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At the Myanmar-Singapore match in women's football of SEA Games 31 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Myanmar’s Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs U Min Thein Zan recently awarded 100,000 USD to female football ers of the country for qualifying for the semi-finals at the ongoing SEA Games 31 in Vietnam. He praised the brilliant performance of the team, affirming that the Myanmar State and people will look forward to honouring the nation pride through sports and success. On May 15, Myanmar beat Singapore 1-0 in the last match of Group B with the sole goal by Win Theingi Tun in the fourth minute of the second-half injury time. They earlier trounced Laos 3-0 on May 10. In the semi-finals, Myanmar will play the hosts Vietnam who topped Group A, while Thailand will face the Philippines. Both fixtures will take place at Cam Pha Stadium of Quang Ninh on May 18. SEA Games 31, themed “For a Stronger South East Asia”, is being held in the Hanoi capital and 11 … [Read more...] about Myanmar’s women football team awarded 100,000 USD

Young Vietnamese wildlife conservationist Trang Nguyen, author of “Chang Hoang Da – Gau”, known as “Chang is Wild about Bears” in English, has won the 2022 Princess of Girona Foundation International Award (FPdGi). Vietnamese wildlife conservationist Trang Nguyen (Photo: Thanh Nien) The young wildlife conservationist received the award for her courageous and inspiring work undertaken in wildlife conservation both in Vietnam and elsewhere globally. As part of its press release to announce the awards, the Spanish Embassy in Vietnam emphasised that Trang Nguyen showcases her leadership ability, perseverance, and humility. Her efforts have been recognized as she pursues an intersectional approach that also encourages women and young people to participate in the protection of wildlife. The award is expected to be presented to Trang Nguyen in Girona, Spain, in June. Born in 1990 in Hanoi, the young wildlife conservationist witnessed firsthand how animals were … [Read more...] about Vietnam conservationist wins International Princess of Girona Foundation Awards

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) visits the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 16 (local time) as part of his trip to the US. In his meeting with NYSE leaders, the Vietnamese PM expressed his pleasure to visit the largest stock exchange in the world in terms of market capitalisation, and thanked them for the warm welcome and the privilege to ring the bell to end the trading session of May 16. PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with representatives of NYSE (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh stressed that Vietnam is cracking down on the violations of a few unscrupulous investors in the country’s stock markets to ensure its security, transparency, and sustainable development . He asked the NYSE to cooperate and share experience in developing an effective, sustainable stock market in Vietnam as well as realising the country’s ambition to … [Read more...] about PM visits New York Stock Exchange, holds roundtable with CEOs of world leading firms

Nourishing all stakeholders key to sustainability: RFC President Da Nang tourism blooms with series of top products and services Privilege of living in 'urban wonder': Vinhomes Ocean Park 2 - The Empire Vinhomes launches the mega-urban project - Vinhomes Ocean Park 2 - The Empire AES Corporation and PV Gas granted Investment Registration Certificate for Son My LNG Terminal Nguyen My Lan is a familiar face to the media and B2B market in Vietnam. After 16 illustrious years in power transmission, energy, aviation, and medical equipment, she made a surprise move into paints and coatings. After her first year as general director of AkzoNobel Decorative Paints Vietnam, My Lan talks about the company’s development plans. Nguyen My Lan, general director of AkzoNobel Decorative Paints Vietnam. Your move to the paints and coatings industry has taken many by surprise. What is behind your decision to venture into a new field? What impresses me … [Read more...] about Be proactive in an uncertain world

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin delivers a press statement after chairing the 15th ASEAN Health Ministers’ Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Saturday. (Photo: ANTARA) Hanoi (VNA) – ASEAN member countries have voiced their support for digital technology convergence for developing a globally-accepted vaccine passport. Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said at a press conference following the 15th ASEAN Health Minister’ Meeting ( AHMM ) on May 14 that ASEAN will issue a joint statement on its countries' adoption of health protocol standards. “This is similar to what we will achieve at the G20," he explained, as cited by Indonesia's Antara news agency. Digital technology convergence for developing a vaccine passport was one of the agendas of the AHMM which discussed the mutual recognition arrangement on COVID-19 health certificates, he said. Sadikin noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to countries adopting diverse health protocol standards … [Read more...] about ASEAN aims to develop global vaccine passport

Editor-in-Chief of Malaysia's news agency Bernama Khaidzir Md Yunus (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The initiative of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to provide information related to the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games 31 ) on its special website has helped bring an overview of this regional sports event to international friends, Editor-in-Chief of Malaysia's news agency Bernama Khaidzir Md Yunus has said. Talking to the VNA in Malaysia on May 17, Khairdzir said the news agency has carefully prepared, and always tries to report quickly, fully and diversely on its website. Bernama has sent reporters to Hanoi to report on SEA Games 31, he said, adding that its reporters cannot cover all the events and competitions without the support of the special website. Not only reporters working in Hanoi, Bernama can  also regularly update the information related to the Malaysian sports delegation at SEA Games 31 through the website, he added, describing the VNA’s … [Read more...] about Malaysia’s news agency impressed with VNA’s website on SEA Games 31