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Vietnamese canoeist Nguyễn Thị Hương, 21, helps Việt Nam win a gold medal in the women’s 500m canoe four at the SEA Games 31 on May 21. Hương has collected five gold medals in the singles and team events of canoeing at the SEA Games. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Đức HẢI PHÒNG — A group of four – Nguyễn Thị Hương, Trương Thị Phương, Nguyễn Thị Ngân and Diệp Thị Hương – recoded a time of 1min 54.893sec to help Việt Nam win gold in the women’s 500m canoe four at the Games on May 21. Starting Saturday morning at the Thủy Nguyên rowing centre, the Vietnamese sped up their boat to surpass Indonesia and Thailand in the race for gold. Nur Meni, Dayumin, Sella Monim and Riska Andriyani from Indonesia finished second in 1min 57.033sec, three seconds behind the Vietnamese quad. Thailand’s Paweena Kamchon, Suthimon Chuea Thamdee, Nootchanat Thoongpong and Kewalin Takhianram took bronze with a finish of 2min 6.218sec. The Indonesian quad then booked a gold medal in the 200m distance after … [Read more...] about Việt Nam canoeists take medal lead

Vietnamese trio Nguyễn Chế Thành, Lê Hoàng Phong and Trần Ngọc Thuý Vi perform in the trio event of Aerobic at the SEA Games 31 in Hà Nội’s Quần Ngựa Sports Centre on May 21. They won gold medal. — VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI  — Chanokpon Jiumsukjai of Thailand grabbed gold at the SEA Games 31 after achieving 19.6 points in the men’s individual aerobics on May 21. He made the best performance of the day to beat host athlete Phan Thế Gia Hiển who earned 18.8 points for silver, while Cambodian Chanbory Choeun bagged the bronze with 18.45 points. Vietnamese athletes Nguyễn Chế Thành, Lê Hoàng Phong and Trần Ngọc Thuý Vi earned a gold in the trio event at Hà Nội’s Quần Ngựa Sports Centre on Saturday. The host trio were awarded 20.478 points from the competition’s jury board for the top medal. Cambodian Sokhor Has, Sreypov Mo and Bunthoeun Trorn completed their performance with 19.3 points for silver, while Yupawan Poosanapong, Irada Pantao and Supatsorn Watcharaporn bagged bronze … [Read more...] about Thailand, Việt Nam taste first aerobic golds

Lê Hương HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội Cuisine and Handicraft Villages Tourism Festival has opened to visitors in Lê Quang Đạo Street in Nam Từ Liêm District (opposite the F1 track) to entertain SEA Games visitors. The event gathers hundreds of handicraft villages, artisans and food suppliers in the city and throughout the country. The festival introduces the top dishes of the city and some neighbouring localities, typical handicraft villages, which offer tourism services, and demonstrations of traditional handicrafts. The event introduces the best dishes of the capital. — Photo Hoàng Lân Bamboo booths host cuisine spaces offering popular dishes such as rice pancakes, shrimp cakes, coffee, young rice cake, and tea scented with lotus from the West Lake. Handicraft shops introduce notable villages like Vạn Phúc Silk Village, Bát Tràng Ceramic Village and Sơn Đồng Wood Craft Village, where visitors can listen to guides explaining the village production processes. “This festival … [Read more...] about Hà Nội Cuisine Festival opens

SEA Games Phạm Thị Hồng Thanh, winner of the women's U64kg weightlifting. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Phạm Thị Hồng Thanh had no worthy rival in the weightlifting as she broke three records on May 21 in Hà Nội. The Vietnamese athlete is the defending champion in the women's U64kg categories, where she competed against four rivals, including powerful Quinilitan Ando Elreen of the Philippines who threatened her crown at the last Games three years ago. Time flew fast, but Thanh practised hard. She showed her excellence in the snatch event with the heaviest lift of 98kg in the first attempt. She then increased to 101kg and 104kg in the last and succeeded. Meanwhile, her nearest rival was Elreen and Tsabitha Alfiah Ramadani of Indonesia with a 95kg lift. Thanh's 104kg is the new record in the snatch event, 6kg higher than the old record. In the clean and jerk, Thanh was also the last athlete to perform as her starting weight to lift was the highest at 120kg. Thanh managed her … [Read more...] about Thanh breaks 3 records for weightlifting gold

Winners in the women's xiangqi standard singles (second row). A Vietnamese gold medalist in xiangqi will secure a bonus of VNĐ70 million (US$3,000) from the Việt Nam Xiangqi Federation and its sponsors. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Ngọc Thu Hà HÀ NỘI — Outstanding performances at the ongoing Games not only bring glorious moments for athletes but also significant cash bonuses as a reward for all the 'sweat and tears' they have given to their teams. After beating Indonesia in the semi-final of men's football, Thailand's team secured THB1 million (about US$29,000) from Thai Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn, according to Nualphan Lamsam, manager of the team. Nualphan said the Thai minister watched the semi-final match at Thiên Trường Stadium in Nam Định Province. Impressed with the War Elephants' performance, he decided to award them the bonus. Earlier, Nualphan pledged to give players a THB5 million ($145,400) bonus if they won gold at the Games, which does not … [Read more...] about Games bonuses await athletes

Innovation in agriculture encourages the use of modern technologies. —Photo clf-poland.com HÀ NỘI — Experts from the Visegrad Group (V4) - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia -  shared experience in agricultural innovation at a workshop held in Hà Nội on May 20. Őry Csaba, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary in Việt Nam, said agriculture was an ever-changing, dynamic sector, the experts of which need to be ready to answer various emerging challenges, from the effects of climate change, through excessive use of inorganic fertilisers, to the high demand of agricultural products. At the event, participants had the chance to hear the introduction of V4 institutions leading agricultural research and innovation in their respective countries, as well as the opportunity to get familiar with several companies, who have innovative solutions to offer, such as those in smart agriculture, soil regeneration, nutrition, non-chemical farming, premixes and feed … [Read more...] about V4 countries share agricultural innovation

Lê Hương HÀ NỘI — Famed fencer Vũ Thành An and nearly 100 volunteers collected plastic rubbish in Mỹ Đình Gymnasium on Friday in the "Collecting Plastic Rubbish – Getting Green Medals" activity as part of the ongoing 'For A Green SEA Games' campaign. They divided into groups to pick up rubbish, bottles and cans. By the afternoon, over 30 volunteers who collected the most rubbish won Green medals from the SEA Games organiser. Fencer An (right) collects rubbish with a volunteer at Mỹ Đình Gymnasium on Friday. —  Photo SEA Games organiser With the spirit of "For a Stronger Southeast Asia", the event has not aimed just at fair play but also for green-clean-beautiful and environment-friendly purposes. The Natural Resources and Environment Communications Centre and the WWF have coordinated with the SEA Games 31 organiser on a project to minimise plastic disposal in the ocean and implement a national plan on controlling plastic disposal in the sea by 2030, aiming to set … [Read more...] about Fencer, volunteers collects rubbish in Mỹ Đình Gymnasium