Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s U23 team left it late, but managed a 1-0 win over Indonesia in the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship qualification round in Hà Nội yesterday. Triệu Việt Hưng injury time winner in the 93rd minute was enough to ensure the home nation stay within goal difference of the top of Group K. They will next play Thailand on Tuesday in a match that will decide who finishes the qualifiers in top spot. As the clock ticked, Hưng found himself in between the bigger Indonesian defenders to nod the ball home past of goalkeeper Awan Setho Raharjo. Việt Nam, with home advantage, dominated from the start attacking down both flanks. They had most of the possession in the opening 15 minutes but couldn’t beat Raharjo. At the other end the defenders were guilty of making mistakes and Thành Chung nearly scored an own goal slicing a clearance that fortunately for him … [Read more...] about Việt Nam leave it late to beat Indonesia
HCM City transport authorities, firms discuss problems at dialogue
A dialogue was held by the HCM City Department of Transport on March 22 to discuss transport-related problems such as overloading of vehicles and drivers using narcotics. – VNS Photo Việt DũngViet Nam News HCM CITY - HCM City need to keep overloaded trucks and drivers high on drugs off roads and reduce road maintenance and toll fees, transport companies told city authorities at a dialogue on Saturday. Bùi Văn Quản, chairman of the HCM City Goods Transportation Association, said authorities should help businesses with driver recruitment, identifying people using fake driving licences or guilty of violations in the past. There was a lack of parking space in Districts 2, 9 and Thủ Đức, and the Department of Transport and other authorities should relieve the congestion at ports, he said. More weighbridges should be set up to tackle the issue of overloading of trucks. Dương Hữu Thắng, director of the Long Phú … [Read more...] about HCM City transport authorities, firms discuss problems at dialogue
Reopening of controversial tollgate in Vietnam delayed
The Ministry of Transport said more time is needed for the review and therefore, collection at the Cai Lay tollgate will not resume Monday, March 25 as announced earlier. The Cai Lay tollgate is located in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang. The province and the ministry have yet to complete a list of vehicles that will be exempt from the toll. The ministry said in a statement that it is still working with local authorities to review all vehicles subject to the exemption and will put the tollgate back into service soon. It did not specify a date. Collection at the Cai Lay tollgate was suspended in December, 2017 following drivers’ protests. In January this year, the ministry had decided that toll fees will be lowered by 63 percent, from VND35,000 ($1.51) to VND15,000 for cars under 12 seats and trucks under two tons. Toll fees for other auto types would also be reduced by the same ratio, it had said. The time for fee collection, however, was lengthened from seven years to 15 … [Read more...] about Reopening of controversial tollgate in Vietnam delayed
Malaysia threatens EU fighter jet boycott over palm oil
Malaysia may retaliate against an EU plan to curb palm oil use by purchasing new fighter jets from China instead of European arms companies, its leader said Sunday. The Southeast Asian country is the world's second largest palm oil producer after neighbouring Indonesia, and recently threatened to challenge the bloc's plan to phase out its use in biofuels at the World Trade Organization. Both Malaysia and Indonesia have been at loggerheads with EU lawmakers over the crop's cultivation, which has caused rampant deforestation and destruction of wildlife. In his strongest statement yet on the proposed curbs, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his country could look elsewhere to upgrade its ageing air force fleet of Russian Mig-29 fighters -- in effect abandoning plans to purchase France's Rafale jet or the Eurofighter Typhoon. "If they keep on taking action against us, we will think of buying airplanes from China or any other country," he was quoted as saying by the … [Read more...] about Malaysia threatens EU fighter jet boycott over palm oil
Bridge paintings exhibition opens in Đà Nẵng
Viewers at the Đà Nẵng Fine Arts Museum during the contemporary Bridge exhibition. — VNS Photo Lê LâmViet Nam News Bridge paintings exhibition opens in Đà Nẵng ĐÀ NẴNG — An exhibition titled Chiếc Cầu (Bridge) is open to the public with 35 paintings and multimedia installation works by American artist Mark Cooper and French-Vietnamese artist Vũ Trọng Thuấn at the Đà Nẵng Fine Arts Museum. The exhibition, which opened on March 20 and will run until April 20 at 78 Lê Duẩn Street, marks the 44th Anniversary of the city’s Liberation Day (March 29). Mark Cooper is an international recognised artist known for large-scale and site-specific installations. He had major exhibitions at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Yuan Art Museum (Beijing, China), Lesley University (Cambridge, England), Street Museum (South Korea), Whitney Museum of American Art, … [Read more...] about Bridge paintings exhibition opens in Đà Nẵng