The schedule for national league fixtures and other competitions will be adjusted for the Vietnamese men’s U22 team to have at least five weeks to prepare for SEA Games 30, which starts in late November. Announcing this, Vietnam Football Federation president Le Khanh Hai, said that V. League, the top professional football league in the country, will conclude its 2019 season on October 6 instead of the original date of October 26. With this rescheduling, V. League clubs will have to play one game per three days instead of the usual five days. Given the target of getting a gold medal at SEA Games 30, coach Park Hang-seo had requested a minimum period of five weeks for the team to prepare. He had made the request before the 2020 U23 AFC qualifiers, which Vietnam contested successfully, earning a ticket to the tournament next year. But preparation time is just one of the problems that Vietnam has to solve on the road as major tournaments near. In the U23 AFC qualifiers, Park and his … [Read more...] about SEA Games 2019: Park has got five weeks, but some players lack playing time
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Pig races in the delta top tourist attraction
Viet Nam News by Ngọc Diệp CẦN THƠ — Have you ever attended a pig race like the one held regularly in Cần Thơ City? If not, you should visit the Mỹ Khánh Tourism Village in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city. About 10 km from the city centre, the famous eco-tourism village covers an area of over 35ha in Phong Điền District’s Mỹ Khánh Commune. The pig race is held three times a day, and four times on Sunday and public holidays. The racecourse includes five tracks of 40 metres long and is separated with steel barriers. Each race involves five pigs and lasts 10-12 seconds on average. The rule is simple: the first pig that reaches the finish line is the winner. Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Giàu, a pig trainer in the village, said that pigs aged from two months were selected and trained for racing for about two weeks before joining the races. They thrive on routine and race for about … [Read more...] about Pig races in the delta top tourist attraction
‘Game of Thrones’ takes top prize at surprising Emmys
It won the coveted best drama series prize on a night full of surprises, including an on-air marriage proposal that stunned the audience. The other big story of the gala, television's answer to the Oscars, was the huge success of eight Emmys overall for best comedy series "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel," Amazon's story of a 1950s housewife-turned-stand up comic. "The Handmaid's Tale" -- last year's best drama and an early favorite for more hardware -- went home empty-handed from the event at the Microsoft Theater, having won three minor awards handed out a week ago. The ceremony hosted by "Saturday Night Live" regulars Colin Jost and Michael Che took on a decidedly political hue, with a barrage of edgy jokes on hot-button issues such as diversity in Hollywood, #MeToo and President Donald Trump. The gala also saw a handful of sentimental favorites take home their first Emmys. Matthew Rhys won for best drama actor for spy thriller "The Americans," Claire Foy was named best drama actress for … [Read more...] about ‘Game of Thrones’ takes top prize at surprising Emmys
BTS’ new album sells over 860,000 copies in first week
Sales of the album, released on Aug. 24, came to 868,052 copies for the first week, according to the album sales tracker Hanteo Chart. It was less than the sales performance recorded by BTS' preceding album "Love Yourself: Tear," which sold more than 1 million copies in the first week. Still, it marks solid sales for the album, which compiles seven new songs and other tracks from BTS' previous albums. "Love Yourself: Answer" is the fourth and final part of the much-loved album series "Love Yourself," which took more than two years to play out. The new album's title track, "Idol," took local and overseas music charts by storm, topping iTunes single charts in 66 countries and regions immediately after its release. The song's music video also set a YouTube record by garnering more than 100 million views in less than five days of its release, the shortest time ever for any K-pop artist. Source from the Yonhap. … [Read more...] about BTS’ new album sells over 860,000 copies in first week
Disco band Boney M to perform in Vietnam next week
Disco band Boney M to perform in Vietnam next weekThe Saigon Times Daily Boney M’s lead singer Liz Mitchell performs at My Dinh National Convention Center in October 2016 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Boney M, one among the legendary names from the 70s disco era, will perform in the “Summer Fire - Boney M” program at Vinpearl Nha Trang on August 10, 2018. The band will sing their huge international hits such as “Rivers of Babylon”, “Daddy Cool”, “Bahama Mama” and “Sunny.” This will be Boney M’s second show in Vietnam after their impressive performance at My Dinh National Convention Center in October 2016, according to Nguoi Lao Dong online newspaper. Boney M is a Euro-Caribbean vocal group created by German record producer Frank Farian in 1975. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from … [Read more...] about Disco band Boney M to perform in Vietnam next week