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  Đoàn Văn Hậu (right) competes for Việt Nam in the match against the UAE in the World Cup qualifier last Thursday. Photo thoidai.com.vn  HÀ NỘI - Viet Nam national team star Đoàn Văn Hậu has been nominated for the Young Footballer of the Year prize at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Awards. Hậu is the only Vietnamese player nominated at the continental-level individual awards, which will be held in Hong Kong on December 12. Japan’s Hiroki Abe and Lee Kang-in of South Korea have also been shortlisted for the title. The 20-year-old left-back won the V.League 1 trophy with Hà Nội FC earlier this year, and moved to Dutch side SC Heerenveen on loan in September. Though has yet to make his debut in the Eredivisie, he remains an indispensable player in Park Hang-seo’s Vietnamese lineup. Hậu contributed to the national team during their AFF Cup … [Read more...] about Hậu nominated for AFC Youth Player of the Year

  The National Futsal HDBank Cup is scheduled to start in Vinh City in the central province of Nghệ An today. Photo laodong.vn NGHỆ AN - The National Futsal HDBank Cup will start in Vinh City in the central province of Nghệ An today. The tournament will feature 10 teams and will be divided into two stages. The first stage includes Cao Bằng, Sanna Khánh Hòa, Quảng Nam, Tân Hiệp Hưng and Thái Sơn Bắc. They will compete in a round-robin format to decide the best three teams that will progress to the second stage. The second stage includes the three winners of the first stage and the top five teams from this year’s National Futsal HDBank Championships. The winning team will receive VNĐ200 million (US$8,800), while the runner-up and third place will pocket VNĐ100 million ($4,400) and VNĐ50 million ($2,200), respectively. The tournament is organised by the Voice … [Read more...] about National Futsal HDBank Cup to start in Nghệ An

 A photo named "Vietnamese smile" taken by French photographer Rehahn The gallery features more than 30 unique traditional costumes of ethnic groups in Vietnam, 200 photos of Vietnam’s cultural heritages and a number of stories about his explorations in French, English and Vietnamese languages. The museum also preserves photos taken during his 5-year long journey to the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. The gallery opens on weekdays from 8:30am to 8:30pm at 26 Phan Boi Chau street for visitors to retrace his steps and discover Vietnam’s rich and vast cultural heritage. Translated by Thuy Duong … [Read more...] about French photographer opens gallery featuring Vietnam’s cultural heritages

At the back of a restaurant in Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City, cats stand paws splayed against the bars of their tiny wooden cage, soon to be submerged in hot water. The drowned carcasses are shaved and their skins burned, meters from a pile of ageing, silent bones. Often grilled or stir-fried in a marinade of garlic and peppers, the meat is best served with an accompaniment of beer or rice wine. Sitting on stools, two groups of men await their food. "My restaurant has been running for three years. Cat meat is exotic and expensive, perfect for those with good taste. Customers can pay up to VND2 million ($86.34) for a black cat," says owner Cuong. It is difficult to cook cat meat, he adds, noting he first learnt the recipe from a relative in northern Thai Binh Province. Cuong's restaurant serves up to five cats a day, "though by the end of lunar months, the number could double thanks to the belief the meat helps avoid bad luck." The owner describes cat as softer and sweeter than pork … [Read more...] about Paws for thought: cat meat still top of the menu

Wooden furniture processing at a factory in Vietnam. Economists say the global economic situation has had an impact on the Vietnamese economy  The National Assembly (NA) Office and the NA Economic Commission co-held the “Vietnam SocioEconomic Forum 2018: Current Situation and Prospects” in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18 and 19. The forum was aimed at providing vital inputs for NA deputies to prepare for the sixth sitting of the law-making body next month to examine the execution of the NA resolution on socioeconomic development for 2018, according to Le Bo Linh, vice general secretary and deputy head of the NA Office. He noted that short- and long-term factors at home and abroad have impacted the adoption of the resolution’s measures. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the challenges and prospects of executing the socioeconomic objectives to present key solutions for the remainder of the year. Global economic uncertainty has had an impact on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam could lose growth momentum: economists