There will be no more watching games on low-quality streaming sites or waiting for post-match highlights because FPT Telecom has obtained the Vietnam rights for this year’s Copa América and International Champions Cup (ICC). It did not disclose the price. All the matches in the two tournaments, 26 in the Copa América and 18 in the ICC, will be shown on FPT TV and FPT Play. FPT has also sold the Copa América rights to broadcaster K+. The South American continental tournament will be played in Brazil from June 14 to July 7. Besides the 10 Latin American countries, including Brazil and Argentina, two teams from Asia, Qatar and Japan, will also play. The two were the finalists in the 2019 Asian Cup won by Qatar. The ICC is an annual club exhibition tournament featuring top clubs from Europe playing pre-season friendly games. This year the competition features Real Madrid, Manchester United and Bayern Munich among others. Its 18 matches will be played in various … [Read more...] about FPT Telecom buys Vietnam TV rights for Copa América football, ICC
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No rest for Vietnamese football stars
Vietnamese footballers in training in Qatar (Photo: VFF) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - After an incredible 2018, Vietnam’s footballers are set for another busy year with three key international tournaments. The first is the final round of the Asian Cup which will kick off on January 5 in the United Arab Emirates. It will be the second time Vietnam have qualified for the continental tournament after 2007, when as co-hosts they were knocked out in the quarter-finals. This year’s tournament features 24 teams, eight more compared to the last edition in Australian four years ago. Vietnam are in Group D with Iran, Iraq and Yemen. The two top teams of each group and four best third-placed teams will qualify for the next round. Vietnam, the champions of the ASEAN region, have been tipped to advance to the second round. "We target a berth in the knock-out round. To do that, Vietnam need to be at least one of the four best third-placed teams. It is a suitable task for us because rivals in … [Read more...] about No rest for Vietnamese football stars
Vietnam airports awash in red as football fans head for the Philippines
Football fans in colorful wigs, headbands and red t-shirts with the golden star crowd the T2 Terminal in Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport. Most of them have booked one-day tours to the Philippines. Two women dressed for the final match against Indonesia for the SEA Games gold medal hold up a cutout of South Korean coach Park Hang-seo and a banner with "Viet Nam" emblazoned on it. Travel agency Vietravel has said that around 1,000 of its customers will fly from Hanoi, Saigon and Da Nang City to go today to the Ninoy Aquino Airport in the Philippines today. People wait to check in for their flight in Hanoi. Nguyen Cong Hoan, director of Hanoi RedTours, said around 300 customers would fly on two planes operated by national carrier Vietnam Airlines. All their tours to the Philippines sold out within 12 hours after December 5, he said. Vietnam drew against Thailand in their last group stage match on December 5, securing a spot in the SEA Games men's football final. Nguyen Viet Hung, 5, … [Read more...] about Vietnam airports awash in red as football fans head for the Philippines
Government plans to slash stake in Vietnam Airlines to 51 percent
The carrier’s shares were listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange Tuesday after moving from UPCoM, or the Unlisted Public Company Market. It closed the session with a market capitalization of VND57 trillion ($2.45 billion). Nguyen Hoang Anh, chairman of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC), told VnExpress the move to HoSE would facilitate the government’s divestment from the airline and help attract large investors. The CMSC has instructed Vietnam Airlines to draw up a divestment roadmap for 2019-20 enabling the state to sell 35.19 percent out of its current 86.19 percent stake, he added. Without elaborating, Vietnam Airlines chairman Pham Ngoc Minh said plans have been completed and sent to competent authorities for approval. The carrier is also planning to make private placements to large investors. It has a strategic partnership with ANA Holdings, a Japanese aviation corporation which holds an 8.77 percent stake in it, for … [Read more...] about Government plans to slash stake in Vietnam Airlines to 51 percent
Wood industry: Sustainable development
Vietnam’s wood processing industry has maintained a high growth rate over the years, said Nguyen Quoc Khanh, chairman of the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCMC (HAWA). From US$220 million in 2000, after 17 years, its turnover has reached US$8 billion, ranking among the seven sectors generating the greatest export value in the country. Particularly, in the first half of 2018, the export of wood and wood products earned US$4.13 billion, up 12.4% over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Vietnamese firms in this industry are gradually gaining share from foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs), HAWA Vice Chairman Huynh Van Hanh said. In the early years of development, FIEs always accounted for more than 70% of the country’s total wood export sales. However, in the past three years, domestic enterprises have fared better and occupied 53% of total export turnover. When the domestic economy began to integrate, Vietnam’s wood … [Read more...] about Wood industry: Sustainable development