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Vietnamese players are in a training in preparation for the second 2022 World Cup qualifier in Dubai. They will play Indonesia on Monday night. Photo courtesy of VFF

“We will fight our best (to beat) Indonesia and then update results of other matches of the group before thinking about how to play Malaysia in the next game,” Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo said.

“We will prepare for a match and a period individually. Of course, we have our target but it doesn’t mean we can make it. We can’t sit here and say this and that. We must work,” said Park.

The shrewd South Korean tactician also said he couldn’t make Vietnam’s World Cup dream come true by himself but need energy and unity from the whole team.

Vietnam will advance to the third qualification round for the first time in history if they can secure seven points from the upcoming three matches, regardless of the results of other teams.

“So how to do that? In fact, Vietnamese people are united and their spirit is great, I am here just to adjust their playing style and tactics better,” the 63-year-old said.

“There are three matches ahead. We know Vietnamese people are expecting a lot. We have prepared all in terms of physique, mind and spirit, everything. We hope we continue receiving support for the coming journey.”

Park said the absence of star midfielder Do Hung Dung, who is out due to serious injury, is a concern but he has faith in relatively fresh faces like Nguyen Hoang Duc and Nguyen Hai Long.

Meanwhile senior players Nguyen Tuan Anh, Luong Xuan Truong and Nguyen Quang Hai can play well in Dung’s position.

“We have made different tactic plans and players will have to learn them by heart. We will apply for suitable situations,” said Park, adding that Indonesia will play with freedom as the bottom-placed team have already been ousted from the event.

He said originally, Vietnam were to play Malaysia away at the daunting, 80,000-capacity Bukit Jalil Stadium, which would have put a lot of pressure on his team. However, now all teams will play in the UAE, which only favours the hosts.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, striker Nguyen Tien Linh said Indonesia were a different side from when they lost 3-1 to Vietnam in Bali’s Wayan Dipta Stadium in October 2019.

“It will be a tough match but we are working hard for that. We are in the final touches to perfect our tactics, sharpening defence and attacks to play Indonesia,” said Linh who scored one of three goals that night almost two years ago.

Evan Dimas (left) of Indonesia vies for a ball against Thanawat Suengchitthawon of Thailand in their match on June 3. Dimas is the most experienced player of the team. Photo FAT

On the other side, coach Shin Tea-yong was confident after Indonesia drew 2-2 with Thailand on June 3.

The former South Korean national team manager said his players had a good match against Thailand. It was the first international match of many of the team and few of the players had played much club football recently.

Shin, who said he believed they could improve and play better in the next games, knew Park came to watch his match and said he would make some changes in a bid to beat Vietnam.

Shin, 51, previously guided South Korea to the Russian World Cup in 2018. His team was eliminated from the group stages but they dumped the defending champions out of the tournament with a famous 2-0 win.

Today, supporters will be allowed to attend the match at the Al-Maktoum Stadium, though only 30 per cent of the 15,000-seat venue will be open to avoid the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Supporters must show negative RT-PCR tests within 48 hours prior to the game and follow instructions for distancing, masks and body temperature of the organisers.

In the other Group G math tonight, the UAE will take on Thailand at the Zabeel Stadium.

After the matches on June 3, Vietnam are still on top of Group G with 11 points. The UAE, Thailand and Malaysia are close behind with nine. Indonesia have one point and are in last place.

VNS

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COVID-19 Updates

— The Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 92 new COVID-19 cases, including 91 domestic infections, on Monday morning, taking the national caseload to 10,630 patients, with 3,998 recoveries and 59 deaths.

— Authorities in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City have locked down the entire Ehome 3 apartment complex from 10:00 am on Sunday and will test all of about 7,600 residents there for COVID-19 after an infection chain was determined to be related to this location.

Society

— Functional forces in central Da Nang City had to deal with a fire that broke out at the Khanh Son landfill in Lien Chieu District at around 2:00 pm on Sunday and lasted until the evening of the same day.

— Twelve people were caught hiding in an ambulance to avoid COVID-19 checkpoints on their way from the infection hotbed of Bac Ninh Province to Son La Province on Saturday night.

— The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam is seeking solutions from the Directorate Roads of Vietnam after discovering many passengers using bogus driver’s licenses to go through customs clearance at local airports.

— Traffic police officers under the Ministry of Public Security said on Sunday afternoon that they were investigating an accident between a car and a truck in Hung Yen Province that killed three people on the spot on the same day.

— A rare spotted linsang has been rescued from illegal breeding at a house in Hanoi, the Education for Nature – Vietnam announced on its Facebook page on Sunday.

Business

— A total of 171 tourism enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City registered to withdraw their travel service business licenses from early 2020 to May, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Sports

— The International Weightlifting Federation (IFM) has confirmed three Vietnamese weightlifters are qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, raising the number of Vietnamese Olympians to 13.

— “Novak Djokovic claimed a 19th Grand Slam title and became the first man in 52 years to win all four majors twice when he came from two sets down to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in a gripping French Open final on Sunday,” AFP reported.

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When the state divested capital from Sabeco, many Vietnamese enterprises wanted to acquire it, but no Vietnamese corporation qualified to enter the final list.

Small and weak

Human resources of private enterprises are also weak. Many managers of Vietnamese private enterprises only graduated from high school, started a business career from a household or moved up as an employee in state-owned enterprises.

According to a recent survey by the VCCI, up to 55.63% of the bosses of small and medium businesses have an intermediate or lower level of education. As for the workforce, up to 75% have not received any technical or professional training.

Regarding the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to a survey, up to 70% of small and medium enterprises in the EU said they would benefit immediately, while 30% said they would benefit from this agreement after 3-5 years. For Vietnam, small and medium-sized businesses face the risk of not catching up with this opportunity.

Experts say that the business environment in Vietnam is still unfavorable. The most pressing issue is discrimination. According to a recent VCCI survey, 39.5% of private enterprises said that local officials still prioritize attracting foreign investment and state-owned enterprises rather than developing the private sector.

According to VCCI, barriers to the development of private enterprises include the legal burden, access to finance and land, lack of transparency, and informal costs. These factors have improved year by year, but have not really contributed to creating international-scale enterprises.

Today, in developed countries, the private sector often contributes over 85% of GDP, which is the foundation to ensure the strong development of the economy. Any rich and powerful country has a team of powerful entrepreneurs and businesses. It is the leading corporations and private companies in industrialized countries that play the leading role in turning the country into economic powers.

According to experts, to become a developed country by 2045, Vietnam’s minimum income per capita must reach at least $20,000 per year. With a current per capita income of about $3,000/year, Vietnam must achieve a GDP growth rate of 7.5-8% per year for the next 25 consecutive years. This goal cannot be realized without the important contributions of private enterprises.

Experts also said that it is necessary to further reform the business environment to reach a fair treatment between private and FDI enterprises and state-owned enterprises.

Implementing transparent and effective policies; supporting the development of small and medium enterprises, expanding market participation and promoting fair competition; supporting innovation, technology modernization and human resource development … are extremely important solutions, to create a team of strong private enterprises. Then, Vietnam can become a developed country by 2045.

Tran Thuy

Hanoimoi’s Weekend interviews architect Doan Ky Thanh, who is one of Hanoi Creative City’s founders.

Architect Doan Ky Thanh.

How do you assess the creative industry in Vietnam?

The creative industry has prevailed in the world for a long time, while in Vietnam this concept is still quite new. In fact, the creative industry is not something that is far away. What people imagine is turned into a product through their hands. It is creative industry.

But to be creative it is necessary to create an environment for creativity to grow and develop. That environment requires transparency in intellectual property rights. Certain creators must be protected for the products they create. That is the motivation to encourage and acknowledge the efforts and talent of creative people.

The creative industry has been showing its great contribution to the GDP of nations. In developed countries, the creative industry even accounts for the largest proportion. Innovative industries in countries such as Japan or Singapore contribute greatly and have high growth rates.

The creative industry only appeared in Vietnam recently. Compared to other countries in the region, we have been delayed by one step.

Recently, the Ha Noi Committee’s Commission’s for Publicity and Education organised a workshop to assess and re-examine the benefits of creative spaces in urban areas and the role of creative activities in socio-economic development.

This recognition shows the changing perception of managers about the role of creative spaces in socio-economic development and their contribution to the creative industry.

What is the most important thing for creators?

It is tolerance. In the office of Hanoi Creative City, we put the word “tolerant” at the highest level to remind our colleagues that to be creative, there must be tolerance to accept the ‘new’. Only tolerance makes people accept the difference of others. Then the difference and tolerance will be the cornerstone of creativity.

So where should we start?

The first thing that can be done right now is to create hubs that connect resources together.

The Vietnamese game Flappy Bird was very successful. To be like that people need to create, write music, graphics, sales and marketing, communications, etc. There must be a lot of capacity to be together to create a product that can convince the market.

For that, first, there must be creative hubs, infrastructure, which are hubs for people to share with each other.

This is very suitable for the knowledge economy that our country and the world are pursuing. Sharing resources, opportunities or legal issues and governance will create an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

A business that starts will cost a lot but if it joins hubs it can reduce costs and spend resources investing in innovation and development.

Hanoi should create creative hubs. It can be seen that the benefits of innovative hubs are to connect the resources that inspire society and those who inspire creativity, attract tourism, and promote trade and production.

All these are socially beneficial when people; tourists and the youth in particular enjoy and consume innovative products. It also contributes to the economy. These hubs will create many other opportunities.

What role does traditional cultural heritage play in creative hub development?

In fact, creators always consider cultural heritage as an asset, an inspiration, and a material to create from.

Selling products is just a normal business. We need to sell cultural products and sell “joy”. To sell cultural products people must know how to exploit and use culture appropriately.

So what role does the creative hub play in developing the creative industry?

The art district is a place where young people have a place to play, enjoy art and interact with artists. Hanoi does not have such art districts.

Art districts are where artists show, experiment and commercialise their art products and bring them to the public faster and more efficiently.

Hoan Kiem District seems to form a creative hub with cultural heritage spaces such as book streets, walking streets or mural streets.

In addition to creating creative spaces and cultural spaces, these creative hubs also contribute to preserving heritage spaces and developing tourism.

Hanoi used to have Zone 9. It once attracted many tourists. Tourists could watch, drinking coffee, buying some items and painting and watching artists work.

In your opinion how should we connect traditional culture to youth?

Many artists around the world and in Vietnam have done that. There needs to be creative hubs or art districts to have space for the creators show their artworks.

Young people today do not have or have very few opportunities to access and transform traditional values. They don’t see and they are not inspired to get to know and like traditional culture.

I believe that if there are spaces for artists to perform surely young people will love traditional culture. VNS

Bao Khanh