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Vietnamese marksman Hoàng Xuân Vinh competes in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics today. — AFP/VNA Photo Olympics HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese marksman Hoàng Xuân Vinh failed to defend his Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday, but there were big wins in the boxing ring and on the badminton court for Vietnamese athletes. Vinh was ousted from the qualifying round of the men’s 10m pistol category after scoring just 573 points to rank 22nd, not enough to progress. Five years ago, he won the country's first ever Olympic gold in the 10m air pistol at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil. He also won a silver in the men’s 50m pistol. "I tried my best but my result was not as expected," he said. "Today's opponents were all very strong. I have also learned a lot from this world's biggest sport event." The gold medal in this event belonged to Javad Faroughi of Iran with 244.8 points. While Damir Mikec of Serbia and Pang … [Read more...] about Marksman Vinh fails to defend Olympics gold medal, initial boxing win for Việt Nam

Trần Minh Tâm, director of Sacombank’s Long An branch (left), on behalf of Sacombank, presents VNĐ30 billion to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Long An to support people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. — Photo courtesy of the bank HCM CITY — Sacombank on July 23 donated VNĐ30 billion (US$1.3 million) to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Long An Province to support people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Also in July, Sacombank donated 15,000 COVID-19 quick test kits worth more than VNĐ2 billion ($86,975) to the Centre for Disease Control of HCM City, 132,000 N95 medical face masks worth nearly VNĐ1.3 billion to a number of agencies, hospitals, People's Committees, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of HCM City, VNĐ1billion to the People's Committee of Gò Vấp District to buy equipment to serve the vaccination campaign, and VNĐ200 million to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of District 3 to prevent the epidemic. Previously, Sacombank … [Read more...] about Sacombank donates $1.3 million to support people affected by COVID-19 in Long An

Bình Dương Province has more than 600 teams taking samples for SARS-CoV2 tests. VNA/VNS Photo Dương Chí Tưởng HCM CITY— The Government will continue creating the best possible conditions for HCM City and southern provinces to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said at a meeting on July 23. The PM said the first priority of HCM City and southern provinces should be to focus on COVID-19 prevention and control, and maintain and restore production under safe conditions. Enterprises should carry out production and provide meals and lodging for their workers on-site. The PM has instructed ministries and local authorities to ensure that assistance centres and hotlines are set up to help local residents and enterprises facing difficulties. He pointed out that social distancing in several places was still not being carried out strictly. Mass gatherings were still occurring, and non-essential services were being provided. Sites taking test … [Read more...] about HCM City, southern provinces tighten enforcement of COVID-19 regulations

Olympics Nguyễn Thùy Linh takes Việt Nam's first win at the Olympics after her 2-0 victory in the women's singles badminton event on July 24. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s Olympic Team has made a brilliant start at the Tokyo Games, pocketing two wins in badminton and taekwondo this morning, the first official day of competition. Badminton hopeful Nguyễn Thùy Linh took part in her first Olympics but was unsettled at the prospect of being in the same group as world No 1 Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei. However, Linh, 23, was superb on the court with a win 21-11, 21-11 over  Qi Xuefei of France in the Group P opener that lasted 34 minutes. The win will give her a much-needed confidence boost moving in the next match against Tai who is seeded No 2. "I am over the moon because I have not played for a long time. This victory is worth all that I have done to prepare for the tournament," said Linh. "My coach and I researched her carefully and knew her weaknesses. … [Read more...] about Linh, Tuyền have first wins for Việt Nam at Olympics

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 1,400 businesses in the capital, slashing the wages of workers and subsequently making their living conditions that much harder. To ensure production can continue, enterprises have instituted a number of measures that have significantly decreased the monthly income of workers. Notably the majority of workers in industrial parks come from poor, rural areas. And behind those workers are not only themselves, but whole families counting on them. These are some of the up close and personal moments of those workers. Vietnam News Agency's photographer Phan Tuấn Anh and Hoàng Hiếu captured daily life of labourers working at Quang Minh Industrial Park, in the Thăng Long Industrial Zone in the northern outskirts of Hà Nội. An excited, young girl greets her father returning from a long day at work.. — VNA/VNS Photo Phan Tuấn Anh Working families with small children rely on help from grandparents or take days off to look after the … [Read more...] about A labourer’s life during COVID-19

Olympics Boxer Nguyễn Văn Đương (left) practises with teammate Nguyễn Thị Tâm in Tokyo. Đương will compete in the men's 57 kg category. — Photo courtesy of Việt Nam Olympics Team Thanh Hà & Bảo Hoa HÀ NỘI — It is time to show off, raise our voices and show that Việt Nam packs a mean punch when it comes to boxing. Vietnamese boxer Nguyễn Văn Đương plans to give it his all for his Olympic debut in Tokyo. Đương brought an Olympic slot home after 32 years of waiting, with a successful bronze medal from a qualification tournament last March. "I’m feeling very hopeful and excited. I’m looking forward to the day I get to compete," Đương told Việt Nam News via Zoom. "I feel pretty good about what I have prepared for the games up to this moment. I can harness more than 100 per cent of my strength." It will be the first and biggest tournament in the career of the 25-year-old whose best achievement is a silver medal from the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. … [Read more...] about Đương set to make Việt Nam’s mark in Olympics boxing

An overview of the working session. VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has directed the development and production of home-grown vaccines to move faster, but has said their safety and efficacy must be ensured. He gave the direction during a working session with leaders of ministries, vaccine producers and scientists called to discuss the research and production of COVID-19 vaccines in Hà Nội on July 23. Speaking at the event, Chính stressed that Việt Nam is rolling out a “vaccine strategy”, including importing, studying, facilitating vaccine production technology transfer and producing home-grown vaccines along with vaccinating the whole population for free. In particular, research, technology transfer and domestic production of vaccines are very important parts of the vaccine strategy that will allow the country to be independent of foreign suppliers. In the past, the Government and the Prime Minister have focused on this via meetings … [Read more...] about PM: home-grown vaccines must ensure safety, efficacy

Phơi Chiếu Cói (Drying Sedge Mat) by Dzũng Nguyễn won an honourable mention certificate from FIAP. — Photo courtesy of VAPA HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) has brought home two honourable mentions, in the print and digital categories, at the 29th Colour Biennial organised by the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), in France. The two honourable mentions were presented for two photo collections themed Traditional Crafts in the print section and Vietnam Viewed from Above in the digital session. Traditional Crafts comprises 10 photos, while Vietnam Viewed from Above is a collection of 20 photos, both taken by different photographers. Vietnamese photographer Dzũng Nguyễn won an honourable mention for his photo entitled Phơi Chiếu Cói (Drying sedge mat), part of the Traditional Crafts collection. One photo in the collection Vietnam Viewed from Above that has received an honourable mention certificate in the … [Read more...] about Việt Nam wins two honourable mentions at FIAP contest

Young singers Bảo Trâm and Hoàng Dũng perform in the first show of the Sing for Life - Sing for Love virtual concert series to raise funds for people severely affected by COVID-19. — Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY — Well-known Vietnamese musicians and singers across the country are working on a new virtual concert series to support people severely affected by COVID-19. The programme called Sing for Life - Sing for Love was initiated by the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee (HCYU) and its partners. According to the organisers, the series’ goal is raising money for the fund “San Sẻ Yêu Thương - Chung Tay Vượt Qua Đại Dịch” (Share Your Love to Overcome the Pandemic Together) launched by the HCYU Central Committee last April. It aims to inspire people to live optimistically through performances of famous Vietnamese singers, as well as talk shows about special people who are devoted to the country’s COVID-19 prevention and control work. In the first … [Read more...] about Virtual concerts raise funds for the needy

PHÚ YÊN – For nearly a month, despite the hot days and dark rainy nights, the medical teams, police, army, and volunteers in Phú Yên Province have gone to great lengths to firmly hold the frontline combatting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although not a frontline worker, when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred in the province, Ksor Y Chet, a 37-year-old teacher at Ea Trol Primary and Secondary School in Sông Hinh District volunteered to support the government and people to fight the pandemic. In a protective suit and sweaty, Ksor Y Chet said: "When the first cases of COVID-19 appeared in Ly Village, all key officials of the commune were mobilised.” “My wife who is an official of the commune Women's Union had to move to the headquarters of the commune People's Committee and was in charge of cooking for the forces at checkpoints and going to every house to disseminate information about pandemic prevention,” he said. In those days, the number of COVID-19 cases were … [Read more...] about Phú Yên locals volunteer as frontline workers to fight COVID-19