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More than two minutes into the match held in HCMC, Thao unleashed a powerful right-hand punch into Laurio's face, causing the opponent to collapse. Despite trying to get up, Laurio could not stand, prompting the referee to stop the match and declare the victory by knock-out for the 30-year-old Thao. "Thank you to Laurio. As a fighter, you will be back stronger," Thao wrote on his Facebook page after winning the match. Tran Van Thao (R) carries his opponent Prince Andrew Laurio after defeating him at an IBA bantamweight match in HCMC, September 30, 2022. Photo courtesy of Tran Van Thao's Facebook page Thao became the second Vietnamese boxer to win a world championship belt. In October last year, Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi won the first-ever World Boxing Organization belt for Vietnam. Thao is the first local fighter to make his name internationally. He shot to fame after defeating Indonesia's George Lumoly to become the first Vietnamese boxer to win a World Boxing … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxer knocks out Filipino rival to claim world championship

Tran Van Thao won the International Boxing Association (IBA) belt after overcoming Andrew Laurio of the Philippines, marking a significant milestone in his career and Vietnamese boxing as a whole by becoming the nation’s first IBA champion. In the bantamweight division, with fighters weighing between 52.2kg and 53.5kg, in what was the first world title event organised in Vietnam, Thao faced Laurio in Ho Chi Minh City on September 30. Thao started the bout cautiously before unleashing a series of powerful blows and ultimately knocking out his rival with a powerful right-handed punch. He was able to knock out the Filipino boxer in just two minutes. In defeating his opponent, 30-year-old Thao became the first Vietnamese boxer to win a world title. Previously, Thao had won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Boxing Council Super Fly title in 2017 when he knocked out George Lumoly of Indonesia in Bangkok, Thailand. … [Read more...] about Tran Van Thao becomes first Vietnamese IBA champion

Kabin Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City topped the list, which is decided by an algorithm that analyzes millions of reviews and ratings collected in a year from travelers around the world. Located on the second floor of Renaissance Riverside Hotel, the restaurant mainly serves Chinese cuisine and offers views of the Saigon River. Its signature dishes include steamed fresh prawn dumpling, deep fried prawns with salty egg yolk and Peking duck with prices starting from VND250,000 ($10.47). Vista Restaurant in Phan Thiet, home to Mui Ne resort town in the south central province of Binh Thuan, ranked second on the list. It has both indoor and outdoor space that can accommodate 200-300 guests at a time and mainly serves seafood and signature central region dishes. The restaurant is open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Temple Restaurant & Lounge at five-star La Siesta Hoi An Resort … [Read more...] about Tripadvisor readers select Vietnam’s 10 best fine dining restaurants

During a thematic session entitled “Culture for sustainable development,” Hung shared Vietnam’s experience and recommendation on identifying and fully assessing the role and contributions of culture for sustainable development, as well as the building and development of cultural policies in the coming time. Vietnam is fully aware of the role of culture as a driving force for sustainable development and commits to carrying out and achieving the 2030 Agenda, the minister underlined. To capitalize on the country’s diverse cultural heritage and young and creative human resources, the Vietnamese Government has exerted efforts in building strategies, particularly the one for the development of cultural industries by 2030, he said, adding that Vietnam is also among the first countries to pilot the culture index to review cultural databases, policy frameworks and development programs. The culture sector currently accounts for 3.6% of Vietnam’s GDP, Hung said, adding that improving … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends world conference on cultural policies, sustainable development in Mexico

The event is being organized in collaboration with the Asian Film Festival of Rome and aims to offer the Vietnamese public a glimpse at contemporary Italian cinema, reported Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV). Through drama and comedy, intimate stories and urban city life, these seven movies perfectly depict Italian contemporary society which faces new challenges amid efforts to maintain its deep roots in its past. The movies to be screened include “Everything’s gonna be alright” (Cosa Sara), “The great silence” (Il Silenzio Grande), “Doctor on call” (Una note da dottore), “A girl returned” (L’arminuta), “Breaking up in Rome” (Lasciarsi un Giorno a Roma), “The inner cage” (Aria Ferma), and “The King of Laugh” (Qui rido io). On the opening night, audiences will have the chance to talk with the renowned Vietnamese journalist and film critic Le Hong Lam, along with the Antonio Termenini, director of the Asian Film Festival of Rome. Free tickets are available at the National Cinema … [Read more...] about Hanoi to welcome screening of seven Italian movies

Illustrative image (Photo: baochinhphu.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and National Assembly have cabled messages of congratulations to their Chinese counterparts on 73rd National Day of China (October 1). Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue sent congratulatory messages to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu. VNA … [Read more...] about Congratulations to China on 73rd National Day

Addressing the event, General Quyet stressed that education and training is a matter of strategic significance for each country and people. The Communist Party of Vietnam has also defined education and training as a top priority policy, he added.  Overseas training for Vietnamese officers helps provide high quality human resource with advanced technological and scientific knowledge for the military’s development. The GDP’s Deputy Director emphasized that overseas training is both a great honor and an opportunity for cadres to access and absorb advanced knowledge of the mankind and scientific and technological achievements of the world, contributing to improving their comprehensive capability. General Quyet required all cadres to study abroad in 2022 always maintain their political bravery and be steadfast in their ideological stance and absolute loyalty to the Party's revolutionary cause. He also urged them to strictly follow the host country and Vietnam’s laws, and regulations of … [Read more...] about GDP assigns tasks to officers going for training abroad

In September, the GS has directed the whole military to fulfill all assigned missions. Notably, agencies and units have closely followed situational developments, strictly maintained combat readiness, made recommendations to higher levels to deal with circumstances in a timely manner, and safely organized the joint search and rescue exercise among the Vietnamese, Lao, and Cambodian militaries. The whole military has carried out education and training work as planned, made preparations for the Ministry of National Defense’s conference to review the implementation of resolution 765-NQ/QUTW on enhancing training quality in the 2013-2022 and the years to come, and strictly actualized the Defense Minister’s directive on building comprehensively strong, exemplary, and outstanding units. In addition, military units have closely followed the developments of the fourth storm, well kept their vehicles and forces on standby to have timely response, and developed plan to protect troops, … [Read more...] about GS’s briefing reviews mission accomplishment in September

A corner of the Venica real estate project, which is built by Khang Dien House Trading and Investment JSC (KDH). Real estate businesses that have loans in USD will have to bear higher interest costs and deeper exchange rate losses due to USD appreciation, affecting business results. — Photo Khang Dien House By the end of this year, oil and gas, transportation, insurance, retail, and hydropower sectors will see positive signals, while the banking and real estate sectors are not ideal options for short-term investment, said experts from DNSE Securities Company. Experts from DNSE Securities Joint Stock Company said that the Fed continued to increase the US Dollar interest rate sharply by 75 basis points, leading to a high VND/USD exchange rate. VND depreciated against USD by 3.5-4 per cent in 2022, negatively affecting businesses that import goods or have loans in USD. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recently increased the operating interest rate by 1 percentage point due to the … [Read more...] about Banking, real estate not ideal options for short-term investors

An apartment block in Ha Noi. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Nghia The Ministry of Construction (MoC) has proposed that real estate projects must sell their products on real estate trading floors, according to the draft amending the Law on Real Estate Business. The ministry has also suggested that individuals engaged in brokerage activities must have a practising certificate. Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh said this revision is mainly to clarify some contents relating to real estate trading floors, regulations on trading property products via the floor, and new types of real estate products. Notably, the amendment includes regulations for the real estate market to ensure stable and sustainable development. The domestic real estate market saw strong growth in many localities in the first half of 2021. At that moment, the market needed the State to have policies and regulatory tools to help its sustainable development. They included regulatory tools on tax, credit, land … [Read more...] about Real estate transactions should be performed on trading floors: MoC