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A serial traffic accident between a car, whose female driver was said to be live streaming while steering it, a motorbike and an electric bicycle killed a 16-year-old girl in Lam Dong Province of Vietnam’s Central Highlands region on Thursday. The accident occurred at 7:40 am at the T intersection between 30 Thang 4 and Pham Ngoc Thach Streets in Da Teh District, Lam Dong, local police reported the following day. When N.Y.N., a 16-year-old high school student, was making a left turn into Pham Ngoc Thach Street in accordance with the traffic light there, N.D.T, a resident of Cat Tien District, rode his motorbike in the same direction and collided with N.’s bike, knocking the girl down to the road surface. At that time, N.N.T., a resident of Da Teh District driving in the same direction behind N. and T., was unable to react and let her car run over N.’s body, causing the victim to die on the spot. The scene of the accident was broadcast online via a mobile phone from inside the … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, female driver allegedly causes girl’s death in serial traffic accident while live streaming

An 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people to death and wounded three on Saturday at a grocery store in a Black neighborhood of upstate New York, before surrendering after what authorities called an act of "racially motivated violent extremism." Authorities said the suspect, who was armed with an assault-style rifle and appeared to have acted alone, drove to Buffalo from his home several hours away to launch the afternoon attack that he broadcast in real time on social media platform Twitch, a live video service owned by Amazon.com. Eleven of the 13 people struck by gunfire were Black, officials said. The two others were white. The racial breakdown of the dead was not made clear. Court papers named the suspect as Payton Gendron of Conklin, a town of about 5,000 people in New York's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border. He was arraigned hours after the shooting in state court on first-degree murder charges, which carry a maximum penalty of life in prison without … [Read more...] about Gunman kills 10 in live-streamed racial attack on New York state supermarket

SEA Games Nguyễn Thị Oanh defends her women’s 1,500m event at the 31st SEA Games. VNS Photo Như Huy HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Thị Oanh won the first gold of the 31st SEA Games on the second official day in athletics at Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đình Stadium. Oanh defended her title in the women’s 1,500m event after finishing with a time of 4min 14.98sec. Her teammate Khuất Phương Anh came second in 4:26.90, and Singapore representative Goh Chui Ling was third in 4:33.41. It was Oanh’s third time winning this event at the SEA Games. This year she ran about three seconds faster than three years ago in the Philippines. “I am happy to win the first gold medal for Việt Nam in athletics. I hope that it will be a good start for the track-and-field team. Together we will complete and exceed our assigned target,” Oanh said. She will continue to defend her second title women’s 5,000m event in the afternoon. Her teammate Phạm Thị Hồng Lệ will also take part in the race. Also in the afternoon, there … [Read more...] about Runner, rowers, wushu artists win golds Saturday morning

Young artists from the HCM City Tuồng Theatre will perform a new experimental play at the National Tuồng and Traditional Theatre Festival held May 17-28 in Nghệ An Province. — Photo courtesy of the theatre Thu Anh HCM CITY — Young artists from the HCM City Tuồng Theatre will perform a new experimental play set in the third century BC at the National Tuồng and Traditional Theatre Festival that will start tomorrow. The play, performed by members of the HCM City Tuồng Theatre troupe, will feature tuồng or hát bội (classical drama), a unique Vietnamese art that developed from a folk art into a royal art in the 17th century. The new experimental play, titled Chiếc Áo Thiên Nga (Swan Coast), is written by Lê Duy Hạnh and Hữu Danh. It deals with patriotism, honesty, love and betrayal based on depictions in Vietnamese folk stories. The play is set during the reign of King An Dương Vương, founder of the Âu Lạc Kingdom in the third century BC. King Vương uses a magic … [Read more...] about Young artists to perform new, experimental play at national traditional theatre festival

Actor Trần Nghĩa Hiệp. Photo thethaovanhoa.vn Overseas Vietnamese actor Trần Nghĩa Hiệp (Hiep Tran Nghia) is well-known for award-winning roles in Đông Dương (Indochina), Platane , Leila and All About Actresses . His most recent role is an old Vietnamese-origin man in the short film Malabar . The film has been nominated for Best Short Fiction at the César 2022. Thể Thao Văn Hóa (Sports & Culture) daily reporter Nguyễn Huy chats with Hiệp about his acting career in France. Do you remember when you first engaged with art? I was born in 1942 in Thái Hiệp Thành District, in the southern province of Tây Ninh. My mother was a teacher and was a close friend with the owner of Thanh Minh Cải Lương (reformed drama) Troupe. Late cải lương star Thanh Nga and I were taught to sing by the owner's husband. His name was Năm Nghĩa. I sing traditional and bolero songs well. Năm Nghĩa wanted to turn Thanh Nga and me into a duo. But my mother did not want it. She wanted me … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese artist preserves traditional culture

Trần Văn Thảo beat highly rated Indonesian Kornelis Kwangu Langu in the first match of the men's 52kg boxing event. VNA/VNS Photo BẮC NINH — Trần Văn Thảo beat highly rated Indonesian Kornelis Kwangu Langu in the first match of the men's 52kg boxing event. The only Vietnamese competing in the preliminary round on May 17, Thảo faced multiple challenges as Kornelis was more confident, faster and stronger in the first round. Thảo soon found a way to counter the Indonesian, and with the home crowd in Bắc Ninh sports complex cheering him on, Thảo fought back with confidence in the other rounds and convincingly won the match with a 5-0 score. "Kornelis is a very strong opponent, he has won multiple championships, and it was not easy for me," said Thảo. Vũ Đức Thịnh, head of Vietnamese Boxing & Kickboxing, said: "Thảo could win the gold medal for Việt Nam this Games." "This win will boost the Việt Nam boxing team in the coming matches." In other matches at the 52kg men's … [Read more...] about Thảo jabs way to 1st boxing win for hosts

Gymnast Dinh Phuong Thanh (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Artistic gymnast Dinh Phuong Thanh brought home two gold medals in the men's horizontal bar and parallel bar events at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games 31 ) on May 16. With 15,133 points, Thanh surpassed world champion Carlos Edriel Yulo Poquiz from the Philippines in the parallel bar event. Another Vietnamese gymnast, Le Thanh Tung, won a bronze medal in the event with 14,500 points. In the horizontal bar event, Thanh shared the gold medal with his Philippine rival Carlos Edriel Yulo Poquiz with the same points of 13,867, while Tung secured another bronze in the category for Vietnam. On the day, female gymnast Pham Nhu Phuong earned two bronze medals for the host country./. VNA … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: Gymnast Dinh Phuong Thanh wins two gold medals

The event drew the attendance of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and Party, State, and city leaders. Meanwhile, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore Tan Chuan-Jin, heads of contingents of participating countries, and more than 10,000 athletes, coaches, members of 11 contingents from 11 Southeast Asian countries also attended the ceremony. During the event, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a speech to officially open the regional sports event in Vietnam. The ceremony was organized with a special art program on the nearly 8,000-m2 stage, with the participation of more than 1,000 artists and athletes, contributing to introducing the beautiful images and cultural traditions of the host country Vietnam as well as honoring the cultural identity of the Southeast Asia countries, so as to tightening solidarity and friendship via the sports event. The ceremony not only popularized images of Vietnam but also showed the country’s … [Read more...] about 31st SEA Games officially opens

Vietnamese singers (from left) Orange, Đức Phúc and Liz Kim Cương will perform at the K-pop Lovers Festival in Hà Nội on Saturday. Photo Korean Cultural Centre HÀ NỘI — K-pop Lovers Festival 2022 will take place at Đông Kinh Nghĩa Thục Square today to celebrate the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 30th anniversary of Việt Nam–South Korea diplomatic ties. The festival will have a series of activities attracting K-pop young lovers including a K-pop exhibition; photo booths; folk games; Korean traditional hanbok try-on; a flashmob and displays to introduce Korean culture, tourism and cuisine. "I hope the people who overcame difficulties in the pandemic will have fun at the festival," said Korean Ambassador Park Noh-wan. Korean pop performances from twenty Vietnamese individuals and groups will begin at 6.30pm to stir the festival with popular songs of BTS, Blackpink, Seventeen and NCT. The performers will compete in the qualifying round of the … [Read more...] about K-pop Lover Festival to take place in Hà Nội

The host nation also bagged 11 silver and 17 bronze medals. It was followed by Malaysia with 12 golds, Indonesia with six and Thailand with four. Only Timor Leste has yet to obtain a single medal. On the first competition day of wushu, Vietnamese martial artists brought home two golds and two bronzes. Kurash wrapped up on the day, with Vietnam securing one more gold, bringing the total to seven and exceeding its set target. Fencer Vu Thanh An defeated his Thai opponent Srinualnad Voragun to win a gold in the men's sabre individual event, which is also his sixth one at SEA Games competitions. Competitions in 25 sports will take place on May 14, including football, futsal, chess, rowing, and athletics. SEA Games 31, themed “For a Stronger South East Asia,” is being held in the capital and 11 neighboring provinces and cities until May 23. Featuring 40 sports with 523 events, it is expected to attract around 10,000 participants. The biennial event was initially slated for … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: Vietnam pockets 13 golds on first official competition day