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Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam According to a report of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the total investment plan of State budget capital in 2022 assigned to ministries and central agencies subject to inspection and urging by Working Group 3 is VND12,019 billion (US$519 million). Up to now, agencies have allocated VND10,796 billion to projects and the remaining amount is VND1,223 billion. The estimated five-month disbursement by ministries and central agencies as of May 31 is about VND464 billion, reaching 3.86 percent of the 2022 plan, lower than the national average of 20.27 percent. At the meeting, leaders of ministries and central agencies said that in order to promote the disbursement of public investment capital, it is necessary to closely coordinate with local administrations in order to accelerate construction progress, site clearance as well as remove obstacles relating to land ownership and increased material prices. At the same time, each unit must actively review … [Read more...] about Disbursement of public investment capital key political task: Deputy PM

Lê Hương Around 4,000 gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the best athletes at the upcoming SEA Games, though people know that the medal set has been cast from a metal mixture of copper and zinc, 85 per cent of which is red copper. Design for SEA Games 31 medal sets. — Photos courtesy of SEA Games organiser Each medal is 5mm thick with one side featuring the SEA Games mascot, a Sao La (Asian unicorn), while the other has a raised SEA Games logo. According to the Games organisers, the logo bears the image of a flying bird and a V-letter formed hand, which represent the hands of athletes as they sing their national anthems. The blue wings signify a strong-willed spirit and the desire to conquer peaks as well as the brotherhood and friendship of countries in the region. The gold medal is gilded with 24k gold, the silver is silver-plated and the bronze medal is copper plated. To enhance their longevity, each medal is covered … [Read more...] about SEA Games medals highlight Vietnamese cultural features

A young girl's tooth excavated from a cave wall in northeastern Laos is providing new insight into the mysterious extinct human species called Denisovans and revealing their resourcefulness in adapting to both tropical and chilly climes. The tooth is one of the few physical remains known of Denisovans, a sister lineage to Neanderthals who until now had been known only from scrappy dental and bone fossils from a single site in Siberia and one in the Himalayas. The molar, between 164,000 and 131,000 years old, belonged to a girl about 4-6 years old and had not yet erupted. The humid Laotian conditions meant ancient DNA was not preserved in the molar, unlike other Denisovan remains. The researchers determined it was Denisovan based on its shape - short and heavily wrinkled - and enamel characteristics. Ancient proteins indicated the molar came from a girl. It was unearthed in a limestone cave called Tam Ngu Hao 2, known to locals as Cobra Cave, in the Annamite Mountains. "This … [Read more...] about Tooth from Laotian cave sheds light on enigmatic extinct humans