Young Vietnamese basketball players see in overseas Vietnamese a more realistic potential of the athletes they can become, so the latter inspire more confidence and commitment, experts say. And they have amazing stories to tell. In 1980, a 15-year-old Vietnamese boy named Nhan swam two kilometers from the Da Nang coast to a ship heading to Hong Kong. He fled the country without saying goodbye to his family, and found his way to starting a new life in California, United States. Thirty-six years later, Nhan’s son, Horace Nguyen, decided to return to the very country his dad left behind, to start a new life of his own, pursuing his dream of playing professional basketball. Horace is one of the first foreign players of Vietnamese descent to play basketball professionally in Vietnam, specifically in the annual tournament organized by the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA). Established in 2016, the VBA league has six teams: Da Nang Dragons, Ho Chi Minh City Wings, Sai Gon Heat, Ha … [Read more...] about Vietnam gains as overseas Vietnamese players go through the hoops
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“Pleased” to have Vietnamese officers partaking in SEACAT: US Rear Admiral
The Hanoitimes - Andrea Thompson, Under Secretary of the State Department in charge of Arms Control and International Security, was positive about the advances in the US-Vietnam defense ties. Rear Admiral Murray Joey Tynch, Commander of the US Navy’s Logistics Group Western Pacific has said he was “pleased” that four Vietnamese liaison officers joined the 17th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise. Multinational Coast Guardsmen participate in Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2018 . Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Micah Blechner “I’m very pleased that Vietnam has four liaison officers here, taking place in this first one. Two from the Navy and two from the Coast Guard. So they’re integrated here and working with us, and we’re certainly very glad to have them aboard the process,” he said in response to a question by Hanoitimes during a teleconference on August 30. SEACAT … [Read more...] about “Pleased” to have Vietnamese officers partaking in SEACAT: US Rear Admiral
The Great Big Story about a Vietnamese-American woman
And if you don’t, you soon will, joining millions around the globe who have watched videos of a man losing his sense of taste, met the voice-over actor of Mario, Nintendo’s most beloved video game character, and the Mysterious Homes of Firefly Forest. With between 11 million and 17 million views each, these are some of the most watched videos among thousands published on YouTube by the global media company specializing in telling cinematic stories. GBS (Great Big Story) also publishes on Facebook, Vimeo, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Prime Video and has mobile apps for iOS and Android. But there is a great big story about Great Big Story that has not been told yet; about a woman, the daughter of a Vietnamese refugee family, who is now the New York-based general manager of the company. This is Uyen Tieu’s story. Uyen Tieu, General Manager of Great Big Story. Photo acquired by VnExpress Finding a refuge Uyen’s father was a South Vietnamese soldier and her mother owned … [Read more...] about The Great Big Story about a Vietnamese-American woman
China elevates combat readiness in South China Sea, experts say
China says one thing to the world, but does what it wants, anyway. This message is being clearly conveyed by its continued military buildup in the disputed South China Sea area even as it participates in negotiations and actions to defuse tensions, including the adoption of a Code of Conduct (COC). "Actually, China has been active in the South China Sea all this while. What’s distinctive this time is the heightened tempo of Chinese military activities that go along with the ongoing, increasing buildup in the disputed waters - by that I’m referring to more intense naval and air activities, which came after the last Party Congress. “It’s clear that Xi wanted to follow up that last event to showcase his control over the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), including his promise and call for the PLA to heighten combat readiness in the South China Sea," Dr Collin Koh Swee Lean of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore, told … [Read more...] about China elevates combat readiness in South China Sea, experts say
Satellite images reveal show of force by Chinese navy in East Sea
Dozens of Chinese naval vessels are exercising this week with an aircraft carrier in a large show of force off Hainan island in the South China Sea, known in Vietnam as the East Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters show. The images, provided by Planet Labs Inc, confirm a Chinese carrier group has entered the vital trade waterway as part of what the Chinese navy earlier described as combat drills that were part of routine annual exercises. The Liaoning carrier group last week traversed the Taiwan Strait, according to the Taiwanese defense ministry. The photos, taken on Monday, show what appear to be at least 40 ships and submarines flanking the carrier Liaoning in what some analysts described as an unusually large display of the Chinese military's growing naval might. Sailing in a line formation more suited to visual propaganda than hard military maneuvers, the flotilla was headed by what appeared to be submarines, with aircraft above. Jeffrey Lewis, a security expert at the … [Read more...] about Satellite images reveal show of force by Chinese navy in East Sea