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YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Brazil striker Richarlison struck a stunning hat-trick inside 30 minutes as the defending Olympic champions beat Germany 4-2 in their opening Group D game in the men’s tournament at the International Stadium on Thursday. Brazil should have had the outcome decided by the interval given the amount of chances they created but Germany struck twice in the second half, despite going down to 10 men in the 63rd minute. Brazil found plenty of space from the outset and Matheus Cunha could have put them ahead in the fifth minute but his low shot at the near post was kept out by keeper Florian Mueller. Two minutes later though the Brazilians had the lead when Richarlison burst through the inside right channel and after his first shot was parried he made no mistake with his second attempt, drilling the ball past Mueller. The German defence was all at sea and Mueller was busy again to foil Richarlison as the forward attempted to round him and then kept out Claudinho’s …

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Quang has translated over 40 famous German literary works into Vietnamese. Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — German-language translator,  Lê Quang, has released his first book in Vietnamese about the 30 years he spent living and working in Germany. The book, titled Nước Đức Từ A Đến Z (Germany from A to Z), is 260-pages and includes 29 topics beginning with the 29 letters of the German alphabet. In his career as a translator, Quang has translated over 40 famous German literary works into Vietnamese such as Der Vorleser (The Reader), Die Liebhaberinnen (Women as Lovers ) or Die Vermessung der Welt (Measuring the World). However, Nước Đức Từ A Đến Z is Quang’s first literary work of his own. The introduction, written by literary critic Phạm Xuân Nguyên, refers to the author as “a German named Quang”. Nguyên says the book’s structure makes it a ‘convenient read’ and that it is easy to follow and allows the author to be “detailed, vivid and realistic”. “The book is essential and …

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Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the HCM City People's Committee, speaks at the meeting of the council of Leigzig city in Germany’s Sachsen state. (Photo: VNA) Berlin (VNA) – The council of Leigzig city in Germany’s Sachsen state on July 21 approved the establishment of a partnership with Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City , lifting their bilateral friendship to a new level. At the council’s meeting, Leipzig mayor Burkhard Jung reviewed the cooperation between the two cities since the two sides signed an MoU on establishing friendly ties in 2015. At the end of 2018, Leipzig opened a representative office in Vietnam. It is so far the only German city with a rep. office in Vietnam. The German city has worked with Vietnam and HCM City in particularly in many cooperative projects in a wide range of areas, from economics, culture, health care, education-training to energy, the environment and rare animal conservation, the mayor said. He went on to say that the two sides …

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The ministry said since the pandemic broke out, Vietnam has received valuable support from people and Governments of foreign countries, as well as international organisations. The medical supplies have helped the country sail through waves of Covid-19 outbreaks, it noted. Given the complex developments of the pandemic, the Vietnamese Government has considered vaccine access and widespread inoculation a crucial, urgent solution. Therefore, Vietnam has stepped up “vaccine diplomacy,” with the engagement of Party, State, Government and National Assembly leaders, and ministries, and agencies. Such efforts paid off as the country has received the warm response from partners, neighbours and international friends that have committed up to 150 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, despite a global shortage of vaccines. Vietnam has so far got more than 8 million doses from foreign countries and partners, of which 4.5 million doses were channeled through the COVAX Facility, with 2 …

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Participants at the online meeting of the Group of Friends on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on July 21. — VNA/VNS Photo NEW YORK — The Permanent Mission of Việt Nam to the United Nations (UN) chaired an online meeting of the Group of Friends on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on July 21. The event's theme highlights the importance of the UNCLOS in the fulfillment of UN Sustainable Development Goal No.14 (SDG 14) on conservation and sustainable use of seas and oceans. Professor of international law Malcolm Evans was invited as a keynote speaker at the event. Evans said the UNCLOS, or 'Charter of the Oceans', is a framework covering all activities at sea and in the oceans, ensuring the balance between the demand for exploiting resources from seas and rights to freedom at sea, and sea management for common benefits. A dispute settlement mechanism under UNCLOS helps peacefully address disputes among nations, promote understanding …

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Ministry to prioritize Pfizer vaccine for those receiving AstraZeneca as first jab The Saigon Times A medical worker prepares the Covid-19 vaccine. The Ministry of Health has announced prioritizing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those who have been given AstraZeneca as the first shot - PHOTO: MINH DUY HCMC – Due to the limited number of Covid-19 vaccines, the Pfizer-BioNTech, or Comirnaty, Covid-19 vaccine will be prioritized for those who have been given AstraZeneca as the first shot for eight to 12 weeks and agree over its use, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry today, July 22, issued instructions on the use of the Comirnaty vaccine, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported. According to the ministry, some other countries, such as Canada, Germany, France, Norway and South Korea, have applied the mixture of two different kinds of Covid-19 vaccines. Studies in some countries showed that the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people who have …

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The event's theme highlights the importance of the UNCLOS in the fulfillment of UN Sustainable Development Goal No.14 (SDG 14) on conservation and sustainable use of seas and oceans”. Professor of international law Malcolm Evans was invited as a keynote speaker at the event. Evans said the UNCLOS, or “Charter of the Oceans,” is a framework covering all activities at seas and oceans, ensuring the balance between the demand for exploiting resources from seas and rights to freedom at sea, and sea management for common benefits. A dispute settlement mechanism under the UNCLOS helps peacefully address disputes among nations, promote understanding about the UNCLOS, he said, adding that the UNCLOS could be regularly updated to meet current and future challenges in sea and ocean field such as marine security and safety, marine environment pollution, seabed resources exploitation and biodiversity. About the SDG 14 implementation, he proposed expanding goals to meet new requirements for …

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Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam welcomes and is grateful for the timely and practical assistance from countries, partners, and international organisations to Việt Nam with regards to COVID-19, foreign ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday. The spokesperson also confirmed that a further three million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the US Government would be delivered to Việt Nam via the global vaccine sharing initiative COVAX on Sunday, bringing the total assistance to five million doses after the first shipment of two million doses of Moderna arrived on July 10 . “Vaccine diplomacy is being carried out with vigour, and with the engagement of Party, State, Government and National Assembly leaders, in a bid to inoculate at least 70 per cent of the population by early next year and achieve herd immunity against COVID-19,” Hằng said. To date, Việt Nam has received some …

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Responding to a query on the Moderna vaccine batch and outcomes of Vietnam’s “vaccine diplomacy,” the spokesperson said that considering access to various sources of vaccine and quick and large-scale vaccination an important and urgent solution, the “vaccine diplomacy” work has been rolled out in a drastic and urgent manner under the instruction and direct engagement of leaders of the Party, State, Government and National Assembly, along with efforts of numerous ministries and sectors, towards the target of inoculating about 70 percent of Vietnamese population and reaching herd immunity this year. Hang cited the Ministry of Health as saying that countries, international organisations and partners have to date committed 150 million doses of vaccine for Vietnam through purchase negotiations and assistance. So far, Vietnam has received over eight million vaccine doses, including about 4.5 million doses through COVAX, 2 million doses from the US via the COVAX Facility, three million …

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Domestic and foreign businesses are pushing for more efficient support from local authorities in charge. Photo: Le Toan Management boards are supporting financiers and businesses to carry out administrative procedures related to setting up projects in the industrial zones (IZs), export processing zones (EPZs), and economic zones (EZs). However, their support has been criticised by investors. Nguyen Mai Dung, deputy director of Nam Anh Trading JSC said, “Our dossier had met all requirements of Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA), but we were requested to redo it over and over again. Moreover, the official of the authority asked us to revise the application, but did not clarify how,” said Dung. Nam Anh is one of Vietnam’s leading dye and textile manufacturers, supplying for local and foreign fashion companies in Japan, South Korea, Germany, Australia, and the United States. In addition to the factory in the southern province of Dong Nai …

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