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The competition drew the participation of more than 4,000 people. In the men’s 10km event, athlete Do Quoc Luat from the military team was the winner with 31 minutes 21 seconds. He became the champion of Tien Phong Marathon nine times in a row. In the young men’s 10km event, athlete Ba Van Han from the military bagged gold with a record of 33 minutes 03 seconds. Meanwhile, in the men’s marathon, athlete Hoang Nguyen Thanh (Binh Phuoc province) successfully sustained the gold medal as he reached the finish line first in 2 hours 36 minutes 02 seconds. In the women’s marathon, Le Thi Tuyet finished her competition first in 2 hours 54 minutes 33 seconds. Meanwhile, Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa ranked second with a time of 2 hours 59 minutes 42 seconds. In the women’s 5km event, Nguyen Thi Oanh from Bac Giang province won the first prize in 17 minutes 25 seconds. In the young women’s 5km event, Nguyen Thi Ninh sustained gold medal within 18 minutes 36 seconds. In the young women’s team event, … [Read more...] about Military athletics affirms capability in Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon

Core5 Vietnam breaks ground on its second world-class industrial project in Quang Ninh Indochina Kajima, a joint venture between Indochina Capital and Kajima Corporation (Japan), held the ground-breaking ceremony for the Core5 project in DEEP C Quang Ninh 2 in the Quang Yen Coastal Economic Zone on March 29. Given its prime and strategic location, Core5 Quang Ninh offers convenient accessibility to its tenants. The site is only a two-hour drive to the Mong Cai International Border with China, 14km to the Lach Huyen International Deepwater Port, 20km to Cat Bi International Airport, and has direct accessibility to Hanoi via the Haiphong motorway. The project provides ready-built factories for lease with a terraced design and workshop and warehouse areas ranging from around 2,800sq.m up to 18,200sq.m. Each unit will be equipped with the Core5 Vietnam signature curved curtain-wall office, necessary utilities, a firefighting and protection system in the factory area, dry … [Read more...] about Core5 Vietnam breaks ground on second industrial project in Quang Ninh

Fishing vessels off the coast of An Bien district, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has intensified concerted measures to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as the fourth working session with the European Commission’s inspection team is nearing. Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Quoc Anh said the province has investigated and punished all fishing vessels that were arrested abroad and violated IUU. All information have also been publicised on the mass media. The locality also launched crackdowns on violating vessels and those lacking the global positioning system (GPS), he said. According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total number of the fishing vessels with a length of 15m or more that are required to install GPS tracking devices is 3,691. So far, 3,624 vessels, or 98.2%, have installed these devices. IUU fishing , implement … [Read more...] about Kien Giang fights IUU fishing

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang , Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), as Vice-President of the UN General Assembly , adopts the resolution (Photo: VNA) New York(VNA) -  Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), as Vice-President of the UN General Assembly, on March 29 chaired its discussion and vote on a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to define the obligations of states to combat climate change. The resolution was put forward by Vanuatu and a “core group” of 18 countries, including Vietnam. Under the resolution, UN member states requested the world court to give opinions on the obligations of states under international law to protect the environment against greenhouse gas emissions, as well as on legal responsibilities of countries which have caused negative impacts of climate change on many other countries. With this resolution, the ICJ will, for the first time, … [Read more...] about Vietnam contributes to resolution seeking ICJ’s act related to climate change

The number of national-standard schools in Hanoi has increased to 1,620, or 72.3% of all the schools in the city. Hanoi aims to have more than 170 new national-standard schools this year, an increase of 22% from the previous year, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training. Representatives of new national-standard schools in Hanoi receive certificates from the Department of Education and Training. Photo: The Hanoi Times A total of 130 new national-standard schools, including 46 kindergartens, 53 elementary schools, 28 secondary schools, and three high schools, were to be built this year under the original proposal from the department. As of the end of February, local authorities expected the city's overall number of national-standard schools to rise by 40 units to 173 for the year. In 2022, Hanoi had 142 new national-standard schools certified, more than doubling the target of 70 new national-standard schools established at the start … [Read more...] about New national-standard schools in Hanoi accredited

The 66,752 Euro (72,323 USD) project, sponsored by UP Transfer - Potsdam University of Germany, was implemented between 2021 and 2023. Its main components include building a mangrove nursery managed by the community and planting Sonneratia caseolaris (commonly known as mangrove apple) in the lagoon area of Hai Duong commune, Hue city. The project coordinated with the Women's Unions of communes near Tam Giang lagoon to organize communications activities on ecosystem-based natural disaster risk reduction and contests for ecosystem-based livelihoods adaptation to climate change and evaluate project effectiveness. Tran Van Sang from the Institute of Ecology and Construction Protection said that the techniques applied in the project have helped the mangrove to sprout, develop foliage and grow well, creating habitats for birds to live in. However, the restoration of mangrove forests in the province still faces difficulties because of unfavorable weather conditions, people’s fishing … [Read more...] about Project proves women’s role in increasing community’s resilience to natural disasters

Vietnam’s engagement in U.N. resolution that urges the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to outline nations' legal obligations related to curbing climate change disasters and their impacts on vulnerable communities proves the country’s point of view, the ambassador said in a recent interview to the Vietnam News Agency right after the resolution was adopted on March 29. The resolution, co-sponsored by 132 countries, calls on the ICJ to lay out nations' obligations for protecting Earth's climate, and the legal consequences they face if they don't. The court's opinion would be non-binding. Giang described the adoption of the resolution as particularly significant. First, it shows the enormous consequences of climate change and the urgency to strengthen climate change response. Second, the urgency has become so great that it has attracted widespread international attention. Third, the adoption of the resolution by consensus shows the advantages of the multilateral approach, … [Read more...] about Vietnam emphasizes global multilateral approaches to solving climate change issues

The Hanoi’s Department of Health announced Thursday that 72 students at Kim Giang Elementary School suffered food poisoning after a field trip on Tuesday, as the chicken meat they had for lunch was infected with a bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus. On Tuesday morning, the school in Thanh Xuan District organized a field trip for 915 first and second graders to Canh Buom Xanh Park in Gia Lam District. For lunch, the school had the canteen prepare food, including fried rice, fried chicken, fries, sour soup and cookies, and send them along to the park. The children had lunch at 11 a.m. and during the trip, they also had their own snacks and drinks prepared by their families aside from drinking bottled water provided by the park. Around 2 p.m. on Tuesday when they returned to school, several students started to have stomach cramps and vomit while two suffered diarrheas. Three hours later, dozens of others developed symptoms of vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. … [Read more...] about Hanoi students get poisoned after having chicken infected with bacteria

The fourth defence policy dialogue between Vietnam and the UK in Hanoi on March 29 (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and the UK held the fourth defence policy dialogue in Hanoi on March 29 under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and The Baroness Goldie DL , Minister of State at the British Ministry of Defence, reported the Quan doi Nhan dan (People's Army) daily. Chien said as the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their bilateral diplomatic ties this year, their strategic partnership has continued to be promoted, with defence cooperation remaining an important factor of bilateral relations. Goldie affirmed that the defence ties have been developing strongly and recording good outcomes. At the dialogue, the two sides shared the view that defence cooperation has continued to be implemented in the right direction and in line with the countries’ commitments in the memorandum of understanding on … [Read more...] about Vietnam, UK hold fourth defence policy dialogue

A fishing vessel has been captured for illegally transporting some 100,000 liters of diesel oil in the waters off Vietnam's southwestern region. Vietnam’s maritime police said on Wednesday afternoon that they stopped fishing vessel TG 92008 TS for an inspection after detecting suspicious signs. T.V.T., a 47-year-old native of An Minh District in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, was identified as the captain of the ship. T. admitted that the vessel was carrying nearly 100,000 liters of diesel oil with no invoices and legal documents proving its origin. After sealing the smuggled goods, the maritime police directed the ship to a port in Nam Can District in Ca Mau Province for further investigation. The maritime police in early March discovered and seized a vessel while it was transporting about 60,000 liters of diesel oil of unclear origin in the offshore area of the southwestern region of Vietnam. The ship was captured at 8:00 pm on March 4 while it was running … [Read more...] about Fishing ship seized for illegally carrying 100,000 liters of diesel oil off southern Vietnam