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The representatives of the cruise ship receive flowers from the HCMC tourism industry with the message “Thuan buom xuoi gio” (Bon Voyage). (Photo: SGGP) Captain Ludovic Provost thanked the respectful reception of the HCMC tourism industry. He said that was his first time coming to HCMC - Vietnam, while the Le Laperouse cruise ship had been there in mid-November 2019. After leaving HCMC, the cruise ship would continue to visit some other destinations, such as Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Da Nang, Hue, Quang Binh, and Ha Long, Le Laperouse’s Captain said. "The landscapes of Vietnam are beautiful, and Vietnamese people are extremely friendly," he exclaimed. Deputy Director of the HCMC Department of Tourism Le Truong Hien Hoa welcomes Captain Ludovic Provost and his crew members. (Photo: SGGP) During its three-day stay in HCMC, the delegation will visit some famous destinations in the city center, such as Reunification Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral, and HCMC Post Office, and enjoy night … [Read more...] about HCMC welcomes first group of cruise ship tourists after Covid-19 pandemic

Cotton Council International and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association will host Cotton Day Vietnam 2021 with the theme “Sustainability and Transparency You Can Trust” on December 1. (Photo: courtesy of the organisers) HCM City (VNA) - Cotton Day Vietnam 2021, a forum on trends and solutions to help Vietnamese textile enterprises revive after COVID-19, will be held online on December 1. The fifth annual event themed “Sustainability and Transparency You Can Trust” will be organised by the Cotton Council International (CCI) and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association ( VITAS ). The event will include a seminar with presentations and updated information on the situation of the cotton industry in Vietnam and the world, and trends and perspectives from the world’s leading brands and retailers relating to sustainable cotton. It will also provide solutions that textile and garment companies in Vietnam need to adapt to market demands after COVID-19. Speaking at a … [Read more...] about Cotton Day Vietnam online forum to help Vietnamese textile enterprises revive after COVID-19

Van Giang High School focuses on developing students’ virtue and capabilities through innovation, advanced teaching methods and soft skills training. The school confronted the COVID-19 pandemic on a flexible basis, controlling the spread of the disease and at the same time bettering training quality, and successfully accomplished tasks and targets of the 2020-2021 school year. For three consecutive years, a school student has won first prize in the provincial excellent students’ contest. The school's teachers and students have high achievements in science and technology research, student startup and provincial-level high achieving teachers contests, and Hung Yen Province’s 2020 sports festival. In 2021, a student from class 12K of Van Giang High School, Tran Thi Thao, came first in the province’s high school graduation exam. In the 2021-2022 school year, 482 (99.79 percent) of the school’s 483 grade-12 students passed their high school graduation exam. A large number of … [Read more...] about Van Giang High School: Training innovation

Foreign runners at the event (Photo: hanoimoi.vn) Hanoi (VNA) — More than 1,500 athletes competed in different categories for both professional and amateur runners from both Vietnam and abroad in the 47th Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) Newspaper Run for Peace held around Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the city on October 2. Tran Van Dang of the host city and Nguyen Thi Oanh from Bac Giang province finished first in the in the men's elite 8.75km category and women's elite 5.25km event, respectively. "As an indoor middle-distance runner I am definitely not title favourite when running on road. I didn't think I can beat pro road runners, but I do," Dang told said. "I set to follow my seniors who is a SEA Games triathlon winner and a SEA Games 10,000m bronze medallist. Even when I was in the lead near the finish line I was still nervous I would be caught and passed. But I made it, I won." Dang said the win will help him be more confident before he takes part in the National Sports … [Read more...] about Over 1,500 join Ha Noi Moi Newspaper Run for Peace

As envisaged, the Vietnamese delegation will pay a courtesy call on the local authorities, commanders of the naval unit stationed in Lumut base under the Malaysian Navy. They will also host a banquet and have artistic exchange with Malaysian peers on the 286-Le Quy Don. Besides cultural and sport exchange with the Malaysian peers, the Vietnamese delegation will visit some local historical and cultural relics. During the delegation’s stay in Malaysia, the 286-Le Quy Don and sailing ship TUNAS SAMUDERA of the Malaysian Navy will maneuver in formation at sea for joint photos. While en route to Malaysia, the Vietnamese delegation will conduct a long-day sea training session to improve the capacity of command, mastery of weapons and equipment, handling of real situations at sea, help final year cadets gain real experience and scout to grasp situation of the waters. The visit aims to create the momentum for the State visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Malaysia (expected to take … [Read more...] about Vietnamese sailing ship leaves Nha Trang for Malaysian visit

With its long-term vision for sustainable development, coupled with a clear implementation strategy and an effective social and environmental risk management system, VPBank has gradually become a role model of a “green” bank in Vietnam. Such progress has brought sustainable values to the bank itself as well as the community and the whole economy. Mrs. Luu Thi Thao, VPBank’s Standing Deputy CEO, shared with the Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) the bank's efforts in building its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scheme. Mrs. Luu Thi Thao, VPBank’s Standing Deputy CEO In July, Moody's for the first time announced VPBank's ESG sustainability score at 2 out of 5, with 1 being the highest. Is this a testament to VPBank's long-term strategy for sustainability and building up the image of a green bank? What were the factors contributing to such a good result? With a rating at 2, out of 5 by Moody's for VPBank’s strong foundation, clear strategy and effective … [Read more...] about Sustainable finance is the way to address ESG challenges

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz  (L) shakes hands with Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee ( Photo: SGGP) On the afternoon of October 1, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen received Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and a high-ranking delegation of the Cuban Government during their working visit to Ho Chi Minh City. At the meeting, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen sent respectful greetings from the city’s leaders and city dwellers to Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and a high-ranking delegation of the Cuban Government. Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen expressed his sincere thanks to the Government and people of Cuba for their assistance with the Covid-19 vaccine to help Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, overcome the Covid-19 pandemic. Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen … [Read more...] about HCMC, Cuba have enormous potential for cooperation: HCMC Secretary

Local governments should support farmers with small-scale farms Sows and meat pigs are being raised on the farm of Mr. Vu Van Vinh in the Southern Province of Dong Nai’s Song Trau commune in Trang Bom District. Since the beginning of 2022, the price of animal feed has continuously increased, making farmer Vinh so worried. According to him, at the beginning of the year, the price of pigs dropped to VND45,000 a kg, but it is currently fluctuating at VND57,000-VND60,000 a kg, while pig feed costs VND350,000 a bag. It will take roughly 5 to 6 months to raise a pig from birth to finished weight. The cost of animal feed for a pig is VND5.2 million not to mention the labor cost but it is sold at VND5.7 million - VND6 million each, said farmer Vinh. Similarly, breeder Nguyen Van Long in the Southern Province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau’s Chau Duc District, did not dare to increase the herd of Tet pigs like in prior years. He is breeding some 50 pigs whereas he raised more than 200 pigs in … [Read more...] about Pig household farmers face difficulties when swine prices down

The delegation, led by Hero of the People's Armed Forces Nguyen Van Duc, Chairman of the HCMC War Veterans’ Association, together with 29 members, went from HCMC to provinces of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, and Ca Mau, where they visited relic sites in the 1961-1975 period. The meaningful journey marked the 60th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea and the Foundation Day of Brigade 125 of the Naval Region 2 Command (October 23, 1961-2021) which has been delayed due to the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the event, the delegation presented 200 gifts, worth VND 600,000 each, to needy students in the localities. The delegation also planted trees at the historical relic site of the Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea in Ben Tre province. The journey was to pay tribute to all fallen soldiers who laid down their lives for the cause of national liberation and unification and protecting national sovereignty over sea and islands. Meanwhile, it also gave the … [Read more...] about War veterans of no-number ships in HCMC join memorial program

Breast cancer discoveries and mRNA vaccines are seen as possible winners when the Nobel Medicine Prize kicks off a week of winner announcements on Monday, with this year's awards held under the shadow of war in Europe. Established more than 120 years ago before Europe was ravaged by two world wars, the Nobel prizes will celebrate those who have "conferred the greatest benefit on mankind" after a year marked by bloodshed and devastation in Ukraine. The Medicine Prize will be announced around 11:30 am (0930 GMT) in Stockholm on Monday, followed by the awards for physics on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The Peace Prize, the most highly anticipated of the awards and the only one announced in Oslo, will follow on Friday, with the Economics Prize wrapping things up on October 10. For medicine, one woman's name keeps popping up among prize watchers: US geneticist Mary-Claire King, who in 1990 discovered the BRCA1 gene responsible for a hereditary form of … [Read more...] about Medicine Prize opens Nobel week clouded by war