Vũ Thị Trang of Việt Nam won her first match at the World Badminton Championship in Belgium. Photo sggp.org.vn HÀ NỘI Vũ Thị Trang of Việt Nam beat Kristin Kuuba of Estonia 21-12, 21-15 in the first round match of the Badminton World Federation World Championship in Belgium. Trang, world number 72, needed 32 minutes to beat her rival who is ranked 60th in the world in the women’s singles draw. The Vietnamese player will next face Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark in the second round. Her teammate, national champion Nguyễn Thuỳ Linh, was eliminated yesterday after losing 20-22, 13-21 to Lianne Tan of the host nation. In the men’s singles, Việt Nam number one Nguyễn Tiến Minh let his Chinese rival Lin Dan come from behind to win 16-21, 21-12, 21-12. Eleventh seed Lin, the former world and Olympics champions, lost to unseeded Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar of India in the … [Read more...] about Trang, mixed pair progress at world badminton championship
Japanese-invested solar power plant inaugurated in Bình Định
Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình and representatives cut the ribbon to inaugurate the solar power plant in the central coast province of Bình Định. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A solar power plant funded by Japan’s Fujiwara company was inaugurated in the city of Quy Nhơn in the south-central province of Bình Đinh on August 19, with Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình in attendance. The VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$55.9 million) project is located at Nhơn Hội economic zone, covering 60 hectares. It is designed to have a capacity of 50 MWp. After two years of construction, the plant was run on a trial basis starting in June 2019 and has now been put into official operation and joined the national grid. Bình expressed his appreciation for the project, the first of its kind by Fujiwara in Việt Nam, which marks a new milestone in … [Read more...] about Japanese-invested solar power plant inaugurated in Bình Định
Shares advance as blue-chips gain ground
Investors at An Bình Bank's stock trading floor. Shares gained further yesterday thanks to buying focusing on some individual blue-chips. VNS Photo Hữu Nghị HÀ NỘI — Shares gained further on Tuesday thanks to buying focusing on some individual blue-chips. The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange rose 0.37 per cent to end the trading session at 984.67 points. The southern market index inched up 0.11 per cent to end Monday at 981.03 points. On the Hà Nội Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index increased 0.38 per cent to 102.98 points. The index edged up 0.23 per cent to end Monday at 102.58 points. More than 310.3 million shares worth nearly VNĐ6 trillion (US$257 million) were traded on the two markets. The Vietnamese stock market was driven by the energy, banking, information and technology, logistics, rubber production, retail, wholesale, agriculture and seafood processing sectors. Their sector indices … [Read more...] about Shares advance as blue-chips gain ground
Việt Nam beat Myanmar to top group at regional event
Vietnamese players celebrate their third group match win at the AFF Women's Football Championship. Việt Nam beat Myanmar 4-0 yesterday in Chonburi, Thailand. Photo aseanfootball.org HÀ NỘI Việt Nam beat Myanmar 4-0 yesterday at the ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championships, making it three wins out of three in the group stage. In previous games they team beat Cambodia 10-0 and Indonesia 7-0. With nine points they top Group B and but will have to wait for results from other groups to see who they will face in the knock-out stages. Both Việt Nam and Myanmar already qualified for the semi-finals and the result of the game was just to identify who topped the group. With their goal difference of 17, Việt Nam just needed a draw to finish on top but they did it better at the Institute of Physical Education in Chonburi, Thailand. The Southeast Games champions proved their power just two … [Read more...] about Việt Nam beat Myanmar to top group at regional event
Việt Nam, Cambodia seek ways to step up bilateral ties
Vietnamese and Cambodian senior officials met in Phnom Penh on August 20 for the Senior Officials’ Meeting under the framework of the 17th Meeting of the Cambodia-Vietnam Joint Commission on Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation. — VNS Photo Phnom Penh — The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) within the framework of the 17th meeting of the Việt Nam -Cambodia Joint Commission for Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation (JC 17) opened in Phnom Penh on August 20. Vietnamese businesses in Cambodia have contributed to economic development as well as social welfare in the host country. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Cambodia seek ways to step up bilateral ties