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The Vietnamese government has agreed in principle with sport authorities’ proposal to postpone the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) until the second quarter of 2022, said a Vietnamese sport official. Delegates attend the SEAGF meeting on October 18. Tran Duc Phan, deputy head of the 31st SEA Games’ organizing board, made the announcement at an online meeting of the Office of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) on October 18. The region’s largest sporting event is set to take place in May 2022, and we are completing procedures to make an official announcement in the coming days, Phan told the meeting. Delegates to the meeting supported the decision, saying that the postponement would allow participating countries to report to the government for funding. It would also Cambodia to take further steps to organize the 32nd SEA Games in May 2023. SEA Games 2021 was originally scheduled to take place in Vietnam in late November and early …

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People in the central Vietnamese province of Thua Thien-Hue have successfully rescued a large whale that was stranded after being washed up on the shore by strong waves. The mammal, around 10 meters long and three metric tons in weight, was found stranded on the beach in Phu Loc District at around 5:00 am on Monday. It was exhausted at that time with many injuries on its body. Local residents, with the support of soldiers, tried to push the whale to the sea, but they faced a lot of difficulties due to powerful waves that pushed it back again after each try. They were eventually successful in returning the whale to the sea at 10:00 am the same day. However, people were worried that big waves may push the injured animal ashore again. In recent days, the coast of Thua Thien-Hue has seen heavy rains, high tides, and rough seas, which might be the cause of the whale being washed up on the shore, local said. To Vietnamese fishermen, especially those living along the central …

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Bạc Liêu Wind Power Plant in Vĩnh Trạch Đông Commune in the southern province of Bạc Liêu. The plant has a capacity of nearly 100 MW, including 62 turbines. VNA/VNS Photo Duy Khương HÀ NỘI — While experts say offshore wind power could be a good choice for Việt Nam to replace coal power, they are urging an extension of the feed-in tariff (FiT) programme. Mark Hutchinson, chairman of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)’s Southeast Asia Working Group, told local media that coal power plants around the world were being re-evaluated in terms of efficiency and cost, adding most countries in the world and financial institutions have announced a halt to investing in coal power. Hutchinson said: “19 GW of coal power projects failed to raise finance, of which 8.6 GW will need to be deployed in the 2021-2030 period,” raising a problem for capital in coal power. He said the era of building coal power projects based on foreign capital has ended for many places around the world …

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Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s economic growth may reach 1.3 percent this year, as forecast by the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO), according to Pisit Puapan , director of the Bureau of Macroeconomic Policy. Pisit was quoted by local media as saying that factors to watch in the final quarter this year include the performance of the export sector, domestic spending, and the results of the government's stimulus packages. If all these factors fail to perform well, the FPO might cut its economic growth forecast, he said. The FPO is scheduled to announce its updated GDP growth projection on October 28. The office projected GDP growth of 4.5 percent in 2022. Pisit believes economic activities in the fourth quarter should improve as Thailand plans to reopen on November 1 to vaccinated foreigners. The COVID-19 infection rate has been on a downward trend since August, he said. The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration ( CCSA ) has decided to allow fully vaccinated …

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The Prime Minister has requested the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) propose suitable management solutions for solar power projects. A solar power plant in Ninh Thuan Province. At present, more than 30 provinces and cities nationwide have solar power projects. The Government Office has released this PM direction on this issue for the MPI, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies after local media has reported that a Thai investor has acquired solar power projects in Binh Phuoc. According to reports, Thailand's Super Energy Corporation Company Limited (Super Energy) has announced it has acquired the Loc Ninh 1, 2, 3, 4 solar power projects in Binh Phuoc by buying those plants’ shares from intermediary companies with a total investment of US$456.7 million. Of which, the investment is $99.7 million to the Loc Ninh 1 solar power project, $140 million to the Loc Ninh 2, $105 million to Loc Ninh 3 and $112 million to Loc Ninh 4. Before …

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Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has a meeting with representatives of COVID-19 frontline medical forces on Monday. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Party and the State always acknowledge the contributions and sacrifice made by frontline medical forces in the fight against COVID-19, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính yesterday at a meeting with representatives of the forces nationwide. He said that frontline medical workers are an important force along with the military, police and others in combating the pandemic. Those who made outstanding contributions deserve to be honoured, he said. Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said many of those meeting the PM took on double tasks - being a doctor and a manager. The frontline medical forces are not only military medics, police officers, nurses, students and volunteers who help doctors at hospitals but also nuns and even recovered patients. They have taken on duties similar to those of doctors. “All medical forces have made extremely …

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The information was announced by the Asian Football Federation (AFC) on October 17. According to the AFC, striker Nguyen Tien Linh won overwhelmingly with 73.38% of the votes, far ahead of the remaining 9 players. Earlier, Nguyen Tien Linh was chosen as one of ten candidates for the AFC best player of October in the final round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Asian qualifiers. The second place went to Saudi Arabian player Firas Al Buraikan with 8.2 percent of the votes. With 8.08 percent of the votes, Iranian player Sardar Azmoun ranked third. Meanwhile, Korean superstar Son Heung Min and Chinese striker Wu Lei received only 2.41% and 1.81 % of the votes, respectively. In the final qualifying round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Asian Qualifiers, Vietnam lost 4 games in a row. However, striker Nguyen Tien Linh scored two goals against China and Oman in the last two games of October. Previously, Linh was identified as a talent of Asian football and he dominated the list of “AFC …

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