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VFF offers condolences over football tragedy in Indonesia. (Photo: VFF) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) offered condolences to the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) over a tragedy that left hundreds of people dead and injured at Kanjuruhan Stadium on October 1. Acting President of VFF Tran Quoc Tuan also extended his condolences to PSSI, top leaders of Indonesian football , as well as families of the victims in the tragic incident. This is a great pain for Indonesian football in particular and the world football in general, he said. The stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium has killed at least 125 people and injured more than 320 after police used tear gas in an attempt to disperse agitated supporters of the losing team who had invaded the pitch after the final whistle in Malang, East Java./. VNA … [Read more...] about VFF offers condolences over football tragedy in Indonesia

French ship Le Laperouse seen near Con Dao Islands. Photo by VnExpress/Cuong Tran The ship arrived at the southern island Saturday after traveling to Indonesia and Singapore. Passengers visited the infamous prisons where the French colonial administration jailed and tortured Vietnamese patriots and the cemetery where they are buried. They also went diving to see coral reefs. They left late Saturday for other Vietnamese localities including Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Da Nang, Hue, Quang Binh and Ha Long. A foreign tourist from French cruise ship Le Laperouse arrives at Con Dao, October 1, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Cuong Tran Con Dao Islands is 185 kilometers off Vung Tau Province. It has a combined land area of 76 square kilometers and a population of around 10,000 people. … [Read more...] about Con Dao Island receives first international cruise ship after pandemic

Illustrative image (Photo: organising board) HCM City (VNA) - The latest technologies, equipment and products in the printing and packaging industry will be on display at the 20th Vietnam International Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition ( Vietnam Print Pack 2022 ) to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 21 to 24. Speaking at a press conference on September 13, Tu Luong, deputy director of the city's Department of Information and Communications , said the event would focus on technology trends and promote digital technology in the packaging and printing sector. The annual four-day expo is expected to attract 135 exhibitors from 15 countries and territories, including Vietnam, China, Germany, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, the UK and the US. Covering an area of 8,500 square metres, the expo will feature 412 booths, displaying the latest printing machinery and … [Read more...] about HCM City to host Vietnam Print Pack 2022 expo

MALANG, Indonesia -- Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a soccer stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the Southeast Asian nation to explain how one of the world's worst stadium disasters unfolded. Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such as Jakarta, the capital, but Saturday's disaster in a small town in Java has thrown a spotlight on the problem. "My family and I didn't think it would turn out like this," said Endah Wahyuni, the elder sister of two boys, Ahmad Cahyo, 15, and Muhammad Farel, 14, who died after being caught in the melee. A damaged car is pictured following a riot after the league BRI Liga 1 football match between Arema vs Persebaya at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, October 2, 2022, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Ari Bowo Sucipto/via Reuters "They loved soccer, but never watched … [Read more...] about Seventeen children among the dead in Indonesian soccer stampede

Hanoi – A regional information platform for energy transition SIPET, targeted at professionals, has been launched by the Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) to facilitate dialogue and promote coordination in the region’s power sector to support the acceleration of the energy transition in the region. A wind power farm in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu. (Photo: VNA) Energy demand is projected to grow by 80 percent by 2050. Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam represent nearly three-quarters of total power generation in Southeast Asia; therefore, the ability of the region to meet its development goals largely depends on the countries’ current and future energy choices. Yet, energy transition stakeholders in Southeast Asia have highlighted in a survey a series of common challenges: a lack of institutional capacity; a lack of platforms for timely information and intelligence sharing; excessive time spent in coordination; and … [Read more...] about Southeast Asia’s information platform for energy transition debuts

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today: Society -- An employee of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Da Nang City in central Vietnam was caught on camera rudely throwing money at a local restaurant and having a gang threaten the venue owner over a cash exchange dispute, the owner reported to authorities on Sunday. -- Police in Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province said they detected 105 people testing positive for drugs at a club in Vinh Lac Ward in an inspection in the small hours of Sunday. -- A heavy rain that lasted for more than one hour flooded many downtown roads of Kon Tum City in the namesake Central Highlands province on Sunday afternoon, leaving local residents doubtful whether the sewer system worked properly. -- A Vietnamese specialized rescue ship repatriated the bodies of 13 crew members, who had died of suspected food poisoning on a Chinese-flagged ship off Ba Ria-Vung Tau, to the southern Vietnamese province’s mainland on Sunday … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — October 3