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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the format for Women’s Asian Cup 2022, with Vietnam hopeful of using the competition as a route to obtain World Cup qualification. Female football players will compete for World Cup berth during Lunar New Year (Photo: AFC) The schedule will see 12 others to compete in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup finals, set to take place between January 20 and February 6 in India. The timeframe coincides with the Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam. The best 12 teams are Japan, Australia, China, Taiwan (China), Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Iran, Thailand, and hosts India. They will be divided into three groups of four, with the first and second- placed teams and two best third-placed teams qualifying for the quarterfinals. The event will also serve as a qualifying round for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. As a result, the top five teams in the AFC Women’s …

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Five Vietnamese have been listed in the world’s top 10,000 scientists in 2021, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the findings of a study by researchers from U.S.-based Stanford University as saying. This year, Professor Nguyen Dinh Duc from Vietnam National University-Hanoi again takes the lead among the Vietnamese scientists, ranking 5,949th in the world and 96th in the field of engineering. Associate Professor Le Hoang Son, who is also from Vietnam National University-Hanoi, ranked 6,766th. Professor Nguyen Xuan Hung from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology stood at 6,818th. Meanwhile, Professor Bui Tien Dieu from Duy Tan University and Professor Vo Xuan Vinh from the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City were placed at the 9,488th and 9,528th positions, respectively. This is the third consecutive year that Prof. Duc, Prof. Hung, and Assoc. Prof. Son have entered the list of the top 10,000 scientists in the world. More than 20 other representatives from …

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The golf course will be built on an area of 130 hectares in An Sinh Commune, Dong Trieu Town. The project includes an 18-hole championship course and a nine-hole course integrated with the most prestigious golf training academy in northern Vietnam. It will also have a hotel, an amusement park and a resort. The Dong Trieu golf course will carry the Faldo Signature. British golf legend Nick Faldo, who held the number one position in the world for 97 weeks, became a golf course designer after retirement. Faldo received the award for the best golf course designer in 2016. It is expected that the golf course and associated constructions will be completed and put into operation in the third quarter of 2024. The course will be able to accommodate about 800 guests a day. …

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Ha Thanh Hau of Thu Duc City said she has gotten used to working from home during five months of social distancing. She is just one of many office staff in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City who want to continue remote working when social distancing comes to an end. Office staff working from home in HCM City. Hau is a single mother to a six-year-old girl, who still has to stay at home and learn online instead of going to school. Hau said working from home allows her to have more time to take care of her daughter, monitor her learning and keep up with the housework. As the pandemic is still not over she does not want to hire a domestic helper to take care of her daughter. “I prefer to work from home for a while longer, until my daughter is allowed to go back to school,” she said. Nguyen Ha An, who works in an office in Hoan Kiem District in Hanoi, said she has asked her boss to allow her to continue working from home after social distancing ends in Hanoi. An …

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Passenger buses at Giáp Bát station in Hà Nội. The transport companies are planning to operate at their maximum capacity to compensate for the sales lost in the last three months. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hiếu By Mai Hương HÀ NỘI — As the COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted the implementation of Việt Nam’s economic development plans, the National Assembly (NA) and Government have been proactively and urgently deploying stimulus packages to quickly restore the economy and leverage growth. The latest Resolution 406/NQ-UBTVQH15, issued by the National Assembly on October 19, is regarded as a correct and timely policy, and was well received by enterprises. The Resolution offers support for enterprises and individuals affected by COVID-19 through tax reductions with a total value of up to VNĐ21.3 trillion (US$926 million). The beneficiaries will enjoy direct tax reductions which is considered more practical than the extension of tax payments in previous support packages. …

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MUSIC & PERFORMANCES HCMC- New play for children to be staged at dance school May 9, 3pm HCM City Dance School, 155 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, D3 The play is based on the short story collection for children The World’s Worst Children, by English bestselling author David Walliams. The collection revolves around five beastly boys and five gruesome girls. The performance will feature young actors from the Dragonfly Youth Theatre. Tickets: VND150,000 and can be bought at https://forms.gle/RMVEpMT7wmi1X2Fa7. French musical ‘Les Misérables’ tours Mid-April - June. April 16-18, Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi EXHIBITION Hanoi-I’m Feeling Lucky Hanoi-The Subtle Moves Ninh Thuan Province-Exhibition of Ninh Thuan - Quang Nam Cham culture Until May 15, Displaying nearly 80 artifacts, including photos, statues, pottery, over 1,500 tools, traditional handicrafts, costumes, jewellery, …

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Vietnamese representative Tran Hoang Ai Nhi amazed both judges and audiences while wearing an outfit weighing 30kg during the national costume competition held as part of the ongoing Miss Intercontinental 2021 pageant in Egypt. The costume designed by Minh Chau draws inspiration from the image of a phoenix, aiming to honour the tenderness and femininity of Vietnamese women. It highlights the phoenix’s wings sophisticatedly printed in a 3D-style in front of the chest and the headdress. The white outfit comes in the form of an Ao Dai, national long dress, that is used by Vietnamese women in special occasions to promote Vietnamese culture, including the traditional costume. Ai Nhi, 23, is currently a model residing in Ho Chi Minh City. The Dak Lak-born girl stands at 1.71 metres tall and measures 86-60-90. She has acquired some experience in beauty contests, securing a top 10 position in the Miss World Vietnam pageant in 2019, and finishing among the top 22 of …

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World Travel Awards (WTA) has unveiled major awards in the global travel and hospitality industry this year, honouring Vietnam as Asia’s Leading Destination. A cruise ship makes a tour of Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage site in northern Vietnam. Vietnam outperformed other nominees such as China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, the Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka to secure the title. Vietnam has emerged from a tough field to take ‘Asia’s Leading Destination,’ the WTA said in its announcement. The WTA also honoured Vietnam as Asia’s Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination, and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism as Asia’s Leading Tourist Board 2021. It also named Hoi An as Asia’s Leading Cultural City Destination, Ha Long Bay as Asia’s Leading Tourist Attraction, and Cuc Phuong National Park as Asia’s Leading National Park. Notably, Vietnam Airlines won the award Asia’s Leading Airline for Economic Class, while Vietravel was …

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Speakers at the online workshop "Step-up for women in economic recovery against COVID-19”. — Photo courtesy of the organisers Countries around the world are moving from targeting zero COVID-19 cases to living safely with the disease, and Viet Nam is no exception. In this critical moment, co-operation among businesses and socio-economic organisations to empower women is motivation for the journey towards economic recovery and improvement of living qualities, while enhancing women’s roles and positions in families and society, delegates said at a recent online workshop. Held by Unilever Vietnam in partnership with the United Nations for Women, National Women’s Union, British Embassy, Standard Chartered Bank and Facebook, the workshop "Step-up for women in economic recovery against COVID-19” aims to raise public awareness of the impact caused by the pandemic on Vietnamese women and young girls, and to share women’s inspirational stories amid the pandemic. The organisers also …

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Medical workers at HCM City’s People’s Hospital 115 and Hung Vuong and Thu Duc hospitals receive a donation of more than 50,000 Fami milk packs from Vinasoy on the occasion of Vietnamese Women’s Day on October 20. — Photo Courtesy of Vinasoy Vietnam Soya Products Company (Vinasoy) has donated more than 50,000 Fami milk packs to medical workers at the People’s Hospital 115 and Hung Vuong and Thu Duc hospitals in HCM City to mark Vietnamese Women’s Day, October 20. It was done as part of a campaign called ‘Yeu thuong la se chia’ (To love is to share). Vinasoy, established in 1997, ranked among the five largest soymilk companies in the world for three continuous years until 2020, according to GlobalData UK, which provides unique data, expert analyses and solutions to companies in the world's largest industries. It set up a soybean research and application centre in 2013. — VNS …

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