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Grandmaster Le Quang Liem of Vietnam (left) competes against Grandmaster Levon Aronian of Armenia in tie-break in Russia on September 22 (Photo of FIDE) After two draws in standard matches of the fourth round, the two grandmasters competed in a four-match tie-break which saw a final result of 3.5-2.5 for Aronian, world No 14. … [Read more...] about GM Le Quang Liem eliminated from FIDE World Cup

Mobile World started to experiment with the 'shop-in-shop' model by selling watches in March 2019. Since then, it has achieved significantly 15 percent of market share in the watch field. The total number of watches sold in September is to reach 50,000 units, beyond the expectations of both Mobile World and local distributors. Currently, local suppliers ran out of stocks for Mobile World, that made the retailer start buying product at original source to ease off dependence on middlemen.  At present, the watch retail market in Vietnam is estimated to be worth more than VND 18 trillion ($777.48 million). However, the market is quite fragmented as there is no store chain taking a market share of more than 20 per cent.  Market research Euromonitor International also forecasts Vietnam’s jewelry and watch retail market to grow a compound annual growth rate of 7 per cent between 2017-2021 and reach VND 43 trillion ($1.86 billion) in 2021. The growth of the market is driven by … [Read more...] about Mobile World demonstrates strong capabilities in fashion watch distribution

Animal health officials gives rabies shots to dogs Addressing the event, Assistant Prof. Dr. Hoang Duc Hanh, Vice Director of the Hanoi Department of Health, cited the World Health Organisation’s report that the fatal disease kills 50,000-70,000 people each year, and forces more than 10 million people to get vaccinations. In Vietnam, the disease has persisted for decades, with high fatality at about 100 cases per year, he noted, stressing the need to vaccinate more cats and dogs, enhance communications among the community on the danger of the disease, and encourage people to get vaccines. Over the years, Vietnam has been making efforts to control rabies and seen a decrease in the number of deaths from rabies from 2015 – 2017. However, the number of fatalities increased last year, rising to 103 from 74 in 2017, he noted. In the first half of 2019, the country reported 46 deaths from rabies in 24 cities and provinces with Son La recoding six cases, the … [Read more...] about Hanoi meeting responds to World Rabies Day

Photo: VFF The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has co-operated with VinID to launch ticket sales through Vingroup's VinID app in a 3-in-1 service. The app will allow customers to buy tickets, pay, and use a code. This will be the first time that the VFF has distributed tickets in this manner through the VinID mobile app. This method of selling tickets will also be applied to all home matches played by the Vietnamese national team at the My Dinh Stadium during the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. The VFF will also apply a check-in form that features a ticket code for fans. Ticket checks will be made via the app at Door No.5 on the second floor of stand B at the My Dinh stadium. In order to purchase a ticket for the matches in Group G, customers only need to download or update the VinID app on the IOS or Android platform, then open the “Buy Ticket” feature. Once this is done fans simply need to select the ticket option and quantity before making an online … [Read more...] about Ways to purchase tickets for Vietnam – Malaysia World Cup qualifier

Photo: Chess World Cup The Vietnamese chess player, Elo 2708, tied with his opponent, the defending European champion Vladislav Artemiev of Russia, Elo 2746, in the away match after 39 moves. The result follows both players drawing their first game in the tournament’s third round. The pair will play rapid and blitz games in order to decide who will advance to the fourth round of the tournament. Despite the 21-year-old Russian being more highly rated than Quang Liem, the Vietnamese player has a good record in rapid and blitz chess, having previously won the blitz championship title at the 2013 World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships in Russia. … [Read more...] about Liem set to play second tie-break in FIDE World Cup