TRANSLATION – PRACTICE

1. Vingroup weighs selling school, health units as Vietnam's biggest firm refocuses
Weighs: cân nặng -> cân nhắc

Tập đoàn Vingroup cân nhắc bán trường học và bệnh viện trực thuộc trong công cuộc tái định
hướng đầu tư/tái cơ cấu/cấu trúc lại.

2. The Vietnamese government and Microsoft have stepped up their partnership in

cybersecurity, announcing Thursday that local companies including Vietnam Airlines,
Sabeco brewery and Petrolimex are taking part in cybersecurity training offered by
the U.S. software company.
Step up: tiến thêm 1 bước
CP VN và tập đoàn Microsoft đã tiến thêm 1 bước trong mối quan hệ hợp tác ở lĩnh vực an
ninh mạng; theo tin đưa ngày thứ 5 thì nhiều công ty trong đó có VN Airlines, Sabeco,
Petrolimex đang tham gia các khóa tập huấn về an ninh mạng do công ty phần mềm này của
Hoa Kỳ tổ chức.
3. The average growth rate of Vietnam power sources in 2011-2015 reached 13 percent
per annum, of which the coal-fired power growth rate was the highest at 27 percent
per annum, followed by hydropower with 15 percent and renewable energy with 37
percent.
The average growth rate: Tỷ lệ tăng trưởng trung bình
Tỷ lệ tăng trưởng trung bình của các nguồn cung cấp năng lượng hàng năm trong giai đoạn từ
2011 đến 2015
4. Though the pandemic has been controlled to a great extent and the movie industry is
2011 đến 21warming up after the Covid-19 hibernation, the specter of Covid-19
seems to continue hanging over cinemas across Vietnam, with many screens again
shut by the new infection wave of July and August.
5. Prime Minister Abe Shinzo ‘s departure raises questions about the future direction of
Japan’s relations with Vietnam, which has benefited significantly from Japan’s
renewed diplomatic activism and currently enjoys a robust partnership with the
world’s third-largest economy.
6. Flanked by a number of rivers including the stunning Mekong and Saigon, Vietnam
has many iconic places to visit such as the architecturally brilliant former imperial
capital, Hue.
7. Vietnam and China had concluded negotiations in 2000 on the delimitation of areas
within the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and signed a maritime delimitation
agreement.
8. Partnering with American firms would shrink Vietnam’s trade surplus with the US—
and help Hanoi hold the line in the South China Sea.
9. If member states do not prioritise regional interests, Asean could be manipulated by
larger powers seeking to advance their interests in the region
10. Vietnam has lifted the mandatory 14-days quarantine for foreign experts, investors
and diplomats if they enter the country for less than 14 days, however, they must
comply with all other health measures and must follow their scheduled itinerary.