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If you've never seen a fire breathing dragon bridge, then you've never seen the Rong Bridge in Da Nang, Vietnam. The 2,185-foot-long (666-meter-long), six-lane bridge is the longest suspension bridge in Vietnam. Da Nang is one of the biggest port cities in Vietnam, and the Rong Bridge spans the Han…

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3: Difficulty in providing exposure at international championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic is the main challenge currently faced by many national sports associations, said National Sports Council (NSC) Athletes Division director Jefri Ngadirin. He acknowledged that the pandemic had forced national coaches to revamp training and…

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Asia A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Hai Duong province, Vietnam, on Jan 28, 2021. (Photo: Manh Minh/VNA/Handout via Reuters) 31 Jan 2021 08:08PM(Updated: 31 Jan 2021 08:24PM) HANOI: Vietnam reported on Sunday (Jan 31) 50 new COVID-19 infections, most linked to a new outbreak that began on…

Published January 31, 2021 6:54pm By KHANH VU and PHUONG NGUYEN, Reuters HANOI — Vietnam's ruling Communist Party re-elected its 76-year-old chief Nguyen Phu Trong for a rare third five-year term on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country battled its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began. Trong, who emerged…

Our top articles of the week look at Vietnam’s B2B ecommerce sector and the investments of Alibaba and Tencent in Southeast AsiaRead More

Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong was re-elected Sunday -- a victory that makes him the most powerful leader in decades -- but his win was overshadowed by a serious coronavirus outbreak in the country. Trong, a 76-year-old pro-China conservative who is rumoured to be in poor health,…

By AFP     Jan 31, 2021 in World Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong was re-elected Sunday -- a victory that makes him the most powerful leader in decades -- but his win was overshadowed by a serious coronavirus outbreak in the country. Trong, a 76-year-old pro-China…

© Reuters. The 13th national congress of the ruling communist party of Vietnam in Hanoi HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, has been re-elected for a rare third five-year term, state media said on Sunday, cementing his position as the country’s most powerful political…