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The Hanoitimes - Hanoitimes presents a series of photos of Hanoians coping with the early winter cold this year. A new cold wave has been hitting Hanoi for the past ten days due to a very strong cold front, which has caused the temperatures in the capital city drop to 12-15 degrees Celsius. Nguyen Van Huong, head of the Weather Forecasting Department under the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, said this was the first major cold wave in the north in the winter 2020-21. Therefore, Hanoians had to don extra jackets and bundle up against the biting cold. Motorbike drivers wrap themselves up with masks, hats, mufflers, and coats to prevent wind chill. Children are dressed up with face masks, hats and thick jackets to keep warm. Street vendors wear boots to keep their feet warm Raincoat becomes “coat” for an old woman. Wearing jackets is the … [Read more...] about Hanoians try to stay warm in chilly cold air

Mai Thu with her car, a reward for her relentless efforts I met Mai Thu on a cold, windy day at the beginning of the Year of the Buffalo in the impoverished district of Tanh Linh in Binh Thuan province. It was a time when the porch was lit up by golden sunshine and the confetti in the front was swaying in the wind, showing off its colours on the dry ground that looked like baked tiles. With her eyes filled with joy, the charming young woman recalls her journey filled with difficulties she had to overcome to achieve her current success. “ I used to be a very poor student with only VND1 million ($43.47) to my name that my mother managed to borrow from a pagoda after walking back and forth between so many places when I entered university,” Thu reminisced. “I had only flip-flops to wear as a student, and they were so worn out that they eventually broke at school and I had to go home barefoot.” “After I graduated as an accountant, I had to look for a livelihood. Life … [Read more...] about Winning a Mercedes car, the story of a resilient village girl

Drivers vie for position during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in the Emirati city of Abu Dhabi on December 13, 2020.(HAMAD I MOHAMMED / POOL / AFP) -- 2020 -- Effect of Covid-19 -- Despite widespread lockdowns following the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Formula One managed to deliver a competitive and dramatic season – 17 races packed into 23 weeks. The original season was mostly cancelled and races re-arranged with the cancellation of many outside Europe or the Middle East, including the customary season-opening Australian Grand Prix in March. Teams, paddock staff and media had travelled to Melbourne for that race before it was cancelled at short notice on the eve of opening practice, a decision and situation that reflected the health crisis that lay ahead. A new calendar was put together by F1 with races held in blocks of two or three together and the entire paddock staying in tightly-controlled 'bubbles' to avoid risks of … [Read more...] about Five talking points in Formula One for 2020 and 2021

On an early weekend morning in late January, Bui Nguyen Van Nguyen sat down for a cup of coffee at Ba Lu, one of Saigon’s oldest cafés, located smack in the middle of Phung Hung Market in District 5. After taking a sip of coffee brewed in the traditional net-filter method, Nguyen began snapping photographs of the market, cataloguing the simple beauty of everyday life in Saigon. Such moments are typical for Nguyen who, for the past three years, has spent his time wandering around Saigon, capturing life through the perspective of his lens. Saigon 'enthusiast' Nguyen’s love of Saigon is shown to the 106,000 followers of his Instagram account @odaucungchup , which translates to 'taking photos everywhere.' “It makes me happy that every day I get to wake up and realize I am in the heart of Saigon,” Nguyen told Tuoi Tre News . Saigon at sunset. Photo: @odaucungchup Nguyen’s goal is to showcase simple, familiar images of Saigon, from its narrow alleyways to … [Read more...] about This storyteller shares his love of Saigon by capturing the simple beauty of city life

The index was mostly in the green in the morning but saw several dips to the 1,150 range in the afternoon before ending with a 3.42-point gain. Trading volume on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the index is based, plunged 11 percent to VND13.35 trillion ($582 million). The bourse saw 220 stocks gain and 214 lose. ACB of Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), VIC of top private conglomerate Vingroup and GAS of state-owned PetroVietnam Gas Jsc contributed the most to the index’s latest gain. The VN30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks on the HoSE, saw 14 tickers in the green, led by VJC of budget airline Vietjet, which climbed 2.4 percent to this year’s new peak of VND135,000. It was followed by PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex, up 1.9 percent to VND58,400, breaking the previous peak recorded in January before the market plunged. Both MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World and PNJ of Phu Nhuan Jewelry gained 1.4 percent after recording four … [Read more...] about VN-Index up with marginal recovery