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SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 14 November 2019 - Wine shopping just got a little better this Christmas season. Not only is Wine Connection coming back with the second iteration of their annual Wine Tasting Fair on 16 and 17 November, they are also launching their Scan, See & Win campaign in partnership with DRNK. In this collaboration with DRNK -- an augmented reality (AR) app for alcoholic beverages -- Wine Connection is turning all their stores islandwide into a full AR experience. Over 500 wine bottle labels in all Wine Connection stores have been optimised to be used with the DRNK AR App. With a simple scan using the app, the drink will come to life in front of your eyes with interactive animations. In the spirit of the season of giving, Wine Connection and DRNK have teamed up to gamify the entire experience for in-store customers. A total of SGD50,000 worth of prizes are up for grabs - all you need to do is to scan any wine bottle in store and you will … [Read more...] about Wine Connection and DRNK AR App Launch Full Augmented Reality Experience Stores This Christmas

  The USA women’s team celebrate their fifth goal, or maybe it was their eighth. Or twelfth. — AFP Photo By Paul Kennedy Sukanya Chor Charoenying may be only 31 years old but she is already a world record holder. And it will take some doing for her to lose her prize. Sadly for Sukanya it is a world record she neither wanted nor will ever boast about. It’s unlikely you’ll find her dining out on such a global achievement and the quicker someone beats her achievement and takes away said world record, the sooner she will breathe a huge sigh of relief. Sukanya Chor Charoenying is the goalkeeper for the Thailand national women’s football team and she holds the record for conceding the most ever goals in a single game during a World Cup tournament. It was 13 in all last week at the hands of a ruthless and rampant USA team that showed little mercy and, in some quarters, have been criticised for not knowing when to stop. But I’m not really … [Read more...] about Why 13 really is unlucky for American women

  Coach Mai Đức Chung and his players in training early this week. They are ready for the ASEAN Championship in Thailand on August 15-28. Photo courtesy of VFF   Football HÀ NỘI  Mai Đức Chung and his team yesterday left for Thailand for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship on August 15-28. The side, who recently returned home after a 10-day training camp in Japan, have their sights set on silverware. Việt Nam finished third at last year's event, which Thailand won by defeating U20 Australia 3-2 in the final. Chung was happy with his players after five weeks training both at home and abroad, saying they faced quality teams in friendlies and improved remarkably. “We have worked hard and prepared pretty well through our training, especially the 10 days in Japan,” Chung said. The regional championship includes Việt Nam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia in Group B, … [Read more...] about Vietnam women head to Thailand in search of glory

Xoan singing of Phu Tho province includes singing, dancing, drumming and clapper beating. It is closely linked to the worship of the Hung Kings, a belief rooted in the ancestor worship practice of the Vietnamese people. These two heritages are closely attached, supporting the preservation and promotion of both. "These two heritages play a very important role in encouraging the local communities to better preserve their cultural heritages. They also help to boost the local economy through tourism development," said Nguyen Dac Thuy, Director of the Phu Tho provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Phu Tho province has been accelerated measures to sustainably promoting its heritages, including boosting practices and teaching of Xoan singing, especially among the younger generations, and devising policies to offer Xoan singers favorable conditions to practice the art form. "I was lucky to have been born to a family specialized in Xoan singing. I started to sing Xoan songs … [Read more...] about Phu Tho preserves intangible cultural heritages

The Dream City project, invested in by the Viet Han Trading – Advertising – Construction – Real Estate Co. Ltd, was granted an investment certificate in January 2010. It was set to build a complex of world-standard residential, eco-tourism and entertainment areas covering 2,050ha, including a golf course, villas, resorts, residential areas, a park, sports facilities, a casino and horse racing tracks. The project was assessed as the biggest investment project in Phu Tho. However, after committing to the project, Viet Han has just carried out site clearance on a very small area. The cleared area has also been abandoned by the business. Phu Tho is taking various measures to promote investment. It attracted five foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth US$14.5 million in the first nine months of 2018. It currently houses projects of about 150 FDI firms with total registered capital of US$1.1 billion. The province aims to attract VND5.5 – 6 trillion of … [Read more...] about Phu Tho province puts an end to billion-USD project