Coach Mai Duc Chung of the Vietnamese national team has become the oldest coach in World Cup history.“Vietnam’s Mai Duc Chung, who turned 73 last month, is set to become the oldest coach in World Cup history,” FIFA has announced on its website fifa.com…
Day: July 21, 2023
Australian investment firm to put up $10-M battery plant in Clark
Australian investment company St Baker Energy Innovation Fund (StBEIF) is pouring in USD10 million worth of investments for a battery manufacturing facility in New Clark City. The Board of Investments (BOI) shared Friday that the investment firm has s…
Cuba’s meeting on biodiversity and tourism attracts markets
The 9th Workshop on Biological Biodiversity and Tourism (Biotur 2023), which is taking place in this eastern city, is attracting the attention of tourist-sending markets.This opinion is supported by many of those attending the event (July 17-21), who …
Vietnam seeks enhanced trade, economic ties with PH
Hanoi seeks to enhance trade and economic relations with the Philippines as it brings Vietnamese companies, including suppliers of rice, coffee, and other goods to Manila. In a business matching event on Friday, Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade …
Vietnamese, Malaysian PMs’ spouses visit SOS Children’s Village Hanoi
The spouses of Vietnamese and Malaysian Prime Ministers, Le Thi Bich Tran and Dato’ Seri Dr. Wan Azizah binti Dr. Wan Ismail, visited the SOS Children’s Village Hanoi on July 21.Established in 1988 and starting operation in 1990, the facility provides…
Vietnam, Laos strengthen defence cooperation
Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Vu Hai San and his Lao counterpart Lieutenant General Vongkham Phommakone have agreed on the need for the two Ministries of National Defence to continue their comprehensive cooperation in t…
President hosts Malaysian Prime Minister
President Vo Van Thuong received visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Hanoi on July 21.The president emphasised that the PM’s official visit to Vietnam on July 20 and 21 holds significant importance, helping generate new momentum for the…
Indigent Bicolanos to benefit from newly opened OVP office
Social services and other programs of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) just came closer to the indigent residents of the Bicol region. This was after the OVP opened on Wednesday its 10th satellite office at ANST III Building, Alternate Road in L…
BSP’s TDF posts undersubscription, rates down
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposit facility (TDF) attracted lower bids last Wednesday but a ranking central bank official said the volume of tenders is within their expectations. Central bank reduced the offering for the seven-day TDF to …