Shortly after leading Vietnam to a historic run at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, coach Park Hang-seo traveled to the Central Highlands to meet Doan Nguyen Duc, a businessman who has hugely contributed to the development of Vietnam’s football for nearly two decades. Vietnam finished second at the U23 competition in China late last month, losing 1-2 to Uzbekistan in extra time in a snowy final on January 27. The Vietnamese players and their South Korean coach Park were still welcomed as heroes when they returned to Vietnam the following day. After all celebrations, Park flew all the way from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, where he continued to board a flight to Pleiku, the capital of Gia Lai Province, to meet Duc and say thanks to him on February 1. He has reasons to do so. Upon being assigned to take the helm at both the U23 and national teams in October 2017, the South Korean coach visited Duc at his football academy, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, in Pleiku twice later the same year, and was impressed with how professional the training center is. Park has said he also admired Duc for the amount of time, money and effort he has tirelessly spent on developing the academy, which has indeed provided a number of great players to Vietnamese football teams of all levels. Coach Park Hang seo is welcomed upon his arrival to Pleiku. Photo: Tuoi Tre Six players out of the Vietnamese squad making history at the… [Read full story]
The country’s first football league for children aged 6-14 kicked off at Xuan La stadium in Hanoi on February 22, attracting pupils from some of the most prominent Vietnamese and international schools in Hanoi as well as a number of independent teams. A total of 18 teams have registered for the first season of the Hanoi Youth Football League (HYFL), which will run between February and June this year. “The youth football league will enable children to learn about fair play and companionship and also provide a cultural exchange,” said Dutch Ambassador Joop Scheffers. Based on the European model of…... [read more]
A seminar on Nguyen Duc Canh’s life and career was held in northern Thai Binh province on January 22 to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. Nguyen Duc Canh was born into a family with a patriotic tradition in Dien Dien township, Thai Thuy district, Thai Binh province. Being a print worker since 1927, Mr Canh proved himself to be a patriotic young person who had an earnest desire to contribute to the revolutionary cause. Nguyen Duc Canh was one of the outstanding leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), an excellent student of late President Ho Chi…... [read more]
Vietnamese youth footballers lost to Indonesia's A team 7-0 Thursday afternoon in the semifinals match at the ASEAN Primary School Students Olympiad (APSSO) in Jakarta. Earlier in the day, the Vietnamese team had defeated Indonesia's C squad to secure a berth in the playoffs. The youths will now play Indonesia's B for third place. In the table tennis competition, Vietnamese representatives Phung Le Trung and Nguyen Duc Tuan won the bronze medal in the boys' doubles. Vu Thi Thu Ha and Vo Ngoc Ngan Thanh will vie for the girls' doubles gold today. In related news, Vietnam's U19 women's squad…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - He has been working in Vietnam for only two summers but Masakuni Yamamoto - former head coach of Japan's U23 football team - has fallen in love with Vietnam and he wants to contribute effort to develop Vietnam's football. Born in 1958 in Shizuoka, Yamamoto was wrought in the difficult years of Japan as a result of the Second World War until it became a world power. In terms of a football player, he is also the witness of the miraculous process of development from a small country into the pride of Asian football. Therefore, when he…... [read more]
Issuing corporate bonds and false business plans for real money from banks were the main illegal trading tactics of arrested banking mogul Nguyen Duc Kien, said a central police agency under the Ministry of Public Security. > ACB ex-boss arrested for 'economic violations' >> ACB appoints new general director: press conference>> The ups and downs of football boss Nguyen Duc Kien>> Nguyen Duc Kien and his luxuries">> ACB ex-boss arrested for 'economic violations' >> ACB appoints new general director: press conference>> The ups and downs of football boss Nguyen Duc Kien>> Nguyen Duc Kien and his luxuries" class="attachment-medium aligncenter" rel="lightbox"…... [read more]
