Keeping the blues alive at sea

Photo for illustration. Source: thethaovanhoa.vn PANO – All matches of the Vietnam U23 football team in Group B at the coming SEA Games 28 in Singapore will be live broadcast on VTV6 channel of Vietnam Television (VTV). Some matches in Group A and from semifinal to final rounds are also selected for live broadcast. The VTV also replays other matches at 11:30pm. Besides, the national television station broadcasts live the opening and closing ceremonies for the Games, which are scheduled on June 5th and 21st, respectively. From June 6th and 16th, a series of sports competitions will be also aired on VTV6 and VTV2 channels. At the SEA Games 28, Vietnam team faces off strong rivals in Group B with current champion Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Brunei and Timor Leste. Group A includes Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia and the Philippines. Translated by Van Hieu … [Read more...] about VTV to broadcast live Vietnam U23 squad’s games at SEA Games 28

Young people prepare applications at Can Tho University to find jobs in big cities (Photo: tienphong.vn) Can Tho (VNA) — The Mekong Delta is one of the richest parts of Vietnam, leading the country in rice, shrimp and other agricultural products. But now the area is facing a labour shortage as young people leave to work in HCM City and southeastern provinces. Ly Sa Ruong from Tran De district in Soc Trang province told Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper that many young people had left their hometowns to find jobs in Binh Duong province. “Only old people and children are left behind. Young people have gone to Binh Duong province including my three children,” he said. “Farming does not provide a stable income.” Vice Chairman of the district’s Thanh Thoi An commune Nguyen Hai Quan said local people mostly worked in agriculture with two rice crops a year. Mechanisation had replaced manual work so people had more free time after the harvests. As … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta provinces voice concern over shortage of workers

Nguyen Khoi Nguyen holds a bottle on his head while riding a unicycle and juggling eight balls at Tam Viet Centre (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - “I want to become the world’s number-one ball-juggling artist,” a Hanoian handsome and agile teenager told the Vietnam News Agency while practicing circus stunts. Nguyen Khoi Nguyen, now 17, was diagnosed with the West syndrome at six months old and an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at three.   However, Nguyen refused to surrender to fate. With his own non-stop efforts and unconditional and endless support of his parents, Nguyen has not only made admirable success but also become a source of inspiration and encouragement for Vietnamese teenagers, particularly the community living with autism.   In 2017, Nguyen was recognised by the Vietnam Records Organisation (Vietkings) for holding a bottle on his head while riding a unicycle and juggling eight balls for longer than any other Vietnamese who has attempted … [Read more...] about Vietnamese autistic teenager wants to conquer the world

Dozens of outstanding inventions in IT, sciences and technologies, medicine and the environment were honoured at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2019 held in Hanoi on November 15. With the theme of the power of digital transformation, this year's awards were intended to encourage the invention of products which help develop a digital economy. This year also marks 15 years since the Vietnamese Talent Awards were launched. Initiated in 2005 by the Vietnam Study Promotion Association and co-organised by the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group, Vietnam Television and Dantri/Dtinews online newspaper, the Vietnamese Talent Awards have become a prestigious annual national awards event. This year's event saw the participation of the Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh, Former Vice State President and Chairwoman of Vietnam Association for Promoting Education Nguyen Thi Doan, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central … [Read more...] about The power of digital transformation featured at Vietnamese Talent Awards 2019

Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang city This was one of the five key areas given in the Politburo’s newly issued Resolution 43 on the city’s construction and development by 2030. According to the resolution, Da Nang needs to have a policy focusing on developing five key sectors, including travel and high quality services associated with resort real estate; seaports and airports; high-tech industry associated with creative urban construction and start-ups; information technology, electronics and telecommunications associated with the digital economy; and high-tech agriculture and fisheries. In particular, there will be policies to develop Da Nang into a marine economic centre, forming a logistics service supply chain in the central region with the city as a central hub. Da Nang must develop its high-tech park into a competitive, scientific and technological urban area in accordance with international standards to ensure competitiveness. At the same time, it is necessary for … [Read more...] about Da Nang to prioritise tourism industry