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The Vietnam Hockey Festival is moving back to HCM City after being held in the former Hockey Centre in Long An Province for the past several years. Players compete in the Việt Nam Hockey Festival last year. This year, the event will attract 25 teams from seven countries. — Photo courtesy of the organising board The 12th edition of the traditional field hockey tournament will take place at Phú Thọ Stadium in HCM City on November 16-17. A total 25 teams from seven countries and territories will compete. They come from Singapore, UAE, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Australia, Malaysia and Việt Nam. President of the HCM City Hockey Federation (HHF), Nguyễn Hà Trường Hải, sais he is happy that this year, eight Vietnamese teams will compete. “The steady work together with universities and local teams shows a growing number of Vietnamese teams in the tournament each year. "With the festival, we want to show to … [Read more...] about Vietnam Hockey Festival moves back to HCM City

Vietnam will host the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), followed by the 11th ASEAN Para Games (Para Games 11) in 2021, as announced by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 14. In total, the SEA Games 31 will consist of 36 sporting events, while the Para Games 11 will include 14 events. The SEA Games 31 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi and other nearby localities in late November in 2021. This will be followed by the Para Games 11 which will get underway one month later. PM Phuc has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to work out  a detailed plan for each of the localities that will co-host the occasion’s various events. He has also requested that the Ministry of Planning and Investment review current infrastructure facilities in place before making a decision to repair and upgrade infrastructure facilities ahead of the competitions. Funding for both events will come from the State budget, fees of the participating delegations, and … [Read more...] about Vietnam to host SEA Games 31 in 2021

A music and art programme will light up HCM City's Nguyen Hue walking street every weekday from 5.30pm to 11pm. Nguyen Hue walking street welcomes thousands of visitors every day. Photo zing.vn A fountain worth VNĐ23 billion (US$992,000) at the Nguyen Hue-Le Loi intersection has been functioning since the end of October. Shaped as a glass lotus flower with surrounding sprinklers, it symbolises people’s solidarity in developing the city and taking it to greater heights, authorities said. More facelifts are planned for the wide pedestrian area of the boulevard in the coming time, including lighting of the entire street. Viet Nam’s first walking street is 670 metres long and 64 metres wide. The main stretch of Nguyen Hue Boulevard hosts major street festivals, parades and an annual Lunar New Year celebration. — VNS 26 embassies hold cultural events in Hoan Kiem pedestrian zone in 3 years After … [Read more...] about Daily water music show on Saigon’s ‘walking street’ downtown

Vietnam have two representatives at the World Cup but GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son has been knocked out. GM Lê Quang Liêm wins in play-off to seal FIDE World Cup's second round slot. Photo of FIDE Việt Nam’s No 1 Lê Quang Liêm advanced to the FIDE World Cup’s second after beating Aleksandrov Aleksej of Belarus in a playoff early this morning in Russia. Grandmaster Liêm drew with Aleksej in the first two matches of the first round. They had to compete in a three-game tie break in which the former world blitz chess champion Liêm won one and drew two. As one of 64 competitors in the second round, Liêm has pocketed a US$10,000 bonus. He will next play Anton Korobov of Ukraine. Việt Nam have two representatives at the World Cup but GM Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn has been knocked out. Nguyễn Anh Khôi is Việt Nam's 11th Grandmaster. Photo UAE Chess In other chess … [Read more...] about Liêm advances in World Cup, Khôi becomes Grandmaster

 The organisers of the Miss World Vietnam 2019 beauty pageant have unveiled the luxury tiara which will be presented to the competition’s winning beauty queen during a recent press conference in Danang. The tiara has been adorned with 12 Akoya pearls and nine South Sea pearls to symbolise luck. In addition it also contains 1,641 diamonds and 581 aquamarine sapphires. The total value of the tiara that the Miss World Vietnam 2019 winner will be given is VND3 billion. Here are the tiaras the competition’s first and second runners-up will receive. The throne of the triumphant queen has been shaped like giant lotus petals and is decorated with hundreds of gemstones. The beauty pageant’s scepter, which has been decorated with 83 gemstones, has also been revealed. VOV … [Read more...] about Tiara unveiled for Miss World Vietnam 2019 pageant