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Inter Miami’s Messi, the winner of the award in 2021, played a crucial role in leading Argentina to their first World Cup title in 36 years in Qatar last season. The 36-year-old is now three Ballons d’Or ahead of his rival Cristiano Ronaldo, whose last win was in 2017 with five trophies in total. Messi has now finished in the top three a record 14 times, finishing as runner-up five times. “I couldn’t imagine having the career that I have had. Everything that I have achieved. The privilege of playing for the best team in the world, the best team in history. It is satisfying to win these individual awards. It is incredible to win the Copa America and then the World Cup,” said Messi. “All of the Ballon d’Or awards are special for different reasons,” he added. “I am happy to receive this recognition thanks to what we have accomplished with the national team,” Messi told Reuters. “This World Cup title that we had been chasing for so many years makes it even more special.” When asked i...

Today, 19 Thang 12, or the 19th of December, is Hanoi’s first book street, crowded with visitors walking around and taking pictures. But few people know that the area used to be called the Underworld Market for its mass grave during the Anti-French Resistance War. A mysterious corner of Hanoi Today Hanoi’s Book Street. Photo: Donic Trinh  Hanoi has a small street near the Supreme People’s Court and Mélia Hanoi Hotel, stretching only about 200 meters from Ly Thuong Kiet Street to Hai Ba Trung Street. Named “Hanoi Book Street”, it was once a market known only by Hanoians born before the early 1980s, with a spooky name: the Underworld Market. An Pham, 54, a resident who lives in Cua Nam Ward, Hoan Kiem District, told The Hanoi Times that when she was a child, she was filled with fear whenever she walked down Hai Ba Trung Street or Ly Thuong Kiet Street. The market was a desolate and mysterious place. “The two ends of the street were barricaded, with only quietness ...

The decision comes following negotiations between relevant Vietnamese agencies and the French auction house. Millon has agreed to transfer the gold seal to the Vietnamese side in the spirit of consensus, understanding and the friendly relationship between Vietnam and France, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on November 14 evening. The ministry said hearing about the news that imperial seal of King Minh Mang (1820-1841) would be put up for auction along with more than 300 antiquities hailing from or related to Vietnam on October 31, the ministry and relevant ministries and agencies have developed plans in an effort to bring the seal home. An inter-agency working group was established to directly engage in negotiations with the French auction house. Millon postponed two tentative auctions, awaiting decisions from Vietnam. Negotiations ended in success and the seal will be brought home.   The two sides are working on relevant legal procedures in according to ...

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