Nguyen Tien Minh earned a ticket to compete in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Yonex US Open Badminton Championships at the Anaheim Convention Centre Arena today. Viet Nam’s No 1 player Minh, who is world No 66, came from behind to defeat world No 35 Pablo Abian of Spain in the third round 19-21, 21-19, 21-11 in one hour and 17 minutes. HCM City-born Minh will meet Jeon Hyeok Jin of South Korea, world No 40, in the quarterfinals. Earlier, Minh crushed Sam Parsons of England, world No 86, 23-21, 21-13 in the first round. Then he bested Indian Harsheel Dani, world No 102, 27-25, 21-9. “I am very glad to reach the quarterfinals of a tournament that is part of the BWF Grand Prix Gold Series,” Minh said after the match. The event attracted popular players including 2016 US Olympians Jamie Subandhi, Sattawat Pongnairat, Howard Shu, and Phillip Chew, as well as some of the world’s … [Read more...]

Music lovers will have a chance to enjoy well-known masterpieces of symphonic music, ballets and operas, contemporary dancing, and Vietnamese classic works. They will be performed by hundreds of local and international artists, such as country’s leading violinists, Bui Cong Duy and Vu Viet Chuong; guitarist Nguyen Thanh Huy; flutists Anton Isselhadt of Germany and Pongpat Pongpradit of Thailand; cellist Ulrich Horn of Germany; choreographers Nguyen Phuc Hung and Nguyen Phuc Hai; dancers Tran Hoang Yen, Nguyen Thu Trang, Phan Thai Binh, Sung A Lung. The event includes an opera composed by Johann Strauss II, “The Bat” (Die Fledermaus), that is a cooperation of the HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) and Goethe Institute. The play directed by David Hermann of Germany and conducted by Askan Siegfried Geisler and Tran Nhat Minh will be presented to music lovers on August 19-20. Meanwhile classical chamber music works of Gabriel Fauré, … [Read more...]

Rita Rasimaite may have pedaled her beloved bike across Vietnam only to have it stolen during her first night in Ho Chi Minh City, but the outpouring of sympathy and generosity she received after sharing her story with locals was beyond her expectations. Rasimaite, a Lithuanian based in the UK, cycled more than 3,600km across Vietnam on her north-to-south trip to reach the southern metropolis on Tuesday. While the 26-year-old expected to be able to celebrate completing her trip, she instead wound up “[crying] on [Wednesday] morning as someone stole [her] bicycle from the front of [her] hostel” in District 1, Rasimaite wrote on her Facebook. Rasimaite said the bike, a Cannondale Quick 5 equipped with a small computer and phone holder, is “more like a friend and has very sentimental meaning” to her, and she badly needs to see her buddy again. The call for help was quickly shared in Facebook groups and … [Read more...]

Huynh Bich Ngoc, permanent deputy chairwoman of TTC Group, gets the licence for the Binh Dai wind power plant from a Ben Tre Province official on July 20. — VNS Photo TTC Energy Joint Stock Company has signed an agreement with Saigon Co.op Investment Development Joint Stock Company to install a 588 kWp solar power system on the roof of the latter’s Sense City Department Store in Ben Tre city. TTC Energy, a member of the TTC Group, will use 280W mono solar panels produced in the US. The agreement makes Sense City Ben Tre the first department store in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta to use clean energy. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of an investment promotion conference held in Ben Tre Province on July 20 in the presence of former Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and chairman of the Government Office and minister, Mai Tien Dung. At the conference, which was attended by Prime Minister … [Read more...]

Representatives of Beta Media JSC and Blue HK in the signing ceremony. — Photo plo.vn Viet Nam’s Beta Media JSC has signed an investment agreement with Hong Kong’s Blue HK Investments Ltd to construct low-cost multiplexes in small cities and suburbs in the country. At the signing ceremony, Beta Media’s general director Bui Quang Minh affirmed that he still owns more than 50 per cent of the shares and will continue to run the company, though he did not disclose the amount received from Blue HK or the stake it holds. Beta Media is valued at US$27.5 million, Minh said. Prior to this, Beta Media has received investment capital from Viet Nam Investment Group (VIG), the investor of Galaxy Cinemas and Galaxy Studios. A cinema investment company, Beta Media was established in 2015 with the launch of Beta Cineplex cinemas in the northern province of Thai Nguyen. It follows a low-cost … [Read more...]

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior need to implement more effectively the signed cooperation plans to build a border line of peace, order and security. Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh made the remark at a working session with Minister of State at Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior Ouk Kim Lek in Phnom Penh on July 21. Thanh suggested the two sides coordinate with relevant ministries and departments to realise documents inked during the official State visit to Cambodia by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. He congratulated Cambodia on the successful organisation of the communal election and significant achievements in the cause of national building and development, adding that the Vietnamese Party and Government always wish Cambodia peace, stability and prosperity. The official noted that the two countries’ police … [Read more...]

With the rapid evolution of technology and the internet, consumers are changing their attitudes and behaviours. Therefore, moving fast to understand changes in consumer demands is crucial for any business to grow sustainably, according to research conducted by Kantar Worldpanel Vietnam.  Internet accessibility in Vietnam at present includes 94 percent of urban households and 69 percent of rural households.  If internet accessibility continues to grow at the current pace, nearly 100 percent of Vietnamese households will be connected to the internet in the next five years, the research said, adding that the number of broadband subscribers in Vietnam is 53.411 million.  The development of such services has prompted businesses and consumers to use the internet for different purposes like marketing, selling, buying and payment.  According to Google, eight out of ten Vietnamese … [Read more...]

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed the establishment of a steering committee to prevent traffic jams in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Steering committee for traffic jams prevention in Hanoi, HCM City Congestion has become an urgent issue in the two major cities, requiring synchronous measures in planning, traffic, construction, healthcare, education and training as well as proposals for policies and mechanisms. The Ministry of Planning and Investment was asked to establish the steering committee which will be led by the Prime Minister and include a Deputy PM, the Minister of Planning and Investment, the Chairmen of the Hanoi and HCM City People’s Committees and members of relevant ministries and agencies. Figures from Hanoi showed that about 20,000 motorbikes and 8,000 cars are newly registered every month. It is estimated the city will have about one million cars and seven million motorbikes by 2020. … [Read more...]

Vietnamese Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to Cambodia from July 20 to 22 is considered a move to boost the unbreakable ties between the two nations. General Secretary Trong joined talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on Thursday afternoon to discuss the Vietnam-Cambodia relationship, according to the Vietnam News Agency. PM Hun Sen considered Trong’s visit as historically significant to the sound neighborliness and time-honored traditional friendship between the two parties, governments, and peoples. The two leaders agreed that achievements attained over the past five decades of diplomatic ties serve as an important foundation for the two countries to take their relationship to the next level. The current visit, as well as PM Hun Sen’s recent trip to Vietnam, is seen as a means of boosting the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation … [Read more...]

The activity took place on the threshold of the 70th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947). Since its establishment in 1977, the Long Dat center, based in Long Hai town of Long Dien district, has cared for and given treatment to more than 500 severely-wounded soldiers. It also nurses between 2,500 – 2,700 other national contributors from Southern localities each year. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (third, left) presents a gift to the Long Dat nursing center. Expressing his gratitude to wounded soldiers who devoted their youth and part of their bodies to the fight for national liberation and international missions, PM Phuc affirmed the Party and the State are consistently implementing the policy of caring for national contributors, regarding it as a basic and important task of the country’s social welfare system. The Party, the State and people always keep in mind their … [Read more...]

The ceremony was held with the participation of Deputy Minister of Health Le Quang Cuong and Dr. Jean Louis Sablayrolles, Chief of CT and MRI Department under the Center of Cardiology of North Saint Denis, France. At the opening ceremony  Speaking at the event, Assoc., Prof. Nguyen Thanh Ha, Director of the Vietnam Friendship Hospital, said, “The Vietnam Friendship Hospital made very early employment of the 64-slice CT scan technology to improve the quality of cardiac disease treatment; however, the system still has some drawbacks. In order to solve these problems to meet professional requirements, we need to acquire 256-slice CT and GE Revolution CT scanners.” Multiple-slice CT scan technology plays an important role in the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac diseases. Designed with revolutionary high-speed scanning capability, Revolution CT scanners deliver high quality images for early diagnosis of … [Read more...]

The park, flooded for half the year and dry for the other six months, spans more than 7,300 hectares in Tam Nong district. It is inhabited by 231 species of water birds, including 16 rare birds such as the Burmese Sarus crane, greater adjutant, black-headed ibis, black-faced spoonbill and great-billed heron. Birds flock to Tram Chim National Park  Vice Director of the park Nguyen The Hanh said that Asian open bill storks have flocked to the park and they are prioritized for preservation. The park has a good environment with appropriate water level for the development of flora and aquatic animals, Hanh added. The World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam provided VND 2.6 billion (USD 114,000) for a project encouraging eco-tourism and sustainable use of natural resources in the park in 2017. The project aims to improve livelihoods for locals through community-based tourism. The park will also store and … [Read more...]

The network is part of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency project implemented by the General Directorate of Energy, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Germany. Markus Bissel, head of the project’s energy efficiency component, said on July 17 that the objective of the network was to provide a platform to connect companies to improve energy efficiency by sharing and learning from each other. At the launching ceremony  "This will be done by structured processes which are moderated by German energy efficiency experts,” said the project official. The first ever Energy Efficiency Network globally was established in 1987 in Switzerland. The model has become popular all over the world and proven to be an effective and important initiative to stimulate energy efficiency. In 2009, 30 pilot networks in Germany saved total 12 per cent of energy over five years. In 2014-20 it is estimated 500 … [Read more...]

With great efforts, Cyclist Huynh Thanh Tung of Military Region 7 team successfully reached the finishing line first after 1 hour 15 minutes 44 seconds, wining the final stage. He was followed by Nguyen Minh Luan from Premium Cycling Vinh Long team and Loic Desriac from Bike Life Dong Nai team. After the final race, the organizing panel held a ceremony to conclude the over-700km-long race from Hanoi to Quang Tri ancient citadel - the symbol of the indomitable spirit and courage of Quang Tri people in particular and the Vietnamese people in general. The organizing panel presents the first prize to Cyclist Nguyen Cuong Khang, second and third prizes to cyclists Nguyen Tan Hoai and Le Nguyet Minh. Addressing the closing ceremony, Senior Colonel Phung Kim Lan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People’s Army Newspaper, stressed that the support and encouragement of the leadership of the Ministry of National Defense, the General … [Read more...]

The center is taking care of 31 seriously-wounded and sick soldiers and provides treatment for about 2,500 to 3,400 national contributors in the area annually. Senior Lieutenant General Luong Cuong presents gift to a wounded soldier at the center. On behalf of the Central Military Commission, Gen. Cuong expressed deep gratitude to the wounded and sick soldiers at the center for their great contributions to the revolutionary cause of the nation. He also highly valued the contributions of the center's staff in taking care of the wounded and sick soldiers, accomplishing assigned missions and efficiently implementing gratitude movements of Phu Tho province in particular and of the country in general. Over the past years, the GDP has conducted various gratitude activities, such as building gratitude and comradeship houses, taking care of Vietnamese heroic mothers and national contributors, presenting ambulances and medical … [Read more...]

The top legislator made the statement during her talks with Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in Hanoi on July 20, who is in Vietnam for an official visit from July 20-24. Speaking highly of Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury’s visit, which is also the first visit by a Bangladeshi Parliament Speaker since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1973, NA Chairwoman Ngan said she believes that the trip will contribute to strengthening the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries’ people and opening up a new page for the bilateral legislative ties. NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) shakes hands with Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in Hanoi. Host and guest noted with satisfaction the continuous development of the bilateral relationship over the past 44 years with enhanced political ties and mutual trust, which … [Read more...]

Hun Sen, who is President of the Cambodian People’s Party, asserted that the visit by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year bears a historical significance and constitutes a vivid manifestation of the sound neighborliness, time-honored traditional friendship between the two parties, governments and people. The leaders shared the views that achievements attained over the past 50 years serve as an important foundation and provides a springboard for the two countries to lift their ties to the next level with durable trust, productive and concrete assistance, broader cooperation and closer coordination at multilateral forums. They affirmed that changes on the world arena cannot affect the solidarity and friendship between the two countries, expressing their belief that the current visit to Cambodia by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the recent visit to Vietnam by Prime … [Read more...]

Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh made the remark at a working session with Minister of State at Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior Ouk Kim Lek in Phnom Penh on July 21. Thanh suggested the two sides coordinate with relevant ministries and departments to realize documents inked during the official State visit to Cambodia by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. At the working session He congratulated Cambodia on the successful organization of the communal election and significant achievements in the cause of national building and development, adding that the Vietnamese Party and Government always wish Cambodia peace, stability and prosperity. The official noted that the two countries’ police forces have coordinated and exchanged information to crack down on a number of cross-border drug crimes and human trafficking. The two sides have also worked to defeat all plots of … [Read more...]

Present at the exchange were Deputy Minister of Education and Training and Chairman of the Vietnam - Belgium Friendship Association Pham Manh Hung, Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Jehanne Rocas, and domestic and international delegates. This year marks 40 years of the development cooperation between the two countries with good results in various different fields, such as hunger elimination and poverty reduction, water resources management and green growth in relation with climate change. Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Jehanne Rocas speaking at the event Addressing the exchange, Chairman Hung sent best wishes to the Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam and emphasized that this annual event was significant for the association’s members and Belgium-lovers to exchange information and experience and seek cooperation opportunities. These would serve to boost the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the governments and people … [Read more...]

The deep sentiment and solemn reception of Cambodian leaders and people for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the Vietnamese delegation affirmed the great solidarity and time-honored friendship between the two nations. Here are a number of photos of these activities, taken by the People’s Army Newspaper’s reporter Nguyen Tan Tuan.   General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong waving to Cambodians and Overseas Vietnamese at Pochentong International Airport   General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong shaking hands with Overseas Vietnamese at Pochentong International Airport  The portrait of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnam’s national flags placed solemnly at Pochentong International Airport and along streets in Phnom Penh Convoy of General … [Read more...]