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Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Coach Park Hang-seo said he’s feeling the pressure, but was confident his Việt Nam side would have a good game against the Philippines in the second leg of the AFF Cup semi-final tonight in Hà Nội. The South Korean also hoped his team would try their best to avoid repeating past mistakes. "I know many people are watching us from my home country as well as here in Việt Nam. I really appreciate their support which is also a small burden on me as a head coach. I just can promise to show the best performance tomorrow," said Park through an interpreter yesterday in a press briefing in Hà Nội. He said to prepare for the match his team re-watched their 2-1 first leg victory to prepare for this crucial game. "We missed several chances in that match. We have to fix that and players are asked to keep focused all the time," he said. Playing at home was an advantage for Việt Nam, with a draw good enough to … [Read more...] about Việt Nam face crucial Philippines clash in AFF Cup

Viet Nam News A bridge in the capital city survived bombs during the American War of destruction. However, it has been reeling under an invasion of garbage that has gathered underneath it. The garbage makes life difficult for people who live under the bridge. It is there because, sadly, many of these residents do not obey environmental laws. Paul Kennedy reports. A sign on the banks of the canal that runs parallel to Long Biên Bridge reads: “Môi trường hôm nay, Cuộc sống ngày mai”. It roughly translates to “Environment today, life tomorrow”. Unfortunately, the message isn’t hitting home. cantilever structure each day and tourists happily pose for selfies on this landmark bridge, the lives of those living below often goes unnoticed. clogging up the canal. The stench is unbearable to those visiting, but just part and parcel of everyday life for the people that call this place home. stunning, it is just … [Read more...] about Ha Noi bridge under garbage attack

Viet Nam News By Linh Do On a recent Sunday night, pedestrians flooded the area around Returned Sword Lake in downtown Ha Noi.The high-end Tràng Tiền Plaza was full of window shoppers. Nearby coffee shops were jam-packed with customers. Parking lots were filled with motorbikes. Anyone familiar with life in the city could have guessed why they had come, as if they all had something to celebrate and had known just where to do it. “It’s because it’s been raining hard, locking people inside for the past few days,” a parking lot guard explained to a friend. The sight of crowded streets,where too many people jostle for too little space in an endless circle of shopping, eating and drinking,brings to mind something French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss said in one of his last interviews before he died in 2009. “There is today a frightful disappearance of living species, be they plants or animals,” said Levi-Strauss. “And … [Read more...] about In media, salaciousness no substitute for style

Viet Nam News By Minh Thu For American scholar Jack Weatherford, a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota, Việt Nam is a country that evokes memories and feelings. He lost his father in the American War in Việt Nam, and that’s why he feels a deep sympathy for local people. He has been to Việt Nam many times with his wife. When she died, he returned to Việt Nam twice in recent years with his children and grandchildren to introduce them to the country.  Last month, he came to Việt Nam to introduce the Vietnamese version of his book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Since its first publication in 2004, it has been lauded as the most comprehensive work on the Mongolian emperor. Lost in war Weatherford said he was nervous when he first arrived. Though the war had ended about 20 years previously, he thought that the Vietnamese people would be suspicious of an American in their country.  … [Read more...] about US author: lost and found in Việt Nam

Viet Nam News By Tử Dạ Vũ His mother always urged him to get married, but he ignored her. Though he was over 30, his career remained a big fat zero. It was impossible to get married. He was too proud for that. If he got married, he should be able to take care of his wife and kids, not vice versa. He was well-educated, with a degree like anybody else.But it was a degree in education, literary education, which was only good for decoration. After graduation, he was unemployed for several years, surviving on royalties from his fiction and poetry. Luckily, a friend introduced him to write for a few e-magazines, so he could make ends meet. His mother was a peasant at heart: barely literate, prone to nagging, extremely devoted to her child. His father passed away when he was still in the cradle, and his mother had single-handedly raised him. He had never dared argue with her, but hummed and hawed to bide his time, especially with regard to the issue of marriage. His … [Read more...] about There was only a river running