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/ March 2, 2021

Hanoi leader inspects works for SEA Games 31, ASEAN Para Games 11

Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue has requested ensuring the progress of repairing and upgrading work on facilities for the 31st Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games 31 ) and the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11). ASEAN Para Games 11 . Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue greets athletes on training (Photo: VNA) The city set the goal of earning 38-40 golds, or over 30 percent of gold medals targeted by the Vietnamese team, 30-32 silvers and 28-30 bronzes. VNA …

/ September 19, 2013

Vietnam to face Laos at the SEA U-19 Football Championship

After winning group B with all five wins, the Vietnamese national football team will take on group A runner-up Laos in the semifinal game tomorrow at the Southeast Asian U-19 Football Championship taking place in Indonesia. In the group stage, U-19 Vietnam defeated all rivals coming from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Brunei, scoring a total of 15 goals and conceding 5 goals. Though the Vietnamese team twice beat Laos 3-1 and 5-0 during a training session last month, U-19 Vietnam’s coach Graechen Guillaume was modest before the semifinal clash at Gelora Delta Stadium, saying, “We respect U-19 Laos.” He added, “They had careful preparation before this tournament. Laotian players have well built stature and a highly competitive spirit. Their strength is at the front line where they have a big forward.” Laotian players are also highly motivated when fighting for the ball, the coach said. “However, Laotian players often get exhausted in the second half of the game. Though Vietnam is a little bit stronger than Laos, anything can happen in football,” Guillaume said. “The team who scores more goals will advance to the final match.” The other semifinal game will be the clash between the host Indonesia and East Timor. …

/ December 14, 2019

Vietnam prioritizes oil and gas cooperation with Russia: PM

The Hanoitimes - Vietnam and Russia have stepped up its oil and gas cooperation in a latest move amid China’s growing expansionism in the South China Sea. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said the Vietnamese government always attaches great the importance to oil and gas cooperation with Russia companies. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and General Director of Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov in Hanoi on December 13. Photo: VGP He said he will ask the Ministry of Industry and Trade to consider some preferential mechanisms for Russian companies, mostly oil and gas ones, to facilitate their operations in Vietnam, Phuc said at a meeting with General Director of Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov. The PM affirmed that the government of Vietnam will create optimal conditions for projects run by Zarubezhneft and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam). Zarubezhneft and PetroVietnam are running two petroleum joint ventures which are Vietsovpetro in Vietnam and Rusvietpetro in Russia. At the meeting, Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov informed the PM about good performance of the two joint ventures. Established in 1981, JV Vietsovpetro obtained its first oil flow in 1986. The discovery of a highly productive oil deposit in the granites of the crystalline basement of the Bach Ho field was a major success of the Russian petroleum experts. Meanwhile, Rusvietpetro was established in 2008 in accordance with the Joint Declaration signed by the Presidents of Russia and Vietnam in 2006. The company handles the development of 4 blocks of the Central Khoreyver Uplift in the Nenets Autonomous District which includes 13 fields. In 2019, the participants signed a number of documents showing joint efforts in new projects both in Vietnam and Russia. This year, Zarubezhneft also entered the consortium with Novatek, Total, and Siemens for the implementation of an LNG project in Vietnam. For years, energy is one of …