Viet Nam will take part in the fifth Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions and the 12th Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships to be held respectively on May 29 - 31 and June 1 - 3, 2012 in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. In the latter event, Viet Nam will compete in four of the six disciplines including the women's and men's singles, mixed doubles and trio. Internationally recognised Vu Ba Dong, Tran Thu Ha and Nguyen Tien Phuong will be representing Viet Nam at the championships, and they will joined by Southeast Asian Games champions Tran Thi Thu Ha and Nguyen Ba Dong who pocketed a gold in the mixed doubles' event at the recent Suzuki World Cup, held in Tokyo, Japan. Performing with Tien Phuong, who won gold at the World Youth Sport Aerobic tournament, they also managed to win a silver medal in the trio event. In the age group event, Viet Nam will have representatives to compete in both the 12-14 and 15-17 divisions. There will be more than 370 athletes … [Read more...] about Viet Nam to take part in world aerobics events
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A Modern Place For Holding Events
A Modern Place For Holding Events By Dat Tien Metropole Wedding Party and Conference Center, based in HCMC, serves wedding parties of various styles and is a modern place for conferences Que Huong-Liberty Joint Stock Company will inaugurate a wedding party and conference center on May 16 this year. The center is located on Ly Chinh Thang Street, District 3, an area which borders with districts 1, 10, Tan Binh and Phu Nhuan, and is easily accessible thanks to its convenient location. With a seating capacity of 2,500 people, Metropole Wedding Party and Conference Center has five sections with similar architectural styles of conference centers in big cities of the world. Customers can choose sections with characteristic styles of Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai, New York or Saigon depending on their esthetic tastes. Each section has its exclusive wedding style in line with the culture of each country. Equipped with modern sound and lighting systems, Metropole is an ideal venue for conferences, … [Read more...] about A Modern Place For Holding Events
Ten outstanding tourism and cultural events of 2011
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 27, announced the top ten tourism and culture events of the year. Ha Long Bay, one of the new seven natural wonders of the world. The seven cultural events include: the UNESCO recognized the Ho Citadel as the world cultural heritage, recognized hat xoan (Xoan singing) as the world intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection, the first show of Vietnam’s ethnic costumes, the 100th anniversary of the Hanoi Opera House, the first international tea festival, Ha Long Bay is voted as one of the seven new world natural wonders, the tourism sector welcomes the six millionth foreign visitor. The sports sector contributes three events: Vietnam won 288 medals, ranking third at the Southeast Asian Games 2011, Phan Thi Ha Thanh won the first world bronze medal for Vietnam at the World Gymnastics Championships in Japan and received a ticket to the Olympics 2012, swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc took two gold medals at SEA Games and … [Read more...] about Ten outstanding tourism and cultural events of 2011
Laos gears up for regional biggest sports event
Laos is now ready for the 25th Southeast Asian Games, which is scheduled to take place from December 8 to 28. The flags and banners are in full blown mode out of Wattay International Airport with that of the hosts flying aside those of the other ten participating countries - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, East Timor, Thailand and Vietnam. The men's football event started on Dec. 2 at the newly built National Stadium with Malaysia taking on East Timor while the much-anticipated encounter between defending champions Thailand and Vietnam will grace the second game of the day. For the record, Thailand have won the SEA Games men's gold medal for the last eight editions of the biennial championships. So it will be interesting to see if they can start their title defence against a confident Vietnam team led by the talismanic Henrique Calisto. There will be strong competition in 28 sports, with a total of 379 gold medals, 379 silver and 503 … [Read more...] about Laos gears up for regional biggest sports event
Vietnamese players win Xiangqi event
HA NOI — After 31 years of waiting, Vietnamese players have taken the throne at the 15th Asian Xiangqi (Chinese chess) Individual Championship yesterday with two gold medals in the men's and women's individual event. On the men's side, HCM City's Nguyen Hoang Lam brought home the title. Lam and his teammate Bui Duong Tran shocked spectators by fending off the event's powerhouse nation of China, whose players did not even make the final. Lam played Tran in the final round, with Lam eventually coming out on top. Chinese masters Lu Qin, five-time world champion, and Wang Yue Fei were knocked out in the event's preliminary stage. It is the first time in 31 years that Chinese players missed out on spots in the semi-finals. On the women's side, Ngo Lan Huong defeated Chen Li Chun of China in the final to take the title. At the Asian event four years ago, Chen took the title while Viet Nam's Dam Thi Thuy Dung was the runner-up. The Asian event, which was held at Seac Multisport … [Read more...] about Vietnamese players win Xiangqi event