January 16, 2012
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked on Thursday that the telecast copyright issues be resolved so that all national football matches could be broadcast live nationwide. An urgent document by the Prime Minister said, “The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism should give directives to concerned agencies to solve obstacles to ensure that [...]
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January 15, 2012
The Vietnam Football Federation has only itself to blame for the current controversy raging over TV telecast rights for Super League games. VFF early last year signed a 20-year contract with the telecommunications and media company called the An Vien Group for VND6 billion (US$285,000) per year. The contract has been rejected by the [...]
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December 31, 2011
(R) Nguyen Van Trung, 32, and his girlfriend, 28-year-old Le Thi Hong Linh receive jail terms at a trial in Ho Chi Minh City for robbing a Japanese tourist. A couple was sentenced to a total of four years in jail on Wednesday for robbing a Japanese tourist in Ho Chi Minh City, as travel [...]
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November 7, 2011
ACB Club owner Nguyen Duc Kien (L) speaks at VFF's annual general meeting in Hanoi on Friday. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) approved the establishment of the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF) as a joint stock company (JSC) at the federation’s annual general meeting in Hanoi on Friday. The approval gives in to the demand [...]
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September 5, 2011
Vietnamese artists are refusing to accept government awards and fighting amongst each other over nominations Late author Son Nam was nominated for this year National Award but his family has withdrawn his name following a lot of controversy concerning the awards. The family of late writer Son Nam just withdrew his name from the [...]
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August 19, 2011
Without docks built to recieve tour boats, tourists have to climb over a fence to get to the street when they visit the beach city of Da Nang in central Vietnam. Without a tourism wharf, travelers who dock in Da Nang have to cross dangerous makeshift bridges to reach the mainland. Tuyet Lam, a tourist [...]
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July 23, 2011
Two policemen are classifying the seized pirated CDs. At the same time, the recording officials said they are fed up with government-issued authenticity stamps which have done little more than proving a financial and logistical burden. Prominent members of Vietnam’s recording businesses are requesting permission to issue their own authenticity stamps. The recording officials say [...]
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July 7, 2011
Government and cultural officials from the northern province of Bac Ninh began inspecting a historic relic being threatened by illegal sand dredging at a nearby river. Â Officials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the province cultural inspectors on Monday confirmed that the national relic of Mieu and Phan Dong Temples [...]
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July 2, 2011
Thanks to scores of dedicated performers, Vietnam’s traditional puppetry will continue to survive but experts say it will take more than that to make the art form thrive Water puppetry performances at the festival which was attended by nearly 300 puppeteers from 15 village guilds across the country. A veteran puppeteer famously said that [...]
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June 26, 2011
Foreign tourists in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. An industry official said that though the city's 200-member voluntary youth force already patrols the streets to protect tourists, the city must create a professional force to better cater to visitors. Acknowledging a rise in aggressive vendors and bag snatchers, Ho Chi Minh City administrators have asked the municipal [...]
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