The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is carrying out measures to create sustainable employment, as many businesses are forced to cut the number of their employees, although the labour market is showing signs of recovery in the second quarter of this year.

Over the recent past, the ministry has directed the Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to actively coordinate with the management boards of industrial parks, export processing zones and economic zones, and the local Confederations of Labour, representative organisations of employers and relevant departments and sectors to grasp the production and business situation of enterprises, and promptly take appropriate solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles for them.

However, in the long run, it is necessary to concertedly implement measures such as attracting investment and supporting enterprises to recover and develop production and business by helping them access the market, find new customers, and reduce production and business costs through reducing loan interest rates, taxes, reduce fees and charges.

In addition, the ministry will take measures to ensure the interests of employees and employers through guiding and ensuring payment of social welfare policies in accordance with regulations, while strengthening coordination with relevant parties to closely monitor and promptly report, have plans to support workers and businesses if necessary.

Attention will be paid to organising job fairs, accelerating the implementation of digital transformation in employment transactions to facilitate labour supply and demand linkages and save costs, and improving the quality of human resources.

It is also important to strengthen the close coordination between the MoLISA, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the People's Committees of provinces and cities in implementing solutions to promote harmonious and stable labour relations; and intensify the labour ministry’s coordination with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance to arrange additional capital sources and improve the effectiveness of credit policies to support job creation through the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies.

Canadian magazine recommends Ninh Binh as best place for family vacations

Ninh Binh, a famous tourist destination in the north, has been named among the world's top 10 best hidden family vacation spots to visit in 2023 by Canada’s The Travel magazine.

Nestled in the northern region of Vietnam, Ninh Binh is one of the best-hidden family vacations in the world and guarantees a unique experience, according to The Travel.

It highlighted that the locality’s scenic nature is one of the most attractive things about the place. It also boasts a fascinating history and an amazing culture.

The magazine suggested a number of activities for tourists in the destination, including rowing, cycling through paddy fields, Hoa Lu ancient capital and Bai Dinh pagoda, and visiting UNESCO World Heritage Site - Trang An Landscape Tourist Complex.

Pham Duy Phong, Vice Director of the provincial Department of Tourism said that earlier this year, Ninh Binh has also been named among 23 best places to travel in the world in 2023, and 10 most welcoming destinations in the world.
 
The official said that so far this year, Ninh Binh has welcomed more than 4.1 million visitors, 2.8 times higher than that in the same period last year, including over 547,000 tourists staying in local accommodation, 2.4 folds higher than the number recorded during the same time in 2022.

He said that the in the time to come, Ninh Binh will continue to call for investment in developing the infrastructure system in tourism attractions, while encouraging strategic investors to build tourism complexes and large-scale tourism projects in the locality, and diversifying its tourism products to meet the demands of visitors.

Located in the southern reaches of the Red River Delta, Ninh Binh is known for its wondrous natural scenery, with a labyrinth of waterways, mountains, and plains as well as cross-cultural influences from the north to the south and from the mountains to the plains and coastal areas. It boasts 1,821 relic areas, including a world cultural and natural heritage site along 81 national relic ones.

Can Tho city faces serious erosion along rivers

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is facing serious erosion along rivers, which has damaged roads, houses and other properties.

On May 23, leaders of the municipal People’s Committee inspected erosion along O Mon River in Thoi Lai district and Tra Noc River in Binh Thuy district. 

The O Mon River in Thoi Phuoc 1 hamlet in Thoi Lai district’s Tan Thanh commune was eroded along a section 55 metres long and eight metres wide on May 20, causing a four-metre wide section of road to fall into the river and block travel.

Previously, on April 2, the area was eroded in a section of 58 metre length. After the incident, local authorities installed barriers to ban people entering the eroded area, and used cajuput stakes and plastic sheets to temporarily repair it.  

The O Mon River’s section in Thoi Lai town’s Thoi Hoa A hamlet in Thoi Lai district was eroded in a section 30 metres long and impacted the travel of people. The Thoi Lai People’s Committee has temporarily repaired the eroded area to secure travel.

Nguyen Thanh Ut, Chairman of the Thoi Lai District People’s Committee, said that while waiting for the city People’s Committee’s plan of building concrete erosion prevention embankments in the two eroded areas, the district has decided to build two urgent embankments at a cost of 2 billion VND (85,000 USD).

He petitioned the municipal People’s Committee and the city’s steering committee for climate change response, natural disaster prevention and control, and civil defence to allocate funds to repair the district’s eroded areas.

He also petitioned the city People’s Committee to have a plan to build 13 erosion prevention projects with a total length of 7.1 km along the O Mon River, areas which have high erosion risk.

The Binh Thuy District People’s Committee petitioned the city People’s Committee to allocate funds to repair erosion along the Tra Noc River in Thoi Thuan area in Thoi An Dong commune. 

The Thoi Thuan area was eroded in a section 100 metres long and 50 metres wide, damaging the road along the river and blocking travel.

Nguyen Ngoc He, Vice Chairman of the city People’s Committee, asked local authorities and the two districts’ steering committees for climate change response, natural disaster prevention and control, and civil defence to inspect the installation of barriers and ropes in eroded areas to warn people.

Local authorities and the steering committees should create safe temporary paths for travel and encourage households to move their construction works and fences out of eroded and erosion-prone areas, he said.

The province’s Irrigation Sub-department should collect the petitions of localities and consult the city People’s Committee to allocate funds to repair eroded areas, he said.

Localities should inspect erosion along rivers and canals at the beginning of the rainy season, encourage households living in erosion prone areas to move to safe areas, and take erosion prevention measures such as building temporary or biological embankments, he said.

The city has taken various measures, including building embankments, to prevent and mitigate the damage of erosion along rivers and canals in past years. 

It had 262 erosion cases along a total length of 9.8km of rivers and canals in 2010-2022, causing four deaths and five injured and damaging 94 houses, according to the department.

The major reasons for the erosion were the changes in water flow at bends in rivers and canals, weak banks, illegal construction of infrastructure and houses along banks, use of boats, excessive mining of sand and the reduction of sediment deposits in the Mekong River.

Seminar spotlights connecting, sharing data in digital government

A seminar on data connecting and sharing serving digital government and governance took place in Hanoi on May 25 as part of the Vietnam - Asia DX Summit 2023.

Nguyen Phu Tien, deputy head of the Authority of Information Technology Application under the Ministry of Information and Communications, said Vietnam has set a goal to have 100% of state agencies providing open data and more than 10 ministries, sectors and localities establishing open data portals by the end of 2023.

The national data portal (data.gov.vn) is offering over 10,000 data sets for organisations to share and exploit, he added, noting that however, many obstacles remain in the building of institutions as well as connectivity and sharing of national data sources.

Talking about difficulties when connecting and exploiting local data, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications Vo Thi Trung Trinh mentioned the inadequacies of related specialised and technical manuals; slow investment procedures; difficulties facing the pilot of new technologies; and a shortage of information technology human resources.

According to technology experts, currently, foreign companies own about 70-80% of Vietnam's data market. Foreign solutions are often costly and are not really optimised for specific data problems of Vietnam. Therefore, Vietnamese technology enterprises have been advised to master technology, accelerate research and development of products and "Make in Vietnam" solutions to effectively access and exploit national data sources.

Other speakers at the seminar shared their experiences in coordination between localities when implementing data integration and sharing, and knowledge on applying data aggregation and analysis platforms serving digital transformation.

Da Nang man jailed for anti-State propaganda

A man in Thanh Binh ward, Hai Chau district, the central city of Da Nang, has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for “fabricating, storing, spreading, disseminating information, materials, items for opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the Criminal Code 2015.

Additionally, a probation period of four years has been imposed, starting from the completion of the prison sentence. 

The sentence was given by the municipal People’s Court during an appeal trial on May 25.

According to the indictment, from April 20, 2019 to September 7, 2022, Bui Tuan Lam, known as Peter Lam Bui, 39, engaged in the act of composing and posting 19 articles on his personal Facebook account under the name "Peter Lam Bui", as well as 25 videos and articles on his self-created, managed, and utilised YouTube account. The content of these posts was untrue, fabricated, distorted, defamatory, and derogatory towards the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

At the court, Lam admitted to the above acts.

Reburial held in Thanh Hoa for remains of martyrs repatriated from Laos

A ceremony was held in the central province of Thanh Hoa on May 25 to rebury the remains of 16 fallen soldiers repatriated from Laos.

The remains were found and collected during the 2022-2023 dry season.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dau Thanh Tung thanked the Party Committee, authorities, armed forces and people of Laos’ Houaphanh province for creating favourable conditions for the search for and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos during the wartime.

Since 1998, thanks to joint efforts of the two countries’ units, the remains of thousands of Vietnamese martyrs have been repatriated from Laos for reburial at home.

VMG Media owns FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 media copyright

The VMG Media Joint Stock Company (VMG Media) on May 25 announced that it has officially acquired the media copyright for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

VMG Media and the Vietnam National Assembly Television have reached an agreement on broadcasting the matches of the tournament.

This means football fans in Vietnam will be able to follow the journey of the Vietnamese women's football team in the international playground.

This is the first time Vietnam has won a ticket to the final round of FIFA Women’s World Cup. It is one of the six representatives of Asia participating in the tournament.

In the group stage, the Vietnamese national women's football team will play the world defending champions - the US team - on July 22, Portugal on July 27, and the Netherlands on August 1, in New Zealand.

Musical performance marks 80th anniversary of “The Little Prince”

A performance of the “The Little Prince” musical will take place at Hanoi Opera House in capital city of Hanoi on June 23-24.

The event, which will be jointly organised by Hanoi Opera House in collaboration with the French Embassy and the French Institute in Vietnam, is part of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-France diplomatic relations (April 12, 1973 - 2023) and 10 years of their strategic partnership (2013 - 2023).

The programme will be performed in combination with illustrations by artist Joann Sfar. This is also the first time the famous work has been shown in the form of a musical combined with visual arts in Vietnam. The Vietnam Symphony Orchestra will perform under the direction of conductor Marc - Oliver Dupin, along with the participation of artist Hua Thanh Tu.

"The Little Prince" or "Le Petit Princedo" was written and illustrated by  Antoine de Saint Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the US in 1943. The year 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the birth of the story.

“The Little Prince” is the third most-read literary work in the world and translated into nearly 250 languages, including Vietnamese.

Two major fine art contests launched

The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 25 called for submissions for two major art contests on sculpture and fine arts.

The director of the department Ma The Anh said that from 2023, the national sculpture competition and subsequent exhibition is held every five years, aiming to honour, and recognize the creative achievements of Vietnamese sculptors, painters, and artists.

The contest will also be an opportunity for artists to exchange, and introduce new works while expressing their views and opinions.

Vietnamese sculptors, painters, and artists from home and abroad can submit works that must be created between 2013-2023 and have never been displayed at national-scale art contests and exhibitions organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

Submission opens from now until June 30.  The exhibition is scheduled to take place in September.

Meanwhile, the Vietnam Fine Arts Competition and Exhibition in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is held every three years to review artistic creation activities of the fine arts world during 2020 - 2023, recognizing achievements of the country's artists, painters, and sculptors in the cause of building and developing Vietnamese fine arts.

Submissions to the contest are open until September 15.

Seminar highlights rare earth research, application results

The outcomes of researches on rare earth as well as difficulties during the process and future orientations in the work were shared at a seminar in Hanoi on May 25.

Pham Quang Minh, Director of the Institute for Technology of Radioactive and Rare Elements under the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, said that the application of rare earth products is on the rise in recent years, especially in the agricultural sector to produce clean and safe farm produce.

Vietnam, owning the second largest rare earth reserve in the world after China, has yet to develop a processing factory to process rare earth, Minh said, stressing the need for closer coordination among management agencies, scientists, and enterprises to promote the rare earth sector.

He said that 26% of the exploited rare earth output in the world have been used as catalysts in the oil and gas industry and in catalytic converters for automobiles with internal combustion engines, while about 20 - 23% is used in the production of permanent magnets for electric motors.

Meanwhile, the group of rare earth applied in agriculture is added to fertilizers and micro-fertilizers to improve production and plant resilience against pests and diseases. It has also been trialed with animal feed.

The seminar highlighted Vietnam’s achievements in researching and applying rare earth. It also provided a chance for Vietnam to promote cooperation in technology transfer with other countries such as India, the Republic of Korea, and Japan.

Within the framework of the seminar, the Institute for Technology of Radioactive and Rare Earth and the Institute for Research and Development of New Technologies signed a cooperation agreement on the application of rare earth.

AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024: Vietnam drawn in Group C with Singapore, Yemen, Guam

The qualifiers draw for the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 took place on May 25 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

The 43 teams that would participate in the sixth edition of the event were drawn into 10 groups of four teams and the last group containing three teams. 

Vietnam were drawn into Group C with Singapore, Yemen, and Guam.

Of these three rivals, Singapore and Guam have never won a ticket to attend the U23 Asian Final Round, while the last time Yemen attended the U23 Asian Final Round was in 2002.

U23 Vietnam has participated in the AFC U23 Championship Final Round four times in a row. The team once won the runner-up position in 2018 and once entered the quarterfinals in 2022.

The AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 will take place from April 15 to May 3, 2024. The results of this tournament have implications for the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying round. Accordingly, the top three teams at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 will automatically have a place in the Olympics, while the losing team in the 3rd place match will play a play-off with another team in Africa to compete for the last ticket.

Exhibition marks 50th anniversary of Vietnam – Italy diplomatic ties

The Italian Embassy in Hanoi and the Hanoi Museum on May 25 opened an exhibition “Created in Italy - An aptitude for the impossible” on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Italy.

The exhibition showcases the journey of Italian industrial design with 31 exhibits representing the prominence of technological innovation and production. The exhibits are expected to show the spirit of creativity, the search for new solutions, and the urge to experiment and push the limits of materials. It is the ability to “make the impossible possible”.

Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro said that the exhibition gives two messages. Firstly, the design industry seeks solutions to bring products from industrial design to real life and the creativity of products at the exhibition, from materials to technology.

Secondly, Italy - a major industrial producer in the world - has brought to Vietnam the most preeminent technologies and competitive advantages that Vietnam can learn to develop its manufacturing industry.

The exhibition was initiated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, designed by Studio Mario Trimarchi, and curated by Giulio Iacchetti and Francesca Picchi, who are Compasso d' Oro Odo Fioravanti award-winning designers.

Sharing at the opening ceremony, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Museum Dang Minh Ve said that this is the third time that the Italian Embassy and Hanoi Museum have coordinated to organise exhibitions that are all new, creative, and very impressive and welcomed by the public.

He hoped that the two sides will continue to coordinate in organising exhibitions and in preserving and promoting the value of cultural heritage in general in Hanoi and Rome, especially creative activities within the UNESCO Creative Cities Network of which Hanoi is a member.

The exhibition will run until June 18 at the museum.

Workshop discusses solutions to minimise gender-based violence

At a workshop held in Hanoi on May 25, delegates exchanged insights and suggested initiatives aimed at enhancing the performance and service quality of the pioneering one-stop service centre model, specifically designed to aid women and girls affected by domestic violence.

The workshop was co-hosted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

The gathering represented a key element of the UNFPA's ongoing project – the development of a supportive framework for female victims of domestic violence in Vietnam. Initiated in July of the previous year, the ambitious project is set to conclude in June.

The project aims to ensure the sustainability of the one-stop service centre model, named Ngoi nha Anh Duong (Sunshine House).

The one-stop service centre to support women and girls experiencing domestic violence was first established in northern Quang Ninh province in April 2020 under a project funded by the KOICA with a total budget of 2.5 million USD.

Last year, three more Sunshine Houses were established in central Thanh Hoa province, central Da Nang city and Ho Chi Minh City with financial support from the Japanese Government. Costs for operation are then covered by funding from the Australian Government.

The Sunshine House provides essential services to women and girls experiencing or at risk of gender-based and domestic violence.

It offers various services, including medical care, psychological support, counseling, emergency shelter, public protection, and legal and judicial services.

All services are based on the principle that victims of violence are respected, and their dignity is protected.

Representatives of the four Sunshine Houses said that service providers at the houses had to work very hard to meet the needs of local women and girls.

The four Sunshine Houses have supported more than 1,100 people experiencing gender-based violence.

The Sunshine Houses’ hotlines have received and handled more than 20,000 calls from people experiencing violence.

Appreciating the effectiveness and necessity of this model, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha said: "Vietnam has always made great efforts to promote gender equality and prevent gender-based violence, especially violence against women and girls.”

Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam, said that UNFPA wanted to ensure that all women and girls in Vietnam, including the most vulnerable, have the right to live a life free from violence and without loss of dignity.

Cho Han-Deog, Country Director of KOICA Vietnam, said KOICA considered gender equality an integrated content in its official development programmes and projects.

Speaking at the workshop, the representatives all agreed that the one-stop service centre model replication was consistent with Vietnam's laws, policies and priorities in response to gender-based violence and domestic violence.

Vietnam attends 14th Asian Festival of Children’s Content

Kim Dong Publishing House and 10 other publishing houses of Vietnam have joined the 14th Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC), which is being held in Singapore.

With over 70 programmes featuring more than 100 writers and speakers from Singapore and around the world, AFCC 2023 explores the different dimensions of “Play” through books, stories and performances.

Vietnam is the country of focus at the event, which runs from May 25-28. It is expected to highlight the history of children’s literature in Vietnam and publishing opportunities as well as showcase the best picture book illustrations.

A representative of Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House said, to prepare for the festival, the unit has designed catalogs to introduce the publishing house as well as publications in English along with bilingual and multilingual books.

It will also actively collaborate with foreign partners at the event to explore children's books that meet its criteria and target audiences to publish them in Vietnam, the representative added.

AFCC is an annual festival that promotes and advocates the creation, development and appreciation of quality Asian stories for children and young people. It provides opportunities for writers, illustrators, translators, editors, publishers, academics, teachers, librarians and parents to meet, learn about each other and develop cross-cultural collaborations.

AFP's Olympics photos displayed in Hanoi

Twenty-four photos by Agence France Press (AFP) are being displayed at an exhibition entitled Road to 2024 in Hà Nội to celebrate the Olympic games and spirit. 

These original shots were taken by AFP photographers at past Olympic competitions and at events leading up to the next games to be held in Paris in 2024. 

The exhibition goers can experience or relive the most memorable moment of these major sporting events through AFP's unique perspective -- a blend of expertise, creativity, and innovation.  

AFP’s photos are at the heart of our coverage, according to Alice Philipson, Hà Nội bureau chief. 

Exhibition visitors will see images of the most popular events, such as the 100m, fencing and swimming race, and lesser-known but equally impressive disciplines, such as table tennis and the long jump in the Paralympics. 

Moreover, the visitors will also admire some of the most iconic views of Paris, including the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe decked out in Olympic colours in the run-up to 2024. 

The photos highlight the determination and courage that drive the athletes and allow people to imagine what the Paris Olympics will be like.

A photo of Egypt's Ibrahim Elthusseiny Hamadtou, a table tennis athlete, was highlighted by French ambassador Nicolas Warnery.

Photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba captured the athletes making the first serve during the men's table tennis singles Group match against China's Chao Chen at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on August 27, 2021. 

The exhibition is held outside the French embassy under the framework of the International Photography Biennial - Hanoi '23 launched by the French Culture Institute with the support of Hà Nội 's People Committee. It runs till June 24. 

Hue pilots electric trucks for waste collection

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy of Japan in Việt Nam have handed over six electric trucks to the Huế City People's Committee to use for waste collection, helping the green transformation and carbon and methane reduction of the transport sector.

These are the first electric trucks for garbage collection in Việt Nam.

Chairman of the Huế City’s People's Committee, Võ Lê Nhật, said the pilot replacement of some waste collection vehicles and garbage trucks by electric garbage trucks aligns with the goals and the desire of the city towards green public transport development and promotion of the waste classification at source programme in the city.

Việt Nam has approved the Action Programme on Green Transformation and Carbon and Methane Reduction of the Transport Sector. The programme aims to bolster energy efficiency and accelerate the adoption of electricity and green energy within the transport sector.

By 2050, Việt Nam envisions a complete transition to 100 per cent electric road vehicles, a crucial step towards achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.

Thừa Thiên Huế province in central Việt Nam will play a pivotal role in promoting these ambitious targets and driving the country's sustainable transportation agenda.

Shimonishi Kiyoshi, Deputy Consulate General of Japan in Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam said: "The Government of Japan will support Việt Nam's efforts in energy transition, such as biomass power generation, hydroelectricity, ammonia, and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), through the framework of the Zero Emission Asia-Pacific Partnership (AZEC),” he said.

Patrick Haverman, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Việt Nam, expressed his appreciation for the cooperation and leadership of the province in the green transport sector and the ‘great efforts to accelerate introducing six e-trucks for waste collection, providing concessional loans to encourage people to buy electric vehicles where 185 electric vehicles have been purchased in the first round of loan reimbursement, and develop modalities for bike/e-bike sharing in Huế."

The UNDP-implemented project, ‘Catalysing a Sustainable Shift Towards E-Mobility in Việt Nam," supported by the Government of Japan, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by enhancing the ecosystem for e-mobility and green transport at the national level.

The activities in Huế City will serve as a model to showcase the feasibility and benefits of green transportation. The project also supports the development of a national ecosystem for electric vehicles, including inputs to the national roadmap, policies, incentives, and charging infrastructure plans.

The central province has been closely cooperating with international organisations and partners in boosting 'green' traffic by encouraging electric vehicles in the Master Plan 2021-2030 for submission to the Government for approval by the end of this year.

The development of electric vehicles towards green traffic development in Huế City has been seen as a positive solution in implementing the public transport project that the province and UNDP have been focusing on.

It is also expected to improve physical and mental health and quality of life in Huế, a UNESCO-recognised world heritage site and tourist attraction.

Huế, in cooperation with the International Co-operation Agency of Germany (GIZ) and Vietsoftpro, has launched an innovative Public Bike-Sharing (PBS) scheme in developing a bicycle transportation plan for 2021-2026 that mobilises private investment for bike-sharing public services.

Huế, which has been an imperial capital in Việt Nam for over 100 years, has been seen as a unique destination in central Việt Nam with five UNESCO heritages: the ancient citadel relic complex, Huế royal court music, the Nguyễn Dynasty’s wooden blocks, the Nguyễn Dynasty’s royal administrative documents, and literature on Huế royal architecture.

Vietnam to compete at volleyball women’s club world championship
Vietnamese players are set to vie for the 2023 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship which is scheduled to take place in China from December 11 to 17. 
      
Vietnam have qualified for the global tournament for the first time after winning the championship title at the 2023 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship which concluded on May 2 in Vinh Phuc province.

The FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship consists of six clubs, including Vakifbank Istanbul and Eczacibasi Dynavit of Turkey, Praia Clube and Gerdau Minas of Brazil, Sport Center 1 of Vietnam, and the hosts China.

Teams are to be divided into two groups, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semi-final stage.

Volleyball star Tijana Boskovic, who receives the highest salary in the sport, will play for Eczacıbası Dynavit of Turkey. She recently helped Serbia to win the FIVB World Championship 2022.

Vietnamese players who recently won a silver medal at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) will have the chance to test themselves against many leading volleyball players in the upcoming tournament.

They are currently taking part in a training camp in Quang Ninh province to prepare for Challenge Cup 2023 which will see the top Asian teams taking on each other. The competition will be held in Indonesia in mid-June.

Source: VNA/SGT/VNS/VOV/Dtinews/SGGP/VGP/Hanoitimes