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ASEAN held a videoconference on Wednesday to review preparations for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMMR) slated for January 18-19 in Siem Riep, Cambodia. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng attended a senior official meeting (SOM) of ASEAN via videoconference on Wednesday to review preparations for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMMR) slated for January 18-19 in Siem Riep, Cambodia. At the meeting, Dũng said he believed that Cambodia would fulfil the role of ASEAN Chair 2022, while pledging that Việt Nam will closely work with the country holding the Chairmanship to contribute to the organisation’s success this year. He shared other countries’ viewpoints on ASEAN’s orientations and focus in 2022, affirming that solidarity, prestige and ASEAN’s central role are decisive factors for the bloc's success, especially as the region witnesses rapid, complex, and unpredictable fluctuations. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam attends virtual SOM to prepare for upcoming ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat

Global esports revenues surpassed the US$1-billion milestone in 2019, making it a potential industry in many countries, including Vietnam. Esports is a form of competitive video gaming with multiple players battling against each other usually in teams, often in matches that are live-streamed to throngs of young fans. The sport has burst into the mainstream, with its own superstars and leagues, celebrity athlete owners, and tournaments that sell out stadiums and award prizes worth millions of dollars. League of Legends, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are some of the most popular esports games. Global esports revenues hit $1.1 billion in 2019 amid ballooning revenues from advertising, sponsorship and media rights to competitive video gaming, according to Reuters. Esports is listed among the official events at the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held in Vietnam in May. The sport has prompted the establishment of a variety of new industries, thereby … [Read more...] about Esports a nascent industry in Vietnam

The VBA Premier Bubble Games - Brought to you by NovaWorld Phan Thiet 2021 took place safely and successfully during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, creating a foundation for the organization of other basketball tournaments under the country’s ‘new normal’ conditions. Insiders’ experience The VBA Premier Bubble Games 2021 was organized during the fourth wave of COVID-19, which hit the country in late April. All games of this season took place without an audience, while athletes and members of the organizing board were isolated from everyone outside of the tourney. Thanks to these strict conditions, the VBA Premier Bubble Games 2021 was the only sports competition in the country permitted to take place during the outbreak. According to coach Phan Thanh Canh of Danang Dragons, members of the VBA were lucky to have a great experience in the league in Nha Trang City, located in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa. Although the number of games was far less than … [Read more...] about Fans await new basketball tournament in Vietnam’s ‘new normal’

Hà Nội FC players train ahead of the 2022 V.League 1 season, which has been delayed. Photo thanhnien.vn By Peter Cowan It’s the age-old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Science has yet to definitively answer this particular riddle, but it seems to me the boffins who run football in Việt Nam are pretty confident you don’t even need an egg to end up with a chicken. Bear with me, but in this metaphor the V.League 1 and other domestic football is the egg, while the national team success that we’ve enjoyed in the last few years is the chicken. The disregard with which all things domestic football are treated in this country reached new heights last week, when the Việt Nam Professional Football Company (VPF) announced the start of the 2022 season would be delayed by a week. The decision makes zero sense when you consider it was made only a week after the original start date of the season was announced, and when you look at the VPF’s stated reason. … [Read more...] about The Local Game: You need the chicken and the egg

Tourists at Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary in the central province of Quảng Nam. VNA/VNS File Photo HÀ NỘI — The central province of Quảng Nam’s Culture, Tourism and Sports Department yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with Thiên Minh Group (TMG) to promote "Tourism Year 2022 themed Quảng Nam Province". The agreement aims to quickly push the recovery of local tourism, which has suffered heavily due to the pandemic. The locality and the group will build a plan to develop and advertise Quảng Nam’s tourism to visitors in and outside the country and promote green tourism. They will introduce Quảng Nam as an attractive destination and a must-visit area of Việt Nam to help local tourism develop sustainably and substantially. In the agreement, TMG will propose and cooperate with local authorities on digital marketing for Quảng Nam’s tourism and Tourism Year 2022, launching advertising and communications campaigns and international standard tourism products, as well as green tourism … [Read more...] about Quảng Nam Province cooperates with Thiên Minh Group to promote Tourism Year

A firework display at Thống Nhất Park last Lunar New Year’s Eve. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội authorities have decided to cancel the firework display for the upcoming Lunar New Year's Eve due to COVID-19 concerns. Chairman of Hà Nội People's Committee Chu Ngọc Anh made the announcement at a meeting on Wednesday. Earlier in January, the city planned a 15-minute firework display for the Lunar New Year’s Eve at Thống Nhất Park, but for online viewing only. The city currently has the highest number of new daily infections in the country despite high vaccination rates. Hà Nội decided to cancel fireworks and countdown events on January 1, 2022, in an attempt to control the outbreak in the city. Instead, virtual events and pre-recorded cultural performance programmes were held. Prior to COVID-19, firework displays were held across all 30 districts and towns on Lunar New Year’s Eve. In the directive on New Year celebrations, the city’s secretariat told its … [Read more...] about Hà Nội cancels Lunar New Year’s Eve firework display

Audiences witnessed some successful movies in 2021 that broke the record as well as some projects that incurred financial losses in the Vietnamese film industry. The fourth outbreak of Covid-19 in Vietnam negatively affected many fields, including the entertainment field. Vietnamese films in 2021 released a limited number of works. Of the 10 movies below, one film had a high gross, but many films lost a considerable amount of money. 1. Dad, I'm Sorry (420 billion VND) Tran Thanh’s “The Godfather” is the highest-grossing Vietnamese movie ever. "Bo Gia" (Dad, I'm Sorry) was the most successful movie in 2021. Released in March, the film broke many records. The gross was 420 billion VND, becoming the most successful Vietnamese movie of all time. The plot is based on relationships between Vietnamese family members. This is mostly the main reason why the film was so popular. "Bo Gia" also was released in the US, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong. This movie … [Read more...] about Vietnamese films in 2021: from the best to the worst

Vietnamese, Israeli firms sign cooperation agreement on oral COVID-19 vaccine Vietnam’s Tan Thanh Holdings and 10 Pharma JSC will be distributors of COVID-19 vaccine Oravax throughout Southeast Asian nations, comprising Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Oravax Medical of Israel's Oramed Pharmaceuticals and the Vietnamese firms signed the cooperation agreement of oral COVID-19 vaccine Oravax at a ceremony held online on December 29. Nadav Kidron, Chief Executive of Oramed and Oravax Chairman, said the deal, worth hundreds of millions of US dollars for Oravax, includes pre-order of oral vaccine. He viewed Tan Thanh Holdings as an ideal partner for his business to bring the oral vaccine to Vietnam and other ASEAN member countries that have a combined population of over 660 million. Da Nang, FPT boost ‘smart city’ project The central city of Da Nang and IT giant FPT Group have inked a Memorandum of … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 30

HCM City remains Vietnamese travellers’ favourite destination for New Year celebration Ho Chi Minh City remains a top favourite destination of Vietnamese tourists during the New Year holiday for the second consecutive year, according to data from digital travel platform Agoda. Agoda said that travellers are looking for new experiences to celebrate the start of 2022. Famous cities remain hot destinations but the travel trend to 'escape' to more off-beat nature or beach destinations dominates this year's New Year's Eve plans. Tourists in Vietnam are choosing 4-5 star venues to welcome the New Year, as they opt for ‘staycation’ due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the travel platform added. Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai leapt to the second place this year from the seventh in the 2020’s ranking. Da Lat in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong was down one spot to the third place this year, followed by the capital city of Hanoi. Phu Quoc island … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 31

Vietnam looks to master technology in renewable energy Under the planning, offshore wind power will be given priority in the near future. Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Department Hoang Tien Dung said Vietnam is gradually mastering advanced technologies, developing human resources and investing in important technical infrastructure to lay a solid foundation for energy application and development. He added that Vietnam still much relies on imported technology to develop wind power so that the country needs to stay more active in building projects and producing spare parts, towards increasing the rate of domestically-made items. Dung also suggested developing biomass and geothermal energy, and even energy derived from tides and sea waves in the future. According to him, apart from developing a smart grid, technology related to energy storage is also a good orientation. When renewable energy is developed at a … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JANUARY 3