Head coach Park Hang-seo admitted the pressure is on Vietnam before AFF Cup, with player mentality at an all-time low. “I’m happy to meet the coaches in group B. We will focus game by game to get the best results,” Park told the press Saturday. After six consecutive losses in …
Read More »Hanoi 12th graders back in school
Viet Duc High School in Hanoi was abuzz Monday morning as 12th graders returned after a seven-month gap. At 6:30 a.m., the 12th graders were the first group of students to return to Viet Duc High School. According to the original plan, all high school students from Covid low- and …
Read More »Hanoi, HCMC among top 100 city destinations list
Vietnam’s two biggest cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, are part of a global index of 100 best city destinations complied by a British market research firm. The capital city was ranked 94th while the southern metropolis stood 90th in the first edition of Top 100 City Destinations Index …
Read More »VNG seeks $300 mln funding ahead of US listing
Vietnam’s online gaming firm VNG is set to raise $200-300 million from both new and existing backers ahead of its potential U.S. listing. The unicorn startup, whose investors include Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, intends to use the cash to expand, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The news outlet …
Read More »US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
The United States will not send government officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics, the White House said on Monday, after Beijing threatened unspecified “countermeasures” against any diplomatic boycott. President Joe Biden said last month that he was considering such a boycott amid criticism of China’s human rights record, including what …
Read More »Midfielder Hoang Duc makes his mark as a national mainstay
Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc is developing into an irreplaceable player in the national team with his talent and football intelligence that essays a good balance of offense and defense. In the six games that Vietnam played in the final round of the World Cup qualifiers, only two were fielded every …
Read More »Covid-19 prevention app more popular than TikTok, YouTube
The Electronic Health Book (So Suc Khoe Dien Tu) has entered the list of top free apps downloaded in Vietnam by iOS users in 2021. It followed social network app Facebook, American messaging app Messenger, and Vietnamese messaging app Zalo in the list of most downloaded free app by iOS …
Read More »Carriers urge quick resumption of int’l flights with quarantine exemption
Vietnamese carriers proposed the government soon resume international flights and exempt mandatory quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers to save the aviation industry from a prolonged crisis. On Monday, Dang Ngoc Hoa, chairman of Vietnam Airlines, said the national flag carrier has petitioned the government to soon reopen international flights to …
Read More »VN-Index posts biggest single-day gain in five months
Vietnam’s benchmark surged 2.35 percent to 1,446.77 points Tuesday with the biggest single day gain in five months as the number of new investors reached a new record. The index rose steadily throughout the day and closed 33.19 points higher, the biggest gain since July 7 when it hit 33.76 …
Read More »WHO advises against blood plasma treatment for Covid-19
Covid treatments using plasma taken from the blood of recovered coronavirus patients should not be given to people with mild or moderate illness, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Convalescent plasma showed some early promise when given intravenously to people sick with Covid-19. But in advice published in the British …
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