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Vietnam e-sports white book debuts

The 2021 Vietnam e-sports white book was released on June 10 by the Vietnam Recreational E-sport Association (VIRESA) and the Appota E-sport creative platform developer and provider.
Hanoi (VNA) - The 2021 Vietnam e-sports white book was released on June 10 by theVietnam Recreational E-sport Association (VIRESA) and the Appota E-sports creative platform developer and provider.

This is the first-everannual publication providing key information on e-sports for individuals,organisations, and businesses in the field, fostering its development inVietnam.

It will alsoprovide updates on the operations of Vietnam’s e-sports industry and analysis,as well as touch on e-sports growth amid digital transformation, the e-sportseconomy, and 5G and the future of the sport, among other topics, according toVIRESA.

The publication ishoped to support investors and businesses engaging in the sport and identify a suitablepath forward for Vietnam’s e-sports industry, VIRESA President Nguyen XuanCuong said.

The global e-sportsmarket was posting annual growth of 10-15 percent prior to COVID-19. Notably,it surpassed the 1-trillion-VND revenue milestone in 2019.

In Vietnam, thenumber of players surged to nearly 18 million last year as more people reachedout to e-sports during the social distancing period.

The sport islisted among the official events at the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian (SEA)Games./.
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