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Representatives of Song Lam Nghe An Football Club and Japan’s Mito HollyHock Football Club meet on May 31 in the central province of Nghe An. Photo: VNA Song Lam Nghe An Football Club (SLNA) is set to receive experienced coaches and specialists from Japan’s Mito HollyHock Club to enhance the training quality for its players, according to Truong Manh Linh, General Director and CEO of SLNA, as reported by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA). Representatives of two clubs convened in the central province of Nghe An on May 31 to share their experiences and explore potential directions for collaboration in the training of young players, with the goal of eventually signing a comprehensive cooperation agreement. Representatives of the two clubs had a meeting in the central province of Nghe An on May 31 to exchange experiences and seek cooperation directions in training young players, towards a comprehensive cooperation agreement in the future. Linh declared that both organizations wil...

Drowning has been one of the most significant causes of death for children aged 5-14 in Vietnam in recent years. On average, there are more than 3,500 drowning deaths each year, with close to 2,000 of these being children. This alarming statistic makes it ever more important to broaden and intensify the scope of child drowning prevention projects across the country, as well as to strengthen the cooperation and active participation of local government branches, unions, and international organizations to create an interdisciplinary network to prevent drowning. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and Bloomberg Philanthropies marks a new period of collaboration for the purpose of preventing child drowning. Bloomberg Philanthropies has pledged to provide both financial and technical assistance to the Ministry in order to implement the Child Drowning Prevention Program from 2023 to 2025. This pro...

The book entitled “Vietnam 1972. Ein Land unter Bomben. Mit Notizbuch und Kamera im Norden unterwegs” . Photo: Verlag Wiljo Heinen German journalist Hellmut Kapfenberger has recently unveiled his latest book, a compilation of writings and photographs documenting the war in Vietnam during 1972. The source material for the book was collected by the author when he was serving as a resident correspondent for the ADN News Agency of the German Democratic Republic and Neues Deutschland Newspaper in Hanoi, as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. Entitled “Vietnam 1972. A Country Under Bombs. Out and About in the North With a Notebook and Camera,” the 256-page book presents a wide array of writings and 36 photos that the author took in the North of Vietnam. It gives readers a panoramic and true account of the Vietnamese people’s resistance war, particularly in the grueling fight of 1972. With its notebook and camera, the author captures a vivid picture of the war-torn country. In...