Viet Nam progress in Junior Davis Cup Viet Nam won their third match and took the lead in Group D of the Junior Davis Cup's Asia/Oceania Pre-Qualifying tournament in Kuching, Malaysia, after defeating Lebanon 2-1 yesterday. Earlier, the team, which was seeded fifth, beat Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In this leading position, Viet Nam entered the quarter-final round and will meet Iran today. Gymnasts to show off skills in international tournaments The athletes will be divided in two squads. One squad will participate in the ART Cottbus 38th Turnier Der Meister World Challenge Cup, which will be organised between March 13 and 17 in Cottbus, Germany. The other group will take part in the RG Debrecen World Cup (Category B), to be held between March 14 and 17 in Debrecen, Hungary. The main challenges for the gymnasts are the ART Doha World Challenge Cup, to be held between March 26 and 29 in Qatar, and Slovenia's ART Ljubljana World Challenge Cup, to be held between April 18 and 21. … [Read more...] about Sports News Headlines 26/2
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Foreign athletes join Dien Bien Phu cycling tourney The information was released by the Vietnam Motor-Bicycle Sports Federation at a press conference in Hanoi on April 24. The athletes will compete in 11 stages over 6 days, starting off with the first stage around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, and the last stage around Dien Bien Phu city in Dien Bien province. The organizing board will present nearly 800 gifts to war veterans and social welfare beneficiary people who directly joined the Dien Bien Phu campaign 60 years ago, in Hanoi, Hoa Binh, Son La, and Dien Bien. They will also award 120 scholarships to children of Dien Bien armed forces officers. All the prizes and scholarships are worth nearly VND1 billion in total. Table tennis friendly to kick off in HCM City The first leg of a friendly table tennis tournament named A Meeting of Top Players will take place today in HCM City. Twelve players will represent Ha Noi against HCM City in 12 singles and six doubles matches. The second … [Read more...] about Sports News Headlines 26/4
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Japan face Australia in cup final Defending champions Australia scored a convincing 2-1 win over South Korea in a semi-final on Thursday night as Katrina Gorry and Elise Kellond-Knight scored in the second half on each side of Park Eun-sun's penalty goal for South Korea. Stajcic is optimistic his team, which won the title in China four years ago, will win. "We have a good chance of winning the final and I think the final will be a good game," he told Viet Nam News after a training session at Phu Tho Stadium. "We did it once and we can do it again. We improve our game a little bit on Sunday and we can compete against Japan." He pointed out that Australia have an advantage since they needed only 90 minutes to win their semi-final while Japan had to play for 120 minutes. "Yes, we have a big advantage, everyone, even in our team, is tired, but Japan is one of the best teams in the world and we know we have to play very well and use some of our advantages against them. "We played very … [Read more...] about Sports News Headlines 24/5
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Young Vietnamese talent honoured in France The final round of a music competition for Vietnamese students in France was held at Reuilly Theatre, Paris, on February 22, leaving a lasting impression on the international audience. The twelve finalists took part in the event, held by the Vietnamese Students Association (UEVF) in France, to welcome the new spring and celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties. Tran Trung Kien, a Vietnamese student from Lille city, won first prize for his piano performance, while second prize went to 20-member Action dancing group that stole the show. Vu Ngoc Han from Amiens city was awarded third prize for her sweet voice in presenting songs in both English and French. In addition, The UEVF and the association of Vietnamese experts and scientists, presented six certificates of merit to Vietnamese students who achieved excellent academic results in 2013. Italy dedicates new library to Vietnam A library introducing books on … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 25/2
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US Embassy funds documentary film project in Vietnam The Vietnam Cinema Association and the Center for assistance and development of movie talents (TPD) plan to launch a project under the sponsorship of the US Embassy in Hanoi. The project, entitled “10 months, 10 documentary films”, is set to run from February to December 2014, and aims to nurture the development of Vietnam cinema by providing guidance and other assistance for movie talents. It is considered a pioneer project in effectively assisting young filmmakers to make their own films that do not require massive expenditure or huge investment in technologies. Those involved in the project will learn about the process of short film making from script-writing to production, and have a chance to exchange and learn experience from famous local and foreign filmmakers. The project deals with issues on gender equality, homosexual, women’s rights, and environment protection. The jury includes renowned directors Bui … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 22/2