and deliver drugs, Hanoi police reported on Tuesday. Also detained with Dung were his two accomplices, Tran Van Tuan, 19, and Dao Ngoc Long, 35, both from Hung Yen. Tuan directly aided Dung in the illegal sale of smuggled drugs in Vietnam while Long acted as a middleman for Dung to deal with a suspect living abroad to buy drugs from European countries. Earlier on March 23, Hanoi police in … [Read more...] about Hanoi police bust ring smuggling drugs from Europe to Vietnam

Data from travel platform Mustgo, which partners with 100 hotels in the south central beach town, showed two- and three-star hotels in the downtown fully booked for the week. The four-star Anya Quy Nhon reported no rooms on Friday and other high-end hotels are almost full. The fourth season of VnExpress Marathon Quy Nhon will take place on Sunday, attracting more than 10,000 runners. Return air tickets from Hanoi, HCMC to Quy Nhon cost from VND3 million ($130) per person. Quy Nhon has emerged as a rising star on the Vietnamese tourism map thanks to its long, sandy beaches and crystal blue waters. … [Read more...] about Quy Nhon hotels nearly full ahead of summer travel rush

On the morning of November 30 last year, Minh, now 29, received an email from his employers at DoorDash, the largest online food delivery company in the U.S. The company announced that it was letting him go. Just a day earlier, Minh was still the leader of one of the company’s finance management team. When he received the email, Minh had already studied and worked in the finance field in the U.S. for over a decade. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting, a master’s in data science, is a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), as well as a Certified Public Accountant. "Though the layoff wave at that time was staggering many tech firms, I still couldn’t believe my eyes. I was aware of the financial situation of the company [DoorDash], and it was good," Minh said. The next thing he did was call his manager, hoping the letter may have been a mistake. The manager said they were surprised by the news and promised to look into the matter. Ten minutes later, it was … [Read more...] about Vietnamese worker back on feet after US layoff

The Klum mother-and-daughter in Super Magazine. Photo from Heidi Klum’s Instagram The fashion magazine Super published photos of the supermodel and her daughter on their Instagram account on Wednesday. In the photoshoot, Heidi Klum wore a black bodysuit with ostrich feathers and Swarovski stones attached, part of the "Sa Vu" collection released in April 2022. She completed the outlook with nude leggings and heels. According to the designer, it took three artisans five days to attach the stones on the design by hand. Heidi Klum wore a bodysuit designed by Le Thanh Hoa. Photo from Super Magazine’s Instagram Leni Klum wore a Barbie-pink coat made from ostrich feathers and sequins, part of Hoa’s collection "An." Leni Klum in Le Thanh Hoa’s design. Photo from Super Magazine’s Instagram Hoa said the designs were sent to the supermodel and her daughter in March. "Luckily they all fit their measurements, so we saved a lot of time, and they … [Read more...] about Heidi Klum and daughter don Vietnamese designer’s outfits

Cooperation between seaport operators is opening the door for more and bigger ships to dock in Vietnam, photo Le Toan In late April, seaport operators TCTT and CMIT got the green light from the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to study a cooperation plan to develop a 1,200-metre long berth for mutual operation in the Cai Mep-Thi Vai area of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Nguyen Xuan Ky, deputy general director of CMIT, told VIR, “This means a lot to our collaborative project and is an important premise for us to continue to implement the next steps. Cooperation between CMIT and TCTT will bring better solutions for shipping lines, importers, and exporters in terms of berth flexibility, increased service quality, promoting business strengths of each, and meeting market demand.” In recent years, the Cai Mep Port area reported two-digit growth rate in throughputs. The number of mother ships docked at Cai Mep ports reached 33 per week, of which CMIT and TCTT received 14 … [Read more...] about Transport staples in need of funding

Fortinet and IDC experts talk about cybersecurity in Viet Nam. — Photo courtesy of Fortinet Fortinet, a global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, has unveiled the importance of single vendor Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to secure remote workers amidst the surge of unmanaged devices and increased security incidents. The survey was conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC) among 450 cybersecurity leaders from nine different locations across Asia such as Hong Kong, India, the Philippines, South Korea, and Việt Nam Survey respondents came from nine industries, including manufacturing, retail, logistics, healthcare, FSI and the public sector. The survey explored cybersecurity leaders’ perspectives on hybrid work, particularly how it impacted their organisations in the last year and their strategies to mitigate the security challenges arising from the adoption of hybrid work. Among the new findings was the rise the … [Read more...] about Fortinet reveals survey on single vendor SASE in the hybrid work era