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Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Svenja Schulze, left, and Minister of Finance of India Nirmala Sitharaman shake hands during the Development Committee meeting at the 2022 annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, in Washington. AP/PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while speaking at an intervention of the World Bank Development Committee’s meeting, urged the World Bank to avoid having a “unidimensional” view of the subsidies that the Indian government provides. She asserted that it is important to differentiate between “distortive subsidies” and “targeted support” to vulnerable households. She said that the subsidies have made a definitive contribution in improving India’s performance on some key parameters of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). “We urge the Bank to avoid a unidimensional view of subsidies. It is important to differentiate between distortive subsidies and targeted support to the vulner...

This dish is the perfect combination of royal cuisine and commoner cuisine. Sour shrimp rolls are not only a delicious dish but also sophisticated and delicate in every detail. Tourists from all over the world, perhaps not many people know about this delicacy. This is probably because now in Hue, there are not many restaurants that sell this dish anymore. Photo:dulich.petrotimes.vn However, in the past, this dish was once loved by kings and royalty. On the king’s dining table, there were often plates of these attractive sour shrimp rolls. Although it looks simple, every step to making this dish requires meticulousness and sophistication. This makes the diners feel the effort and enthusiasm poured into each roll by the chef. Sour shrimp roll is a Hue delicacy that is transformed from the original wet version but has Hue flavor and a sophisticated presentation. The main ingredients to make this dish include sour shrimp, boiled meat, wet cake, and green vegetables. The i...

A mass wedding for 18 couples took place on October 15, as part of the activities to promote the movement of civilized lifestyle in marriage among the youth within the capital city. A happy mass wedding ceremony of Hanoians took place on October 15 in Hoan Kiem Lake. Photo: Nguoiduatin.vn  The program, themed “Collective Wedding in the New Lifestyle”, marked 10 years of implementing Directive No. 11 of the Hanoi Party Committee on continuing to implement a civilized lifestyle in weddings in Hanoi. Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Chairman of the Hanoi’s Vietnam Youth Federation Nguyen Duc Tien said since the Directive 11 was issued by the Hanoi Party Committee in January 2013, there have been at least two mass weddings. The first mass wedding was held in 2013 at Thinh Liet Primary School of Hoang Mai District with the p...

Hanoi Football Club on October 15 beat Nam Dinh Football Club by 5-2 in the 19 th round to continue leading the V-League 2022 table. Left wingback of Hanoi FC, Doan Van Hau, celebrates his goal in the match against Nam Dinh FC on October 15. Source: Hanoi Football Club This is also the highest scoring match so far this season and marks the 11 th win for the Hanoi-based football team. Hanoi FC was dominant from the first minute. The team quickly took the lead in 4 th minute with a long-range attempt by Nguyen Hai Long, forcing Nam Dinh to move higher to seek equalizer. In 20 th minute, Nguyen Van Quyet made a float cross into the box from the freekick spot. Doan Van Hau jumped over others and headed the ball into the net to double the lead for Hanoi FC. Hanoi scored the third goal in 35 th minute from a corner kick when Bui Hoang Viet Anh took advantage as Nam Dinh players were caught half-asleep. Hanoi FC scored the fourth and fifth goals in the  50 th and...