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The campaign took place amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Việt Nam and other countries worldwide. Vietnam Electricity and its member companies nationwide encouraged organisations, offices and customers to switch off unnecessary electrical devices during Earth Hour. The event, launched by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Việt Nam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, received a warm response from people across all 63 cities and provinces. The main activities included a social media campaign from March 12 to 28 calling for commitments to save electricity on the WWF website and reviewing the campaign from March 28 to April 4. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoàng Quốc Vượng said the Party and State had implemented important policies to promote energy saving and develop renewable energy. He called on offices, organisations, businesses and people throughout the country to actively join the Earth Hour campaign … [Read more...] about Việt Nam saves over VNĐ800 million worth of electricity during Earth Hour

The 187th patient is an American man, 30, living in Hà Nội’s Tâ Hồ District. He arrived at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội on March 13. He underwent self-quarantine at home from March 13-19 and had close contact with four Vietnamese people and five foreigners of the same building where he stays. His sample was taken for testing under a large-scale testing campaign on March 22 and the result was announced on March 25. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam reports 188 cases of COVID-19

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Phùng Thị Lý Hà, HARACO’s deputy general director, said Việt Nam Railway carries around 9 million passengers per year. HARACO alone has more than five million people using its services annually. The number of passengers booking and paying for railway tickets online has been on the rise. … [Read more...] about HARACO launches online payment service through NganLuong.vn

Phaidon said 30 interested parties had inquired about buying the magazine, which was founded in 1951 and helped spawn the French new wave cinema through writers including Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol, who went on to become critically lauded film-makers. … [Read more...] about Le Monde sells influential cinema magazine Cahiers du Cinéma

“It’s hard for me to imagine all the matches behind closed doors, but we still don’t know whether we’ll resume, with or without spectators,” added Ceferin. “If there are no other alternatives, it would still be better to conclude the leagues. I can say that I’m not thinking about staging the European cup finals behind closed doors.” … [Read more...] about Current football season could be lost, warns Uefa’s Aleksander Ceferin