Coach Park Hang-seo takes photo with participants at the exchange programme in Seoul (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – Vietnam’s football teamscould achieve more success at the regional and international arena, said nationalteam coach Park Hang-seo in an exchange programme with hundreds of Vietnamesestudents in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 11 ahead of the upcomingLunar New Year (Tet).The Korean received a raucous applauses whileentering the hall of the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.He said he was now in the RoK but felt likestaying in Vietnam thanks to the warm welcome from Vietnamese people. The head coach affirmed his hope to contributemore to Vietnamese football, promoting relations between Vietnam and the RoK.He was confident that the Southeast Asiancountry could reap more success at both regional and global competitions in thefuture.The atmosphere in Vietnam during the team’s runto the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship wassimilar to that of the RoK on the occasion of World Cup 2002, he said, addingthat the achievement of the Vietnamese football team was a source of greatpride for him.In reply to Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoKNguyen Vu Tu’s question, he said before each match, he and his football playersalways huddle together and shout “One! Two! Three! Fighting!”Park described his relations with the VietnamFootball Federation (VFF) as “fate” when the two sides signed a contract. Similaritiesin life and in culture between the two nations have helped him quicklyunderstand Vietnamese footballers, he noted.He advised Vietnamese players to keep their feeton the ground. This is not thepeak… [Read full story]
Vietnam's new national football coach, Portuguese Henrique Calisto, has spoken for the first time about his strategies for building future team success. Calisto, the former head coach of Dong Tam Long An football club, signed a two-year contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on Monday. Local fans are hopeful his long-awaited signing will usher in a new era of success for Vietnamese football. Calisto will officially assume the position on April 15 with a monthly salary of US$12,000, excluding allowances of around $2,500. New challenges "I feel it's an honor for me to be the coach of the national…... [read more]
The Danang-Vietnam Forum recently held in Tokyo brought good results as expected in promotion of investment, trade and tourism in Danang and Vietnam's central region overall, said a Danang official. The forum attracted 160 Japanese investors and many business people from big companies, including APEX, Toshiba, Nikon, Sumimoto, Mitsubishi, and Logo House Japan. The forum was sponsored by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, the ASEAN-Japan Center, and the Vietnamese Economic Research Institute in Japan. One of the good results of the forum is that Vietnam's central coast city Danang will open its first representative office in Japan's capital in September…... [read more]
The win helps the team have a go to the event title. Earlier, they also beat the Philippines 3-0.
Vietnam’s head coach Mai Duc Chung said the key to victory was the calm display by the team.
“We played calmly. When our rivals leveled the score at 1-1, we were still very composed,” Chung said, adding the match was tense but both sides played fairly.
Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy celebrates goal scoring in the match between Vietnam and Myanmar at SEA Games 29
Meanwhile, coach Reijners Roger Johannes Joseph Hu of Myanmar…... [read more]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung returned to Hanoi on October 29 after attending the fourth China-ASEAN Expo and Business and Investment Summit in Nanning City and visiting the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan province. His trip not only contributed to the success of the Expo and the Summit, but also strengthened relations between Vietnam and China as well as between Vietnamese localities and Guangxi and Yunnan provinces. While in Yunnan, Mr Dung met with provincial Party Secretary Bai Enpei and Governor Qin Guangrong, who welcomed Mr Dung’s visit, considering it an event of great significance for promoting comprehensive cooperation…... [read more]
In calendar year 2014 alone, the MPI reported it approved domestic businesses request for 90 new and supplementary outward investment projects calling for total investment of US$4.93 billion. According to the report, Vietnamese businesses chiefly focused on investment projects in telecommunication sector followed by the agro-forestry-fishery sectors. It also reported that many Vietnamese businesses are achieving a high level of success competing in overseas markets. Vinamilk – Vietnam’s largest milk producer – is one of the success stories. With an aggressive overseas marketing campaign aimed at developing its brand, the company reportedly is on target to realising US$3 billion in…... [read more]
