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Sydney’s Bondi Beach Hosts Swimming’s Ultimate Rivalry

Australia and USA Duel in the Pool Showdown

Bondi Icebergs Club

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SYDNEY, Aug. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Destination New South Wales (NSW) has announced that Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach hosted the ultimate swimming showdown this morning with Duel in the Pool. The Australian Dolphins went head-to-head in an open ocean “point-to-point” relay with Team USA, with the competitive ocean swim kicking off the three-day event, marking the first time since 2007 that the U.S. team has competed in Australia.

Duel in the Pool is a series of long and short course match races between the two rival swimming superpowers. Established in 2003, the original Duel in the Pool capitalised on the momentum of the Sydney Olympics to pit swimming’s greatest rivals against each other in a made-for-TV event. The exciting format blends the traditional points system with racing, fan engagement, broadcast and pool deck concepts previously unprecedented in swimming.

The Duel in Pool Australian team was led by captains Leisel Jones and Grant Hackett, and includes Cody Simpson, Emma McKeon, Ellie Cole, Shayna Jack, Mollie O’Callaghan, and Zac Stubblety-Cook. Team USA athletes include Annie Lazor, Mallory Comerford, Jamal Hill, Chase Kalisz, Ryan Held and McKenzie Coan, led by USA Team Captain Aaron Peirsol.

Sydney is set to host an incredible calendar of exclusive international sporting events this year, including the Sydney Super Cup, FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, and the UCI Road World Championships, highlighting why Sydney is considered one of the great sporting cities of the world.

Duel in the Pool will continue at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August and is proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.

Visitors to Bondi Beach will feel re-energised by the laid-back lifestyle, stunning coastal surrounds and buzzing eateries. Start the day with an early morning surf, yoga class or swim at Bondi Icebergs, all while being treated to a glorious sunrise over the ocean. Catch a glimpse of a frolicking whale or two from May to November each year, and marvel at the dramatic coastline along the iconic Bondi to Bronte Walk.

For more information on things to see and do in Sydney, visit www.sydney.com. Share your favourite Sydney experiences on social media using #feelnewsydney #ILoveSydney.

Media contact: Wayne Mitcham E: wayne@amio.nz

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Made In Italy, Marcell Jacobs Among the Ambassadors of the National Branding Campaign Alongside Giorgio Armani and Federica Pellegrini

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Marcell Jacobs, Olympic gold medallist, world indoor gold medallist and now also European champion in Munich has become an ambassador for the ‘Made in Italy’ campaign launched last year by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the ICE Agency.

ROME, Aug. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Marcell Jacobs, Olympic gold medallist, world indoor gold medallist and now also European champion in Munich, in recent months has not only been preparing to keep Italy’s name high in sport but has also made another important contribution to our country, joining many other ambassadors of Made in Italy quality around the world who wanted to add their own testimonials to the extraordinary communication campaign launched last year by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the ICE Agency. Filmed contributions have been posted on the official madeinitaly.gov.it website and feature Giorgio Armani, whose video has exceeded 3 million views, Renzo Rosso, Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino, World Music guru Peter Gabriel, and world-acclaimed photographers such as Sebastião Salgado, not to forget another Olympian Federica Pellegrini, and World Trade Organisation Director-General Ngozi Okonjo Iweala.

The campaign, curated by Pomilio Blumm, is the first example of nation branding ever undertaken for Italy through a narrative based on six well-defined values: creativity, passion, tradition, innovation, style and diversity. Particularly effective is the contribution of Giorgio Armani, who explains his idea of Made in Italy. The words of the great fashion designer are then complemented in the video by iconic images of Italy. In just a few lines, the designer draws an extraordinary portrait of our country. “What an extraordinary form Italy has”- are the words of Giorgio Armani- “modelled by nature that has come to be culture. Made in Italy is part of it, a story of the country that can’t be written in one day and is not simply the result of a marketing strategy. It’s a story- complex and simple at the same time – of the mastery of craft, a sense of elegance and tradition of taste,  of an attitude for innovation and technical ability, of attention to detail and creativity. My personal experience confirms that this system of mastery characterises design, fashion, jewellery, our entire manufacturing process. For me, the mastery is this: to unite a tradition of precise and skilful work with the aesthetic quality of our history. Our great ambassadors are not only the works of art but also those products that define the basis of the quality of life like clothing, habitation, the potential of hospitality from food to tourism. So, if I have to think about what the objective of Made in Italy is, I would say that it is to make those around the world who choose it, live better.”

For more information:
LaPresse SpA Communication and Press Office Director
Barbara Sanicola – barbara.sanicola@lapresse.it

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Tim Davis Announces Montauk Oceanfront Price Reduction to $16.5M

Amongst a collection of luxurious Hampton homes, this designer beach house capitalizes on its iconic locale and ocean views in the most glorious way

Oceanfront

Oceanfront

MONTAUK, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Principal interior designer and architect Thierry Despont is well known for creating luxurious spaces that blend comfort and warm sophistication. So when his clients decided to renovate their oceanfront haven, they called on him to elevate the already lovely home. “Imagine moving into a turnkey oceanfront residence by none other than Thierry Despont, the French architect and interior designer involved with such storied properties as the Carlyle Hotel,” asks preeminent listing broker Tim Davis of Corcoran. “Sequestered on nearly 1.5 acres, 180 feet of pristine Atlantic Ocean, this stunning Montauk hideaway awaits its new chapter at the end of a long-gated drive.”

“This is one of the most extraordinary houses in the Hamptons, thanks to its incredible location,” says Thierry Despont. “With Daryl and Steve, we have completely transformed the original house to be the most unique beach house in the Hamptons. We created a double- height living room with a wooden ceiling reminiscent of the hull of a wooden boat. When you are in the house, you feel on the edge of the world, miles away from the bustle of Manhattan connected to nature.”

From the moment you enter this iconic beach house, it’s all about the views. The double-height great room with a wall of clerestory windows floods the room and illuminates throughout while allowing one to soak in the water views. Oversized sliding doors open up to an oceanside deck where one can enjoy alfresco living with the beguiling ocean breeze. Every room of the three-bedroom, four-bath estate is strategically placed to enjoy the endless captivating ocean views. Luxurious with understated elegance, the home features custom cabinetry, beautiful wood floors, high-quality finishes, and appliances.

When night calls, the primary suite draws homeowners upstairs to their own secluded wing. The voluminous suite features dual walk-in closets, a spa-esque ensuite with radiant heated floors and onyx surfaces. The private deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean is ideal for soaking in sunsets and sunrises.

Outdoors several decks and covered spaces provide ample space to entertain amongst the lush setting. Cool off in the large heated gunite pool or wander down a private pathway to the beach. A mere minutes from the famous Gurney’s resort, premier shopping, fine dining, and world-class golf facilities, this beach house appeals to the most discriminating tastes.

216 Old Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954 is offered at $16,500,000.

For more information and a private showing, please contact:

Tim Davis, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Thomas P. Davis, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Corcoran Group Real Estate

Corcoran Group Real Estate
24 Main Street Southampton, NY 11968
T: +1 631.702.9211 or +1 516.356.5736
E: tgdavis@corcoran.com
W: www.timdavishamptons.com

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Ministry requests prevention and control of violence and abuse of children

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has sent an official document requesting the People’s Committees of provinces and cities across the country to strengthen the prevention and control of violence and abuse of children.

This came in the wake of a recent spike in cases of child violence and abuse, causing serious complications in their physical and social development, that shocked the public.

To minimise damage and ensure children’s rights and interests, the ministry has asked people’s committees in provinces and cities to implement a rigourous system to comprehensively prevent and combat violence and child abuse.

It has been proposed for communes to implement child protection measures, prioritising the allocation of resources to ensure timely intervention and support for children that are victims of violence and abuse, and assigning the local interdisciplinary organisations – particularly the child protection body – the responsibility of protecting children and looking out for signs of abuse.

The ministry has also requested commune-level child protection groups to be active participants in grasping a comprehensive understanding of familial situations or environments that show signs of possible risks of violence and abuse, especially amongst children living in families with divorced or separated parents, or parents who work far away or have criminal records.

Following the proposal, local authorities should push for further education and dissemination of morals, lifestyles and appropriate behaviours in families, as well as the responsibility taken by adults to set an example for children.

Efforts should be made to instruct families, educational institutions, and children on identifying and notifying authorities about violence and abuse, especially in situations where parents, relatives or caregivers infringe upon the life, spirit and dignity of the child.

The ministry also asked local authorities to be more prompt in retrieving and processing information or notifications of risks or acts of violence and child abuse, strengthen the inspection and examination of potential violence and child abuse cases in the local areas and lend further support to young victims.

Local authorities have the responsibility to detect and handle such cases of child maltreatment, and hold agencies, organisations and individuals accountable should they attempt to conceal, irresponsibly handle, fail to notify and denounce acts of violence and child abuse./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Reference exchange rate up 13 VND on August 19

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,205 VND/USD on August 19, up 13 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of  +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,900 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,510 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at many commercial banks either stayed stable or dropped slightly.

At 8:30 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,235 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,545 VND/USD, both unchanged from the end of August 18.

BIDV reduced both rates by 5 VND to 23,260 VND/USD (buying) and 23,540 VND/USD (selling).

During the week from August 15-19, the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar generally followed an upward trend. It ended the week up 45 VND./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Ten Vietnamese named among world’s best scientists

Ten Vietnamese working in the country have been listed among the world’s best scientists by research.com, a reputable scientist ranking website.

The ranking is based on D-index (Discipline H-index), which includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline. It analysed the data of 166,880 scientists in 24 areas on Microsoft Academic Graph. The ten scientists named in the ranking specialise in six areas – engineering and technology, computer science, environmental science, material science, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and community health.

They include four scientists from the Vietnam National University-Hanoi –  Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Son; Prof. Dr. Pham Hung Viet; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tu Binh Minh. The others are Prof. Nguyen Van Tuan (Phiiippe Derreumaux), Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thoi Trung, Assoc. Prof. Thai Hoang Chien from Ton Duc Thang University; Prof. Nguyen Van Hieu from Phenikaa University; Prof. Nguyen Xuan Hung and Assoc. Prof. Phung Van Phuc from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology.

Earlier in October 2021, five Vietnamese were named in the list of the world’s top 10,000 scientists released by the US’s PLOS Biology Journal, including Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Son./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Hanoi, Giap Bat train stations to be relocated for Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi urban railway line

The railway infrastructure of Hanoi and Giap Bat train stations will be relocated to make room for the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi urban railway line, according to the Transport Ministry.

In a written reply to Hanoi voters’ question on the construction pace of the Ngoc Hoi station complex, the ministry said the Hanoi People’s Committee will be the main investor of the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi line, and will be responsible for the depot area of the line.

The transport ministry has instructed the Railway Project Management Board to hand over documents on the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi project to Hanoi authorities in order to speed up the project.

Hanoi, Giap Bat train stations to be relocated for Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi urban railway line hinh anh 2Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

As the Hanoi and Giap Bat stations will change from being national railway terminals to metro stations, the ministry will cooperate with relevant authorities to relocate the national railway infrastructure at the two stations to make room for the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi project.

The first stage of the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi project had been approved to be implemented from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, adjustments of the project were approved, under which it will be carried out from 2017 to 2024. The project has total investment of over 81.5 trillion VND (3.48 billion USD)./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Morning digest on August 19

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency.

-Vietnam and Kazakhstan should enhance cooperation in areas of good potential such as agriculture, tourism and transportation, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a reception for Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi in Hanoi on August 18.

He spoke highly of the visit to Vietnam by the Kazakh official on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, and noted his belief that the visit will contribute to consolidating and promoting the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries.Read full story

-Meanwhile, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed Vietnam always treasures its traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan during his meeting with the Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister the same day.

PM Chinh suggested the two sides further promote the exchange of delegations at all levels, and support each other at multilateral forums and international organisations, particularly the United Nations and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Read full story

-Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with the Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during which the two top diplomats compared notes on measures to foster cooperation between the two countries.

Son viewed Tileuberdi’s Vietnam visit, which was made from August 17-18 on the occasion of the 30th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties, as momentum to strongly beef up traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries.Read full story

-The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded its law-making session on August 18 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Addressing the function, Hue stressed that over four days, the committee has completed the agenda for the session, making comments on eight bills and one resolution project containing legal regulations.Read full story

-Vietnam Social Security (VSS) said as of August 18 its branches in provinces and cities had paid out 689 billion VND (29.4 million USD) to support more than 243,000 labourers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The allocation was pursuant to the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee’s Resolution No. 24/2022/UBTVQH15 on continuing to provide financial support for employees under its Resolution No. 03/2021/UBTVQH15 adopted earlier on support policies for employers and employees hit by the pandemic, using the Unemployment Insurance Fund. Read full story

-The Vietnamese office of the international child-focused agency World Vision on August 18 held a workshop in Hanoi to kick off its Against Child Exploitation (ACE) project in the country.

Funded by the US Department of Labour, the 2.4 million USD project aims to strengthen the capacity of the Vietnamese Government to address Worse Forms of Child Labour (WFCL), including Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC), and violations of acceptable working conditions.Read full story

-The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on August 18 arrested Nguyen Tien Than, an official at the Government Office’s department of international relations, to investigate the act of “taking bribes” in line with Article 354 of the Penal Code.

The arrest is in connection with the case of “giving and taking bribes” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Consular Department, in Hanoi and other province and cities. Read full story

-Indochina Kajima Development Company, a joint venture between Vietnam’s Indochina Capital and Japan’s Kajima Corporation, on August 18 began the construction of a Wink Hotel, a revolutionary new hospitality brand, in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Indochina Kajima had announced a pipeline of 20 hotels within seven years, with the first – Wink Hotel Saigon Centre – inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City last year, and two others to be put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2023 in the central city of Da Nang.Read full story

-Namaste Vietnam Festival 2022 opened in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on August 18 night to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence Day and the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-India diplomatic ties.

Organised by the Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa province, the festival will last until August 20 with various activities like art performances, exchanges with Indian artists and lamp lighting – a traditional Indian ritual praying for peace, happiness and prosperity. Read full story/.

Source: Vietnam News Agency