The pair of Thai tennis players win a gold in the women's doubles. (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) - Thailand won 92 gold medals to finish second at SEA Games 31 hosted by Vietnam from May 12-23, while the host topped the overall standings with a record haul of 205 golds. Although Thailand were a distant second in Vietnam, Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) Governor Gongsak Yodmani said he was pleased with his athletes' efforts. He argued that the Thais did very well in several " international sports " particularly athletics, swimming, tennis, badminton and table tennis. The SAT had projected that the Thai contingent would win 112 gold medals, including 72 in international sports. The SAT will later assess the overall performance to use in preparations for the 32nd SEA Games to be held in Cambodia next year, he said. Meanwhile, the Sports Reporters - Photographers Association of Thailand (SRPT) revealed the successful and failed sports associations at the Games. The … [Read more...] about Imprints of Thai sporting delegation at SEA Games 31
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Coach Gong announces squad for 2022 AFC U23 Championship
Coach Gong Oh-kyun (central) will lead the U23 team at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Championship. Photo VFF Football HÀ NỘI — Coach Gong Oh-kyun has announced the 25 players that have been selected for the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Championship, which will take place in Uzbekistan from June 1 to June 19. Several players who competed at SEA Games 31 have been selected as key members of the team, including goalkeeper Nguyễn Văn Toản, defenders Hoàng Việt Anh and Lê Thanh Bình, midfielders Lý Công Hoàng Anh, Lê Văn Đô and strikers Nguyễn Văn Tùng, Nhâm Mạnh Dũng. The team also include outstanding faces who were highly rated during the training camp held in Hà Nội, namely Nguyễn Thanh Nhân, Võ Đình Lâm of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, Hà Trung Hậu of Becamex Bình Dương, Khuất Văn Khang and Trần Danh Trung of Viettel, Lê Minh Bình of People's Police and Nguyễn Văn Trường of Hà Nội. The Vietnamese team gathered on Tuesday before their flight to the … [Read more...] about Coach Gong announces squad for 2022 AFC U23 Championship
☕ Afternoon briefing on May 24
Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 24. - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on May 23 led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting. He proposed the establishment of a food innovation hub for Southeast Asia in Vietnam when addressing the “Averting a Global Food Crisis” session, a panel discussion with World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley, UAE Climate and Environment Minister Mariam Mohammed Saeed Al Mheiri, Tanzania’s Vice President Philip Isdor Mpango, and CEO of the Swiss agriculture company Syngenta, J Erik Fyrwald. Read full story - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Embassy on May 24 co-organised a ceremony to inaugurate the US-Vietnam Cooperation Centre at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV)’s campus in Hanoi. The new centre is an outcome of the partnership between the embassy’s Public Affairs Section and the DAV which … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on May 24
Pharmaceutical industry sees promising propects
A customer buys medicine at a Pharmacity store. The mass opening of new pharmacy chains is expected to boost the pharmaceutical industry's revenue in the next few years. — Photo the courtesy of Pharmacity The pharmaceutical industry is growing steadily because input costs are stable compared to other industries and businesses are less affected in a high inflation environment. In the first quarter of 2022, according to the business results of the listed pharmaceutical companies, SSI Research Co estimated that the total pharmaceutical revenue of the country increased by 7 per cent over the same period last year, in which the revenue from the pharmacy channel increased by 23 per cent over year-on-year and the hospital channel decreased by 5 per cent year-on-year. SSI Research assesses that the pharmaceutical industry will grow strongly in the future. Pharmaceutical demand will continue to increase until the end of 2022 when revenue from the hospital channel recovers strongly, … [Read more...] about Pharmaceutical industry sees promising propects