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These Vietnamese athletes include athletics members and a gold medal winner, according to the source. Further testing will be done on these athletes.  If the results continue to be positive, they will be stripped of their medals and face a long-term ban and fines. Vietnamese sports officials have not disclosed the identity of the athletes.  Besides Vietnam , many members of other participating countries also tested positive for banned substances. In August, Singapore’s Ministry of National Defense said that two swimmers Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim used drugs while training for the 31st SEA Games.  However, they have not been stripped of their medals since the doping test results are not available yet. The 31st SEA Games took place in Hanoi and 11 neighboring provinces and cities from May 12 to 23 with 40 sports featuring 526 events with over 10,000 athletes, officials, and referees from 11 Southeast Asian countries.  Vietnam participated with 1,341 members, including 956

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh speaks at the event . Photo: VTV The Deputy PM presided over a ceremony to mark Vietnam ’s 77th National Day (September 2) and the 45th anniversary of Vietnam ’s accession to the United Nations (September 20), with the attendance of representatives from the UN as well as leaders, ministers and officials of member states, Vietnam Plus said. Speaking at the event on September 23 (local time), Minh briefed the participants on the country’s development journey over the past more than seven decades as well as its outstanding contributions since becoming the 149th member of the UN on September 20, 1977. He stressed that the similarity of important values and principles has created the foundation for the cooperation and partnership between Vietnam and the UN. The values the UN has promoted are also the values generations of Vietnamese people have fought and sacrificed to protect – those are peace, national independence and justice, Minh s

A cultural event entitled “Bac Ninh space in the heart of Hanoi” is organized at the pedestrian area around Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi from September 23 to 26. The cultural event of “Bac Ninh space in the heart of Hanoi” will last until September 26 in Hanoi.  This is the second annual event held by the Department of Planning and Investment of Bac Ninh Province in Hanoi to promote local culture and tourism to Hanoians and visitors to the capital city. Head of the Event Organizing Committee Vu Thi Phuong Thao said that this cultural event is an opportunity to promote the Bac Ninh  Quan ho  folk song as well as the unique culture of the land to the capital’s audience and international tourists. “The  Quan ho  folk singing, or the ritual of betel offering, is among many activities to be performed at the event to promote the value of the intangible heritage of Bac Ninh Province,” she said. About 40 booths feature handicraft products from Bac Ninh and Hanoi at the event, incl

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh (L) meets with UNGA president Csaba Korosi in New York on September 23. Meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh in New Yrok on September 23, Korosi lauded the encouraging results Vietnam has recorded in implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. He talked about priority areas during his working term, including water resource management, and wished to cooperate with Vietnam in this field. He noted that it is necessary to promote measures to prevent water crises, build a water data system at regional and global levels, and at the same time align national policies on water and climate change. The UNGA president expected that Vietnam would actively participate in and share its experience at the UN Water Conference slated for March 2023. For his part, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed that Vietnam , as vice chairman of the UN General Assembly, would actively back and contribute t

Upon addressing the event, Nguyen Van Son, chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, suggested that Hoang Su Phi district’s culture, sports, and tourism sector devise additional programmes to promote the various values ​​of cultural heritage of local ethnic groups. This should be done in order to encourage the active participation of local people in spreading traditional rituals among the community. Moving forward, these schemes are expected to significantly contribute to designing attractive cultural tourism products and services, generating greater income, and improving people’s lives as well as attracting more tourists to the region. Hoang Su Phi Terrace Field Heritage Week has returned after nearly three years of being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a wide range of attractive destinations now on offer. Furthermore, the tourism programme “Through the heritage regions of Hoang Su Phi district’s terraced fields” was also launched during the event. The

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (R) and Mongolian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Batsumber Munkhjin. Photo: VNA Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 23 for Mongolian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Batsumber Munkhjin, who came to Vietnam to co-chair a political consultation between the two foreign ministries. Son affirmed that Vietnam always treasures and wants to further develop ties with Mongolia. He suggested the two foreign ministries work as bridges to urge ministries, sectors and localities of Vietnam and Mongolia to increase exchanges and effectively implement bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements, especially in economy, trade and investment, as well as jointly hold celebrations for the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2024 (November 17, 1954-2024). Munkhjin, for his part, affirmed that the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will actively work

Business Briefing Gold rate: VND 65.75 million/tael (buying) – VND 66.55 million/ tael (selling) Aviation news: Vietnam Airlines named among world’s Top 100 Airlines in 2022 by Skytrax Finance news: Central bank of Vietnam raises interest rates to rein in inflation Export news: Garment-textile sector must go green to boost exports to EU: experts Weather Forecast Cool-weather and rain remains in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Business Briefing Gold rate On the morning of September 24, SJC’s gold bar is listed at VND 65.75 million/tael (buying) and VND 66.55 million/ tael (selling), down VND 50,000 compared to yesterday. Aviation news: Vietnam Airlines named among world’s Top 100 Airlines in 2022 by Skytrax The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been ranked 48th in the World’s Top 100 Airlines in 2022 announced at the World Airline Awards by Skytrax. The ranking is based on more than 14 million customer surveys in more than 100 countries between Septemb

Vietnamese Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra (R) and French Minister of Public Transformation and Service Stanislas Guerini. Photo: VNA Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra held talks with French Minister of Public Transformation and Service Stanislas Guerini in Paris on September 23 to discuss future cooperation priorities between the two ministries, VNA reported. It was within the framework of the Vietnam -France cooperation agreement on civil service and administrative modernisation for the 2022-2025 period, signed in Hanoi in March. Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang participated in the delegation’s activities. Tra said the 2016-2021 cooperation programme brought successes to public service, administrative reform and digital transformation in Vietnam . In the near future, the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs will focus on administrative reform, digital transformation and civil service reform in tandem with climate change response