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The national football squad’s South Korean chief coach Park Hang Seo has returned to his work after quarantine. The coach faces challenges and great expectations. Although the remaining matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers have not yet taken place, the sideline information about the preparation of the opponents may worry the Korean football expert. The first rival of the Vietnamese team will be Malaysia. Their game is scheduled on June 11. Malaysia has recently employed Brazilian-origin striker De Paula. This is the 8th foreign football player nationalized in Malaysia. Meanwhile, members of the Vietnamese team are familiar faces who have been used by coach Park for the last 2-3 football seasons. However, the V-League 2021 will return this month and coach Park will have opportunities to find out new talents. According to Mr. Park, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may be the host of the remaining matches of Group G of the second-round World Cup 2022 qualifiers … [Read more...] about Park Hang-seo back to work, faces challenges for VN national football team

Singapore 's Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen (left) and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd A us tin. (Photo: Ng Eng Hen/Facebook) Singapore (VNA) - Singaporean Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen has held phone talks with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, during which they reaffirmed strong bilateral defence ties between the two countries and their desire to further deepen the relations. In his Facebook post on March 3, Ng Eng Hen said that during their phone talks, the two sides discussed security challenges in the region, including the persistent threat of terrorism. The minister said that he looks forward to working closely with Austin to ensure that the region continues to enjoy stability, peace and progress. The phone talks was a meeting of minds, shared perspectives and values on the foundations of stability and progress - the rule of law, peaceful settlement of disputes, multilateral cooperation and mutual benefits, according to the Singaporean minister. … [Read more...] about Singapore, US reaffirm bilateral defence ties

The National Economic and Social Development Council  upgrades its export growth forecast to 5.8 percent from 4.2 percent. (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai government has pledged to revitalise tourism, stimulate domestic spending , and spur exports and investment to help economic growth reach its 4-percent target this year, local media reported. Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said the government still maintains an economic growth target of 4 percent this year although various economic forecasting agencies have downgraded their outlook to only 2.7-3 percent growth. The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) recently slashed Thailand's economic growth forecast to 2.8 percent this year, down from 4.5 percent in October 2020, while the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking maintained its economic outlook at 1.5-3.5 percent, despite the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Supattanapong noted three factors, namely exports, domestic … [Read more...] about Thailand persists with 4-percent GDP growth target this year

Politburo holds meeting with former Party officials On February 27, the Politburo and the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat hosted a gathering in Hanoi with former members of the 12th Politburo, PCC’s Secretariat and PCC. Chairing the event, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong said the Politburo and the PCC’s Secretariat highly value the great contributions of the former officials to the Party, people and country in the time when they held important positions in central and local agencies. The Party chief wished that the former Party officials will continue to make contributions to the Party, people and nation, and lend their experience in addressing important issues of the country. Participants expressed their belief that the 13th Politburo, PCC’s Secretariat and PCC will lead the country to a higher level of development in the near future, pledging to continue contributing to the Party’s cause and strengthening solidarity in the Party. … [Read more...] about February 22-28: Politburo holds meeting with former Party officials

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to impose self-defence measures on imported DAP and MAP fertilisers after a comprehensive review of their impact on the Vietnamese market in line with the law. The imported DAP and MAP fertilisers are subject to self-defence tariffs in accordance with the Law on Foreign Trade Management and the World Trade Organisation’s regulations. The MoIT also consulted State management agencies, including the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), about the review. fertilisers as well as input materials. DAP fertiliser prices have recently increased due to several external factors such as hike in prices of input materials and transportation services. Domestic demand for it basically does not rise compared to previous years. Additionally, prices of domestically-made DAP have not gone up, contributing to containing its common price increase. Therefore, … [Read more...] about MoIT decides to impose self-defence measures on imported fertilisers