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Touristy Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been chosen as one of the 12 destinations to host the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam. Aside from its world-famous Ha Long Bay, the city offers visitors a wide range of experiences including museums, beaches, aerial tours, and more. Inaugurated in October 2013, the Quang Ninh Museum has quickly become a must-see attraction for visitors to Ha Long City. The 15,000-square-meter museum boasts more than 6,000 artifacts, documents, and images about Quang Ninh displayed throughout its two exhibition blocks and garden. The venue is open to visitors from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm from Tuesday to Sunday. Tickets fetch VND10,000-30,000 (US$0.43-1.29). Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre Located near Bai Tho Mountain, Chay Beach is one of the most famous beaches in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. Photo: Minh Chau / Tuoi Tre Traveling throughout Ha Long Bay by yacht is … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Ha Long City has more to offer than just Ha Long Bay

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

- Canoeing: finals of the 500 m events. - Badminton: quarterfinals of individual, double and mixed events for men and women. - Tennis: second round of the doubles event. - Shooting: women’s 10 m pistol and men’s 50 m rifle three positions. - Table tennis: quarterfinals of men’s and women’s singles. - Esports: final of League of Legends: Wild Rift (team event) and final of PUBG Mobile (individual and team) for men and women. - Karate: final of the men’s team kata and team kumite (men and women). - Beach volleyball: final game. - Weightlifting: women’s 55 kg, women’s 59 kg and men’s 67 kg. Vietnam will also compete in billiards, chess, vovinam, muay, xiangqi, volleyball and basketball. … [Read more...] about SEA Games: Vietnam to compete in martial arts, esports and more

Vietnam became the leaders of Group A in women's football at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after scoring a 7-0 victory over Cambodia on Saturday evening. Vietnam's coach Nguyen Duc Chung benched many key players and deployed his reserve line-up in the match against Cambodia at Cam Pha Stadium in northern Quang Ninh Province. However, the Vietnamese women still managed to overpower their opponents. In more than 90 minutes, the Cambodian visitors could barely get the ball onto Vietnam’s field. Nguyen Thi Van opened the scoring for Vietnam with an accurate header in the sixth minute. Although Vietnam had many good chances to widen the gap, no more goals were netted in the remaining time of the first half. Pham Hai Yen scored the second goal for Vietnam in the 58th minute, before Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung made it 3-0 in the 65th minute. Cambodia seemed to lose control of the entire game, allowing Nguyen Thi Van, Tran Thi Thu, and Ngan Thi Van Su of Vietnam to … [Read more...] about Vietnam lead Group A in women’s football at SEA Games after crushing Cambodia

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

A Thai familiarization trip (fam trip) group visited Phu Quoc Island, off Kien Giang Province in southern Vietnam, for a survey tour earlier this week as a preparation for bringing more Thai travelers to the offshore island city, commonly known as the ‘pearl island.’ Some 30 members of the group started their three-day tour of Phu Quoc on Wednesday with a welcome from the provincial Department of Tourism, Kien Giang Tourism Association, and local travel firms. “This is the first Thai tourist group that has visited Phu Quoc since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Vietnam in early 2020,” said Nguyen Chi Thanh, deputy director of the Kien Giang Department of Tourism. During their stay, the fam trip group enjoyed a cable car journey on Hon Thom (Pineapple Islet), part of Phu Quoc Island City, and visited Phu Quoc prison relics, Long Beach Center, VinWonders Phu Quoc Theme Park, and Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc. Thai fam trip members and other tourists are seen at the Aquarium … [Read more...] about Thai group visits Vietnam’s Phu Quoc, promises to bring tourists to ‘pearl island’

Pham Tien San won the first gold medal in Duathlon for Vietnam at SEA Games 31. (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh – Athlete Pham Tien San won the first gold medal in Duathlon for Vietnam at the 31st SEA Games on May 15 on Tuan Chau beach in the northern province of Quang Ninh. San finished first in the competition with a time of 1:55:58. Ferbriade Rudi and Johan Jauhari, both of Indonesia, secured the silver and bronze medals a time of 1:56:12 and 1:57: 36, respectively. 31-year-old San had won three silver medals at SEA Games held in 2013, 2015 and 2017. Thirteen male athletes from seven regional countries took part in the event. The Duathlon event at SEA Games 31 has two sets of medals for men's and women's individual events. Athletes compete in a 10km run, 40km cycling and 5km run. SEA Games 31, themed “For a Stronger South East Asia”, is being held in the capital and 11 neighbouring provinces and cities until May 23. It features 40 sports with 523 events, drawing around … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: Vietnam bags first gold medal in Duathlon

Vietnam is fast becoming a key production hub for major US tech firms. US big techs in Silicon Valley such as Intel, Apple, and Google have expressed their plans to further expand operations in Vietnam. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at Intel's headquarter. Source: VGP The view was shared during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to these companies' headquarters on May 17. Intel’s Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Manufacturing and Operations Keyvan Esfarjani in a meeting with Chinh stressed the vital role of Vietnam in its supply chains. In January 2021, Intel announced a further investment of $475 million in Intel Products Vietnam (IPV), the largest assembly and test manufacturing facility in the Intel assembly and test network. According to Esfarjani, the firm has so far fulfilled the first phase of its investment commitments. Esfarjani noted Intel Vietnam last year won the highest prize in terms of quality within the group, … [Read more...] about US big techs seek greater presence in Vietnam

The State Securities Commission of Vietnam has fined local conglomerate Hoang Anh Gia Lai VND3 billion (US$129,400) fine for failing to report the trade of its subsidiary’s stocks. Aside from the fine, the State Securities Commission has suspended Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) JSC from securities trading for five months. Previous reports showed that Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agricultural JSC, a subsidiary of HAGL, had used its HNG stocks to guarantee bond issuance of a member company at a credit institution. Due to the overdue interest on this bond, the credit institution sold 20 million HNG stocks on January 7 and another 5.4 million on January 10 on HAGL’s securities account to recover the debt. However, HAGL did not report in advance the trade of these stocks in accordance with regulations. Founded in 1993 by Doan Nguyen Duc, Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC was originally named Hoang Anh Pleiku Private Enterprise, according to the firm’s website. Based in the Central Highlands province of Gia … [Read more...] about Vietnam State Securities Commission fines Hoang Anh Gia Lai for not reporting subsidiary’s stock trading

The Vietnamese Sepak Takraw players are expected to win the gold medal at the 31st SEA Games. Sepak Takraw is considered one of the spearhead sports of the Vietnam SEA Games delegation, with many medal winners at SEA Games and Asiad. In the days leading up to SEA Games 31, athletes from Vietnam Sepak Takraw are training hard to get in shape for the event. Twelve male and 12 female players will compete in four men’s and four women’s events, eyeing at least one gold medal in the female category at SEA Games 31. The male players are actively doing exercises at the venue to familiarize themselves with the terrain. They are expected to achieve high results at SEA Games 31 in the team category. There will be about 150 athletes from eight nations including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines competing in Sepak Takraw, of them, the Thai team is said to be the strongest opponent. … [Read more...] about Sepak Takraw – the “golden hope” for Vietnam sport