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/ June 8, 2021

Oakwood Residence Hanoi wins best hotel interior award

Oakwood Residence Hanoi wins best hotel interior (Asia Pacific) award at the International Property Awards 2021 Following its great success at the Golden Dragon Awards in April where it was recognised as "Hanoi’s Leading Serviced Apartment", this is the second major award won by the property in 2021. Developed by Van Phu – Invest Investment JSC and designed by Ong & Ong, Oakwood Residence Hanoi offers a tranquil sanctuary for business and leisure travellers as well as relocating families in an upscale residential area. Guests can seek repose in any of the 262 elegantly furnished serviced apartments or enjoy exclusive access to facilities such as a restaurant, residents’ lounge, fitness centre, and an all-season swimming pool. The public areas, including the Main Lobby and TrEat restaurant, have been designed to sport a blend of local motifs, reflecting a sensitivity to Vietnamese culture while the guestrooms are refined and contemporary, hinting at Hanoi’s artistic traditions. The International Property Awards celebrate the highest levels of achievement by companies operating in all sectors of the property and real estate industry worldwide and are judged by a highly experienced team of professionals who cover the whole range of property disciplines. The awards are given out based on the quality of design, construction, and presentation of individual properties and property developments, interiors, architecture, and marketing. A world-renowned mark of excellence, the awards are not an endorsement from any sponsor or judge but are a recognition of achievement in a particular category or discipline by an expert judging panel. “Since our opening in October 2019, we have always known that we have a special property and to now be recognised with an award of such prestige, it simply validates our belief and I cannot be more proud of this win. This award is a testament of the commitment by our owning company to create a unique property in a competitive …

/ June 12, 2021

Asian media impressed with Vietnam’s victory over Malaysia

The hard-fought win helps the team consolidate their top spot in Group G with 17 points after seven matches, while maintaining their impressive unbeaten streak with five wins and two draws in the Asian qualifiers. Vietnam are still two points ahead of the second-placed United Arab Emirates (UAE), who won 5-0 over Indonesia in the other match the same day. In their match report, world football governing body FIFA emphasised: “Vietnam remain unbeaten in the group thanks to Que Ngoc Hai's late penalty that saw them edge Malaysia 2-1 in Dubai.” In the last match, Vietnam will have a decisive game to decide the top spot in the group against the UAE, and FIFA said that this will be one of the most exciting and eagerly awaited encounters on the final match day of the 2nd qualifying round. Meanwhile, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), in its post-match commentary, affirmed the Vietnamese team continued to consolidate their pole position in Group G after the victory over Malaysia. “The two teams came into this game on the back of entirely opposing fortunes: Malaysia had lost their last match 4-0 against the United Arab Emirates, while Vietnam had beaten Indonesia 4-0 and cemented their strong position with a win, also having avoided any losses since the Qualifiers began," the AFC said. Witnessing their home team once again beaten by Vietnam, the Malaysian media could not help but be disappointed. In its article published early this morning, the Malaysian national news agency (Bernama) admitted their World Cup dreams had been dashed: "One dream is over… Malaysia’s fourth defeat in five outings against Vietnam since Park Hang-seo took over as coach in 2017 means the Harimau Malaya can forget about finishing in the top two positions in Group G of the 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup second-round qualifiers.” Malaysia still have the goal of winning tickets to the 2023 Asian Cup finals, but according to Bernama, this journey will also be very difficult for them. …

/ June 7, 2021

Germany beat Portugal to win Under-21 Euro title

Portugal’s Diogo Queirós (L) fights for the ball with Germany’s Karim Adeyemi during the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final football match between Germany and Portugal at Stadium Stozice in Ljubljana on June 6, 2021. Jure Makovec / AFP The goal arrived just four minutes into the second half in the Slovenian capital, with Ridle Baku setting up Nmecha and the striker's first touch taking him around goalkeeper Diogo Costa before he slotted home. Forward Nmecha, 22, belongs to Manchester City but has been loaned out to a succession of clubs and has just enjoyed a prolific campaign in Belgium with Anderlecht. Florian Wirtz, the Bayer Leverkusen starlet who netted a brace as Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the semi-finals, also hit the bar in the first half. Germany also won the Under-21 title in 2009 and 2017, before losing 2-1 to Spain in the final of the last tournament, in Italy in 2019. Coach Stefan Kuntz, who played in Germany's Euro 96-winning side, was also in charge of the team that won the title in 2017. It is Portugal's second defeat in the final of this competition in four editions after they were beaten on penalties by Sweden in 2015. Germany will now hope their senior side can take inspiration from their Under-21 team as they also face Portugal in the group stage of Euro 2020 later this month. AFP …