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Defence Ministers Phan Van Giang (L) and Samdech Pichay Sena Tea Banh salute Border Marker No. 69 on the Vietnam - Cambodia borderline on May 15. (Photo: VNA) Binh Phuoc (VNA) – Vietnam and Cambodia held the first border defence exchange in the border areas of Loc Ninh district of the former’s Binh Phuoc province and Snuol district of the latter’s Kratie province on May 15. Co-chairing the event, Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Samdech Pichay Sena Tea Banh saluted Border Marker No. 69, planted friendship trees, witnessed a joint patrol, cut the ribbon to open a military - civilian medical centre in Loc Ninh, and visited two primary schools in the districts. At the following talks, Giang said this was the first border defence friendship exchange between the two countries at the ministerial level. It became even more meaningful as 2022 is the two countries’ Friendship Year … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cambodia hold first border defence exchange

Welcoming the Cambodian senior officer to Vietnam to attend the fifth Vietnam-Cambodia Defense Policy Dialogue, General Chien highlighted the importance of this year’s dialogue which was held ahead of the first Vietnam-Cambodia border defense friendship exchange. The outcomes of the dialogue will be reported to Vietnamese and Cambodian defense ministers in the framework of the first bilateral border defense friendship exchange. This is also a key activity in the “Vietnam - Cambodia, Cambodia - Vietnam Friendship Year 2022,” in celebration of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (June 24, 1967) as well as commemorating the 45th anniversary of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s “the path to overthrow the Pol Pot genocidal regime” (June 20, 1977). For his part, General Neang Phat thanked the Vietnamese side for their warm reception while highly appreciating Vietnam’s preparation for the dialogue. He affirmed that Cambodia has always … [Read more...] about Fifth Vietnam – Cambodia Defense Policy Dialogue held

The talks were co-chaired by Chief of the Vietnam Border Guard Command Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai and General Sao Sokha, the Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army Gendarmerie. At the event, Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai expressed his joy in working with General Sao Sokha and the delegation of the Royal Cambodian Army Gendarmerie to exchange views on coordination in border management work. During the talks, Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai and General Sao Sokha agreed that over the past time, despite the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the two sides have effectively coordinated in managing and protecting security in border areas, contributing to building a shared borderline of peace, stability, cooperation, and development. They emphasized that the successful organization of important events have contributed to disseminating the bilateral friendship to troops and people of the two countries. Notably, … [Read more...] about Vietnam Border Guard Command and Royal Cambodian Army Gendarmerie hold talks

Vietnam are ranking first in Group A of men’s football at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after defeating Timor Leste 2-0 in their last group-stage match in northern Phu Tho Province on Sunday evening. As Vietnam had already secured a spot in the semifinals, coach Park Hang Seo decided to deploy his reserve line-up in this game. Despite having the advantage over Timor Leste, the Golden Stars were unable to net any goal in the first half. Nguyen Van Tung opened the scoring for Vietnam in the 53rd minute with an accurate header following a pass from Le Van Do. Timor Leste boosted their offensive and were able to strike Vietnam’s net in the 56th minute, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Vietnam were given a corner kick in the 65th minute, allowing Ho Thanh Minh to widen the gap for the Golden Stars with another header. No more goals were scored in the remaining time of the match. The 2-0 victory helped Vietnam become the leaders of Group A with 10 points, … [Read more...] about Vietnam defeat Timor Leste to advance to SEA Games men’s football semis as group leaders

The latest decision is expected to boost the traveling of visitors to Vietnam in the context that the country's Covid-19 infections have dropped to a 10-month low. Vietnam has removed the pre-entry Covid-19 testing requirements for all arrivals, starting today [May 15], according to a recent government’s instruction. It comes as the numbers of Covid-19 infections and deaths drop both in Vietnam and around the world. Vietnam has reported no Covid-19 related deaths over the past week while infections fell to a 10-month low of around 1,800 cases per day. In an official document issued this weekend, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh cited a World Health Organization (WHO)’s report that the pandemic has tended to subside worldwide, shown by the reducing number of new contractions and fatalities, and that the vaccines are still effective against variants of the novel coronavirus. In such context, many countries have been taking steps to ease Covid-19 restrictions, including removing … [Read more...] about Visitors to Vietnam no longer required Covid-19 testing

Vietnamese athletes amassed 29 more gold medals on Sunday, bringing their 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold tally to 66, helping the hosts stay atop the medal table by the end of the competition day. The gold medals came from duathlon, wushu, standard chess, blitz chess, dancesport, track and field, gymnastics, swimming, bodybuilding, pétanque, jiu-jitsu, fencing, and e-sport. Notably, wushu - a hard and soft and complete martial art - contributed seven golds, while dancesport and track and field bagged five each. At the time of writing on Monday, Vietnam’s medal count has included 66 golds, 46 silvers, and 43 bronzes, which is the leading achievement compared to other sport delegations, according to statistics on the 31st SEA Games’ official website. Thailand followed behind with 27 golds, 24 silvers, and 42 bronzes, while the Philippines jumped to third place with 20 golds, 27 silvers, and 37 bronzes. Indonesia fell to No. 4 and Malaysia ranked fifth, while Singapore, … [Read more...] about Vietnam continues topping medal table at SEA Games with 66 gold medals

Vietnam comfortably beat Timor Leste 2-0 at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho Province on the evening of May 15 to progress into the semi-finals of the 31st SEA Games men’s football event as the Group A winners. Nguyen Van Tung and Ho Thanh Minh were on target after the break as Park Hang-seo’s troops concluded their group-stage campagin at the top with 10 points, one clear of Indonesia. Indonesia’s 3-1 victory over Myanmar earlier on Sunday not only sent coach Shin Tae-yong’s side through to the last four, but also helped Vietnam book a semi-final place regardless of the result of their match against bottom-placed Timor Leste. Given that fact, coach Park Hang-seo decided to rest some key players, including Nguyen Hoang Duc, Nguyen Tien Linh and Do Hung Dung, on the bench and gave the opportunity to the irregular ones. With Timor Leste being the minnows, it came as little surprise when Vietnam promptly took control of the match right after the first whistle. The hosts threatened to … [Read more...] about SEA Games: Vietnam advance to semi-finals as Group A winners

The number of new Covid-19 infections continued to drop with 1,594 cases recorded on Sunday, down 301 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 53 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (461), Quang Ninh (88), Nghe An (80), and Yen Bai 80. As of Sunday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.70 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections. On May 15, an additional 5,448 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.35 million. On Sunday evening, no death related to Covid-19 was announced, total fatalities stayed at 43,065. By May 14, the country had injected nearly 217 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 2.50 million … [Read more...] about Vietnam continues seeing falling daily Covid-19 infections, no death

In the first two matches, Team Vietnam 2 beat Cambodia 2 - 0 but Team Vietnam 1 lost 0 - 2 to their Cambodian opponents, leading to a golden set where the hosts earned a 2 - 1 win. Australian expert Adam Maskell of Vietnam held that the players’ performance was not bad, but they still lack experience and need more learning. The same day, both the Philippines and Thailand secured 2 - 1 victories over Singapore and Malaysia, respectively. The women’s beach volleyball games also kicked off at the Tuan Chau international tourism complex in Quang Ninh province later on May 15. At SEA Games 31, the men’s events attract the participation of eight countries with 16 teams while the women’s six countries with 12 teams. Vietnam targets bronze and silver medals for its male and female players at the region’s biggest sporting event Source: VNA … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: Vietnam defeat Cambodia in opener of men’s beach volleyball

A Vietnamese player (right) contests the ball against Cambodia in the men's beach volleyball qualifying round in Quảng Ninh Province. Việt Nam won 2-1 after three matches on May 15. VNA/VNS Photo Quang Đạt QUẢNG NINH — The Philippines got off to a good start to the men's beach volleyball qualifying round on Tuần Châu Island, Quảng Ninh Province beating Singapore 2-0 on the first day of the event. The two teams (number 1 and 2) of the Philippines both got a 2-0 win over Singapore to grab the overall win in the curtain-raiser of the men’s division. Thailand had to edge out Malaysia 2-1 in the conclusive third match to ink their first win in the qualifying round. In the first match, Thailand lost to Malaysia 2-1, but they then tied the score with a 2-0 win in the second match. In the third match, Thailand took a 2-1 win over Malaysia to draw first blood. The hosts Việt Nam had a poor start in the first match against Cambodia, when the first team of Việt Nam lost 2-0. In the … [Read more...] about First day of beach volleyball gets off to a good start