Badminton Việt Nam’s Nguyễn Thùy Linh returns a shot to Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying in their women’s singles badminton group stage match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo on July 26. — AFP/VNA Photo Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Thùy Linh believes that choosing to follow her sporting dreams was the best decision of her life, but it’s not been an easy path to take. She may well be the nation’s number one female badminton player, but to reach that level needed hard work, focus, and extreme dedication.…
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Heavy rains, floods leave eight dead, injured, missing. Weather turns cold in northern, north central regions. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. According to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, three persons were killed, four were wounded, and one went missing as heavy rains swept over the northern and central provinces around 5 p.m. on October 17. Heavy rains caused landslides that blocked roads and destroyed bridges in several areas, slowing travel and isolating a number of settlements, Vietnam News Agency reported. Seven towns and districts in Quang Binh are at…
Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, but it faces significant challenges to its power supply. Vietnam’s population continues to grow and its economy continues to expand at breakneck speed despite the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, requiring an ever greater share of electricity production. Vietnam’s current power grid is not capable of meeting demand for the foreseeable future, necessitating investment in new capacity. What are the challenges to Vietnam’s power supply? There are many challenges to Vietnam’s power supply, most notably the issue of coal. The coal is difficult to transport and there are not enough mines…
Singer Thu Phương wants to push xẩm singing more widely in the community. Photo courtesy of Thu Phương Nguyễn Thu Phương, 36, was born and grew up in Quảng Ninh Province, home to many of Việt Nam’s singers in genres such as pop, rock, hip-hop and R&B. However, she chose to specialise in folk music. After years of studying hát xẩm (blind busker’s singing), Phương now has a leading role in this music in the country. She even holds free xẩm singing classes to revive and develop the folk genre. Phương spoke with Thanh Hà about her plans. Inner Sanctum: Singing and teaching…
Do you still remember that in 2015, a private company organized more than 6,700 employees to travel to Nice, France, and set a Guinness World Record, which was reported by mainstream media in 167 countries around the world and became a global news? Many scholars, experts and media are curious and exploring what kind of company this is and how it has achieved global success in just 20 years. The interpretation, secrets and answers of the company’s 26 years of development are all lied in the book Unlocking the Emperor’s Door which was published in London in January 2021 and…
I SPELL English Contest has officially announced that, is Preliminary Round has already opened, so now you can get access to Website https://quiz.vsports.com.vn/bat-dau-thi-957308 and conquer the first round in I SPELL 2021. To access the website smoothly, don’t forget to carefully read “guideline for registering and joining the contest”: https://bom.to/VEO3vP If you have any difficulties in getting access to the website or completing the test, you can contact us via Fanpage I SPELL English Contest or by phone on the contact information given below to receive our support immediately! For those who haven’t got a ticket for the preliminary round,…
OURMAND’S DELIGHT: A full vegetarian feast for six by Tâm Anh Vegan. by Nguyễn Mỹ Hà It was a brief autumn, and the moon calendar has told us that winter in the north of Việt Nam has come. A long hot summer followed by a short-lived autumn and no sooner than the monsoon comes sweeping through the Red River Delta, and tropical storms have come roaring over our eastern shores. Winter can be dangerous time of year for putting on weight. All your hard workouts and running over the summer for a picture-perfect body can be…
Hi, I’m an expat living in Vietnam. I have lived here for five years. As someone who has quite a few years of experience in living overseas (especially in developing countries), I’m interested in sharing with you guys what I feel about the country and why I decided to choose Vietnam as my second home. The article will focus mainly on the reasons why I chose Vietnam as my final destination (At least until now, it’s my final destination). Therefore, I will share with you the five reasons why Vietnam could convince me to settle here, open a business, and…
Streets in HCM City are not as crowded as they used to be. — VNS Photo An Phương By An Phương HCM CITY — After nearly two weeks of reopening, many locals in HCM City say they are enjoying the “new normal” life. Ngọc Ánh, 28, told Việt Nam News that she had never realised how delicious a cup of coffee at her favourite cafe could be. “I’ve been drinking instant coffee every morning for the last three months. It got to the point where I had forgotten the smell of fresh coffee beans. Now that I’m able to order coffee and on sunny days take…
Vietnamese striker Nguyễn Tiến Linh has been nominated for AFC International Player of the Week. — Photo AFC Football HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese striker Nguyễn Tiến Linh has been nominated for the Asian Football Federation (AFC) International Player of the Week. Although the Việt Nam national team lost the last two matches against China and Oman in Group B of the final qualifying round of the World Cup 2022, Linh scored two out of the three Việt Nam goals. Linh’s contribution has earned him selection for the best player nominations in the two last matches. …