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Badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh lost to Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying and swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien was eliminated from the women’s 200m freestyle event on July 26, the third official day of Tokyo Olympics . Competing in the second group with eight other athletes, Can Tho-born Vien took over 2 minute to reach the finish line. Overall, she was 26th of 29 swimmers. Only the top eight can advance to the final. As planned, she will compete in the women's 800m freestyle on July 29. Vietnam ese athletes competing on July 26 did not bag any medal, and the Vietnamese sports delegation is in danger of being empty-handed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. VNA …

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“Tuoi Doi Menh Mong” (The Immense Life) is the first song within a project called “Vie-EN Trinh”, in which English teacher Nguyet Ca and translators Chung Vu and Hong Dinh convert songs from famous late composer Trinh Cong Son into English. The song is being reimagined in an acoustic version and performed by Nguyet Ca herself. Translating Trinh Cong Son ’s songs, according to the English teacher and her partners, is a meticulous task as the original lyrics are sophisticated and poetic. Besides being the first song of the “Vie-EN Trinh” project, “Tuoi Doi Menh Mong” is also the fifth song of Nguyet Ca’s Bilingual Songs for Kids project. She chose the song as it is one of only a few Trinh Cong Son wrote for teenagers, which makes it fit perfectly with her first project. Bilingual Songs for Kids features four songs: “Cho con” (For you), “Canh en tuoi tho” (Swallows for Children), “Chi co mot tren doi” (Mom, You’re the only one for me), and “Trai dat nay la cua …

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Images of women in everyday life, such as going to the market, working, carrying children, picking lotuses, and embroidering, are depicted through works by popular artists in Vietnam’s fine art circles. It shows that the traditional beauty of Vietnamese women has always been a source of endless inspiration for Vietnamese painters . The exhibition showcases nearly 20 works in materials such as lacquer, oil, and silk depicting the elegance of Vietnamese women. Due to COVID-19, the exhibition got underway without an opening ceremony. The exhibition is open until July 27 at the Fine Arts Exhibition House in Hanoi./. VNA …

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Weightlifter Hoang Thi Duyen (Photo: VNA) Hanoi - Five Vietnamese athletes will compete in four sports on the fourth official day of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 27. Weightlifter Hoang Thi Duyen is hoped to clinch a medal for Vietnam in the women’s 51 kg category as she was placed third amongst nine competitors in the final. Duyen will begin competing at 13:50 (Vietnam time). She earned a gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30). Weightlifters brought home medals from two of the past three Olympic Games, including a gold by Hoang Anh Tuan in the Beijing 2008 Olympics and a bronze by Tran Le Quoc Toan in the London 2012 Olympics. In badminton, Nguyen Tien Minh (the world’s No. 60) will play against Azerbaijani rival Ade Resky (No. 80). Earlier, he lost to the world's No. 3 player Anders Antonsen of Denmark. At 18:20, 21-year-old swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang will compete in the 800-m freestyle against 33 rivals. Eight swimmers with the …

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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Head coach Park Hang-seo has proposed a list of 31 players as part of the plan to prepare for the FIFA 2022 World Cup final qualifiers, said the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). New faces such as defender Truong Van Thiet, midfielder Le Tien Anh and striker Pham Tuan Hai are also given a chance to join the team. Vietnam will compete in group B of the final World Cup qualifying round with Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, China and Oman. The "Golden Dragons" will begin the campaign with an away match against Saudi Arabia on September 2, followed by a match against Australia at Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium five days later./. VNA …

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Danang to administer 33,600 Moderna vaccine doses from July 29 The Saigon Times A man is vaccinated against Covid-19. The Danang Department of Health on July 26 announced its Covid-19 vaccination plan, with 33,600 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine set to be administered to 16,800 people - PHOTO: TNO HCMC - The Danang Department of Health on July 26 announced its Covid-19 vaccination plan, with 33,600 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine set to be administered to 16,800 people in two phases, starting from July 29. The people on the priority list will get the first shot of the vaccine against Covid-19 between July 29 and August 5 and receive the second shot from August 28 to September 6, the local media reported. The 16,800 people set to be vaccinated in this drive are medical workers; frontline forces; employees at consular, customs and aviation agencies or units; workers at transport firms; food and essential goods suppliers and vendors at markets and …

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Through a number of typical art performances, artists brought a festive atmosphere full of cultural identities of the Vietnamese ethnic groups to audiences. After the opening ceremony, in the space of the E De Ethnic Minority Group Village, artisans introduced a Gong casting performance to popularize the value of the Cultural Space of the Gong in the Central Highlands, which has been recognized as an intangible heritage element of the humanity by UNESCO. On the same day, the organizers held a meeting to honor those who have made efforts to preserve and promote the ethnic groups’ cultures in the Northern and Central regions of Vietnam. The festival is taking place from April 19 to 21 with many activities such as Gong festival, “Echoes of Forests and Mountains” performances, the “New crop festival” ritual of the S’Tieng people in Binh Phuoc province, and the exhibition and performances of “Vietnam Ethnic Groups’ Traditional Music Instruments.” Translated by Trong Dat - Nguyet …

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Competing in the second group with eight other athletes, Vien was left quite far behind in the first 100 m and finished last as the only swimmer taking more than two minutes to reach the finish line. Overall, she was 26th of 29 swimmers. Only the top eight can advance to the final. The top three athletes of the group were American Kate Ledecky with a time of 55.28 seconds, Canada's Penny Oleksiak (55.29 seconds) and Australia's Madison Wilson (55.87 seconds). Two minutes and 5.30 seconds is Vien's worst result in the 200m freestyle race. The best result she achieved in this category is 58.82 seconds in 2016. At the 2019 Asian Swimming Championship, she won the bronze medal in this category after finishing her part in 59.31 seconds. Vien has another chance in the women's 800 m freestyle, which will take place on Thursday. …

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At the Olympic men's 61 kg category Sunday, Tuan failed to register a total. He could only complete the snatch by lifting 126 kilograms. In the clean and jerk event, he failed thrice. Before Tuan entered the competition, many experts said he needed to reach a total of 298 kg to claim the bronze medal. To achieve this, Tuan would only have to perform as usual. The 27-year-old even reached 304 kg at SEA Games 2019, so it seemed like scoring an Olympic bronze would not be a challenge. However, disaster struck. The weightlifter who won the bronze medal this year, Kazakhstan’s Son Igor only lifted a total of 294 kg. In normal form, Tuan could easily surpass this mark. Speaking to Tuoi Tre newspaper, Do Dinh Khang, general secretary of Vietnam Weightlifting Federation, said Tuan failed due to his mentality. Khang affirmed that if Tuan was confident and showed what he got, he would have claimed the medal. "Thach Kim Tuan and Hoang Thi Duyen faced a lot of difficulty during their …

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Linh, ranked 49th in the world, took the lead for most of the first set. But with the score 16-14 in Linh’s favor, Tai scored seven consecutive points to claim victory. In the second set, a tired Linh took the lead again before Tai made an even faster comeback. Losing her accuracy, Linh often hit outside the line. Tai led 11-3 before the break. Although Linh tried to close the gap, she could only score eight more points and lost 11-21 in the second set. The game wrapped up with a victory for Tai. "Tai Tzu Yin is my idol. Competing with your idol in a big event like this is already a dream come true. I gave my best in this game for my country. There is still one game left and I will keep fighting," Linh wrote on her Facebook after the game. This victory kept Tai at the top of group P with two wins, followed by Linh and French player Qi Xuefei with one victory each. Swiss player Sabrina Jaquet is at the bottom with two losses. Linh will play her last group stage game on July 28 …

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