If the Gold Stars can beat the Blue Samurai this Thursday night, it will already be a Tet like no other; ultimate semi-final or final glories or not. — Photo tinthethao.com.vn By Terry Hartney There is a perfect storm brewing for Vietnam in the coming fortnight as family and friends come together for their annual celebrative binge of being Vietnamese for the lunar new year festival, called Tet. For the past week or so, the focus has been on reunions to do with work, shared university, schooling and other relationships dating far back in time. Soon the family takes over, and the eating and drinking intensifies, punctuated by group visits to forbears’ graves, temples and relatives, particularly in countryside ancestral villages. (One of the traditional arguments against marrying outside of Vietnamese blood is that a foreigner can never really be a part of this ancestor worship process). Mixed in with all of this is the unexpected progress of the Gold Stars from … [Read more...] about A new moon rising alongside a gold star
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Đặng Văn Lâm realises goal at AFF Cup
Dream come true: Đặng Văn Lâm celebrates after Việt Nam won the AFF Cup on December 15 in Hà Nội. — Photo yan.vn Viet Nam News By Thanh Hà When the final whistle was blown, the Vietnamese ran to hug each other and a million people rushed onto the streets to celebrate Việt Nam’s second AFF Cup victory, but goalkeeper Đặng Văn Lâm walked back to goal, prayed, hugged the post and burst into tears. They were tears of happiness from a man who struggled for a long time to reach success. “I think when a person spends a lot of time trying to reach their peak it’s OK to cry. It’s like a burden has been lifted. I understand my son’s reaction. He’s lived by himself for eight years in Việt Nam and has struggled at times, but he’s never complained about anything. He wants to prove himself," said Đặng Văn Sơn, Lâm’s father. Lâm was … [Read more...] about Đặng Văn Lâm realises goal at AFF Cup
Vietnam grows into ASEAN startup hub
The ASEAN’s startup community, including Vietnam’s, has great potential, but they still face a multitude of challenges-Photo: Duc Thanh At last week’s World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF on ASEAN 2018) held in Hanoi, Hachi was among the several Vietnamese startups on the list of the most creative startups selected by the WEF to partake in the WEF on ASEAN 2018. “This agritech startup has built more than 12 ‘smart farms’ in Vietnam. They use Internet of Things sensors and a hydroponic system, which is a way of drip-feeding plants water and nutrients, which saves waste. They claim the approach has led to a 300-per-cent increase in productivity,” the WEF explained picking Hachi on its website. During 2015-2016, Nguyen Xuan Truong, the founder of Hachi, began thinking about establishing this startup, when he saw that the domestic foodstuff market was flooded with unsafe products. “I saw that it would be quite feasible to apply IT to … [Read more...] about Vietnam grows into ASEAN startup hub