Vietnamese coaches able to coach int’l clubs
Vietnamese coaches able to coach int’l clubsFive Vietnamese coaches could take charge of world-leading clubs after they finished a course by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recently. Coach Nguyen Duc Thang has received an AFC Pro Diploma to coach any international club. — Photo montthegioi.vnThe AFC Professional Football Coaching Diploma, which is also known as the AFC Pro Diploma, is the highest level of coaching accreditation issued by the AFC. After the two-year course, five Vietnamese coaches Phan Thanh Hung, Nguyen Duc Thang, Nguyen Huu Thang, Nguyen Minh Phuong and Le Huynh Duc graduated and received their diplomas. AFC rules that from January 1, 2020, only coaches who have an AFC Pro Diploma can take charge of national teams.
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April 24, 2018 01:52 UTC
Online food delivery market heats up
Online food delivery market heats upVietNamNet Bridge - After a quiet period, the online food market has become more active with the appearance of many new service providers. The online food market has become more activeDang Hoang Minh, the founder of Foody.vn, recently complained that rivals were trying to poach his deliverymen. Meanwhile, the demand for ordering food online and getting deliveries at given addresses in large cities has increased rapidly. The source said both Uber and Grab plan to jump on the bandwagon as they have realized the great potential of the food delivery service market. Luong Duy Hoai, CEO of Scommerce, thinks the value of the Vietnamese food delivery market, like the Chinese market, amounts to 6-8 percent of total revenue of the e-commerce market, saying that there are similarities in both Vietnamese and Chinese markets.
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April 24, 2018 01:18 UTC
Craft villages gear up for Hue festival
Craft villages gear up for Hue festivalCraft villages in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue are in a rush to show their best products at festivals scheduled for later this month. Ho Thi Giang, owner of the Ba Giang fish sauce workshop, is at her last stage of production in preparation for Tam Giang Waves festival and Hue festival. She will make available more than 11,000 litres of fish sauce and 5 tonnes of shrimp paste and sauce for sale at the Hue festival. This year, the craft village plans to showcase over 300 models of home appliance and souvenirs during the festivals. Tam Giang Waves Festival and Hue Festival 2018 will offer chances for the craft villages in the province to promote their unique products, while generating jobs and improving income for local labourers.
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April 24, 2018 00:33 UTC
Vietnamese blockchain group explores business opportunities
Vietnamese blockchain group explores business opportunitiesVietNamNet Bridge - The members of the Vietnamese blockchain community say they have confidence in the strong rise of technology in the future. The international Blockchain Week was held in March 2018During the international Blockchain Week event in early March 2018 in Vietnam, a special session was held with Vietnamese blockchain-based developers. The members of the Vietnamese blockchain community say they have confidence in the strong rise of technology in the future. According to Loi the new-generation trading floors mitigate the problems that traditional trading floors have. RELATED NEWSBlockchain becoming more popular in VietnamVietnamese PhD in blockchain technology predicts big year for cryptocurrencyThanh Lich
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April 24, 2018 00:33 UTC
Shan Tuyet Tea harvesting season in Ha Giang
Shan Tuyet Tea harvesting season in Ha GiangThe Dao ethnic minority group in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang are busy harvesting their first Shan Tuyet tea crop of the year. A farmer harvests Shan Tuyet tea in Ha Giang ProvinceAccording to the chairman of Vi Xuyen District's Cao Bo Commune, Ly Quoc Hung, there are three tea harvesting seasons in a year with the first beginning now. The ‘snow mountain’ Shan Tuyet tea variety is named due to being cultivated at high altitude, while the buds are covered by thick white coats. Shan Tuyet tea trees can be found in forests and mountains over 1,000 metres above sea level in Ha Giang. An old Shan Tuyet tea tree in Cao BoIt is said that Shan Tuyet Tea is always pure and has a good fragrance thanks to the trees growing on mountains covered by cloud all year.
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April 24, 2018 00:22 UTC
Xoan singing guilds preserve intangible heritage
Xoan singing guilds preserve intangible heritagebrowser not support iframe. At the Mieu Lai Temple in Kim Duc commune, there are three of four Xoan singing guilds of Viet Tri town practicing. Sharing his joy as Xoan singing is performed to serve tourists, Le Xuan Ngu, Leader of Phu Duc Xoan Singing Guild in Kim Duc commune, Viet Tri town, Phu Tho province said: "We have practiced regularly to serve visitors to the festival. The new tour is not only vital for Phu Tho to attract more visitors but also helps the province preserve its cultural heritage, Xoan singing, which was put on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity in December last year. It has established several Xoan singing clubs and taught it at schools across the province while training on Xoan singing performance has been also provided for promising singers.-VNA
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April 24, 2018 00:22 UTC
Illegal shrimp hatcheries cause environmental damage
Illegal shrimp hatcheries cause environmental damageVietNamNet Bridge - In many shrimp cultivation areas, farmers are not treating waste water from shrimp ponds, but are allowing untreated waste water to go directly into the environment. However, illegal shrimp farming in Chan May – Lang Co remains a ‘hot business’. The unprogrammed shrimp farming on sand in Kim Giao Thien hamlet of Hoai Hai commune has also caused serious consequences. As there is no standard waste water treatment system, the saltwater and waste water have been absorbed into the underground water. One hectare of shrimp farming area produces 8 tons of solid waste and tens of cubic meters of waste water.
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April 24, 2018 00:11 UTC
Rules on computer games, social media relaxed
Rules on computer games, social media relaxedThe Ministry of Information and Communications said on April 20 that the Government has relaxed business conditions for those providing computer gaming services, and launching and operating news aggregators and social networks. The more liberal conditions are provided in the Government’s Decree 27/2018, which is the revised and supplemented version of Decree 72/2013 on management, provision and use of the Internet and electronic news. Decree 27/2018 does not require businesses to recruit only managers who hold a bachelor’s or higher degree to take charge of computer gaming services. The new decree just requires scanned copies of business registration certificates and business establishment decisions, instead of only those certified or notorized, Lam noted. Decree 27/2018 of March 1 comes into force on April 15 and removes a total of 11 business registration conditions and 13 administrative procedures.
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April 23, 2018 17:03 UTC
Shares slump on selling pressure
Shares slump on selling pressureThe VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) dropped 43.08 points to 1,076.78 points on April 23, representing a decrease of 3.85 percent. A total of 218 million shares worth over 7.1 trillion VND (312.4 million USD) were traded on the HOSE. More than 71.6 million shares valued at some 1.2 trillion VND (52.8 million USD) were traded on the exchange. On the HOSE, foreign investors were net buyers of 1.94 million shares, while selling shares worth a net value of over 38.7 billion VND (1.7 million USD). Meanwhile, on the HNX, foreign investors turned into net sellers of 1.56 million shares against their net buy value of 34.5 billion VND (1.5 million USD).
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April 23, 2018 15:33 UTC
Festival promotes Sri Lankan culture in Hanoi
Festival promotes Sri Lankan culture in HanoiThe Sri Lanka Cultural Festival will take place at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum (VWM) in Hanoi from April 27-29, featuring diverse activities, according to Sri Lankan Ambassador to Vietnam S.H.U Dissnayake. The diplomat told a press conference in Hanoi on April 23 that the event marks the 70th anniversary of Independence Day of Sri Lanka (February 4) and the 48th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Sri Lanka (1970-2018). The event will be jointly held by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Vietnam, the VWM and the Hanoi Association of Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises. The first-ever festival is expected to serve as a bridge between small-and medium-sized enterprises of the two countries. Vietnam and Sri Lanka established diplomatic relations in 1970.
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April 23, 2018 15:00 UTC
ThaiBev officially involves in Saigon Beer management
ThaiBev officially involves in Saigon Beer managementThe Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) appointed a new management board at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on April 23, following Thai Beverage Public (ThaiBev)’s acquisition of a 53.59 percent stake in the State brewer last year. Beer product deliverySabeco Chairman Vo Thanh Ha, who represented the Ministry of Industry and Trade, resigned from his position and three new investors were elected to the management board. The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting was organised to review personnel matters in the company in response to Thai Beverage Public’s query relating to its authority to participate in Sabeco’s management board. In a recent letter sent to the Government, ThaiBev has expressed concern that until now it has not been directly involved in Sabeco’s management board, even though its ownership here has reached 53.59 percent of charter capital. In December 2017, ThaiBev, through its subsidiary Vietnam Beverage Co Ltd, purchased a 53.59 percent share of Sabeco’s charter capital for nearly 5 billion USD through an auction on the HCM Stock Exchange.-VNA
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April 23, 2018 10:41 UTC
Five charming Hoi An homestays for the national holidays
A room costs US$120 per night on normal days, and US$140 per night during the holiday season. A room costs US$100 per night. Hoi An Lemongrass Homestay is situated beside large green fields, providing tourists with a peaceful atmosphere of rural life. A room costs US$40 per night. A room costs US$25 per night.
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April 23, 2018 09:45 UTC
HCM City to strengthen management at private nurseries
According to Tan Phu District People’s Committee, many private nurseries have only small facilities, lack equipment, and offer meals that lack sufficient nutrition. In Binh Tan District, the number of public and private nurseries has increased by 10 to 15 per year. Thien of Binh Tan District People’s Committee said that 64 per cent of the district’s 740,000 residents are migrants. Vu Thanh Luu, vice chairman of Viet Nam Fatherland Front in HCM City, has instructed district’s authorities to pay more attention to management of private nurseries and should focus on quality, not quantity. He said that workers at private nurseries should be provided training in caregiving.
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April 23, 2018 08:48 UTC
North Korea bus crash kills 32 Chinese tourists
North Korea bus crash kills 32 Chinese touristsA tour bus has crashed in North Korea, killing 36 people including 32 Chinese nationals, Chinese officials say. Chinese state media footage showed the blue tour bus completely flipped over, with part of its body broken. Experts estimate that Chinese tourists make up 80% of foreign tourists to North Korea - providing an important source of currency for Pyongyang. Earlier, Chinese state broadcaster CGTN tweeted that more than 30 Chinese nationals had been killed after the bus plunged off a bridge - however, the post was later deleted. There are no official tourist numbers for North Korea, but it is estimated that about 100,000 foreigners visit the country each year.
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April 23, 2018 08:37 UTC
Bamboo Airways prepares for take-off
Bamboo Airways prepares for take-offVietnam’s newest commercial carrier Viet Bamboo Airways will officially enter operation in the final quarter of 2018, according to owners the FLC Group. Bamboo Airways director Dang Tat Thang speaks at a press conference on April 20Bamboo Airways director Dang Tat Thang said at a press conference on April 20 that they were completing paperwork for the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Transport. He went on to say that Bamboo Airways would be a hybrid carrier. Bamboo Airways is expected to be a huge competitor to Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air who account for most of the market share. However, many people doubt Bamboo Airways' competitiveness.
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April 23, 2018 08:15 UTC