16-04-2019 10:06
Tiger Woods continued his stunning rise up the world rankings on Monday (Apr 15) by officially returning to the top 10 for the first time since 2014 after his dramatic fifth Masters win.
13-04-2019 10:00
Tiger Woods shook off a short weather delay and a close encounter with an security guard, pulled off a miracle recovery shot and sank some monster putts to put himself one shot off the lead midway through the Masters.
29-03-2019 15:22
Rory McIlroy remained unbeaten, Tiger Woods suffered a critical loss and defending champion Bubba Watson and Australian Jason Day were eliminated on Thursday (Mar 28) at the WGC-Match Play Championship.
26-03-2019 11:00
Mapletree Investments (Mapletree) today unveiled the design of Grade A twin office towers V Plaza – a joint venture with Saigon Co.op Investment Development JSC (SCID) – and officially opened its first Mapletree-developed serviced apartment in Vietnam, Oakwood Residence Saigon in District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City.
17-03-2019 11:40
Oakwood, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered Mapletree Investments (Mapletree), has announced that Oakwood Residence Saigon, a Mapletree-owned property, has appointed Jean Keijdener as its general manager, hoping to continue the success of Oakwood’s latest addition to Ho Chi Minh City.
17-02-2019 17:08
MUMBAI: Wearing only underpants, Pavel Kalina twists his body up a wooden pole before performing a handstand at the top in the first world championships of an ancient Indian sport.
15-02-2019 10:49
Phil Mickelson holed out from a bunker to salvage a par at his opening hole on Thursday (Feb 14) before rain halted play in the first round of the US PGA Tour Genesis Open.
23-01-2019 14:08
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh will be introduced in a Hollywood cinema on January 23, said head of the province’s department of tourism.
17-01-2019 14:00
With the EU being among the largest importers of Vietnam’s wood products, the upcoming adoption of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement between Vietnam and the European Union will help Vietnam both attract more European investment and boost its wood product exports to not only the EU, but also many other markets. Nguyen Dat reports.
10-01-2019 08:00
With the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership officially coming into effect for Vietnam on January 14, 2019, and amid the US-China trade friction, Vietnam’s wood industry is expected to swell its exports. However it still faces many challenges. Phuong Hao reports.
01-12-2018 09:55
NASSAU, Bahamas: Big-hitting Spaniard Jon Rahm muscled his way to a share of the Hero World Challenge lead on Friday (Nov 30), firing a nine-under par 63 to join Henrik Stenson on 10-under 134.
22-11-2018 15:00
Sustainable tourism has been receiving increasing attention from the academia and businesses due to uncertainty, environmental pollution, and the delivery of uncreative tourism products, as well as fragmented, temporary, and inadequate services. Miquel Angel P. Martorell, general manager at Oakwood Worldwide, shared with VIR his views on challenges and trends in the tourism and hospitality industry in the coming decades.
21-10-2018 14:48
A Chinese World War II epic featuring Hollywood A-listers Bruce Willis and Adrien Brody has been shelved after co-star Fan Bingbing was targeted by authorities for tax evasion, local media reported.
18-10-2018 13:50
Tiger Woods on Wednesday (Oct 17) blamed his dismal Ryder Cup form on tiredness, citing a lack of physical preparation after a demanding comeback from injury.
15-10-2018 11:19
The US-China trade war may bring about a shift in investment flows from Chinese timber firms to Vietnam. Consequently, it is crucial that the Vietnamese wood industry make use of this opportunity to benefit.