Thailand’s Theerathon Bunmathan (left) fights for the ball with Việt Nam’s Hồ Tấn Tài during the second leg of the AFF Cup semi-final between Việt Nam and Thailand at the National Stadium in Singapore yesterday. AFP/VNA Photo Anh Đức & Peter Cowan HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s AFF Cup defence ended with a whimper as they were held to a goalless draw by Thailand at the Kailang National Stadium in Singapore on Sunday, losing the semi-final 2-0 on aggregate. Coach Park Hang-seo made five changes to his line-up compared to the first leg, with Nguyễn Công…
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More than 200 foreign visitors arrived in the southern province of Khanh Hoa of Nha Trang from Russia, after nearly two years of travel disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This was the first foreign group following the trial of the vaccine passport program, local media reported. Khanh Hoa plans to welcome 8,000 Russian tourists with vaccine passports between December 26 and late March, 2022. ###: Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay is ready to welcome foreign tourists after a long pandemic hiatus Speaking at the event on December 26, Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, Director of Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Tourism, said…
Vietnam confirmed 15,218 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the Health Ministry announced. With 1,910 new cases, Hanoi has recorded the highest number of daily infections for 8 consecutive days. Vietnam has reported 1,651,673 cases so far. 1,248,240 patients have recovered and 31,214 have died. More than 145 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide. An additional 15,218 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Sunday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number of cases. According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 15,182 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 62 out of 63 localities in…
Việt Nam’s residential area per capita is expected to reach about 27sq.m by 2025. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hải HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is looking to increase the average housing floor area per person to 27sq.m by 2025, aiming for 28sq.m in urban areas, and 26sq.m in rural areas. The target is set in the national housing development strategy for 2021-2030, recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành. By 2030, Việt Nam strives to increase the proportion of solid houses nationwide to 85-90 per cent, with 100 per cent in urban areas and 75-80 per cent in rural…
More and more foreign visitors who traveled to Vietnam have fallen in love with the country. Some people love its nature, some feel connected to the locals here, and some have realized the opportunities that this country has to offer. Because of that, many have decided they want to own a house in Vietnam to settle in or, even more common, to invest. Let me show you a bit of what sets Vietnamese house design apart from other cultures, as well as why you should consider such an idea. The architecture in Vietnam As for the new Vietnam, many houses…
VNS Infographic Anh Đức Việt Nam face Thailand tonight in the second leg of the AFF Cup semi-final! Kick-off is at 7.30pm, follow along here for live updates as Việt Nam attempt to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg and join Indonesia in the final. SportNews / Times24H
The Asia Pacific Gateway, which connects Vietnam to the world through with Hong Kong and Japan, has encountered some problems since December 13 due to a ‘cable fault’. The traffic loss due to the impact of this disruption was estimated at 1 Terabyte, according to the services provider. The operator said that, repair work on the undersea cable will start February 2 and is expected to be completed on February 6. “The speed is terrible in the evening. Except for the services provided by several mega companies the access to oversea websites became a nightmare”, John Smith, an internet user…
By Ngọc Ngà The People’s Committee of the southern province of An Giang has approved a project on preserving and upholding the cultural values of writing on buông (fan palm) leaves of the Khmer ethnic group by 2030. The project is significant to conserving cultural and intangible cultural heritage in An Giang. An Giang is a multi-ethnic province, with about 29 ethnic groups, of which there are 4 main ethnic groups: Kinh, Khmer, Hoa and Chăm. The Khmer are mostly concentrated in the two mountainous districts of Tri Tôn and Tịnh Biên, possessing a treasure of unique and diverse…
Vietnam’s coffee industry received some good news recently, with its Robusta coffee securing world records and global recognition. “This can be considered the most special event of Vietnam’s coffee industry. The recognition is an asset of the country and the Vietnamese people.”, said an exporter. Robusta coffee has brought Vietnam’s coffee industry three world records: the country that produces and exports the most Robusta coffee to the world in terms of output and productivity; the country possessing a coffee-making culture with heritage values in unique and typical barista art; and the country that is the best at mixing;and enjoying Vietnamese coffee in…
Vietnam Airlines is planning to resume regular international flights linking Vietnam with 15 countries and territories in the first half of 2022. The resumption will be carried out in two phases and depend on relevant agencies’ approval. ###: Vietnam changes quarantine rules, unveils vaccine passport and begins regular international flights In the first phase, scheduled to begin on January 1 next year and last for about two weeks, the national flag carrier will conduct round-trip flights between Vietnam and the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Singapore, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Each route will have one to four flights…