In addition to VND200 billion needed to upgrade 22 stadiums, HCMC will invest over VND15 trillion (US$660 million) in Rach Chiec sports complex and Phan Dinh Phung sports center to host the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in 2021. The sketch of Rach Chiec Stadium The investment will be used for site clearance, infrastructure development and expenditures to host the event, according to a plan the city sent to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 8. The organization of the regional sporting event will help raise the stature and prestige of the city, which is a political, economic and cultural center of the country, the municipal government said. To host the tournament in mid-August 2021 with 36 sports and nearly 10,000 athletes and trainers, HCMC will have to upgrade Thong Nhat and Quan Khu 7 stadiums, Phu Tho, Lanh Binh Thang and Tan Binh indoor stadiums, Phu Tho Sport Training Center, Phu Tho Swimming Club, Phu Tho Tennis Club and Nguyen Du Culture and Sports Club. Notably, the city will invest nearly VND2 trillion in large projects including Phan Dinh Phung Sports Center where a press center and a television center will be located, and where gymnastics and billiards-snooker competitions and SEA Games 31 closing ceremony will be held. The project, which will be developed under build-transfer (BT) format, will be commenced early this year for completion by the end of 2020. Another large project is to develop Rach Chiec sports… [Read full story]
HCM City alone will have 150 athletes contesting 22 events.“The HCM City sports team has set a goal of winning 10 to 12 gold medals in athletics, swimming and gymnastics,” Mai Ba Hung, deputy director of the municipal Culture and Sports Department, was quoted as saying on the Government website.“Le Tu Chinh is outstanding in 100m run, Le Thanh Tung is very good in gymnastics, Lam Quang Nhat and Tran Duy Khoi are dominating swimming and we hope they will bring gold medals for Vietnam in this SEA Games,” he said.Other key sports for HCM City will be weightlifting, women’s…... [read more]
Vietnamese athletes at SEA Games 22 held in Hanoi in 2003The information was disseminated at a conference held on February 28 by the Vietnam Olympic Committee. This is the second time Vietnam has been selected by the Southeast Asian Games Federation to host the regional games, after SEA Games 22 was organised in Hanoi in 2003. Singapore is set to host SEA Games 28 in 2015, and SEA Games 29, 30 and 32 are to be held in Malaysia, Brunei and Cambodia./. Source VietnamNet Theo ven.vn... [read more]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate with relevant agencies to prepare for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA) to be hosted by Vietnam in 2021. The organization of the regional sport event shows Vietnam's responsibility for the Southeast Asia community, helping promote the image of the host country to the world, Dung said. The Ministry should find out more about sports events in Olympic Games and Asian Games and then make plans to train Vietnamese athletes to compete in SEA Games 31 in a similar fashion. The Government leader said…... [read more]
The organization of the regional sport event shows Vietnam's responsibility for the Southeast Asia community, helping promote the image of the host country to the world, Dung said.The Ministry should find out more about sports events in Olympic Games and Asian Games and then make plans to train Vietnamese athletes to compete in SEA Games 31 in a similar fashion.The Government leader said that there would be no investment on new infrastructure. Some material facilities will be upgraded, if deemed appropriate. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will swiftly inform the Southeast Asian Games Federation on concrete plans to organize the…... [read more]
Under the programme on marine economic development from 2011-2015,nearly 2.5 trillion VND (116 million USD) has been spent oninfrastructure for the education and training sector, with 2,550 newclassrooms built, thus putting an end to three-shift schools. Training courses have been also conducted to improve staff capability and enhance education quality. As many as 113 kindergartens and 516 schools have been opened,raising the rate of school attendance among the 6-14 age group to 96percent across sea, island and border areas, said Nguyen Thi Minh Giang,Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training. The Kien Giang University was established to ensure…... [read more]
