AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 named Vietnam’s top goal
AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 named Vietnam’s top goalThe leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the National Coaching Council (NCC), and head coach Park Hang-seo sat down for a meeting on May 7 to finalise their plans and preparations for the 2018 Asian Games (Asiad), the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup, and the 2019 Asian Cup, with the AFF Cup having been confirmed as Vietnam’s top priority. The Vietnamese team (in red) will be given the most favourable conditions to prepare for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018. In preparation for their gold medal hunt in the AFF Cup 2018, the national team will reconvene on October 11, calling up around 28 players. In the event of progression to the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup, the Vietnamese squad will have 23 days left to prepare for their 2019 Asian Cup mission. The draw results for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.
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May 09, 2018 08:26 UTC
Vietnam, Israel intensify defence collaboration
Vietnam, Israel intensify defence collaborationDeputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 8 for the Director of Israel’s Defence Export and Cooperation Agency (SIBAT) Mishel Ben Baruch, who is on a working visit to Vietnam to seek ways to strengthen bilateral defence ties. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Defence Ministry’s leaders will create all the favourable conditions for the delegation to meet and seek cooperation opportunities with Vietnamese partners in line with Vietnam’s laws. He suggested that both sides speed up collaboration in education, training, search and rescue missions, and the defence industry. For his part, Baruch informed the host of the outcomes of his working session with representatives of the Vietnamese Defence Ministry’s Department of Foreign Relations. The Israeli side is willing to boost defence cooperation with Vietnam, especially in education-training, search and rescue missions, and the defence industry, he affirmed.
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May 09, 2018 08:15 UTC
Vietnam, Australia hold second policy dialogue on agriculture
Vietnam, Australia hold second policy dialogue on agricultureVietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources signed off on two agreements at the second high-level agricultural policy dialogue in Canberra on May 8. They mentioned cooperation in fisheries and forestry in the coming time and shared policy priorities and challenges in agricultural research and development, water resources management, and organic food. Thompson added that Australia will closely work with Vietnam in multilateral organisations of which they are members. Deputy Minister Doanh asked Australia to re-open its market for Vietnamese fresh shrimp and reiterated the commitment of Vietnam’s competent agencies to working with Australia to address this issue, he said. The second high-level policy dialogue on agriculture between Vietnam and Australia took place as part of the working visit to Australia from May 7-11 by a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development which was led by Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh.
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May 09, 2018 08:15 UTC
Eurovision 2018: Ireland among 10 countries through to final
Israel, Cyprus and Finland - featuring former X Factor semi-finalist Saara Aalto - were among the other nine countries who progressed. Finland's Saara Aalto appeared on the UK's X Factor in 2016 -- Photo: EPAThe UK, represented by SuRie, is automatically in Saturday's final as one of the "Big Five" countries. The other four are Germany, Italy, Spain and France, while hosts Portugal also automatically qualified for the final. Ryan O'Shaughnessy represented Ireland, which has more Eurovision wins - seven - than any other country, but has not won the competition since 1996. The nine unsuccessful countries included Azerbaijan, which had previously never failed to qualify from a Eurovision Song Contest semi-final since first entering a decade ago.
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May 09, 2018 07:41 UTC
Research on wild lives of plastic on show in Quy Nhon
Research on wild lives of plastic on show in Quy NhonA research exhibition titled “Plastic Matters: Wild Lives" is on display at the International Centre of Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in the central city of Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh Province. Where do marine plastic debris come from? The exhibition showcases the connection between plastic and human, especially in the context of everyday life in Vietnam. The research team also look at the country’s waste recycling industry, especially in relation to treatment of plastic waste and make recommendations to improve its efficiency and development. Elisabeth Barbier, deputy director general of the French National Research Institution for Development (IRD), which help promote the research, said the IRD is committed to provide support to further research in the field of environmental protection and rising public knowledge on the negative effect of the use of plastic on the environment.
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May 09, 2018 07:30 UTC
Vietnam challenged over polluting ocean plastic waste
Vietnam challenged over polluting ocean plastic wasteUS Science Envoy Dr Margaret Leinen has raised concerns about plastic waste as Vietnam is among top five countries that generate most plastic waste in the ocean. Meanwhile, a study conducted by Georgia University in 2015 shows that Vietnam was among the five worst countries in the world for generating plastic waste in the ocean. Vietnam dumps about 1.8 million tonnes of plastic waste annually in the sea. The plastic waste takes from decades to centuries to decompose. After a while, the plastic waste breaks down and releases microplastics which are invisible to the human but harmful to the environment.
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May 09, 2018 06:33 UTC
Hypertension on-the-rise poses serious health risks
Hypertension on-the-rise poses serious health risksVietNamNet Bridge – The number of people who die of hypertension each year in Vietnam is 10 times higher than the number of victims killed by traffic accidents, a cardiovascular specialist said at a recent workshop. High blood pressure is a leading cause of death in the world, killing 7 million people every year, he said. He warned that besides the consequences of kidney failure and heart attack, high blood pressure also results in stroke, brain haemorrhage and rhexis. “In the past it was believed that the older the person is the higher their blood pressure is. The Health Strategy and Policy Institute has run a project called “Fighting hypertension in Vietnam: solutions from grassroots medical facilities”.
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May 09, 2018 04:41 UTC
Vietnam's labour productivity among lowest in region
Vietnam's labour productivity among lowest in regionDespite having increased at a relatively fast pace in recent years, Viet Nam’s labour productivity remained in the lowest group in East Asia with scores in backbone sectors of the economy even falling behind Cambodia, a report found on Tuesday. Viet Nam’s labour productivity remains low among East Asian countries despite considerable increases in the past few years. According to the report, labour productivity for the whole economy was improving at quite a high rate, at about 22.5 per cent between 2008 and 2016. “Viet Nam’s labour productivity was the lowest in the most important sectors of an economy. “In principle, wage growth should go in line with labour productivity growth to help stably maintain a company’s profit.
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May 09, 2018 04:07 UTC
Cuisine: A magnet pulling visitors into Hue
Cuisine: A magnet pulling visitors into HueWith a long renowned cuisine and various promotional activities, Hue’s dishes are known for their mouthwatering taste and meticulous way of cooking. Meticulousness of Hue cuisine comes all the way from ingredients selection to dish decoration, which has always attracted people’s attention when visiting the former capital of Vietnam. During Hue Festival 2018, restaurants within the city were bustling with both domestic and international diners. Many visitors revealed that cuisine is the magnet pulling them into the ancient city. Dinh Manh Thang, Chairman of Thua Thien Hue provincial Tourism Association told VNA that they have put the most distinctive dishes of Hue on show during the international food festival.
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May 09, 2018 03:56 UTC
Vietnam faces serious shortage of qualified nursing care workers for elderly
Vietnam faces serious shortage of qualified nursing care workers for elderlyVietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is facing an alarming shortage of qualified nursing care workers for the elderly. Vietnam is facing an alarming shortage of qualified nursing care workers for the elderly. – Photo laodong.vnAt a conference on effectively training and using nursing care workers for the elderly on Monday, doctors said Vietnam is among the five fastest-aging countries in the world. The health sector needs to focus on building a qualified source of nursing workers, he said. Tuan said apart from knowledge and skills on taking care of the elderly, nursing care workers need to understand the physical and psychological demands of elderly people.
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May 09, 2018 03:56 UTC
New traffic signs make navigating HCM City roads easier
New traffic signs make navigating HCM City roads easierThe HCM City Department of Transport has installed new, clearer road signs in many places, which is expected to improve traffic flow. HCM City is upgrading road signs, which is helping ease traffic flows. — Photo sggp.org.vnThere are many new signs indicating “No U Turn”, “No Left Turn, “No Semi-Trailers” and the like besides parking instructions. The department and related units are carrying out further reviews of traffic signs. According to transport experts, the changes to the signs are helping regulate lane-wise traffic and the handling of violations.
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May 09, 2018 03:45 UTC
Soc Trang invests in sustainable coastal forestry
Soc Trang invests in sustainable coastal forestryThe Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang will carry out an action programme for sustainable forest management in its two coastal districts under the project “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+). A cajuput forest in Soc Trang Province. Hieu said the REDD+ project would help to not only protect the existing forest in a sustainable way but also spur socio-economic development. The province has more than 16,200ha of forest and zoned forested areas, including more than 10,800ha of forest. The National Action Programme on REDD+ 2011-20, approved in June 2012, is the major framework for REDD+ implementation in Viet Nam.
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May 09, 2018 03:33 UTC
Ly Hoang Nam wins first round of VN F2 Futures
Ly Hoang Nam wins first round of VN F2 FuturesVietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam came from behind to beat Ji Hoon Son of South Korea in the first round of the Viet Nam F2 Futures tennis tournament held in Hue yesterday. Ly Hoang Nam. — Photo VTFThe No 1 seed and world No 461 defeated Ji, world No 839, 3-6, 7-5 and 6-0. The 21-year-old Nam will next face Rio Noguchi of Japan, world No 923, who lost to Nam twice in recent meets. Earlier, Tay Ninh-born Nam was the runner-up in the men’s singles category of the F1 Futures tennis tournament.
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May 09, 2018 03:33 UTC
Vietnam welcomes two Nobel laureates for scientific conference
Vietnam welcomes two Nobel laureates for scientific conferenceTwo Nobel laureates, theoretical physicist Gerard ‘t Hooft and economist Finn Kydland, will visit Vietnam to attend a conference on science and development scheduled for May 9-10 in the central city of Quy Nhon. The International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education, where the conference is scheduled to take place. The conference is part of the annual Rencontres du Vietnam programme held at the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education. Professor Van said that five Nobel Prize-winning professors had originally agreed to attend the conference but at the time of the event, three were unable to attend due to health reasons. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his thesis advisor Martinus J. G. Veltman "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions".
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May 09, 2018 03:33 UTC
Museum honours Argentine reporter
Museum honours Argentine reporterThe HCM City War Remnants Museum yesterday held a commemoration ceremony for Argentine journalist and photographer Ignacio Ezcurra, who disappeared in Saigon in 1968 while covering the war. Argentine journalist and photographer’s daughter and son gifted Igancio Ezcurra’s memorabilia to the HCM City War Remnants Museum. The event was organised by the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Viet Nam, the museum and the HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations to celebrate his 50th death anniversary. We will preserve, display and introduce them to visitors from Viet Nam and other countries.”Encarnacion Ezcurra, the journalist’s daughter, thanked the embassy of the Argentine Republic in Viet Nam and the HCM City War Remnants Museum for the commemoration. She said the visit was an opportunity to learn more about Viet Nam and its history.
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May 09, 2018 03:22 UTC