Vietnamese students brought home three medals at 2022 European Physics Olympiad

Thursday, 26/05/2022 16:35
According to Vietnam Physics Society (VPS), Vietnamese students brought home two silver and one bronze medals at the 2022 European Physics Olympiad.

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The five-strong Vietnamese team (C) participating in 2022 European Physics Olympiad 
(Photo: CTV)

Specifically, Nguyen Tuan Phong from the Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted in the northern province of the same name, and Pham Trung Kien from the Tran Phu High School for the Gifted in the northern city of Hai Phong won the silver medals, reported VNA.

Meanwhile, the bronze medal was grabbed by Le Thuy Mai Anh from the Ha Long High School for the Gifted in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

This year, Vietnam sent five students to the competition, who had been selected by the VPS from those winning prizes at the national physics competition.

This year’s competition was held in Slovenia, drawing the participation of 182 contestants from 37 nations.

Last year, Vietnamese students brought home one gold and one bronze.

Vietcombank among 1,000 largest companies globally

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has been named among this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 2,000 largest companies (Global 2000).

Vietcombank is the only Vietnamese representative to be ranked among Forbes' top 1,000 largest companies. (Photo: VNA)

The bank, which was the only Vietnamese representative to be ranked among the largest 1,000, was listed at 950th, a rise of 13 notches since 2020 and up 1,035 places since 2015.

Currently, Vietcombank possess total assets worth more than VND1.4 quadrillion and is the most valuable company on the Vietnamese stock market.

The rankings are based on a composite score comprised of revenues, profits, assets, and market value.

Companies which feature in the Global 2000 recorded a total of US$47.6 trillion in revenue, US$5 trillion in profits, US$233.7 trillion in assets, and US$76.5 trillion in market capitalisation.

In total, 58 countries are represented in the latest list, of which the United States is the leader with 590 companies, followed by China (including Hong Kong) with 351 companies, and Japan with 196 companies.

Vietnam Airlines Group to offer 7.1 mln seats during summer

All airline members of Vietnam Airlines Group – Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASO – will offer more than 7.1 million seats on both domestic and international routes during the peak summer travel season, reported VNA.

An air plane of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, a member of Vietnam Airlines Group.
(Photo: VNA)

It is estimated that a total of over 36,000 flights will be made available for summer travellers from June 1 to August 15.

The three carriers will provide nearly 6.3 million seats on more than 32,400 domestic flights, up 10 percent compared to the same period of 2019 before the COVID-19 broke out. The busiest routes are those among major cities of Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City with close to 160 flights per day.

Hundreds of flights will be also operated to fly vacationers to popular tourist destinations across Vietnam, including Phu Quoc, Cam Ranh, Da Lat, Hue, Quy Nhon, Dong Hoi, Tuy Hoa and Con Dao.

Vietnam Airlines Group plans to operate approximately 430 domestic flights daily during the summer.

More than 852,000 seats will be offered on international routes, down 40 percent from 2019 because cross-border travel demand is yet to fully recover.

Suggestions made to help optimise values of Global Geopark

According to VNA, experts from the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) have made a fact-finding tour of Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark and gave several recommendations to northern Cao Bang province to help improve the park conservation and optimisation.

A site in Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark in Ban Hau Valley of Cao Thang commune, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province (Photo: VNA)

The trip was made ahead of the re-assessment of Non Nuoc Cao Bang slated for late July.

At a meeting with the provincial People’s Committee on May 25, Guy Martini, Chairman of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, said thanks to local authorities’ efforts and creativity, 84 percent of the workload on the construction and protection of the park has been done, and it is now ready for re-assessment.

He also pointed out several issues needing improvement, suggesting the province print the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark logo on products of the “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme so as to popularise the site and encourage visitors to buy local specialties, thereby helping improve people’s livelihoods.

Martini spoke highly of the formation of a tour linking Non Nuoc Cao Bang with Dong Van Karst Plateau, another global geopark in the northernmost province of Ha Giang, which will help further tap into Non Nuoc Cao Bang’s values and attract tourists.

Experts visit“Mat than nui” (Mountain God’s Eye), a heritage site in Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark. (Photo: VNA)

Pham Quang Vinh, Secretary General of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO and Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO, said to bring into play the geopark’s values, it is necessary to maintain traditional cultural festivals, develop branded products, combine geopark tourism with cultural tourism, and boost communications to raise public awareness.

He also underlined the need to encourage businesses’ engagement in the park protection and development, improve the management board’s capacity, and popularise the province’s images to domestic and international tourists.

Non Nuoc Cao Bang was recognised as a member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network in 2018.

About 300 kilometres from Hanoi, the geopark covers over 3,000 sq.km. and is home to fossils, ocean sediment, volcanic rocks, minerals and karst landscapes, which can give researchers an insight into the 500 million years of the earth’s history. It is also well known for its rich biodiversity and many indigenous species of fauna and flora.

This is the second UNESCO-recognised global geopark in Vietnam after Dong Van Karst Plateau in Ha Giang, which received the honour in 2010./.

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