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The Vietnam Professional Basketball League (VBA) organized the selection process for outstanding individual awards during the 2023 VBA Finals. The selection board consisted of prominent figures in the Vietnamese basketball community, including deputy chairman of the Vietnam Basketball Federation (VBF) Huynh Trong Khai and Nguyen Tran Phuc, a member of the VBF inspection committee. After preliminary considerations, 17-year-old Pham Nhat Thai Quang was selected to join the ‘Rookie of the Year’ candidate roster. The nominee list for the ‘Rookie of the Year’ award at the 2023 VBA. Photo: VBA The rising star from the Thang Long Warriors created quite a buzz during the initial phases of the 2023 VBA season thanks to his remarkable courage and confidence.  In the group stage alone, the teenage guard played a total of 274 minutes. Quang played in 17 out of 18 matches for the Thang Long Warriors, including two appearances in the starting lineup.  He maintained an avera...

‘Weekend 31,’ the English singer on Sunday wrote on her verified Facebook account while posting photos capturing moments from the 31st show of her ‘Weekends with Adele” residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The residency is a series of Friday and Saturday night shows, which began on November 18 last year and is scheduled to wrap up on November 4 this year.  In the photos, the singer is seen in a dress designed by Cong Tri, a luxury brand owned by renowned Vietnamese designer Nguyen Cong Tri, whose designs have been worn by stars from around the world several times in recent years. “Adele chose a Swarovski-adorned velvet dress customized by Cong Tri for a performance at the ‘Weekends with Adele’ live show in Las Vegas, USA,” the brand announced on its verified Facebook account on Tuesday. A photo posted on Cong Tri brand’s verified Facebook account shows English singer Adele wearing a dress by Nguyen Cong Tri in the 31st show of her ‘Weekends with Adele’ res...

Hanoi has been awarded the prestigious title of World’s Best Golf City Destination 2023, surpassing famous cities like Paris and New York in the field of golf tourism. This achievement was announced at the 10th World Golf Awards ceremony held on October 23 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Representatives of Hanoi at the award ceremony of the 10th World Golf Awards 2023 in the United Arab Emirates. Photo: World Golf Awards An online voting was conducted on the worldgolfawards.com website to select the best golf destination, and Hanoi received positive feedback from golf experts, media organizations, golf tour companies, golf course owners, hotels, and golf associations from various countries worldwide. A representative from the Hanoi Tourism Department expressed that this award is a great source of pride for Hanoi, showcasing the city’s continuous efforts in the development of the tourism industry. Situated in the northern part of Vietnam, Hanoi benefits from its ide...

Halloween is not just a single-day celebration. It’s one entire season where tricks and treats happen. People wear their spookiest costumes and attend the eerie ghost tours in Hanoi. As the festival is around the corner, Hanoi has crazy parties and Halloween events this weekend. The Halloween celebration in 2021 at Dolce by Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake. Photo courtesy of the hotel  The  Seen Escape  at No 15-17, Lane 143 Quang Hoa Street in Cau Giay District, Hanoi, is a live-action game where various thrilling Halloween-themed games are available. This haunted house offers two main game themes of adventure and horror with four scary rooms, including the Attic, Cemetery, Basement, and Magic World. When joining these live-action games, players need to collect hidden clues and data, thereby deciphering spiritual phenomena or escaping from the torture and chases of the villains in the frightening game rooms. To add more horror to the game, players can choo...

The new kindergarten in Tho An Village, Binh An Commune, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province was built on a piece of land donated by 73-year-old Bui Van Anh, a resident of Binh An Commune.  The old man lives in his worn-out country house.  Adjacent to a major road in the ward, the property boasts a fine location in the commune.  Giving up over 1,000 square meters of valuable land, Anh came under tons of criticism.  According to his neighbors, the man could have earned over hundreds of millions of dong (VND100 million = US$4,200) from this project.  They believed he would lose everything following his decision.   “They might think that I was out of my mind, but we always have two choices – either for us, or for others,” he said. “I donated my land hoping the younger generations can have a better place for their education, and this is for everybody, too. “I believe my decision is well justified.” Ngo Ai Phuoc, a school principal in the area, ...