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But the Egyptian then missed two big chances in stoppage time for his third Liverpool hat-trick and to further cut Vardy’s lead at the top of the scoring charts as Mat Ryan flicked his first effort over the bar before Salah headed over with the final touch of the game. — AFP … [Read more...] about Liverpool close in on Premier League record points tally

According to the Bình Dương Wood Processing Association, the global COVID-19 outbreak has affected the wood industry in the form of lack of timber supply and sharp fall in demand for furniture. … [Read more...] about Bình Dương first half trade surplus hits $2.6b

Ho Chi Minh was deeply aware of the central contradictions of American history.  On one hand, he knew that our revolution and Declaration of Independence had fed into the French Revolution, next to the Haitian Revolution, and then to the 20th-century liberation struggles of the colonised peoples around the world. But he also knew that our revolutionary nation was a nation built on slavery and genocide. Relying on our professed ideals, Ho Chi Minh wrote his 1919 appeal to the United States on behalf of the people of Viet Nam. He was equally conscious of the dark side of American history, expressed with overwhelming power in his 1924 essays Lynching and The Ku Klux Klan. Despite that, he understood the importance of the bright side of America. I wish every American today could know the opening that Ho Chi Minh wrote for Viet Nam’s Declaration of Independence, September 2, 1945: … [Read more...] about What does the future hold for relations between Vietnam and US?

We can also expect up to 31 million additional cases of gender-based violence for every six months of movement restriction measures. Many women are trapped with abusers at a time of heightened household tensions and reduced prevention and protection efforts, social services and care. In Việt Nam, reports of gender-based violence have jumped by 20 per cent this year in the UNFPA-supported hotline services.  … [Read more...] about Pregnancy doesn’t stop during a pandemic. Neither do human rights

Seven months after its launch, the portal has integrated 750 online public services, including 359 services for people and 414 for businesses. It has seen 189,000 accounts registered, received more than 179,000 online documents on the national portal and responded to 16,600 phone inquiries. E-payment has been integrated with six ministries and 33 out of 63 provinces. … [Read more...] about Improving access to e-public services for citizens through national public service portal