Asia pacific

An attendant wearing a protective mask demonstrates flight safety procedures before take-off on a Vietnam Airlines flight, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, at Danang Airport in the central coastal city of Danang on February 23 – PHOTO: REUTERS HCMC – The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has left Vietnam off a list of destinations at risk of community spread as the Southeast Asian nation has treated all of its 16 coronavirus cases successfully. … [Read more...] about U.S. leaves Vietnam out of community-spread destinations list

Coach Kim, who has been in Vietnam for many years, said: “Vietnam is home to boxers who would grow strongly given the required support. Vietnamese people are smart, observant and active. They can keep their balance well and most importantly they are always thirsty for victory. These are key elements in boxing. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxers punch above their weight

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - All eyes will be on Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi when she fights for the World Boxing Organisation Asia Pacific minimumweight title on February 29 in Cambodia. Nhi is the first Vietnamese female boxer to vie for the title and if she wins, she'll be the first person from her country to qualify for the world championship in the Republic of Korea in April. Nhi is one of several local boxers growing the sport in a country that lacks a long history with the sweet science. Tran Van Thao, Truong Dinh Hoang - the pioneers Tran Van Thao, 27, was the first local fighter to make his name internationally. He opened a new chapter in national boxing after knocking out George 'Coken' Lumoly of Indonesia to take his World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia super flyweight title in 2017 in Bangkok. After him, Truong Dinh Hoang, 29, has shown he is the best in Vietnam currently. Hoang clinched the World Boxing Association Asia East super middleweight belt last October after beating South Korean … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxers punching above their weight

It can be seen that Viettel Post has quickly adapted to the digital technology development trend when building its IT platform-based ecosystem, gradually thriving to become the number one enterprise in customer care. Over the past 22 years of development, when facing challenges, Viettel Post has had to repeatedly answer the question of “To be or not to be.” However, challenges also serve as motivation for Viettel Post to break limits, find new directions of operation, and reap the fruits. … [Read more...] about Viettel Post and the rocky road to success

Recently, Thai enterprises are increasing funding into developing Vietnam’s energy sector thanks to the abundance of wind and solar power resources and government incentives for the power sector, especially for renewable energy. Some well-known names are B. Grimm Group and Gulf Energy Development Plc. … [Read more...] about Banpu enters Vietnamese power generation market