Players compete at a beach football tournament in central Việt Nam. 112 beach football teams from seven provinces of Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Quảng Trị, Hà Tĩnh and Nghệ An will be competing in the qualifiers of the Beach Soccer Huda 2021 tournament from April 25 through June 6. VNS Photo Công Thành THỪA THIÊN-HUẾ — A total of 112 beach football teams from seven provinces and cities of Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Quảng Trị, Hà Tĩnh and Nghệ An will compete in the qualifiers of the Beach Soccer Huda 2021 tournament from April 25 through…
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Swimming EYES ON THE PRIZE: Hoàng Quý Phước is training hard in preparation for the Olympics and SEA Games this year. Photo thethao.sggp.org.vn Thanh Hà At the ripe old age of 28, time is running out for swimmer Hoàng Quý Phước to continue competing at the elite level, but he promises to give his all for himself and his country at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Việt Nam at the end of the year. The Đà Nẵng-born athlete has been national champion for many years and proved his talent yet again at the recent national short course swimming championships,…
People take part in the launch of the 47th Run for Peace and the Olympic Run Day on Saturday in Hà Nội. Photo hanoimoi.com.vn Athletics HÀ NỘI — The 47th Hà Nội Mới (New Ha Noi) newspaper Run for Peace has opened for registration, the organisers announced at the weekend in the capital city. The annual race draws local and international runners, including amateurs and professionals who can register in different categories. The event, in which athletes run around Hoàn Kiếm Lake, was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, nearly 1,500 runners took part in the competition. Also on Saturday, nearly 2,600…
Hà Thị Hậu of Sa Pa (middle) celebrates winning the 70km female race in the Việt Nam Trail Marathon this year. Photo courtesy of the organiser Marathon MỘC CHÂU — Hà Thị Hậu of Sa Pa won the 70km female race in the Việt Nam Trail Marathon (VTM) held in Mộc Châu District, Sơn La Province on Saturday. First-time ultra runner Hậu took the victory after beating established trail runners Axelle de Feraudy from France and Việt Nam Mountain Marathon (VMM) 100km champion Nguyễn Thị Đường of Việt Nam. Hậu is from a mountainous area, hailing from Sa Pa Town, Lào Cai Province where…
Midfielder Lương Xuân Trường (centre) seen in the match against Hà Nội FC. Photo thanhnien.vn Football HÀ NỘI After a period of struggling in the aftermath of Việt Nam’s run to a silver medal at the AFC U23 Championship 2018, midfielder Lương Xuân Trường has found top form again to help lead V.League 1 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) to the top of the table. On April 18, all eyes were on Pleiku Stadium in Gia Lai Province for the match between HAGL and 2020 V.League 1 runners-up Hà Nội FC. HAGL hadn’t defeated the visitors in four years and victory was…
HCM City players celebrate after beating Hà Nội Watabe 1 during their match at the National Women’s Football Championship last year. HCM City will defend their title as the tournament is scheduled on May 18-August 6. — Photo nld.com.vn Football HÀ NỘI — Phong Phú Hà Nam 1 will play Sơn La in the opening match of the National Women’s Football Championship on May 18 in the northern province of Hà Nam. The tournament, sponsored by Thái Sơn Bắc Electric Equipment Trading Company, will feature new team Phong Phú Hà Nam 2 to make a total of nine participants. It will be held…
Two years after it came into effect, Việt Nam posted improved exports to many CPTPP member countries in the region. — File Photo HÀ NỘI — Two years after it came into effect, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has helped Việt Nam boost its exports and open the door to trade in the Americas, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải told a seminar in Hà Nội on Tuesday. With the theme ‘CPTPP – Opportunities for Việt Nam’s Exports to American Markets’, the deputy minister told the gathering that economic and trade ties between Viet…
Coach Park Choong-kyun (middle) seen in a training session with Hà Nội FC. Photo Hà Nội FC Football HÀ NỘI — Newly-appointed Hà Nội FC coach Park Choong-kyun has offered high praise to rivals Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) and their tactics. The South Korean coach spoke to the media after a training session to prepare for his first match in charge of the team against Bình Định today in the V.League 1. Park revealed that he didn’t hesitate when he was approached by Hà Nội FC who are known as an ambitious club. After a week of getting acquainted with…
Birds build nests on vertical cliffs in a cave on Chàm Islands. The islands’ birds’ nest product was awarded the Geographical Indication by the Ministry of Science and Technology. — Photo courtesy of Quảng Nam Newspaper QUẢNG NAM — After four years of preparations, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam has granted Geographical Indication (GI) to the Chàm Islands bird’s nest products. The Hội An City People’s Committee, which has jurisdiction over the islands, said the product contributed 20 per cent to the city’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) annually. A report from the Ministry of Science and Technology said the…
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, in collaboration with the Chợ Rẫy- Phnom Penh hospital and the Khmer-Vietnam association in Cambodia presented emergency relief aid to 350 households of the Vietnamese origin in Chbar Ampov district’s Champa pagoda area. VNA/VNS Photo Trần Ngọc Long HÀ NỘI – Doctor Tôn Thanh Trà, director of Chợ Rẫy-Phnom Penh Hospital in Cambodia, is much busier these days as he is not only managing the hospital as he normally does, but is also treating patients. The resurgence of COVID-19 in Cambodia since February 20 has hit the hospital hard, with at least 35 health workers of the…