Australia has shared an additional 7,245,800 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses for children in Vietnam through a procurement agreement struck with UNICEF in partnership with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.

The vaccines were delivered to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City between March 28 and May 20.

The shipment has raised the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses supported by Australia to Vietnam to more than 22.2 million, including 7.8 million doses for adults and more than 7.2 million doses for children.

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie said that Australia has been proud to work on the national vaccination campaign in partnership with Vietnam since its first launch 2021, sharing adult vaccine doses and supporting the rollout across the country.

Along with these shipments, Australia is also providing around US$60 million in support of the Vietnamese vaccine rollout.

As part of this package, Australia is working with UNICEF and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health as it seeks to strengthen vaccine delivery systems, including cold chain upgrades, training for healthcare workers, as well as the planning and implementation of the rollout in remote provinces. This package also includes mobile vaccination drives in remote areas.

Rana Flowers, a representative of UNICEF, noted that vaccines are still the best choice to reduce the mortality and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that vaccines help to reduce the probability that children will get long-COVID or suffer from any major side effects.

“UNICEF is delighted to join hands with Australia to provide COVID-19 vaccines for children in Vietnam as well as to support our partners to enhance the capacity of the health and immunisation systems to efficiently and equitably distribute vaccines,” says Flowers.

Natural disasters developing complicatedly, unpredictably this year: forecaster

Natural disasters will develop complicatedly and unpredictably in 2022, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

In May, Vietnam was affected by 49 heavy downpours, 15 thunderstorms, 13 river erosions and 17 earthquakes, while the figures in the first five months of 2022 were 70, 74, 24 and 107, respectively, said the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Last month, natural disasters left 35 people dead or missing, 15 others injured, 24 houses pulled down, 49,434 cattle and poultry dead, and 55,725 hectares of rice and vegetable submerged.

During January-May, 61 people died or went missing and 35 others were injured during disasters. Economic losses were estimated at 3.87 trillion VND (166.8 million USD).

According to the centre, heavy downpours will remain in the northern region in June and July as the rainy season will linger there.

Local authorities and people are advised to take measures to raise their preparedness against the risk of landslide and flash flood.

Viettel wins big at 2022 IT World Awards

Viettel has grabbed the most awards among more than 100 IT firms participating in the 17th Annual 2022 IT World Awards with 41 products honoured in 37 categories.

This is the third consecutive year that all registered Vietttel products and services have won prizes at the competition.

Winning products are in the health, education, finance and cybersecurity areas that are prioritised by the Government. They have proven effective in practice and are used regularly. Typical among them are the COVID-19 vaccination support system, education ecosystem and remote working solution on cloud platform.

Notably, Mytel, a member company of Viettel Group in Myanmar, has received “Hot Company of the Year” award in the telecommunications category for its efforts to help Myanmar people overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.

IT World Awards is an annual award organised by Silicon Valley-based Network Product Guide to honour achievements and recognitions in the information technology and cyber security industries worldwide.

Vietnam defeat Afghanistan 2-0 in friendly match

Vietnam obtained a convincing win over Afghanistan in a friendly at the Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City on June 1 thanks to two goals by striker Pham Tuan Hai.

The national team last played here five years ago, and the crowd at the Thong Nhat Stadium was happy to finally see the Golden Star Warriors in action again. And Park Hang-seo’s men didn’t disappoint the home supporters.

In this friendly to prepare for the AFF Cup at the end of this year, coach Park started the game with many changes, most notably with Pham Tuan Hai replacing the familiar face of Nguyen Tien Linh up front, and the 24-year-old player did not let his coach down.

With a goal in each half, Hai bagged his first-ever goals for Vietnam and is certainly on his way to following Linh’s footsteps as one of the best Vietnamese forwards, and potentially solving Park’s headache of a lack of quality strikers.

Nguyen Quang Hai made his mark in the 32nd minute with a curving long shot from the right. The shot didn’t go in, but the corner kick that came from his shot a minute later was enough for the hosts to score the opener.

From Hai’s corner, the ball was fed to the far post for Vietnamese-German Adriano Schmidt who used his height to provide a brilliant headed assist to Pham Tuan Hai waiting in the middle to nod in an easy header.  

It was Hai's first goal for the national team, bringing momentum to the Hanoi FC player and his teammates for the rest of the match. On this form, it could well be the first of many for the lively forward.

Ending the first half a goal behind, Afghanistan started to attack rapidly in the second half. But Vietnam, with a batch of key players coming in, made it even harder for the visitors to find the equaliser.

And when the men in red could no longer their physicality after several unsuccessful attempts, Vietnam put the final nail in the coffin.

Two minutes before stoppage time, Tuan Hai completed his double with a superb solo run on the right wing, nutmegging Afghanistan's last defender before hitting a deadly low shot that beat goalie Ovays Azizi, sealing the win for Vietnam.

Beating their opponents 2-0 will serve as good preparation for Park’s players ahead of the V.League’s return this June and the upcoming AFF Cup at the end of the year.

Hanoi photo exhibition showcases Hungarian National Assembly

An exhibition to showcase the beautiful Hungarian Parliament is being held at the Vietnam National Library. 

The exhibition, entitled 'Hungarian National Assembly in ten large-scale posters', presents the history and function of the Hungarian Parliament. 

The building is considered to be one of the most beautiful parliament buildings in the world. The building is an invaluable treasure, the pride of the Hungarian nation and is listed as a UNESCO world cultural heritage site. 

This imposing edifice was built in a neo-gothic style over 17 years, based on the plans of Imre Steindl.

The dimensions of the neo-gothic palace are 265m-long and 123m wide. The building has a total of 29 gates allowing entrance to 262 numbered rooms. Upon its completion, it was one of the largest parliament buildings in the world. 

Besides the larger historic and allegorical murals, the walls, the ceilings and the wider architecture of the Parliament building are densely covered with ornamental and figurative decorative paintings. 

The exhibition runs until June 6 at 31 Trang Thi street, Hanoi.

Vietnam shows best-ever performance at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad

All the seven Vietnamese students competing at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) 2022 pocketed medals, including three golds, the Ministry of Education and Training reported on June 1.  

With three gold and four silver medals, Vietnam ranked third among the 35 participating countries and territories at the event, following China, and Russia.

This is the best-ever performance of Vietnam at the contest, the ministry noted.

The gold medalists are Truong Van Quoc Bao, a 12th grader from the Phan Boi Chau high school for gifted students in the central province of Nghe An; Duong Minh Khoi and Tran Xuan Bach from the high school for gifted students in natural sciences under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU).

Fifteen Vietnamese contestants competed online at the VNU University of Engineering and Technology on May 22.

The virtual APIO 2022, hosted by Egypt, gathered 888 contestants, 186 of whom were nominated for medals.

Special COVID requirements set for high school graduation exam

In cases candidates for the high school graduation exam are COVID-19-positive and have certificates for their health condition, they can be exceptionally approved for graduation, according to regulations issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

If the students want to take the exam, they must submit an application in which they commit to complying with regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control. The application must be signed by their parents or guardians.

They will be arranged to take the exam in separate rooms, which meet the requirements for COVID-19 prevention and control.

If the candidates are suspected of having COVID-19, they will also sit in separate rooms for the exam.

The exam is scheduled to take place on July 7 and 8 this year.

Campaign helps change gender stereotypes

The music video (MV) “Viec nho to ta cung lo” (small or big things, we all do) – the theme song of a social media campaign titled “Thanh nien chuan – Noi khong voi dinh kien gioi” (Standard youth - Say no to gender stereotypes) has been launched recently, aiming to raise public awareness of changing gender-related behaviors
 
The campaign was initiated by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) in collaboration with Plan International Vietnam  under the sponsorship from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DFAT).

The MV officially made its debut on May 30 on VieOn and digital platforms of the HCMCYU. It is performed by rapper Rica Nguyen Viet Hung and singer Lam Bao Ngoc.

Previously, the organisers launched an online interactive contest on sharing financial responsibilities in families, towards changing gender stereotypes in housework, financial responsibility, career choice and leadership role between men and women.

Re-establish centralised drug procurement centre: HCM City health department

The HCM City Department of Health has proposed the re-establishment of a centralised drug and medical procurement centre to remove current errors in the bidding process.

The centre would organise the procurement, equipment, supply and coordination of goods including drugs, medical supplies and equipment for hospitals and medical centers.

As per the proposal, the centre will ensure professionalism, operate on a large scale independently and objectively to meet procurement needs of the medical industry.

According to the Department of Health, re-establishment of the center would ensure transparency and limit errors that have been happening when units organise their own bidding for medical equipment and drugs. It would also reduce waste by actively regulating drugs and consumables.

UpYouth working to bring Silicon Valley startup culture to Vietnam

UpYouth - the first startup incubator in Vietnam - is intended to bring the Silicon Valley startup culture to the Southeast Asian nation.

The incubator, whose members are studying and working at leading universities and groups from across the world, targets young entrepreneurs.

It offers connectivity, consultation, training and market research opportunities, along with other kinds of assistance, to Vietnamese people aged from 18 to 25 who want to embark on tech startup.

Since its inception more than one year ago, the 2,000-strong incubator has helped firms lure up to 2.5 million USD.

Vietnam is becoming a magnet in Southeast Asia for attracting investment in start-ups, driven by a convergence of a young consumer and workforce base with increasing demands for digital technology in the post-pandemic period.

Outstanding SEA Games 31 athletes to be honoured with Labour Order

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision to confer the Labour Order to athletes who made outstanding achievements at SEA Games 31.

Under the decision, the second-class Labour Order will be awarded to swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang who won five golds and broke two records at the Games, swimmer Tran Hung Nguyen with four golds and two records, Nguyen Thi Huong with five golds in canoeing, and runner Nguyen Thi Oanh with three golds and one record.

The U23 men’s and women’s football teams and 19 athletes in many sports teams will be awarded the third-class Labour Order.

SEA Games 31 took place in Hanoi and 11 nearby localities from May 12-23.

Vietnam ranked first in the medal standings with 205 gold, 125 silver and 116 bronze medals. Thailand came second while Indonesia finished third.

Fulbright University helps improve natural capital management in Mekong Delta

Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session with a delegation from Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) under Fulbright University Vietnam on the implementation of the Natural Capital Management project in the Mekong Delta region.

Dr. Vu Thanh Tu An, director of the project, said that the project is jointly funded by Dragon Capital and Galaxy Studio, covering the whole Mekong Delta region with Can Tho being the central location.

It aims to identify the most serious environmental challenges facing the region, thus analysing and developing solutions based on solid scientific evidence, while organising dialogue with policy-makers, scientists, businesses, people and other stakeholders.

Accordingly, five priorities of the project include agricultural transition, energy, risk management, ecological preservation, and regional connectivity in the Mekong Delta region.

National Press Awards 2021 to honour 115 works

The National Press Awards 2021 will honour 115 works, the judging panel announced on June 1.

There will be 10 A prizes, 22 B prizes, 48 C prizes and 35 consolation prizes. They are selected from 1,911 entries sent to the organising board.

Le Quoc Minh, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan (People) newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalist Association (VJA) and Chairman of the National Press Awards Council, said the entries comprehensively reflected the country's political, economic, social and cultural life, as well as security, defence and foreign affairs in 2021.

Topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic dominate the awards, with many touching pieces helping to spread empathy among society.

This is the fifth edition of the contest that has seen the participation of all 63 journalist associations from around the country.

FPT builds large educational complex in Ha Nam

FPT Group started work on an educational complex in the northern province of Ha Nam on May 31.

The 11.9ha complex, named FPT Unischool Ha Nam, is scheduled to open in a year. It will provide training for about 10,000 students.

FPT CEO Nguyen Van Khoa said his business will reserve the best resources for all levels of education, from general to tertiary education, in Ha Nam to create skilled human resources and contribute to local development.

As the leading tech firm in Vietnam, FPT is currently the only enterprise to build large educational complexes in key economic hubs, including Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Binh Dinh.

Painting exhibition displays underprivileged kids’ artworks

A collection of 50 paintings by children with disabilities, orphans and underprivileged is on display at the city’s Fine Arts Museum to mark Children’s Day (June 1).

Deputy director of the museum Nguyen Thi Trinh said the exhibition has been organised by the city’s association for children with disabilities and orphans, Hope Village and the museum for the second time.

The first edition of the exhibition was organised in 2018 with an aim of promoting desire and love of arts among children, she said.

Most of paintings, which were created from wax, colour wax and water colour on papers, expressed dreams and hopes of the underprivileged children group in future life.

Trinh added that the museum plans to offer an artwork camp where children and the children with disabilities could create themselves paintings on the knowledge and skills learned from different centres.

They have dreams of being teachers, doctors, and pilots when they grow up.

The free exhibition runs until June 20.

Over 150 works enter National Press Awards 2021’s final round

A total of 152 outstanding works entered the final round of the 16th National Press Awards which was held on June 1.

They were selected from 1,911 entries sent to the organising board, according to Nguyen Duc Loi, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA).

The works cover all important events of the country in 2021, from political, economic, social, cultural to security and defence aspects, including the 13th National Party Congress, the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure, and COVID-19 prevention and control.

The awarding ceremony is expected to take place on June 21 – the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.

Two endangered animals handed over to national park

Two critically endangered animals have been put under protection of the Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Ninh Binh province after they were found near residential areas, the national park announced on June 1.

The park has coordinated with Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) to take into care a Sunda pangolin that was previously discovered by a local in Du Hang Kenh commune, Le Chan district, the northern city of Hai Phong. The pangolin, in good health now, is being cared for under the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Programme at Cuc Phuong National Park.

A pig-tailed macaque has been also handed over to the national park by a woman living in Nhac Lap Village, Trung Trac commune, Van Lam district, the northern province of Hung Yen. She said she found the macaque in her neighbourhood and took it home more than a month ago.

Both animals are listed in Vietnam’s Red Data Book of rare and endangered animals.

Century-old photo album about local industries presented to archives centre

National Archives Centre No. 3 received a photo album on industries in Vietnam in the early years of the 20th century from a Vietnamese-French ethnologist on June 1.

The album, titled “Technique du Peuple Annamite” (Technique of the Annamese people), was a gift from ethnologist Vu Thi Xuan Phuong presented via the Vietnamese Embassy in France.

Former Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Thiep handed over the collection to the centre.

This album was a result of fact-finding trips by Henri Oger, a researcher on Oriental cultures and a student of Louis Finot - the first director of the Hanoi-based French School of the Far East, in Hanoi and neighbouring areas while he was working for the French expeditionary force in Indochina in 1908 - 1909.

Gathering photos of all local industries in the early 20th century, the album was produced in around 1910 by using the traditional woodblock printing technique of Vietnamese people.

There are only four copies of this album left in the world at present, and they are currently kept at Vietnamese and French libraries.

At the presentation ceremony in Hanoi, Thiep also handed over some voice records about the Paris Peace Conference on the Vietnam War in 1973 provided by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Sufficient power supply to be ensured in 2022: Ministry

The electricity supply will basically be guaranteed in 2022 without a risk of power shortage, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has said. 

A recent report of the ministry said the power production and import in the January – May period reached an estimated 108.7 billion kWh, up 4 percent year-on-year, and 109 million kWh less than the yearly plan.

According to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the production and import will reach 166.6 billion kWh in the remaining months of the year, bringing the total in the whole year to 275.4 billion kWh, up 7.9 percent compared to 2021.

The ministry has requested hydropower plants to store water in reservoirs to prepare for generation in the dry season of 2022, and coal suppliers and investors of thermal power plants to have solutions in order to ensure enough fuel in the context of high fuel price due to the influence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Relevant units have been urged to speed up the progress of the transmission line works, especially 500 kV and 220 kV transmission ones.

In April and May, businesses put the 500 kV Vung Ang - Quang Trach - Doc Soi transmission line and the 220kV Thanh Hoa - Nghi Son - Quynh Luu transmission line into operation.

Vietnam, Laos sign MoU on inspection cooperation

The two inspection agencies of Vietnam and Laos signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 1 aimed at further improving inspections, the settlement of complaints and denunciations, and anti-corruption efforts.

The signing of the MoU is part of the ongoing visit to Vietnam by a high-ranking Laotian delegation within the framework of the co-operation agreement between the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and the State Inspection Authority of Laos.

Van Hau almost back to full fitness after long-term knee injury

After a year and nine months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury, Đoàn Văn Hậu is almost ready to return to competitive football.

The 23-year-old left-back was injured playing for his club Hà Nội FC in September 2020 and had to undergo surgery on his knee.

Then, in September 2021, Hậu suffered a recurrence of the injury, ruling out his return in time for the remaining World Cup qualifiers.

After successfully undergoing another operation in South Korea in November 2021, Hậu has gone through a strict recovery plan with the Hà Nội FC medical team.

Heralding his return to almost full fitness, he has been named on the shortlist of players for Hà Nội FC at the Four Heroes Cup.

However, Hậu isn't rushing his return to competitive football. 

“My injury has made much progress but I still need more time to recover, so I won’t probably play,” said the national team defender.

“Despite not playing, training with the team is good for my recovery. Hopefully, I can come back after this tournament.”

Localities would be held accountable if COVID outbreaks occur due to refusal of vaccines

The health ministry has warned that localities that don’t retrieve their allocated COVID-19 vaccines to roll out to the population and let outbreaks happen will be held accountable before both Government and the Prime Minister.

This is part of the cable the ministry sent to municipal and provincial People’s Committees and Party Committees.

The ministry said that on May 16, the National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology had issued Decision No 743/QĐ-VSDTTW on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines – allocation numbered 146 and 147, with the amount equivalent to 30 per cent of the remaining estimated demands for the third dose in localities – but the institute reported that 13 localities have yet to ‘pick up’ the allocated vaccines, or have written requests to waive the allocated vaccine or to transfer the allocated vaccines to other localities.

Local leaders are asked to direct health departments to urgently take up the vaccines and roll out the shots – especially the third and fourth doses for adults, and for children aged five to under 12 years.

Vietnam to reach net zero emissions in 2050

There is a great potential for green transition in Vietnam, which by 2050 can become a net zero-carbon economy according to the Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2021 (EOR21) which was released on Thursday morning in Hanoi.

The report, which is the third in a series of outlook publications, was developed in close cooperation between the Danish Energy Agency (DEA), the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (Vietnam), and the Embassy of Denmark. It provides mid- to long-term perspectives on possible development paths for Vietnam’s energy system towards 2050, guides policy makers and inspires deliberations on a green transition.

Particularly, the EOR21 examines a scenario for Vietnam to reach the net zero emissions by 2050 and an in-depth study on the green transport sector with higher share of electrification and a modal shift towards collective means of transport which resulted in a significant reduction of CO2 emissions and air pollution.

It is expected that the report will give concrete inputs to the implementation of Vietnam’s National Power Development Plan No. 8 (PDP8), the National Energy Master Plan, the Vietnamese Climate Change Strategy and other governmental plans and strategies.  

Ninh Binh national park receives more rare animals

Two more rare animals have been handed over to Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh after being rescued.
According to the management board of Cuc Phuong National Park, the agency co-operated with Save Vietnam's Wildlife to save one Sunda pangolin and one pig-tailed macaque.

The Sunda Pangolin was found at Du Hang Kenh Ward in Haiphong City and the pig-tailed macaque was raised by a family in Trung Trac Commune, Van Lam District.

The two animals, which are being kept at Cuc Phuong National Park, are in stable health condition.

Both the pig-tailed macaque and the Sunda Pangolin are listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book. The pig-tailed macaque is an endangered and rare species.

Traditional celebration of Doan Ngo Festival replicated

An ancient ritual was reproduced on June 1 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi as part of the celebration of the Doan Ngo Festival (which take place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month).

During the Later Le Dynasty (1533 - 1789), kings would host a ritual to give fans to all the mandarins during the Doan Ngo Festival in summer.

With the hot weather surrounding Doan Ngo Festival, the ritual to give fans to all the mandarins showed the king's special care for the mandarins.

This year, the organising board displayed a 2.4m-sized royal fan from 1503 with a poem written by King Le Hien Tong inscribed on the fan along with the display of some replica fans for kings, queens and mandarins.

The exhibition space also introduces visitors to the unique customs of Doan Ngo Festival. On the occasion, the public listened to Professor of History Le Van Lan and Culinary Artist Pham Thi Anh Tuyet speak about old customs and old trays on Doan Ngo Festival.

Hanoi welcomes nearly 1.9 million tourists in May

According to the Hanoi Department of Tourism, the total number of tourists in Hanoi in May was estimated at 1.88 million arrivals, an increase of more than 16 times over the same period in 2021, of which international arrivals were estimated at 85,000.

Total revenue from tourists is estimated at 5.7 trillion VND, an increase of nearly 18 times compared to the same period in 2021. This is a month in which Hanoi set a record in terms of both visitors and revenue since the Covid-19 epidemic broke out two years ago.

This result has been achieved because Hanoi was the venue for the main activities and competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in May. On the occasion, the city welcomed thousands of guests to attend the SEA Games 31, including athletes and coaches, sports guests, and domestic and foreign spectators.

Generally, in the first five months of 2022, Hanoi is estimated to have welcomed 6.53 million visitors, an increase of more than 2 times compared to the same period in 2021, with international visitors estimated at 126.2 thousand arrivals.

Total revenue from tourists is estimated at 18.9 trillion VND, up 2 times over the same period in 2021. These are positive signs, marking a strong recovery for the capital's tourism sector in the post-COVID -19 period.

HCMC temporarily suspends issuing common passports

The Immigration Management Office under the HCMC Police Department has suspended the issuance of common passports from June 1 due to waiting for the release of a new passport design.

In exceptional cases, a passport would be granted for people who are in urgent need to travel, such as medical treatment, mission trips or passengers who purchased flight tickets.

The Ministry of Public Security expects to start issuing the passports with a new look to citizens starting on July 1.

The graphic design of the new passport presents images of Vietnam’s well-known landscapes and cultural heritages, including Ha Long Bay, Hue ancient capital, Hung Kings Temple, Hoi An ancient town, My Son Sanctuary, Nha Rong (Dragon House) harbor, Lung Cu flag tower, To Vo Gate on Ly Son Island. The new passport contains techniques and materials designed to prevent passport forgery.

Vietnam ranks 9th among global average intelligence quotient

Intelligence quotient is a score derived from a set of standardized tests used to assess job applicants.

Vietnamese ranked ninth on a list of countries and territories with the highest average intelligence quotient (IQ), according to the 2022 Worldwide IQ test results released by Finnish enterprise Wiqtcom Inc.

The information was posted on Wiqtcom's Worldwide IQ Test website earlier this month. The data showed that the Vietnamese have an average IQ score of 109.37 out of a theoretical maximum of 200, placing it between Italy (110.87) and Finland (109.2).

The Worldwide IQ Test, which has been conducting IQ tests around the world since 2019, is considered a reliable, accurate, and unbiased source.

IQ is a score derived from a set of standardized tests used for assessing job applicants.

ource: VNA/SGT/VNS/VOV/Dtinews/SGGP/VGP/Hanoitimes