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Striker Linh is AFC Asian Qualifiers’ Player of the Week
Football Vietnamese forward Nguyễn Tiến Linh celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers football match between Oman and Việt Nam, at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex stadium in the capital Muscat, on October 12. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam’s striker Nguyễn Tiến Linh has won AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar’s Player of the Week after the thrilling October matches. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) considered these games among 2022 World Cup third qualification’s best so far. And Asia’s galaxy of stars delivered no shortage of quality over the past few weeks. After 12 matches and 38 goals, AFC picked out 10 outstanding performers including big names from Iran, South Korea, Syria and China, along with fresh-faced youngsters of Japan, Saudi Arabia and Việt Nam. After several days of voting, Linh, who scored two goals out of Việt Nam's three goals in both two matches with 79 per cent of pass accuracy, came …
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Local administrations should avoid measures contrary to Government’s COVID-19 adaptation plan: Health ministry
A woman walks past a panel in Hà Nội on Sunday advising people to wear masks to protect themselves, their family and the society against COVID-19. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Deputy health minister Đỗ Xuân Tuyên urged local administrations to not set policies that go against the spirit and letter of the Government’s Resolution 128 , released last week on the national plan to live with COVID-19. He made the remarks on Monday's roundtable held by the Việt Nam Government Portal on the temporary national framework on COVID-19 response, as public and businesses’ frustration grows with varied regulations from different localities to deal with the severe and persistent fourth wave of COVID-19. Tuyên reiterated that the fourth wave has changed Việt Nam’s approach from total elimination of COVID-19 to living safely with the disease while promoting socio-economic development. However, he noted that we still need to detect cases and localise locked-down areas to the …
Businesses struggle with labour shortage following the big exodus of migrant workers
The exodus of migrant workers will cause severe labour shortage for HCM City and southern provinces. VNA/VNS Photo By Vân Nguyễn Đặng Trọng Hà, 27 years old, from central province of Nghệ An, moved to southern Đồng Nai Province in April with the hope of finding a well-paid job. He had no idea COVID-19 would strike the region and leave workers like him jobless and stuck at home for months. After losing his job at a shoe company and spending nearly five months in Đồng Nai without any income and support, he set out for his hometown in Nghệ An Province, about 1,300km away, on motorbike, the longest motorbike trip he ever took. “Sài Gòn is no longer the promised land for workers like me,” Hà said while he was staying at a quarantine facility in his hometown following his trip. “For me, there will be no return to the southern region. After quarantine, I will return home, find a job in my hometown or in the Hà Nội area to earn money, learn a foreign language to make me …
COVID-19 basically under control nationwide: PM
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính chairs the meeting on Sunday. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The COVID-19 pandemic has been basically brought under control nationwide five months since the outbreak of the fourth wave ravaged the country, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính at an online meeting on Sunday. The meeting was held between the Government leader and authorities of 63 localities to review COVID-19 prevention and control measures and discuss socio-economic recovery in the future. PM Chính said the Government on October 11 issued Resolution No 128 on the adoption of provisional guidelines on safe and flexible living with COVID-19. Following the resolution, many provinces and cities have relaxed social distancing and gradually moved to live safely and flexibly with COVID-19. He stressed that COVID-19 prevention and control must be implemented consistently across the country. Based on the outcomes of the meeting, the Government and the National Steering Committee for …
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YSEALI alumni – future leaders of Southeast Asia: Blinken
YSEALI is a public diplomacy program designed to advance regional strategic goals and link those emerging leaders to the US. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said alumni of the US-funded Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) program are future leaders of Southeast Asia. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the summit on Oct 16. Photo: Minh Vu Blinken made the remarks at the 2021 YSEALI Summit, themed “The Power of STEAM Education and Workforce Innovation”, held by the US Department of State and Arizona State University between Oct 16-17 and Oct 23-24. At the event marking the participation of 150 alumni of YSEALI programs, he said the US is proud and honored to support their work, help achieve their dreams, and strengthen ties between people. He stressed that the US government’s commitment to partnering with young Southeast Asian leaders to harness new ideas, discoveries, and technologies in order to power a more …
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Many countries support ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar
They said a peaceful and non-violent resolution of the crisis and return to democracy is a matter of urgency. Several countries have issued a joint statement of support for ASEAN’s special envoy to Myanmar, which was appointed in early August to facilitate mediation of the dialogue process with all parties concerned. Brunei’s Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof. Photo: Straitstimes In the statement released on Oct 15, the Governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Timor-Leste, the UK, the US, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on behalf of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their “strong endorsement of ASEAN’s ongoing efforts to chart a course out of the current crisis in Myanmar.” For them, ASEAN’s central role in the Indo-Pacific region is recognized and they welcome the prospective visit to Myanmar by the Minister of Foreign Affairs (II) of Brunei Darussalam, Dato Erywan, as the Special …
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Heavy rains, floods leave four dead and missing
HÀ NỘI — Floods triggered by heavy rain in the central and Central Highlands regions over the past few days killed three people, injured four others and left one man missing, according to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. The victims include a 59-year-old man in Nghệ An Province's Quế Phong District and his son, 34, who were swept away by flash floods while collecting wood along a river on Saturday. The other victim was a 69-year-old man in Hòa Bình Province who died in a landslide triggered by prolonged, heavy rain on Sunday. The landslide injured his wife, 66, his daughter-in-law, 35 and his granddaughter, 15. Rains and floods also caused a man, 21, from the Hướng Hóa District of Quảng Trị Province, to disappear after he was swept away on Saturday evening. Local authorities of Quảng Ngãi Province reported that heavy rains and strong winds also injured a person in Bình Sơn District on Sunday. Rain and floods …
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Đắk Nông Province welcomes investors, says local Party chief
An event to celebrate local businesses’ contributions to combating the COVID outbreak while also keeping the economy afloat in Đắk Nông Province on October 13. The province is focusing on improving its investment climate and simplifying administrative procedures. — Photo nld.com.vn ĐẮK NÔNG — Đắk Nông strives to improve its investment climate and welcome businesses and investors to the province, Ngô Thanh Danh, its Party Committee Secretary has said. Speaking at an event held to honour local businesses’ contributions to the province’s efforts to ensure economic growth while also staying safe from the COVID-19 pandemic, he said in the year-to-date Đắk Nông’s economy had grown by 7.72 per cent. Retail sales and exports also saw growth, he said. The province has been focusing on improving its investment and business climate and offering assistance to key projects in various fields such as solar and wind energy, industrial and agricultural products with high added value and …
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Phú Thọ province deploys wide-scale testing after recording 92 cases in 5 days
Officials putting a part of Hùng Sơn town, Lâm Thao district in quarantine. — VNA/VNS Photo PHÚ THỌ — Authorities of Phú Thọ Province have recorded 38 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the province from October 13 to 92, according to the provincial Department of Health. The initial infection source has not been discovered. To combat the outbreak, Phú Thọ province has enacted a wide-scale testing programme. 1,000 medical workers from 12 medical facilities were mobilised to test people in the areas of Việt Trì City, Lâm Thao and Phù Ninh districts, discovering 112 suspected cases. All suspected cases are subjected to quarantine at home, while they await their RT-PCR test results. The province ordered related authorities to move all new cases to the province’s field hospitals, as well as enacting temporary lockdowns and quick tests for related areas. According to a new document published on October 17 by Phú Thọ province on preventing COVID-19 …