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She was also the first Vietnamese in the top 10 of the Jr. NBA selection camp in the Asia Pacific region, which helped her qualify for the worldwide program that will take place from August 6 to 11 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, the U.S. To make the cut, she had to go to the Asia Pacific regional selection camp in mid-June in Jakarta, Indonesia, which featured 34 boys and 34 girls from 10 countries - Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The camp focused on developing technical and tactical skills and five-on-five competitions. Ten boys and girls each were chosen to represent the Jr. NBA Global Championship. Of the 10 Vietnamese who went to the camp, Linh was the only one chosen after finishing sixth. The Jr. NBA came to Vietnam for the sixth year to train over 600 participants at the Hanoi Academy on June 1 and 2. Former NBA player Vladimir Radmanovic helped coach and identify five boys … [Read more...] about Vietnamese basketball player to represent Asia in world youth tournament

A series of drama, music and dance shows featuring hundreds of singers, dancers and theatre artists offering something for everyone in HCM City will begin this weekend.  Pop star Cam Van (right) and veteran and young singers, dancers and musicians will perform in many music shows to usher in the Christmas and New Year in HCM City. — Photo from the singer's facebook Trong Dong Entertainment Centre will cheer the Christmas and New Year and celebrate its 30 years of working with a great open-air music programme on Saturday. The event, 30 Năm Ký Ức Trống Đồng (30 Years - the Best Moments of Trong Dong Centre), will feature about 100 veteran and young singers and dance groups. Pop stars Ngoc Son and Cam Van, who began their career in the 1980s, will be featured. The concert will also highlight Vietnamese-American veteran singers Giao Linh and Thai Chau. The artists will perform Vietnamese songs in praise of love and life written by famous … [Read more...] about Music shows bring Christmas cheer to HCM City

The 2019 Day of Pho, the third edition of an annual Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper-backed program to honor the world-renowned food, has found out the top ten pho brands most loved by consumers in Vietnam and the country’s best pho chefs. December 12 was officially designated as the Day of Pho in celebration of Vietnam’s effective traditional dish in 2018, one year after the first ‘Pho Day,’ an initiative by Tuoi Tre, was held. Pho is a Vietnamese soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, fresh herbs, and beef. In celebration of the third Day of Pho, a competition was organized to search for the best pho makers in Vietnam. The contest was open to both local and foreign chefs who currently work at eateries, restaurants or hotels across the country, as well as non-professional cooks. Besides, the Day of Pho 2019 also featured a vote-based competition to choose the top ten pho brands most loved by consumers in the country. Tuoi Tre editor-in-chief Le The Chu speaks … [Read more...] about Best pho chefs, brands honored at 2019 Day of Pho

  The HCM City General Publishing House has released 94 titles of books ordered by the State. Photo courtesy of the publisher HCM CITY — Publications ordered by the State, besides serving political and social purposes, should also include books for children, said local publishers at a conference held in the HCM City on December 6. Speaking at the event organised by the HCM City Department of Information and Communications, Phan Thị Thu Hà, deputy director of the Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House, said: “Publishing houses should pay more attention to books for children, teenagers and people with visual disabilities.” “This will contribute to promoting reading habits among children and teenagers,” she said. Publishers at the conference said that books ordered by the State had helped people learn about the Party and Government’s political, economic and social policies, but some books … [Read more...] about Publications ordered by the State focus on children

Ha Long Bay cleaners pick up as much as two metric tons of trash off northern Vietnam’s iconic site every day, according to the attraction’s management. Located in northern Quang Ninh Province and bordered by the Gulf of Tonkin, Ha Long Bay mesmerizes tourists with thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes and sizes scattered over an area of around 1,553 square kilometers. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, the bay is visited by around three million domestic and foreign tourists each year on average, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Tourism. However, Quang Ninh’s fast-growing tourist industry, coupled with thousands of fishing vessels operating off its coast, has resulted in large amounts of garbage being dumped into the bay, according to Tran Quoc Minh, director of Ha Long Bay’s management authority for public services. As much as two metric tons of trash is collected by bay cleaners on a daily basis, … [Read more...] about Two tons of trash collected from Ha Long Bay’s shores daily