The Vietnamese gaming and e-sports industry has grown to such an impressive size that it is turning heads across the globe Photo: Le Toan 11 PM is time for bed for most people, but it is when Dung CT, one of the most popular game streamers in Vietnam, gets down to work to live stream. Starting only about two years ago, the two YouTube channels – Truc tiep game and Streamer Dung CT – lured in millions of viewers, and Streamer Dung CT received the YouTube gold play button for getting a million subscribers. Each of his 11PM streams have an average of 15,000 viewers. Before the fame, Dung CT was just a normal streamer without any special aptitude for gaming. He prefers to play less well-known video games like The Wolf Among Us and We Happy Few instead of the more popular League of Legends and Counter-Strike. At first, he was quite shy and restricted interactions with viewers down to the minimum, but viewers were attracted by his sense of humour and the mystery as Dung CT has … [Read more...] about Rising star of e sports world
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FIFA to stick with 32 teams for Qatar World Cup
People speak near an interactive installation, promoting the soccer 2022 World Cup Qatar, in the Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure in Moscow, Russia July 6, 2018. Photo by Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin FIFA President Gianni Infantino had proposed expanding the tournament and explored the idea of adding additional host nations. But the sport's world ruling body said in statement: "Following a thorough and comprehensive consultation process with the involvement of all the relevant stakeholders, it was concluded that under the current circumstances such a proposal could not be made now." FIFA and Qatar also looked at whether the Gulf state could host an expanded tournament alone by changing the normal requirements for facilities. "A joint analysis, in this respect, concluded that due to the advanced stage of preparations and the need for a detailed assessment of the potential logistical impact on the host country, more time would be required and a decision could not be taken before … [Read more...] about FIFA to stick with 32 teams for Qatar World Cup
E sports opportunities in Vietnam
The e-sports industry is growing at a tremendous pace in Vietnam. Source: ispo.com E-sports, a billion-dollar sport E-sports have a decades-long history, with the earliest known video game competition taking place on October 19, 1972 at Stanford University for the game Spacewar. For the past few years, with the development of technology and internet across the globe, e-sports have become a major money-maker in the entertainment industry. Global e-sport revenues reached $906 million in 2018, a year-on-year growth of 38.2 per cent, according to statistics from Newzoo. In 2018, there were 737 major events, which generated $54.7 million in ticket revenues, a slight fall back against the $58.9 million in 2017. The total prize money distributed in 2018 reached $150.8 million, a significant increase from 2017’s $112.1 million. In Vietnam, the youth soon caught on to competitive gaming with gusto and created gaming communities around their favourite games in schools or even local … [Read more...] about E sports opportunities in Vietnam
UEFA forging ahead with plans to increase value of women’s football
UEFA forging ahead with plans to increase value of women's footballThe Saigon Times Daily Olympique Lyonnais celebrate after winning the Champions League Final at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine May 24, 2018 - PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON (REUTERS) - The Women's Champions League is beginning to step out of the shadow of its male counterpart with the ultimate aim of being as much of a must-see and commercially-attractive event, a UEFA official told Reuters on Tuesday. This season's final in Budapest will be the first time the showpiece, in its current format, will be held in a different city to the men's Champions League final. The decision was taken to allow the pinnacle of women's club football in Europe to have its own spotlight and not be overshadowed by the men's edition, which is one of the most viewed annual TV events in the world, surpassing the Super Bowl. The sponsorship and broadcast rights to the women's final are currently sold by UEFA, with the previous … [Read more...] about UEFA forging ahead with plans to increase value of women’s football
June 4- 10: PM attends expanded G7 Summit in Canada
PM attends expanded G7 Summit in Canada Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the expanded Group of Seven (G7) Summit and visited Canada from June 8-10, at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Addressing the G7 Outreach Summit in Quebec, on June 9 (Canada time), PM Phuc affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to joining the international community in promptly translating the Paris Agreement into reality. Several memoranda of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in different fields were signed between Vietnam and Canada on the occasion. NA asked to delay approval of draft law on special economic zones A view of Van Don, which is set to be one of the three special administrative-economic zones of Vietnam (Photo: VNA) The Government and National Assembly Standing Committee have agreed to ask the legislature to delay the adoption of the draft Law on special administrative-economic units to have more time for research and completion. The draft Law on Special … [Read more...] about June 4- 10: PM attends expanded G7 Summit in Canada