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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Athletics is still the strongest sport of Vietnam, and at the SEA Games, track-and-field stars are hoping to bring home at least 14 gold medals from the Cambodian meet. Vietnam has dominated the past three Games with 17 golds in 2017, 16 in 2019 and 22 at the last Games held a year later than scheduled in 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With just six weeks to go before the start of the Games, the team is training hard to keep its top spot. “We have set a target for each group," said Nguyen Manh Hung, general secretary of the Vietnam Athletics Federation . "We hope to manage to win at least 14 golds. We can predict the maximum number of golds that we can earn from the Games, but that is our tactic so I cannot reveal that information to anyone." The team has been training together since January with 53 promising members, in Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang, Bac Ninh and Can Tho. "My team has been strengthened with … [Read more...] about Athletics ready for golden task at 32nd SEA Games

The jerseys for Thai athletes were designed with a contemporary style, under the concept of "Beyond The Spirit, Beyond Sportswear". (Photo:nationthailand.com) Bangkok – Thailand's official SEA Games jersey maker Grand Sport has released the collection of kits that Thai athletes would wear when competing at the upcoming 32nd SEA Games 2023 in Cambodia. The company’s managing director, Thiti Pluckchaoom, said that the jerseys for the athletes were designed with a contemporary style, under the concept of "Beyond The Spirit, Beyond Sportswear". Thai athletes show spirit throughout their entire careers, not only when competing. To succeed, they must put in a hard effort and make sacrifices, he said. Thiti said the collar shirts in this set were made using recycled plastic bottles to mitigate waste and raise awareness about global warming. The collar jerseys are also lightweight and quick-dry as well as antibacterial, which prevents them from being smelly. Meanwhile, jackets are … [Read more...] about Recycled plastic bottles used to make jerseys for Thai athletes at 32nd Sea Games

Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chea Kimtha said the torch relay shows a well-developed Cambodia – Vietnam relationship as well as the friendship and solidarity that the two countries have built and cultivated. She thanked the Government of Vietnam, the Vietnam Olympic Committee, and relevant units for supporting, coordinating, and creating favorable conditions for the relay in Vietnam to proceed smoothly. Vietnamese runner Nguyen Thi Huyen, who is multi-time SEA Games winner, and 200 Vietnamese athletes carried the torch around the Hoan Kiem Lake area. Theu started from the Cambodian Embassy and marched through different streets in Hanoi before returning to the embassy. The next stop of the torch will be the Philippines, to be followed by Brunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, and Laos, before returning to Cambodia on April 27. The torch is 75cm tall and weighs 1kg. It is designed following the shape of the Romdoul, Cambodia's national flower. The torch … [Read more...] about SEA Games torch tours Hanoi

Venus Teoh Kim Wei, Deputy General Director, Marketing and Communications of SABECO awards the support at the ceremony. Photo courtesy of SABECO Saigon Beer - Alcohol - Beverage Corporation (SABECO) and its Bia Saigon has accompanied and supported young talents, contributing to bringing Viet Nam's name into international sports arenas. The Viet Nam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Sunday organised the programme to honour athletes and coaches who have made contributions to the country's sports in 2022 with the support of SABECO and the leading brand Bia Saigon. Accordingly, SABECO awarded VND230 million (US$9,756) to 23 athletes last year in many fields such as athletics, swimming, football, cycling, weightlifting, and wushu. They are young athletes with outstanding achievements in professional sports with the talent and spirit to overcome challenges and bring glory to the country. The award is part of a programme "Viet Nam Wins Gold" … [Read more...] about Bia Saigon reinforces its mission to support Vietnamese sport industry

The program, which includes stops in Hanoi and HCM City, is expected to reach more than 8,000 boys and girls in more than 200 schools there. It began on March 11 with an open clinic for boys and girls and a coaches’ clinic at Ho Xuan Huong Stadium in HCM City, and will run through June. There will be a series of school clinics followed by the first selection camp in Hanoi on March 31 and a second in HCM City on April 14 from which the top 32 boys and girls each will be selected for the Jr. NBA National Training Camp in the latter city from June 22 to 24. The camp will again be attended by a current player or NBA legend. It will culminate with eight boys and eight girls being named the 2018 Jr. NBA Vietnam All-Stars. They will embark on a unique overseas NBA experience together with fellow Jr. NBA All-Stars from Southeast Asia later in the year. Last year’s Jr. NBA All-Stars from Southeast Asia convened in Shanghai, China, and attended the 2017 NBA China Games, a live NBA game … [Read more...] about US basketball development program returns to Vietnam

Vinh City Central Park is finding a place to release more than 10 crocodiles as they no longer are a home for wild animals. Vinh City Central Park is finding a place to release more than 10 crocodiles as they no longer are a home for wild animals. The 26-hectare park, the largest in Nghe An Province, opened to visitors in 2005 in the city centre. With a vast area of trees and dozens kinds of wild animals, the park was expected to be a recreation place for local people and help regulate the temperatures of the city. However, the park has failed to attract visitors and many facilities have deteriorated in recent years. The park's investor, Trung Long Company, recently decided to open the park for free. Since that decision, it has become more popular with locals. After stopping selling tickets at Vinh City Central Park, the investors released nearly all the animals into the wild. There is now only a group of over 10 crocodiles … [Read more...] about Nghe An Park seeks place to release crocodiles

Vietnamese players practice for the upcoming Doha Cup 2023 tournament (Photo: VFF) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam ese U23 players, led by coach Philippe Troussier , have trained hard in preparation for the Doha Cup 2023 friendly tournament, which will be held in Qatar from March 22-28. According to goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan, the second training session in Qatar lasted from 10pm on March 20 to midnight, or from 2 – 4am on March 21 in Vietnam. The entire team is now ready for the tournament, Chuan said, affirming that they will try their best and work hard for good results. Troussier is scheduled to attend a press conference on March 21 morning (local time), with the squad joining their last training session in the evening of the same day. Vietnam will meet Iraq in their first match at the tournament on March 22. The Doha Cup 2023 is to feature eight Asian teams, namely the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, Thailand, … [Read more...] about Vietnam ready for Doha Cup 2023

The session on "Powering smarter and greener in industries" at the VIR's digital transformation conference Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson in Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos 5G is very much part of the collaboration between industry, academia, and government. And, of course, Ericsson has engaged RMIT University in Vietnam this year and last year in education of 5G, IT, machine learning, and AI, among others. Each country is building its own infrastructure at its own pace. Currently, there are about 55-60 countries that have already deployed 5G technology. In Vietnam, VNPT, MobiFone, and Viettel have started early, since 2020 with 5G trials. Just as data is the new oil that fuels the digital economy, the frequency spectrum is the oxygen that mobile broadband networks breath and use to grow and expand. The Vietnamese government and carriers are also deploying at a pretty good rate today, and we are also supporting carriers as much as possible to … [Read more...] about Powering smarter and greener industries

Foreign visitors at the Hoa Lo Prison Relic in Hanoi. (Photo: The Hanoi Times) Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023 will take place in the downtown from March 23-26 to introduce local attractive tourist destinations , products, and services to international visitors. The event held in the pedestrian zone around the Hoan Kiem lake aims to promote cultural exchanges, honour cultural heritage, and ramp up tourism promotion activities, Nguyen Thi Mai Anh, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Centre for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion, told at a press conference last week. With 150 booths displaying products from nearly 100 travel businesses, including Vietnam Airlines and Vietravel, it is hoped that these will serve as a magnet to attract visitors. Travel firms will launch a range of stimulus programmes, along with organising mini-game shows to attract visitors. Most notably, products of the capital’s craft villages such as Bat Trang, Van Phuc, and Duong … [Read more...] about Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023 takes place this week

The Vietnam Golf Association has issued an announcement on the suspension of a golf tournament, which was set to take place at Heron Lake Golf Course in Vinh Phuc Province, northern Vietnam, from March 23 to 25, following a sting which caught 22 participating golfers gambling. The announcement was sent to teams taking part in the VGA Union Cup 2023 golf tournament by the deputy secretary general of the association on Thursday. The golf tournament will be rescheduled for a future date, said the association. Sixteen golfers from two teams were originally scheduled to play eight matches in the tournament. Most of these golfers are entrepreneurs from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and other localities. The Criminal Police Department on Monday teamed up with the Vinh Phuc Province police department to carry out a sting on a five-star hotel in Vinh Yen City where 22 of the tournament’s participating golfers were caught gambling and playing poker. Police involved in the investigation … [Read more...] about Golf tournament in Vietnam’s Vinh Phuc suspended over illegal gambling