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  Former national player Ngô Quang Trường. — Photo baomoi.com HÀ NỘI — Former team national player Ngô Quang Trường was appointed head coach of V.League 1 side Sông Lam Nghệ An (SLNA), replacing Nguyễn Đức Thắng yesterday. The 47-year-old coach is a former SLNA captain and then coached the junior teams. He led SLNA's U17 team to win the national U17 football championship in 2012. Trường coached the SLNA senior team briefly in 2015-16. After that, he returned to coach young teams. Last year, Trường was hired as technical director of V.League club Hải Phòng. Following the end of the 2019 season, Trường came back to SLNA. This year, SLNA finished seventh out of 14 teams in the rankings. — VNS       … [Read more...] about Trường appointed to be head coach of SLNA

While defending its selection of persons to travel on a chartered flight to South Korea along with NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to an economic forum, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has said it would deal strictly with involved parties if violations are found. The ministry was responding to the controversy that has broken out over the disappearance of nine Vietnamese people who traveled with Ngan to the Vietnam –South Korea Investment and Trade Forum. Two of them have since been deported, but no further details have been revealed about their identity, the timing of their deportation and whether or not they have been detained on arrival for investigation. The investment ministry said it had properly selected and verified the list of business representatives to travel on the chartered flight, and sent it to relevant parties to double check. 72 members of 44 businesses from Vietnam joined the event. But some people intentionally used the occasion to stay on illegally in … [Read more...] about Ministry defends selection of people who’ve disappeared in South Korea

The Framework Participation Agreement was signed by Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels, Belgium. A Foreign Ministry press release said the agreement would establish a legal framework for Vietnam's participation in EU-led civilian and military crisis management operations. The signing is also an important development in the Vietnam-EU relationship and shows greater ambition on both sides to effectively utilize their partnership and their defense and security cooperation, it said. The EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy provides the bloc with the capacity to deploy civilian and military operations, while Framework Participation Agreements are an instrument to strengthen the involvement of EU’s partners. It also provides the tools to directly act to manage conflicts and crisis, with a focus on legal and security reform, stability and combat against organized crime. The missions are engaged in under … [Read more...] about Vietnam, EU bolster defense ties with crisis management framework pact

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring. (AFP/JOSE JORDAN) Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois ventured up for a final corner at Mestalla and it was his header that caused panic in the Valencia box, before the ball fell perfectly for Benzema to strike in the 95th minute. Valencia looked set for an impressive victory after Carlos Soler had put them ahead in the second half but both sides had to settle for a point at the end of a compelling contest between two of the league's form teams. It means Barcelona remain top of the table but in front of Madrid only on goal difference, after they were also held to a 2-2 draw away at Real Sociedad on Saturday. Madrid were celebrating at the final whistle but the result completes a strong week for Valencia, who won away at Ajax on Tuesday to go through as group winners to the Champions League last 16. They stay eighth, now three points adrift of the top four. Real Madrid have been on a good run too, now 10 matches unbeaten to crank … [Read more...] about Benzema salvages Madrid draw with Clasico looming

  The flowers and ornamental plants for Tết represent Vietnamese hopes for health, happiness and prosperity. VNS Photo Văn Châu HCM CITY – Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are growing new flower and plant varieties such as five-fruit trees and rat-shaped plants for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, which falls on January 25 (Year of the Rat). In Đồng Tháp Province’s Sa Đéc City, one of the delta’s largest flower growing areas, hundreds of new flower varieties, including various types of new foreign roses and daisies, have been planted for Tết. The new varieties of roses, lilies and zinnias are in high demand. More and more people this year are buying expensive ornamental flowers and fruit trees for the coming Tết holiday, according to farmer Nguyễn Văn Tý.  The buying trend has led to … [Read more...] about Five-fruit trees, plants shaped like rats popular for Tết