Where were winning lottery tickets sold

The marathon, organized by VnExpress and Hanoi People’s Committee, expected to take place on Nov. 21, has begun selling Super Early Bird tickets, ranging from VMD270,000 ($11.76) to VND810,000 ($35.28). Ticket prices are expected to increase in later stages, encouraging runners to register early and have a head start in preparing for the race.

Ticket types	Super Early Bird	Early Bird	Regular	Late
5 km	270,000*	325,000	430,000	540,000
10 km	540,000	700,000	865,000	1,080,000
21 km	650,000	810,000	1,025,000	1,295,000
42 km	810,000	975,000	1,190,000	1,405,000

*Vietnamese dong

Interested runners can register here .

Groups of over 100 people would be offered discounts of up to 28 percent, groups of 50-100 people 20 percent, groups of 30-49, 15 percent, and groups of 10-29, 10 percent.

VM Hanoi Midnight on Nov. 28 last year was the first big night marathon staged in Vietnam, with around 5,500 participants and many personal records broken.

The course runs from Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square by the Hoan Kiem Lake, past attractions like Hanoi Opera, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and West Lake.

Trinh Quoc Luong finished first in the full marathon. This was his very first VM event. Pham Thi Hong Le finished first in the women’s full marathon. This was her third time participating in VM and also her third time winning the full event.

VnExpress has organized two marathons in the south central beach town Quy Nhon and one in the central resort town Hue.

* Third-placed Leicester City were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw at lowly Burnley on Wednesday (Mar 3) after their Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho cancelled out Matej Vydra’s opener. The result left Leicester in third place, level on 50 points with Manchester United.

* Manchester United were held to a third successive 0-0 draw in all competitions after they failed to break down Crystal Palace in a dour Premier League clash played in foggy conditions at Selhurst Park on Wednesday (Mar 3).

* A poacher’s goal from David McGoldrick gave bottom side Sheffield United a 1-0 home win over Aston Villa on Wednesday (Mar 3), as they overcame Phil Jagielka’s sending off to grab their fourth Premier League victory of the season.

* RB Leipzig reached the German Cup semi-finals after battling past in-form VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 on Wednesday (Mar 3), scoring twice in the second half to snap their opponents’ run of eight consecutive clean sheets.

* Olympique Lyonnais moved provisionally top of the Ligue 1 standings when Houssem Aouar’s second-half goal earned them a 1-0 home win over Stade Rennais on Wednesday.

* Pablo Sarabia made up for Paris St Germain’s lack of firepower as he earned the French champions a crucial 1-0 win at Girondins de Bordeaux on Wednesday (Mar 3) in an extremely tight Ligue 1 title race.

* AC Milan’s Franck Kessie scored a penalty with the last kick of the game to rescue a 1-1 draw against Udinese on Wednesday, a result that hands Inter Milan a big opportunity to gain ground in the Serie A title race.

* Amadou Diawara struck late to earn AS Roma a 2-1 win at Fiorentina on Wednesday that keeps them in the hunt for a top-four finish in Serie A, after wing back Leonardo Spinazzola scored at both ends.

* ATP will spend up to US$5.2 million from its funds to shore up prize money for the players at its events, which are financially hit by restrictions on ticket sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the men’s tennis governing body said on Tuesday.

* Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has revealed that he plans to retire by June 2023 at the latest but won’t rule out hanging up his boots sooner. The 43-year-old’s contract with the Turin club expires at the end of the season and a renewal is yet to be agreed with the Italian champions.

* The UK government on Wednesday announced a new £300 million (US$418.86 million) recovery package for sport in England as part of a plan to assist the economy in dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

* Daniil Medvedev became the latest high-profile first round casualty at the Rotterdam ATP event on Wednesday (Mar 3) after losing in straight sets 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 to Dusan Lajovic, squandering his chance of taking Rafael Nadal’s place as world number two.

* Norway’s Hans Christer Holund produced a dominant display to win the gold medal in the men’s 15km freestyle event at the FIS Ski World Championships in Oberstdorf on Wednesday.

* Norwich City took a huge step towards securing an immediate return to the Premier League when they beat their closest rivals Brentford 1-0 on Wednesday (Mar 3) to open a 10-point lead at the top of the Championship with 12 games to go.

* Former world number one Kim Clijsters, who is still without a win since coming out of retirement for a second time in February 2020, has accepted a wild card to play in the Miami Open, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Belgian’s appearance at the March 22-April 4 Miami Open will mark her first competition since losing in the opening round of the US Open last September.

By Thanh Van

Branded residences are most easily defined as a residential project that is designed, built, managed, and operated according to the quality standards of a super luxury brand. Residents living in branded residences will enjoy all super-luxury services with five-star hotel standards or higher.

The first branded residential development appeared in the 1920s on New York’s Fifth Avenue, where the Sherry Netherland Hotel operated successfully alongside its own serviced apartments. The branded residence concept did not catch on until the mid-1980s, when Four Seasons sold out its hotel condominiums in Boston. Following Four Seasons, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company also entered the market. Currently, Marriott International is the world’s leading developer operating projects in 17 countries and territories. Marriott is expanding its overseas investment portfolio.

It is worth noting that the branded residence projects are located in prime locations. According to the report “Branded Residences: An Overview” by property experts Chris Graham and Muriel Muirden, the formula for branded residences is “Win-Win-Win”. The tie-up between the property developer owning the prime location, and a luxury hotel brand is the first “Win-Win” step. When a homebuyer decides to invest in branded residences, they will be the third party in the formula. It is clear that homebuyers will be the winners.

Grand Marina Saigon – The largest Marriott branded residence in the world, developed by Masterise Homes.

Location with guaranteed value

The expression “Location, location, location!” is commonly used in the real estate industry, which highlights an important factor of property investment. What is a prime location? The question is not difficult to answer: right in the middle of downtown, in the heart of financial centres and surrounded by shopping malls. In this location, property prices likely never fall.

According to a Knight Frank report in 2019, prices in prime locations in the world’s top cities for property such as London, Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, and Sydney were increasing before the COVID-19 pandemic. The report predicted that these locations would not be affected in 2020 and will continue to appreciate by 5 per cent in 2021.

How do luxury properties in prime locations retain value even amidst a crisis? The main reason is that these areas have set the standard for a top-notch living environment and guarantee the most luxurious amenities, making people feel safe and secure. A crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic will only push property prices in these areas higher.

The first “win-win-win” formula in Viet Nam

In HCM City, Viet Nam’s most developed city, prime locations are at the heart of District 1 with a view of Saigon River. People can enjoy the fresh air and vibrancy of one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic cities. Many people assume that the area should be allocated for offices and mixed-used shopping mall developments. If there are luxury residential projects such as branded residences in that area, it will become a hotspot for wealthy Vietnamese.

The “win-win-win” formula has been proven according to Savills’ statistics in 2019. Prices in the sector have nearly tripled in the last decade and are forecast to grow by a further 27 per cent in the next three years. Savills research reveals that there are 435 branded residence schemes. The projects are located in developed economies like Dubai, New York, Singapore, among others.

Masterise Homes has teamed up with Marriott International to develop branded residences, the first of its kind in Viet Nam. This development offers Vietnamese consumers the ownership and benefits of an asset class akin to mature markets around the world. More importantly, it also sets a new milestone for the Vietnamese economy, creating a unique position for the country to be on par with other developed markets globally.

For almost two decades, a 44-year-old man hailing from Dong Thap Province, located in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, has never enjoyed a Lunar New Year holiday at home with his family, but in the hospital, due to his kidney illness.

The 2021 Lunar New Year, or Tet, is another festival that Nguyen Ngoc Em, with his body weakened and disabled by his kidney disease over time, has nobody but a wheelchair by his side.

Em is unmarried and has been an inpatient at Cho Ray Hospital in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City for 17 years.

He has to undergo kidney dialysis thrice a week.

For the rest of the week, Em moves his wheelchair around the hospital to sell lottery tickets to earn a living and pay for his hospital fees.

Regarding his health and financial conditions, returning to his hometown in Dong Thap for Tet celebration is a luxury.

Nguyen Ngoc Em smiles as he talks to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper at Cho Ray Hospital in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hoang Loc / Tuoi Tre

Nguyen Ngoc Em sells lottery tickets to a customer at Cho Ray Hospital in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre

“For many years, I have never thought of returning to my hometown, but had Tet alone in the hospital,” Em said.

But it does not mean that Em is unable to find happiness in his situation.

“It’s sad, but I already got used to it,” he added.

For Em, happiness is as simple as that he still can feel healthy enough to go for a ‘sightseeing trip’ around the flower street, which is specially set up for inpatients, at the hospital during this Lunar New Year festival.

The man also feels blessed to be able to spend his every day with the sick people in the same situation and doing the same lottery job.

A staff member talks to Nguyen Ngoc Em at Cho Ray Hospital in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre

Nguyen Ngoc Em has a right finger amputated due to his kidney illness. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre

Nguyen Ngoc Em is pictured at Cho Ray Hospital in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre

Nguyen Ngoc Em moves his wheelchair along a corridor at Cho Ray Hospital in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre

Nguyen Ngoc Em lies on his bed placed by the corridor at Cho Ray Hospital in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre

A nurse tends to Nguyen Ngoc Em at his bed in Cho Ray Hospital in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre

A woman gifts a can of milk powder to Nguyen Ngoc Em at Cho Ray Hospital in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hoang Loc / Tuoi Tre

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People in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City have embraced weekend trash-for-food events held by the local youth union chapter to raise awareness of garbage classification and hand out food to the needy as well.

The weekly activity, “ Doi rac tai che lay thuc pham ” (Exchanging recyclable trash for food), is organized in a joint effort between Ward 4 Chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in District 5 and other collectives to promote trash classification at the source.

People can bring sorted recyclables including plastic and paper to Ward 4 People’s Committee office in District 5 every Saturday to receive small gifts, such as uncooked rice, sugar, cooking oil and soy sauce they can bring back to their families.

Pushing her bicycle loaded with discarded cardboard boxes to the exchange point, Kim Chi, an event-goer, shared she often brings in discarded cardboard boxes and scrap collected from a grocery store in her neighborhood and receives uncooked rice and cooking oil in exchange.

“Exchanging trash for rice is such a practical, meaningful act. I also told my neighbors to sort out trash and exchange recyclables for gifts for our own family or for the needy,” Chi said.

Nguyen Ba Khai is also enthusiastic about the upcycling project.

The senior man brought in a pack of plastic bottles and scrap paper.

“I always put aside recyclables which I can swap for rice. That saves me some,” Khai said.

“With one kilogram of plastic waste or three kilograms of scrap paper, I can bring home one kilogram of rice. That adds value to the trash.”

Tran My Linh joins the program for a good reason.

For a sack of scrap paper, Linh received nearly 10 kilograms of rice, which she would give over to an older neighbor who does not have friends or family to rely on.

“I sometimes drop by to check on her and bring the old woman something,” she shared.

Apart from raising people’s awareness that small acts can be made to protect the environment, organizers and volunteers also reach out to those in need.

Le Thanh Quang, secretary of Ward 4 Chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, District 5, who was on duty at the exchange desk, invited a passing lottery vendor in and gifted her some rice and cooking oil.

“Besides collecting recyclables, we dole out necessities for lottery ticket vendors and xe om (motorbike taxi) drivers,” he revealed.

Quang is not new to such community work.

As the city was under enhanced social distancing rules during earlier outbreaks of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a means of stemming the spread of the viral disease, he and other volunteers called for donations in rice and other necessities for poor households and doled out 2,000 free face mask which they made themselves.

They also handed out complimentary food servings to households placed in quarantine.

Phan Thi My Phung, secretary of Ward 3 Chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, District 6, the location of an alley where nearly 200 individuals were put into quarantine, said volunteers also went food shopping for the affected people when necessary.

According to Nguyen Van Hung, chair of Ward 4 Chapter of Vietnam Fatherland Front, District 5, the ward’s program of exchanging recyclables for food was originally slated to run in November 2020 only.

With the program a success, the organizers decided to extend it into December, doling out more than four metric tons of rice, 500 bottles of cooking oil, 200 bottles of soy sauce and other foods.

They also plan to launch a clothes store that gives underprivileged people a variety of gratis clothing items to choose from.

“The launch of the zero-dong store will alleviate poor laborers’ difficulty and help those hit by the pandemic get through the tough time,” Hung noted.

Nguyen Van Tien, a wholesale scrap dealer who assists in Ward 4’s trash-for-food program, warmly embraced the green initiative.

“If everyone can go green, we’ll be able to enjoy a less polluted environment. This is good for our health and in the long run helps us protect ourselves from climate change and the adverse effects it entails,” he stressed.

Tien said he would donate all the money from selling recyclable items so that the program organizers can afford more gifts for needy locals.

The District 1 Chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and other youth collectives also kick-started its own social event of exchanging waste for rice, other necessities or plants.

The program offered rice, sugar, cooking oil, plants or fresh veggies for any amount of plastic waste, used batteries or discarded electronic parts donated to its ambitious upcycle plan.

“Through the program, we want to push a sustainability message that protecting the environment in our daily life is ensuring our own health,” explained Nguyen Thuy Bao Tran, deputy chair of the District 1 Chapter of Vietnam Youth Federation.

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