Ly Hoang Nam won an historic tennis gold medal for Vietnam at the SEA Games on Friday morning in the Philippines. Ly Hoang Nam competes during the final match. Photo of VTF No 3 seed Nam beat No 1 Daniel Cao Nguyen 6-2, 6-4 in the all-Vietnamese men's singles final. It was the third time the two players have met, but the first time Nam has won. In the first two games Nam suffered quick losses to a rival who had highest world ranking in Southeast Asia. Nam became the first Vietnamese to take a SEA Games tennis gold, ending the nation's long-time title drought. Earlier, Savanna Ly Nguyen pocketed a silver for Vietnam in the women's singles category. She was defeated 6-0, 7-5 by No 2 seed Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia. In the afternoon, Nam and his partner Le Quoc Khanh and Daniel Cao Nguyen/Nguyen Van Phuong will compete in their men's doubles semi-final matches. Early in the morning, Pham Thi Hong Le brought the first medal for Vietnam's athletics in the women's marathon event. … [Read more...] about VN’s top player Ly Hoang Nam wins historic SEA Games tennis gold
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Fabulous rock symphony concerts return
Expats Blog Fabulous rock symphony concerts return By Bradley Winterton Friday, Dec 6, 2019,19:11 (GMT+7) Fabulous rock symphony concerts returnBy Bradley Winterton The Rock Symphony concerts will be led by conductor Le Phi Phi - PHOTO: COURTESY OF HBSO HCMC - When HBSO staged their Rock Symphony event almost a year ago it wasn’t so much a concert as a party. Now they are doing it again, and on two nights this time. These special events will take place at the Saigon Opera House on Friday and Saturday, December 27-28, beginning at 8 p.m. Once again the conductor will be Le Phi Phi, who last time appeared in a T-shirt and ended up singing along to some of the items. He wasn’t the only one to sing – most of the audience were themselves singing by the time “We are the world, we are the children” and “We will rock you” arrived, and some people were dancing in the aisles. It was a … [Read more...] about Fabulous rock symphony concerts return
BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 6
Tra fish exports to Russia slump Export revenue of tra fish to the Russian market in the first 10 months of this year fell 31 percent compared to last year to 12.5 million USD, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). According to the association, the sharp drop followed last year’s declining trend, and was likely to continue for the rest of 2019. VASEP said that in the last two years, Russia’s tra fish consumption has been modest, with unstable import prices. Meanwhile, the European country’s imports of frozen tra fish fillets have increased slightly by 3 percent, but that of frozen whole fish have fallen 29 percent./. Conference on boosting exports to China They were speaking at a recent conference on agricultural, forestry and seafood exports to China in Mong Cai City in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the People's … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 6
Fulfilling the potential of the risky condotel market
In light of the Cocobay Danang situation, Mauro Gasparotti, director of Savills Hotels APAC, writes on his expectations of the condotel market in Vietnam, and what solutions could be found to ease the situation. Mauro Gasparotti, director of Savills Hotels APAC We have published some white papers over the past few years outlining the pros and cons of condotel products, as well as the risks and opportunities for both buyers and developers. A condotel is a great product for individuals to own and is attractive for developers. However, both buyers and developers should have a full understanding of this product, which is more complicated in comparison to other real estate assets. Condotels contain residential characteristics to ensure that buyers will identify it as a “second home” product, therefore enriching their comfort when they use it for themselves. Condotels also consist of hospitality features which need to be designed following hotel models and standards, in … [Read more...] about Fulfilling the potential of the risky condotel market