Striker Nguyễn Văn Quyết (left) scored the only goal for Việt Nam in a friendly match with South Korea’s Incheon United in South Korea on Monday. — Photo kinhtedothi.vnViet Nam News Football HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s national football team lost to South Korea’s Incheon United 1-2 in a friendly match held in South Korea on Monday. The match was part of Việt Nam’s preparations for the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018. Incheon United, who are in 12th place in the K.League, scored the opener on the stroke of half time, but the Vietnamese came back fighting after the break and levelled the score through Nguyễn Văn Quyết in the 50th minute. Head coach Park Hang-seo rang the changes to give some of his fringe players a chance, but substitute Dương Thanh Hào made an error in the 71st minute allowing Hiu Jin to regain the lead for South Korea. The Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Việt Nam lose to Incheon United in friendly
Vietnam wins 2nd prize in regional travel startup competition
Foreign tourists enjoy cycling in Viet Hai Village, Cat Ba Island. (Photo: goodmorningcatba.com) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese startup travel company Ecohost beat 110 competitors to take second prize in the 2018 Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) challenge. The elite travel startup competition, supported by the Australian Government and Asian Development Bank, includes Asia’s most prominent travel-specialised venture capitalists among its advisors. MIST’s second prize comes with a 5,000 USD innovation grant. Ecohost enables quality tourism experiences in Vietnam’s countryside, working village-by-village to develop tours and activities while improving the capacity of rural homestays to serve international guests. “The MIST innovation grant will enable us to deliver skills training courses across three villages and upgrading homestays for 15 families,” said Ecohost CEO Bui Thi Nhan. Ecohost came in second to BambooLao from Luang Prabang, Laos. … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins 2nd prize in regional travel startup competition
Can Tho city strives hard to make tourism key industry
Cai Rang floating market in Can Tho city (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Can Tho has exerted great efforts to reach its goal of making tourism a spearhead industry for the Mekong Delta city. According to Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Tran Viet Phuong, Can Tho has posted a growth rate of 20 percent in tourist arrivals and 28 percent in tourism revenue each year over the last three consecutive years. The city is expected to welcome around 8 million visitors this year, up 70.2 percent from 4.7 million from 2015. Revenue from tourism is estimated to reach 3.5 trillion VND (151 million USD). The city has diversified its tours, tourism products, and services, as well as improved its infrastructure for the industry. The city had an additional 26 hotels this year compared to 2016, including eight rated from four- to five-stars. A variety of national and international cultural events and festivals have been organised in the city, attracting large … [Read more...] about Can Tho city strives hard to make tourism key industry
Vietnam’s tourism sector works to attract more foreign tourists
Terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi district, the northernmost province of Ha Giang during harvest season (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A fund for tourism development will be set up in the coming time in hope of providing financial sources for brand building of Vietnam’s tourism in foreign countries, according to Nguyen Van Tuan, head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). The fund will also support market research and development for tourism products and training for personnel in the sector. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and relevant agencies are reviewing necessary documents for establishment of the fund, he noted. Tuan added that in 2018, Vietnam’s tourism promotion activities were organised in many countries. The country for the first time held such events in new markets including the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland and New Zealand, in addition to the five Western European nations which are already … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s tourism sector works to attract more foreign tourists
Vietnamese movie “The Tailor” screened in US
Poster of the film (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese film Co Ba Sai Gon (The Tailor) produced by renowned actress Ngo Thanh Van has been entertaining the audiences at the Regency Theatres Westminster 10 (Goldenwest Westminster) in California, the US. “The Tailor” is a romantic comedy featuring the culture and lifestyle of Saigonese and the history of Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress). It stars Ngo Thanh Van, Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Diem My and People’s Artist Hong Van, and was directed by young talents Loc Tran and Kay Nguyen. The film features 3D effects with a soundtrack created by pop singers and bands. The movie tells the story of a young, arrogant girl named Lan Ngoc in the 1960s. She was born into a family of tailors who specialised in making ao dai (traditional long dress). She looked down on the career, but by some kind of miracle, travels to the future and meets herself a few decades later. Ngoc … [Read more...] about Vietnamese movie “The Tailor” screened in US