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For the first time, Việt Nam has had a representative in the Ironman World Championship. Lâm Túc Ngân, 27, from HCM City, qualified for the biggest event after winning Ironman Philippines 140.6’s 25-29 year-old female group and finishing in the top 8 of the women's ranking. She will join powerful athletes from all over the world at the 2022 event in Hawai in early October. Ngân shares her experience and plans for the upcoming race. Lâm Túc Ngân will be the first Vietnamese to compete at the World Ironman Championship in October in Hawaii, the US. Photo from Lâm Túc Ngân facebook Inner Sanctum: Congratulations. You are the first Vietnamese to earn a slot at the Ironman World Championship. How do you feel? Thank you. It is several months to go to the world championship. There are many things to work on. In the last 15 years of the world tournament, there was no one from Việt Nam. Lâm Túc Ngân trains for her world competition. She plans to complete the race … [Read more...] about Woman with an iron will

The sweeping ruling by the court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, was set to alter American life, with nearly half the states considered certain or likely to ban abortion. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas suggested the court's reasoning could also lead it to reconsider past rulings protecting the right to contraception, legalizing gay marriage nationwide, and invalidating state laws banning gay sex. As the day progressed, the number of demonstrators outside the Supreme Court increased substantially. The fenced-off area in front of the high court was filled largely with those demanding abortion rights. Crowds carried posters with slogans such as "Abort SCOTUS." One protester carried a placard that said "limit guns, not women" in reference to another Supreme Court decision this week expanding gun rights. Earlier in the afternoon, a supporter of Friday's ruling said: "The thing that 'my body, my choice' advocates don't get is that the aborted baby never had a choice." The … [Read more...] about Protesters at U.S. Supreme Court decry abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade

Illustration by Trịnh Lập by Nguyễn Mỹ Hà Local residents and environmentalists have been spreading the news that UNESCO Việt Nam has opposed an official letter from the Đồng Nai People's Committee consulting on a contractor's proposal to build a 40km highway with a bridge across the core zone of the Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve. VnExpress news website reported that UNESCO Việt Nam, in response to the letter, strongly suggested not building a road across the world biosphere for fear the damage would impact flora and fauna in reserve. It added that the full biodiverse ecological corridor would be affected. Vehicles moving on the road could accidentally kill animals crossing it, and the construction process would pollute the soil, air and groundwater. If this happens, the criteria for a world biosphere would not be met, and Đồng Nai Reserve could be crossed off the list of world biospheres. It also cited that building a bridge and a national highway failed to meet Việt Nam's … [Read more...] about Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve must not be spoilt

The US, China, and the EU remain the three largest markets for Vietnamese cashew, accounting for 26.8 percent, 17.7 percent, and 20.5 percent of the total export value of the cashew industry of Vietnam, respectively. Cashew nut exports to the US market declined by 10.1 percent in volume and 30.5 percent in value over the same period last year. Cashew nut exports to the EU market surged by 14 percent in volume but dropped by 21.2 percent in value. Cashew nut exports to China jumped by 136.4 percent in volume and 140.2 percent in value. Meanwhile, Vietnamese cashew processing enterprises imported 480,000 tons of raw cashew in April, spending up to $772 million, a sharp increase of 375 percent in volume and 470.5 percent in value compared to that in April last year. In the first four months of this year, Vietnam imported a total of 1.19 million tons of raw cashew, with a value of up to $1.88 billion, up 300 percent in volume and 323.5 percent in value over the same period last year. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese cashew industry sees trade deficit for the first time

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ is welcomed at Liszt Ferenc Airport in Budapest, the capital of Hungary by Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian parliament István Jakab on Saturday (local time). — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn BUDAPEST — National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ and a high-level delegation from the Vietnamese legislature arrived at Liszt Ferenc Airport in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in Saturday afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit at the invitation of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, László Kövér. Huệ and the delegation were welcomed at the airport by Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian parliament István Jakab, Hungarian Ambassador to Việt Nam Ory Csaba, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyễn Thị Bích Thảo, among others. The visit of NA Chairman Huệ takes place amid good development of the Việt Nam-Hungary ties after the two countries elevated their relationship to a comprehensive partnership during the visit in 2018 of … [Read more...] about National Assembly Chairman arrives in Hungary, begins official visit

Paul Christiansen’s Beneath Saigon’s Chò Nâu offers insights into the deep love the author has nurtured for Ho Chi Minh City during his six years as a resident. Beneath Saigon's Chò Nâu , to be published later in 2022 by Phuong Nam Cultural Corporation and The Gioi Publishing House, is a bilingual anthology of essays on Vietnam. Through these essays, written in both English and Vietnamese, readers are offered insights into Paul Christiansen's perspective on Ho Chi Minh City and the gratitude he has developed toward his adopted home. A special love for Ho Chi Minh City During his time in Ho Chi Minh City, Christiansen’s unwavering love for the city, despite its flaws, is highlighted most in his essays On Loving the Saigon Zoo Despite its Flaws and In Defense of Saigon’s Most Neglected Museum. "I would like to think of these essays as love letters because I am very lucky to live in Saigon and make Vietnam my home," the American writer said in an interview with Tuoi … [Read more...] about Paul Christiansen: A literary bridge between Vietnamese and American cultures

Reporter: The adoption of VNLOS could be considered the localization of the UNCLOS in Vietnam. Could you please  elaborate more about the policy and principles of Vietnam when applying the above two legal documents to the demarcation of waters and dealing with arising issues at sea in reality, sir? Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh: First, There are two basic legal documents that we rely on when exploiting resources, protecting and operating in Vietnamese waters. They are UNCLOS internationally and VNLOS domestically. At present, there are a lot of conventions, international laws or legal documents. They are not issued by any courts, but built based on the commitments of coastal and island states. Due to the characteristics of UNCLOS, each country needs to devise its own law of the sea, but basically all of those laws must comply with and be based on UNCLOS. Generally, international conventions or laws at large, not only on the sea, are loose to some extents, but first … [Read more...] about Part 3: Upholding VNLOS is upholding international law

A restaurant in the capital that never fails to impress with its classic local dishes and rarefied setting SWORN IN: World famous chef Gordon Ramsay has visited the restaurant, which has proved great for marketing. by Nguyễn Mỹ Hà Flights have been resumed after a taxing COVID period, and Vietnamese living abroad were seen flying back to Việt Nam to visit their ageing parents after a two-year lockdown. After hugging their parents to their heart's content, they also needed to catch up with old friends. And just like old friends in the old days, Old Hà Nội Restaurant was a popular choice to host guests. And we joined in, with a joyous reunion dinner. Conveniently located in a neighbourhood where both the Old Quarter and French Quarter are within walking distance. Old Hà Nội is located in a French-style villa, and has all the grace and grandeur required for a reunion dinner to welcome expatriated friends. We were a big group, so we had a big feast, doting all the best … [Read more...] about The Old Hà Nội: ideal to meet old friends

The members of the Young Entrepreneurs Startup Incubator. (Photo: SGGP) In Vietnam, in recent years, blockchain technology is expected to be an opportunity for Vietnamese startups when the number and total value of investments in blockchain startups increase sharply. Besides positive information, lots of negative information have now also appeared in the blockchain market in Vietnam. Therefore, the establishment of a Young Entrepreneurs Startup Incubator will promote positive and sustainable development, contributing to preventing negative manifestations. The Young Entrepreneurs Startup Incubator will focus on finding and investing in technology and blockchain startups, incubating ideas, and orienting Vietnamese investors on experience and knowledge of blockchain technology in general and the Cryptocurrency market in particular. With the goal of having 5-10 blockchain startups supported each quarter, this incubator will certainly be the place to incubate and give birth to … [Read more...] about Blockchain Young Entrepreneurs Startup Incubator launched