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Vietnamese runner earns two golds at ASEAN School Games (Photo: VNA)
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She finished first in 4 minutes and 43.33 seconds while her teammate Nguyen Khanh Linh came second in 4 minutes and 43.40 seconds.
As of morning of June 4, the Vietnamese athletics team earned 6 gold and 4 silver medals at the Games.
The four other gold medals were obtained in the afternoon of June 3.
Le Thi Tuyet Mai captured one gold in the women’s 400m hurdles with a time of 1 minute and 1.87 seconds. Duong Thi Thao claimed another with a result of 1.74 metres in the high jump event.
In the men’s 800m run, Duong Phu Toan crossed the finishing line first in 1 minute and 55.44 seconds while Luong Binh Duong earned a silver medal with 1 minute 55.75 seconds.
Also on June 3, in the men’s 3,000m run, Nguyen Le Hoang Vu and Nguyen Hoang Thinh secured the first and second places with respective results of 9 minutes 29.65 seconds and 9 minutes 30.41 seconds.
Another silver was captured by Pham Xuan Tien in the men’s long jump, and a bronze went to Trieu Thi Binh in the women’s 3,000m run.
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| At the event (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) |
Themed “Connect to shine together”, the 13th ASEAN Schools Games gathers more than 1,300 students, coaches from 10 countries in the region, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The event takes place from May 29 to June 9, featuring six sports: swimming, basketball, badminton, track and field, Pencak Silat, and Vovinam.
Central bank pegs gold bullion at over 3,000 USD
SJC-branded gold bullion is sold at 77.98 million VND (3,069 USD) per tael on June 4 as approved by the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), said the Vietnam News Agency.
The gold bar price falls 1 million VND from the previous day. A tael equals 37.5 grammes or 1.2 ounces.
On June 3, the four state-owned lenders of Agribank, BIDV, VietinBank and Vietcombank, and Saigon Jewellery Company Limited (SJC) bought gold from the central bank for 78.98 million VND per tael, and sold it to the market at 79.98 million VND.
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| SJC-branded gold bullion is sold at 3,069 USD per tael on June 4. (Photo: VNA) |
Economists have advised local residents to stay prudent as gold price could fall in the coming time due to the SBV’s drastic measures to narrow the gap between domestic and global gold prices.
Earlier, the SBV said the four banks and SJC are solely authorised to purchase SJC gold bars from the central bank and sell to the public. This strategic move aims to promote market stability and ensure a balanced gold market.
At 10am on June 4, SJC gold prices are quoted at 77.98 million VND per tael for sellers and 79.98 million VND for buyers.
Virtual Japanese film festival returns to Vietnam
Film lovers in Vietnam will have a chance to enjoy several Japanese films when the Japanese Film Festival Online comes back this June, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
Organised by the Japan Foundation (JF), the event will take place from June 5 to July 3 as part of the Japanese Film Festival (JFF), sharing the excitement of Japanese cinema with the world. The third edition of the festival will be held in 27 countries and regions, excluding Japan.
The virtual festival was premiered during the pandemic and continued into late 2021 and early 2022. The 2024 version will surprise the audience by offering not only Japanese movies but also Japanese TV dramas.
In Vietnam, the festival will be composed of two periods, June 5-19 for screening movies and June 19 to July 3 for screening TV series.
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| The Zen Diary showcases Japan’s delicious food culture. (Photo: jff.jpf.go.jp) |
The movies include Single8 (2023), Anime Supremacy (2022), The Lines that Define Me (2022), BL Metamorphosis (2022), My Broken Mariko (2022), Wedding High (2022), I Am What I Am (2022), Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021), The Lone Ume Tree (2021), I Go Gaga: Welcome Home, Mama (2022), We’re Broke, My Lord (2023), Twenty-Four Eyes (1954), and Japan Horror Film Competition (2023).
Other highlight are School Meal Time Graduation (2002), and The Zen Diary (2022), both of which showcase Japan’s delicious food culture and the world premiere of the 4K digitally remastered version of Jungle Emperor Leo, aka Kimba The White Lion – a classic anime based on Tezuka Osamu’s manga masterpiece.
In addition, two TV drama series will be available for the first time, Downtown Rocket and Rikuoh. These moving human dramas about diligent, hardworking people chasing big dreams became instant hits when they were released in Japan.
All the films will be streamed for free with Vietnamese and English subtitles. To enjoy the movies at any time during the festival, audience needs to set up a free account on line here: https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/jffonline2024.
Vietnam remains Philippines' largest rice export partner
Vietnam shipped 1.44 million tonnes of rice to the Philippines between January 1 and May 23, accounting for 72.9% of the latter’s total rice imports and making Vietnam the largest rice exporter to the island state, Radio the Voice of Vietnam quoted the figures of the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines.
Elsewhere, Thailand ranked second, exporting 300,227 tonnes, followed by Pakistan 144,834 tonnes, and Myanmar 65,080 tonnes.
Some business representatives noted that Vietnamese rice varieties DT8 and 5451 have proved popular in the Philippine market due to their soft texture.
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| Vietnam remains Philippines' largest rice export partner (Photo: VOV) |
Currently, Vietnamese rice has dominated the Metro Manila area and southern provinces in the Philippines thanks to product quality and affordable prices, thereby opening up bright prospects ahead for local rice exporters in the second half of the year.
Data released by the Bureau of Plant Industry under the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture shows, the Philippines’ total rice imports increased by 20.3% to reach 1.97 million tonnes in the first five months of this year, or 330,000 tonnes more than the same period last year.
Since the beginning of the year the Bureau of Plant Industry has issued a total of 4,066 certificates for custom clearance to import businesses./.