Nham Manh Dung’s leaping header in the 83rd minute giving Vietnam the SEA Games 31 men's football crown has made headlines on Thailand’s media, describing the news as a heartbreak for Thai fans.
Greater efforts and determination were needed to thoroughly tackle stagnant State-owned projects and create new resources and motivation to revive these projects and enable them to promote the country’s economic development.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 24 sent a message of sympathy to his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro over the huge loss in human lives and assets caused by floods and landslide in Petrópolis city.
The passing of Zen Monk Thich Nhat Hanh is a loss to the Buddhist community in general and Vietnamese Buddhism in particular, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has affirmed.
Police in the northern province of Thai Nguyen have launched criminal proceedings against Phan Manh Cuong, Secretary of the Thai Nguyen city Party Committee and former head of the management board of the provincial industrial parks, for “showing lack of responsibility, causing damage to the State assets” in line with Article 179, Penal Code 2015.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 23 sent a message of sympathy to Malaysia’s King Abdullah Billah Shah over heavy losses caused by torrential rains and wide-scale flooding in many states of Malaysia.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has recorded a net loss of 3.5 trillion VND (155 million USD) in the third quarter of this year, a sharp decrease compared to nearly 4.9 trillion VND and 4.4 trillion VND reported in the previous quarters.
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) posted a record loss of over 856 billion VND (37.3 million USD) in post-tax profit in the third quarter, blaming the poor performance on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Floods, loss of biodiversity and sea level rise are the top three perceived climate change impacts in Southeast Asia, according to a climate survey on regional people's attitudes and perceptions conducted by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS).
Indonesia's national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia reported a net loss of 12.87 trillion rupiah (898.65 million USD) in the first half of this year as the COVID-19 pandemic hit travel-related industries hard.
Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said low disbursement of public investment capital amid the COVID-19 pandemic could waste resources and result in the loss of opportunities to create a driving force for economic development.
Unemployment in Thailand is likely to soar this year because of the severe impact being felt by the third wave of COVID-19, warned the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group announced on May 19 that it posted a 4.27 billion SGD (3.2 billion USD) net loss for the fiscal year of 2020/21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since Vietnam, a country that has some of the world’s most diverse wildlife, is suffering biodiversity loss due to illegal wildlife trade, the country has made consistent efforts to strengthen law enforcement to protect wildlife and biodiversity.
The Philippines lost around 400 billion pesos (8.3 billion USD) in tourism revenue in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a tourism official.
Officers tasked with preventing fake goods, trade fraud and smuggling in Ho Chi Minh City and southern border provinces have been forced to work hard ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 12 this year.
Shares bounced back slightly in the afternoon trade but the VN-Index still lost 60.94 points, or 5.11 percent, closing the January 19 session at 1,131 points.
The internal displacement worldwide last year caused 20 billion USD loss, much higher than the figure of 13 billion USD recorded in 2018, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) has announced.
The family of Thang is one of the poorest households in Lang village (Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province). They rely on selling bananas and potatoes just to get by.
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