Hanoi is speeding up the construction of a racetrack to host the country’s first F1 Grand Prix in April 2020. The road foundations have basically been completed, while other facilities such as stands and safety fences are being built. Fences have been removed from some street sections to ensure traffic Some existing streets around My Dinh Sports Complex in Nam Tu Liem District will be upgraded as part of the racetrack. The 5.56-km racetrack with 23 turns, designed by German firm Tilke and Formula 1 Group, covers 88 hectares. The project was kicked off in March this year and is scheduled for completion by late December. In April this year, F1 chief executive officer Chase Carey inspected the project’s initial work. He said that next year’s inaugural race in Hanoi will be “uniquely exciting” thanks to a street track he hopes will help make the event a global spectacle. … [Read more...] about Hanoi hastens F1 racetrack construction
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Hoi An beauty to be featured at Miss Grand International
Vietnamese representative Nguyen Ha Kieu Loan will wear a dress featuring the beauty of Hoi An town in the central province of Quang Nam at the upcoming Miss Grand International 2019. The costume, with around 2,000 light bulbs, will depict the town’s sparkling night space full of lanterns and its iconic Japanese Covered Bridge. It will compete at the contest’s category of traditional costume. The dress Kieu Loan will wear at Miss Grand International 2019 The image of a dog and of a monkey of the Japanese Covered Bridge is included in the dress. Besides, the pair of dragons of Ong Pagoda and tile roofs of Hoi An houses are also decorated on the dress. Kieu Loan, 19, born in Hoi An, is the first runner-up of Miss World Vietnam 2019. She is 1.70 metres tall and measures 80-61-95. Kieu Loan, the first runner-up of Miss World Vietnam 2019 Kieu Loan is expected to go far and achieve a positive result whilst taking part in this year’s global pageant scheduled to … [Read more...] about Hoi An beauty to be featured at Miss Grand International
VTV acquires Vietnam-Indonesia match broadcasting right
VTV has secured the broadcasting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Vietnam and Indonesia for USD400,000. illustrative image VTV also announced that the match, which will start at 7.30 pm on October 15 at Bung Karno Stadium, will be broadcasted live on VTV6. Next Media Company successfully bought the broadcasting rights for the match with Malaysia on October 10, with UAE on November 14, Thailand on November 19 and Indonesia on June 4, 2020. The broadcasting rights for other Vietnam matches with Malaysia on March 31, 2020 and with UAE on June 9, 2020, haven't been bought. The Football Association of Indonesia transferred the broadcasting rights to a third party that valued the rights at USD400,000. This is a record figure for a single Vietnam national team game. It is higher than the USD80,000 charged for the Vietnam-Thailand World Cup qualifier match on September 5 and the USD300,000 price for the Vietnam-Thailand match in the King's Cup tournament. … [Read more...] about VTV acquires Vietnam-Indonesia match broadcasting right
Man prosecuted for flare injury at Hanoi football clash
A man in the northern province of Nam Dinh has been prosecuted for setting off flares which wounded a woman at a recent football match held in Hanoi recently. Vu Trung Truc from Giao Thuy District will be detained for two months for being accused of causing disorder in a public place. Vu Trung Truc According to the police, on September 11, Truc brought around 20 flares to cheer VLeague 1 clash between Hanoi FC and Nam Dinh FC at Hang Day stadium. He then gave three flares to three different people and then sold some to another. At around the 55th minute of the match, Truc set off some flares and one of them hitting a woman who was standing at the opposite stand. He then tried to escape. The victim, who is a journalist, was burned to the bone with a serious and large gash in her leg, which required operations. At the event, a policeman also sustained a light injury because of flares. … [Read more...] about Man prosecuted for flare injury at Hanoi football clash
Designer Minh Hanh attends Japanese prize anniversary
Noted designer Minh Hanh was among the five guest speakers invited to attend Fukuoka Prize's the 30th Anniversary Symposium held recently. The symposium was entitled The coexistence of developing Asia and its cultures-What Fukuoka Prize and the successive Prize laureates have protected, nurtured and newly created during the last 30 years. Designer Minh Hanh at the event (second from right) At the event, successive Prize laureates mentioned how significant and important it was to preserve and inherit unique and various cultures as well as to create a new culture in Asian region in order to realise sustainable Asian societies. Additionally, the purpose of this symposium was to pass on the Fukuoka Prize as an asset for future generations by sharing and enriching their understanding of the roles and values of what the Fukuoka Prize has so far achieved. Minh Hanh and Thai speaker Designer Minh Hanh, who was presented with the prestigious Fukuoka Prize for Arts and Culture in Fukuoka … [Read more...] about Designer Minh Hanh attends Japanese prize anniversary