After the success of Vietnamese-Russian goalkeeper Dang Van Lam in the national football team’s recent surge, several Vietnamese origin players have expressed the desire to play for the national team. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has said it considers players of Vietnamese origin a good resource base for the national team. Accordingly, the federation will send coach Park Hang-seo to Europe this month to see how the Vietnamese-origin players perform in their respective leagues and select those he feels can play for the national team. A scouting list of potential Vietnamese-origin players playing within and outside Vietnam has been compiled by the federation. Park will first study two notable players: Vietnamese-Czech goalkeeper Filip Nguyen and Vietnamese-Norwegian striker Alexander Dang, who are both in high form this season. Filip Nguyen, 27 years old and 1.90 meters tall, is currently the main goalkeeper of Slovan Liberec, one of the most successful clubs in the Czech … [Read more...] about Vietnam football coach to scout for players in Europe
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Vietnam – seven reasons to visit
V – Varied landscape Vietnam is one of the favourite playgrounds of Mother Nature, boasting a wondrous blend of mountains, highlands, caves, rivers, plains, beaches, and epic delta regions. With Mount Fansipan, as its backdrop, Sapa is home to terraced rice fields, cascading waterfalls, and secluded tribal villages perched on distant slopes. Halong Bay is the perfect getaway to experience luxury cruises as well as outdoor activities such as kayaking. It is an enthralling experience to cruise amidst the towering limestone karsts jutting out of the Gulf of Tonkin. The endless spectacle of the limestone world continues further south in Trang An and Tam Coc located in Ninh Binh province, offering limitless opportunities for travellers. Complementing the Central Highlands, exquisite pristine beaches enrich the beauty of Central Vietnam. Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest cave system, is a particular highlight, although it remains difficult to explore. However, this imposing … [Read more...] about Vietnam – seven reasons to visit
Vietnam takes Bali’s place as top Aussie travel choice
Booking data from Webjet, the largest online travel booking site in Australia, shows that Vietnam has overtaken Bali to become the most favorite travel destinations for Australian tourists. Volcano eruptions and earthquakes have deterred Australian tourists from returning to Bali, and the number of tours to the beautiful island has reduced significantly over the past year, the Webjet website quoted managing director John Guscic as saying. Instead, more Australian visitors are showing greater interest in Vietnam, a country known for beautiful beaches, mountains, rice terraces, world heritage sites, plus low cost of living. Vietnam has also achieved renown as a dream destination for expats. The online booking site has reported a 63 percent growth in full-year profit thanks to a bookings surge to Asian countries, mainly Vietnam. Australian travel blogger Phoebe Lee, who has taken global viewers through Hanoi in two CNN commercials, told VnExpress that she had visited Ha Long Bay and the … [Read more...] about Vietnam takes Bali’s place as top Aussie travel choice
Vietnam’s high quality aviation industry takes off
It will be good opportunity for airlines. Vietnam’s young aviation industry is a high-profile example of the many sectors benefiting from the country’s tremendous growth. The Vietnamese people are eager to spend their rising disposable incomes to pay for their trips by air. Aviation market in Vietnam has seen impressive growth with the rate of 15 percent during ten years. In the first quarter of 2018, the market surged 17 percent, higher than the forecast with 34 million passengers in international and domestic flights. In addition to a surge in local travelers, record numbers of foreign tourists are visiting Vietnam. Outbound and inbound airport passenger checks increased over 20 percent mostly in cheap flights in South Korea and China while there has been a reduction in European countries even lower than forecast by 4.7 percent because of visa-issuance policies in German and the UK. Home market has grown slowly yet it leaped by 7.7 percent with 16.8 million passengers. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s high quality aviation industry takes off
Vietnam extends visa exemption for Europeans for another three years
Visitors from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom will continue to receive visa exemptions for the next three years in Vietnam, officials said at a government press conference on Thursday. Vietnam first offered visa waivers for citizens from the five European countries in July 2015, and in the past the policy has been updated annually and would have expired at the end of June. However, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has yet to sign off on requests from tourism agencies to extend the visa-free duration from 15 to 30 days. Western Europeans are big spenders, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, and shell out on average $1,316 per trip. In 2015, Vietnam welcomed 720,000 western European tourists. The number increased 19 percent in 2016 and doubled to 1.5 million in 2017. Visitors from these countries increased by 5.5-16.8 percent in the first four months of this year, accounting for 6.6 percent of all foreign arrivals to Vietnam, according to … [Read more...] about Vietnam extends visa exemption for Europeans for another three years