US President Joe Biden and family members attend the "Celebrating America" inaugural program at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021, after being sworn in at the US Capitol earlier in the day.(JOSHUA ROBERTS / POOL / AFP) Standing on the steps of a US Capitol that was ransacked exactly two weeks earlier by pro-Trump mobs seeking to overturn his victory, Biden swore the presidential oath on a bulging century-old family Bible moments after Kamala Harris officially became America's first woman vice president. … [Read more...] about ‘Democracy has prevailed’: Biden begins U-turn from Trump
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Not to put too fine a point on it, fine dust kills
While it is easy to find and read thousands of studies to see the connection between air pollution, fine dust and thermal power plants by researchers from many different countries in international journals, isn’t it surprising that such studies are very rare, if not nonexistent in Vietnam? … [Read more...] about Not to put too fine a point on it, fine dust kills
Upcoming film screening to celebrate 13th National Party Congress
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will host a film screening to celebrate the 13th National Party Congress, the 91st anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. The Vietnam Cinema Department will join hands with relevant agencies to organise the screening nationwide from February 3 to 18. The films include “Con duong co Mat Troi” (Road with the Sun) and documentaries “Nho ve Tay Tien” (Remembering Tay Tien) and “Hanh trinh thu phap Viet” (Journey of Vietnamese calligraphy). Audience is asked to strictly follow health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The 13th National Party Congress is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from January 25 to February 2. Meanwhile, Tet, the largest and most celebrated festival of Vietnam, falls on February 12 this year./. … [Read more...] about Upcoming film screening to celebrate 13th National Party Congress
Vietnam, US share aligned interests, vision: Ambassador Kritenbrink
We have gone from a few hundreds of millions of dollars worth of trade in 1994 to almost $80 billion today. That exponential growth is extraordinary. The U.S. is Vietnam's largest export market in the world. You're one of our fastest-growing export markets in the world. And there are tremendous opportunities here in Vietnam, especially in healthcare, energy, transportation, infrastructure development, IT sector, many, many others. That's why you see most of our globally leading companies are here to invest or trade. Now, the good news is we've worked really well with Vietnamese partners and in a respectful and cooperative way, we've resolved many of those concerns. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US share aligned interests, vision: Ambassador Kritenbrink
HCMC insists on proposal to open minibus services
The prime minister’s Decision 318 on strategies to develop transport services until 2020 with a vision to 2030 also required grade-1 cities to improve their public transport systems with urban railways being the key, while grade-2 cities must develop their network of buses and public transport vehicles with low capacity and taxis to support bus and metro line services. … [Read more...] about HCMC insists on proposal to open minibus services