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A Vietnamese man from southern Vietnam is living his dream, or everyone’s dream: traveling the world by motorbike. On the 794th day of his journey, Tran Dang Dang Khoa reached Sydney - the two-third mark on his seven-continent motorbike journey. “Suddenly I opened my eyes and I saw Sydney, an important milestone which marks two-thirds of my world journey on ‘The Memo’ and over two years since my departure,” Khoa shared with his 237,500 Facebook followers on August 3. A picture capturing nature in a rural area in Australia taken by Khoa has received positive feedback from his Facebook followers. “The Memo” is the name of the motorbike he has used for the trip, which began in June 2017, and the vehicle has so far taken him through around 50 countries. After Australia, the Tien Giang Province native expects to travel to Africa and the South Pole before heading home to Asia. In the middle of his journey, Khoa met with a Tuoi Tre News … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man visits 50 countries, and counting, on motorbike

The Military Command of Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and the military sub-region of Cambodia’s Mondulkiri sign the fourth MoU. (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Military Command of Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and the military sub-region of Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province held talks on December 6 to review their cooperation in 2019 and put forth joint activities in the time ahead. During the talks in Mondulkiri, the two sides looked into partnerships in such spheres as information exchange, border management, border demarcation and marker planting, and support to residents. Participants shared the views that regular visits, meetings and experience exchanges between armed forces have contributed to tightening the traditional solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia, preserving national sovereignty and border security, and preventing cross-border crimes. The two sides signed the fourth memorandum … [Read more...] about Armed forces of Vietnamese, Cambodian localities step up ties

There is a ‘vendetta’ hard to settle between Vietnam and Thailand in women’s football in Southeast Asia and they will take on each other in the finale of the category at the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines on Sunday. The final showdown at 7:00 pm at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila will be a clash between the arch-enemies to prove the winners are the absolute queens of the Beautiful Game in the region. At the 2019 SEA Games, the Philippines, Malaysia and Myanmar were placed in Group A while Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia made up Group B. Vietnam progressed to the semifinal round as group toppers, having drawn 1-1 against Thailand and routed Indonesia 6-0. The Vietnamese women beat hosts the Philippines 2-0 in the semifinal, whereas Thailand marginally defeated Myanmar 1-0 in their last-four encounter, both on Thurday. Both teams have struck gold in SEA Games women’s football for five times, with Vietnam claiming the title in 2001, … [Read more...] about Clash of the archrivals: Vietnam play Thailand to see who reign women’s football

SEVEN.AM products on display at an outlet. Photo courtesy of SEVEN.AM. All six SEVEN.AM stores in the capital city opened after the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance said it did not find any sign that the chain had replaced made-in-China labels on its products with Vietnamese ones as reported by local media. However, Hanoi-based MHA Jsc, which owns the SEVEN.AM brand, was fined VND110 million ($4,740) for some labeling mistakes, including listing incorrect information on its products including year of production and material used, the directorate said in a statement. Another company, Thu Ky International Fashion, a franchisee of SEVEN.AM, was fined VND60 million ($2,585) for similar mistakes. The directorate’s investigation found that a manufacturer of SEVEN.AM products in Ha Dong District had imported goods from China in 2017 and 2018, but had sold all of them. It does not sell them any longer, the directorate said, but did not state whether or not the labels on … [Read more...] about Fashion brand SEVEN.AM resumes Hanoi business

German businesses are seeing Vietnam as an attractive destination for investment (photo: Le Toan) Wolfgang Schmitz-Heinen, CEO of Witte Holding GmbH, visited Vietnam for the first time recently to look for opportunities to start a business here. Witte is a family-run global company in the printing business that specialises in printing secure and self-adhesive labels for various applications including the automotive and electronic industry. “We want to expand abroad more than before and are analysing different countries, and we got the opportunity to join this business delegation organised by the OAV-German Asia-Pacific Business Association to Vietnam. We are impressed from south to north there, and would like to follow this track to see what is possible for us. I have ideas, but we have to check now the circumstances to ensure that everything we have to do is carried out properly, but we will do it fast,” he told VIR. “What I learned in these last few days is that … [Read more...] about German firms see positive outlook