Philippines – The Philippine marathon runner Kim Mangrobang indeed affirmed strength over her territorial rivals with her third consecutive gold award in the Southeast Asian Games ladies’ marathon at Tuan Chau in Quang Ninh. In view of this, Mangrobang, 30, bested the opposition to add to her partners’ Fernando Casares and Andrew Remolino’s 1-2 completion prior. With Mangrobang and Casares …

ASEAN – Luqman Hakim Shamsudin, a national football prodigy, feels that good communication among the current national Under 23 (U-23) group might lead to a gold medal at the South East Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. After multiple prior friendly matches, he claimed the team, coached by Brad Maloney, had developed a strong understanding among themselves, giving them an …

ASEAN – The Malaysian team will compete for 36 gold, 35 silver, and 75 bronze medals in the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, which will take place from May 12 to 23. The 146-medal objective was determined following negotiations with all key stakeholders and based on the present performance of the 584 national athletes heading for the biannual Games, according …

Malaysia – The Hanoi SEA Games in May will provide the best platform for national diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri to prove her mettle again. The diver with a captivating smile is hoping to restore the smiles of fans when she competes in platform, which she started focusing on after the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in August last year. In fact, she …

ASEAN – Datuk Pandelela Rinong Pamg and Nur Dhabitah Sabri, two of the country’s best divers, are scheduled to reprise their partnership in the Hanoi SEA Games in Vietnam from May 12-23. Following Datuk Leong Mun Yee’s retirement in December, the new announcement puts an end to speculation about who will join Pandelela in the women’s 10-meter (m) platform synchronised …

Malaysia – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob made a courtesy visit on Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on March 21. Both sides praised one other for the wonderful relationship that has developed over the years during the meeting, which lasted over 40 minutes. Ismail Sabri also extended an invitation to President Tran …

Until recently, Vietnam’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been an extraordinary success story. Once the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan was known in January 2020, significant outbreaks in other Asian countries were predicted. When Vietnam was one among the first nations to report human-to-human transmission, it was thought that a large-scale outbreak was unavoidable. Vietnam, on the …

The major cities of Vietnam might possibly tighten Covid-19 restrictions to curb the spread of infection as confirmed cases keep on rising, reaching over 6,000 cases in seven days. Vietnam is currently facing an increase of Covid-19 daily positive cases since the emergence of the outbreak in April. On Wednesday, the country recorded a total of 6,559 new Covid-19 infections …

Vietnam is seeking to resume back their international commercial flights to several Asian destinations starting tomorrow (Friday). The flights however are only reserved and limited to Vietnamese nationals, diplomats, skilled workers, investors and their families. The said flights are not available yet for tourists. According to a report on the government website, flights connecting Vietnam’s two largest cities — Hanoi …