A resident in HCMC has created a version of the 2018 FIFA World Cup mascot, Zabivaka the Wolf, out of egg shells. Nguyen Thanh Tam, a retired teacher from Go Vap District, produced the eggshell mascot version, his third so far, following the production of his first version in 2010 and his second in 2014. “Egg shells can be turned into works of art under skilful hands and creative imaginations,” said Tam, who has owned his collection of eggshell creations for some 16 years. He explained how he joined together two quail eggshells to create a ball and then painted it to give it a finishing touch. Creating the mascot out of egg shells, he said, had its own challenges, especially when designing the mane, which was first made of clay and then sprinkled with ground egg shells. Retired teacher Nguyen Thanh Tam and his works, including the World Cup mascot The head of the Zabivaka wolf takes shape Tam spent 10 hours on the work over the course of many days. Tam … [Read more...] about 2018 FIFA World Cup mascot made of egg shells
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World Cup 2018: Vietnam-Russia tours sells like hot cakes
World Cup 2018: Vietnam-Russia tours sells like hot cakes HCMC – Many Vietnamese football fans have not hesitated to spend nearly VND100 million, or some US$4,400, booking tours to Russia in order to watch the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018, Lao Dong newspaper reports. According to local travel agencies, all tours heading to Russia were fully booked as of end-April and sold way faster than that of 2014 when the World Cup kicked off in Brazil, as Russia boasts lots of tourist attractions and flight schedules to this country are more convenient. Many travel firms have refused to take any more new bookings, said Dang Thanh Tung, director of Neworld Travel. Tours to the host nation of World Cup 2018 have been available for sales since last year and were closed two months ago so that the tour operators could carry out visa procedures and relevant services on time. As shared by football fans, the upcoming football tours also give them good opportunities to visit lots of destinations … [Read more...] about World Cup 2018: Vietnam-Russia tours sells like hot cakes
Vietnam strikes eleventh hour World Cup 2018 deal
By Ha Do  June 8, 2018 | 08:27 am GMT+7 A picture taken on June 6, 2018 shows the 2018 FIFA World Cup logo on top of a building in Moscow. Photo by AFP/Mladen Antonov VTV secures broadcasting rights of all 64 matches, value of the deal not revealed. The waiting and the nail biting is over. The breath need not be bated anymore. Football lovers in Vietnam can now breathe normally as the country has finally secured the right to broadcast 64 games of the most anticipated sports event this summer, the 2018 Football World Cup. The deal was struck in the closing hours of Thursday. As of June 2, Vietnam was the only country among 220 members of World Football Federation FIFA without a contract to broadcast the matches, according to FIFA. The value of the deal has not been revealed, but it is said to be the same as for the 2014 World Cup, which was $7 million, or even lower. Fans and businesses hoping to cash in on the event were desperately looking for ways to … [Read more...] about Vietnam strikes eleventh hour World Cup 2018 deal
Vietnam only country left without 2018 World Cup broadcasting rights
The FIFA 2018 World Cup, the event’s 21st edition, will be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15. Photo by Reuters ‘Not at all costs,’ says VTV as fans in football crazy Vietnam hold their breath. With just a week to go before the FIFA World Cup 2018 kicks off in Russia, Vietnam is still trying to secure broadcasting rights to the event. According to the Media Right License report from World Football Federation FIFA, Vietnam is the only country among its members, which include 220 countries and territories, without broadcasting rights for the world’s most popular sporting event. A screenshot from FIFA's Media Right License report shows Vietnam is the only country without rights to screen World Cup 2018 on Wednesday. Fans in the country are on the edge. Nguyen Ha Nam, general secretary of national broadcaster VTV said: “We are the only TV station in Vietnam still negotiating with Infront Sports & Media (ISM) for broadcasting license of … [Read more...] about Vietnam only country left without 2018 World Cup broadcasting rights
VTV in deadlock over World Cup 2018 broadcasting rights
The FIFA World Cup 2018 will start in Russia in over a month but the Vietnam Television (VTV) has so far failed to land broadcasting rights due to the cost. VTV in deadlock over World Cup 2018 broadcasting rights Myanmar and Vietnam are the only two countries of 11 in South East Asia not to have confirmed TV broadcasting. This is not the first time negotiations for broadcasting rights for major sports events have faced difficulties because of high prices. The FPT Group bought the rights for World Cup 2016 at USD2m and the price went up to USD3.5m in 2010. The broadcasting rights for World Cup 2014 were offered at USD14m and finally was bought by VTV at USD7m. A figure of USD15m has been quoted this time by the rights holder. Le Dinh Cuong, Deputy Chairman and General Secretary of the Vietnam Pay Television Association, said VTV might not even be able to buy the exclusive rights and have to share with other channels as FIFA said the World Cup should be shown on free-to-air … [Read more...] about VTV in deadlock over World Cup 2018 broadcasting rights