3 june news headlines in english

Residents in Hạ Đình Ward, Thanh Xuân District in Hà Nội wait to take clean water after their tap water from the Đà River Water Plant was contaminated by waste oil. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội People’s Committee has assigned Aqua One JSC to conduct a clean water plant project for residents in the southwest of the city. The Xuân Mai plant will supply 600,000cu.m per day. The decision was released after voters in Ứng Hòa District reported that water taken from wells was contaminated with arsenic. Long-term exposure to arsenic can cause cancer and skin diseases. It has also been associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Early childhood exposure had been linked to negative impacts on cognitive development and increased deaths in young adults, according to the World Health Organisation. To ensure people’s health, voters asked … [Read more...] about Clean water petition in Hà Nội

  BORING ONE: Jose Mourinho has become the next manager of Tottenham Hotspur. AFP Photo. Paul Kennedy Waking up on Wednesday morning I was greeted by a barrage of memes and messages announcing the news that Tottenham Hotspur had sacked their manager, Mauricio Pochettino. I was shocked at first but after giving it much thought, I think it is the right decision. Tottenham this season have been nothing short of awful. Their league position is testament to that – 14th. Remember it wasn’t that long ago they were facing Liverpool in the final of the Champions League in Madrid. But since that match, it is plain to see tat last season Spurs were well and truly boxing above their weight. Pochettino is a good manager, but with virtually the same squad of players he had last season, he finds himself looking up at the likes of Burnley, Sheffield United, Brighton and Crystal Palace in the Premiership. Not good, and time to go. The Argentinian will not be short of … [Read more...] about Don’t do it, Jose’s not special anymore

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc had talks with US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper on Wednesday in Hà Nội. — VNA./VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam highly values its comprehensive partnershipwith the US, considering it one of the country’s most important partners, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told visiting US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday. The US Defence Secretary’s visit to Việt Nam, from November 19-21, aims to realise co-operation agreements in national defence between the two countries, contributing to enhancing friendship and understanding between their armies and people. During their talks, the Vietnamese PM spoke highly of the talks between Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch and the US official, as well as the results of bilateral defence ties within the framework of the … [Read more...] about Việt Nam highly values comprehensive partnership with US: PM

    Dozens of artists, musicians and dancers will perform in the two-day programme Câu Chuyện Cải Lương: Thật và Đẹp (Beautiful and Real- An Oral History of Cải Lương) featuring cải lương (reformed opera) on Book Street in HCM City on Saturday. The event is part of a long-term programme launched by the British Council and its partners. Photo by Gia Tiên  HCM CITY  A two-day programme featuring cải lương (reformed opera) will be held on Book Street in HCM City on Saturday. The event, Câu Chuyện Cải Lương: Thật và Đẹp (Beautiful and Real - An Oral History of Cải Lương), is part of a long-term programme on heritage launched by the British Council Việt Nam and its partners. It highlights cải lương and its performers of different generations who have contributed to the … [Read more...] about Cultural programme features cải lương on HCM City Book Street

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index retreated ended Wednesday at 1,000.56, a loss of 0.77 per cent from Tuesday’s close.— VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Shares tumbled on Wednesday after a brief recovery on Tuesday,as selling pushed heavyweight stocks down and weighed on investor sentiment. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index retreated ended Wednesday at 1,000.56, a loss of 0.77 per cent from Tuesday’s close. The VN-Index rose by 0.5 per cent on Tuesday. Only four of the top 30 shares by market value and liquidity on the southern exchange advanced while 25 declined. Except FLC Faros Construction (ROS) which rose more than 1 per cent, the other three – Vietjet (VJC), Hồ Chí Minh Development Bank (HDB) and property developer Novaland Investment (NVL) – inched up just 0.2-0.6 per cent. On the negative side, tech giant FPT Corp (FPT) and PV Gas (GAS) fell by over 2 per cent each. Big … [Read more...] about Shares sink under pressure