Friday, April 23, 2021, 10:00 GMT+7
Tuyet Nhi (red T-shirt) collects single-use plastic dishes discarded in a potted plant at Hung Kings Temple in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, April 21, 2021. Photo: Tuoi Tre
A group of over ten Vietnamese members from an environmental protection community gathered to clean up the venue of Hung Kings Temple in Ho Chi Minh City on the death anniversary of the nation’s founding fathers, though their plan drew some unsupportive opinions from the public.
As many people visited Hung Kings Temple in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday to commemorate Hung Kings’ death anniversary, which takes place each year on the tenth day of the third lunar month, waste from their activities was thrown here and there at the venue.
At a concentrated quarantine site in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
HCM City
(VNA) –
COVID-19 testing
for Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad so as to prevent illegal entry,
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam made the request during an in-person and
online meeting with HCM City and 10 localities bordering Cambodia on April 23.
Noting that COVID-19 is
wreaking havoc in Cambodia and other countries in the region, Dam, who is head
of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control, urged
the localities to tighten regulations, especially sparing no efforts in
tackling illegal entry via road and maritime transport.
The Government is
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Runners race through plum blossom in Moc Chau, Son La (File photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)
– Nearly 4,300
Vietnamese and foreign runners will race up to 70km on trails
through orchards and tea fields in the
Vietnam Trail Marathon (VTM) in Moc Chau
district in the northern mountain province of
Son La on April 24 after a suspension
triggered by COVID-19.
The men’s 70km
race will see the participation of Quang Nguyen and two French runners of
Gaetan Morizur and Valentin Orange.
In the 70km
female battle, reigning champion Nguyen Thi Duong will be competing with Tra My
and Axelle de Feraudy of France, along with Ha Thi Hau.
Members of Vietnam s national team (in red) vie for the ball during a match (Photo: thethao247.vn)
Hanoi (VNA)
– Vietnam will play a
Jordan on May 31 to prepare for the 2022
FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Member of the national
men’s football team will leave for the UAE on May 26 and test for COVID-19 two
days earlier.
Before its departure,
the squad is set to convene a training session in Quy Nhon city of the south
central province of Binh Dinh in a bid to climatise with warmer weather
conditions.
It will also join a