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Football fans in Hanoi partied long into the night after Vietnam’s first-ever Southeast Asian Games gold medal following an emphatic 3-0 win over Indonesia on December 10. Immediately following the final whistle, Hanoians flooded the streets of the capital to celebrate the victory of the Vietnamese men’s football team over their rivals Indonesia during the final of the SEA Games. The win represents the first time that the Vietnamese men have won a gold medal in the men’s football event in the history of the SEA Games. Joyous crowds of football fans share their joy in the streets of Hanoi as they celebrate the victory. Hue, Ba Trieu, Hai Ba Trung, Phan Chu Trinh, and Trang Tien streets are all packed with masses of football fans. Football fans pictured on Hue street as they cheer the Vietnamese win. Many young people enjoy taking part in the celebrations. Plenty of parents took their children along to share in the joyous occasion. An elderly person … [Read more...] about Sleepless night following Vietnam victory in men’s football at SEA Games

A corner of the Old Quarter walking street in downtown Hanoi is seen from above. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi led Vietnam in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in the first nine months of 2018 with more than 6.26 billion USD, a 5.4-fold rise from the same period last year, according to a local official. Some 162.7 trillion VND (over 6.95 billion USD) in non-state investment was injected into 70 projects in the capital, with local investment for development estimated at 219.44 trillion VND (9.38 billion USD), up 10.3 percent, Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Manh Quyen told the 15th meeting of Hanoi’s 16th Party Committee on October 1. The meeting, chaired by Secretary of the city’s Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai, was held to review socio-economic development in the first three quarters of the year and tasks for the remaining months. The nine-month Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) rose by 7.17 percent as … [Read more...] about Hanoi leads FDI injection in first three quarters

Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has seized assets worth about 743 million baht (some 24.5 million USD) from suspects in the investigation into alleged fraudulent dealings by unlicensed online broker Forex-3D.Forex-3D, run by Apiruk Kothi, turned out to be a Ponzi scheme that lured thousands of victims to invest in what they believed to be foreign exchange trading with false promises of high returns. So far, about 3,000 victims have reported losses to the DSI, which expects to wrap up its investigation by the end of the year./. VNA … [Read more...] about Thai authorities seize assets from unlicensed online broker

The three-day program, the first ever of its kind held in Vietnam, gathers senior officers from 16 ReCAAP member countries as well as Malaysia and Indonesia. Delegates reviewed the issues of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia, shared specific case studies, and discussed ways to improve the maritime safety situation in Asia. In his opening speech, Major General Bui Trung Dung, Deputy Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard, underlined that the meeting offers a good chance for law enforcement forces inside and outside the region to exchange experiences on responding to unexpected incidents and violations. At the event As the ReCAAP Focal Point in Vietnam, the Vietnam Coast Guard is willing to promptly share accurate information related to security and safety of navigation, especially information on fighting piracy and armed robbery, with the ReCAAP ISC and other ReCAAP Focal Points. Meanwhile, ReCAAP ISC Executive Director Masafumi Kuroki provided the … [Read more...] about Vietnam hosts meeting on anti-piracy information sharing

Chairwoman Ngan affirmed that the talks were a success, with two sides discussing issues related to the cooperation between the two countries and legislative bodies as well as directions for the Russian Year in Vietnam in 2020. Ngan said she and Matviyenko had agreed to assign the committees for external relations and the friendship parliamentarians' groups of the two legislative bodies to plan events for the Russian Year in Vietnam in 2020. She informed that the two sides are committed to continuing coordinating and consulting each other at multilateral and inter-parliamentary forums with a view to supporting viewpoints that are beneficial to both Vietnam and Russia as well as peace, friendship and development in the region and the world as a whole. Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) and Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko at a press conference after their talks The Vietnamese NA and the Russian … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Russian legislative bodies’ leaders meet press on talks’ outcome