Vietexplorer2024

Roberto Martinez’s successor has been named, and it’s none other than Rudi Garcia. The Belgian football association has appointed the Frenchman as their new boss, choosing him over competitors like Thierry Henry, Julen Lopetegui, and Mark van Bommel. This announcement came earlier in the day, marking an exciting new chapter for Belgian football. At 60 years old, Garcia brings a wealth of experience to the table. He has previously coached notable clubs like Napoli, Lyon, and Roma, and his task now is to convince Thibaut Courtois to return to the national team. Courtois, who is considered by Garcia as the best goalkeeper in the world, had self-exiled himself due to differences with former coach Domenico Tedesco. Garcia, addressing the media during his unveiling, expressed his confidence in Courtois’ quality and shared his optimism about initial positive signals from the goalkeeper. While Matz Sels and Koen Casteels are capable options, getting Courtois back would be a massive boost for...

The Vietnam-Japan game will be broadcast live on Vietnamese channel VTV5 and FPT Play. The AFC Asian Cup is the premier association football competition contested by the senior men’s national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the second-oldest continental football championship in the world after the Copa America. The Asian Cup is held every four years, starting from the 1956 edition in Hong Kong. The 2023 edition kicked off with hosts Qatar defeating Lebanon 3-0 in Group A on Friday. Vietnam, who have participated in the Asian Cup twice since 1975, when the Southeast Asian nation was reunified, are considered the underdogs in this match, which is scheduled to kick off at the Al Thumama Stadium at 6:30 pm (Vietnam time). Football experts predict that the Japanese team will achieve a resounding victory over Vietnam in this game. Nevertheless, Vietnamese fans continue to have faith in French coach Philippe Troussier, relying on his deep understan...

Ti Top Island is renowned for its stunning scenery and pleasant weather, making it a must-visit beach destination. Occupying a small area of 3.7 hectares, Ti Top Island is one of the smallest islands in the Ha Long Bay, located in the Quang Ninh province of northern Vietnam. The island’s captivating view and excellent location attract a significant number of tourists every year. The island is named after Gherman Titov, the pilot of the Vostok II spacecraft, who made his journey just four months after Yuri Gagarin’s historic spaceflight on April 12, 1961. Ti Top Island is renowned for its breathtaking scenery and pleasant weather, making it a must-visit beach destination. Photo: KKDay Gherman Titov was the first person to capture pictures of Earth from space, conduct biomedical experiments, and communicate via radio. In January 1962, Titov visited Vietnam at the invitation of President Ho Chi Minh. During his visit, he and President Ho Chi Minh named Island No. 48 as T...

Calls of all types Operators at the child protection hotline recently took a call from the aunt who was worried that her eight-year-old nephew wouldn’t be able to attend school because he had no birth certificate. According to the aunt, the child’s mother did not take a DNA test upon her son’s birth and therefore the boy wasn’t issued a birth certificate. “We are in the process of working with authorities to help the mother register for a birth certificate for her son,” an operator from the hotline said. “If the mother refuses, authorities will fine her because the child must be given a birth certificate and he has every right to go to school.” All day, every day, phones ring off the hooks in the 50-square-meter office where the hotline is housed. Of course, while adults use the hotline to access help in relatively extreme situations, children also reach out to the hotline with their own, more unique issues: “I want to ask the switchboard operator to help me fix my phone,” “I h...

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping (R) and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA) The following is a translation of the letter: Thank-you letter To: Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, Dear Comrade General Secretary, On behalf of the Chinese Party, State and people, I sincerely would like to thank you for sending a message of condolences over the passing of comrade Jiang Zemin and to convey the thank-you from comrade Jiang Zemin’s family to you. Comrade Jiang Zemin had joined hands with Vietnamese leaders to promote the normalisation of China-Vietnam relations and established the 16-world motto of “friendly neighbourliness, comprehensive cooperation, long-term stability, looking towards the future” which has had a deep and far-reaching impact on the development of the China-Vietnam...