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Nguyen Thi Oanh crossed the finish line and lay down on the ground, exhausted. Tiny Oanh stands tall for Viet Nam at SEA Games Minutes later, she took the national flag from her coach to celebrate her 3,000m steeplechase victory and burst into tears. Oanh didn't realise she had just become Việt Nam's top track-and-field athlete at the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. Oanh secured a hat-trick of individual titles in the women’s 1,500m, 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase, with a Games’ record in the last event. “I's so exciting to enjoy the feeling of winning. There is nothing that makes me happier than seeing the national flag flying at the victory ceremony,” said Oanh. Việt Nam came to the Games to defend their top position in athletics from the previous tournament two years ago in Malaysia. National champion Oanh, who won golds in the 1,500m and 5,000m in Kuala Lumpur, was the top medal hopes. She was asked to defend her crowns … [Read more...] about Tiny Oanh stands tall for Vietnam at SEA Games

 Vietnam’s women football team became champions at  SEA Games 30 (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s women football team has moved up two spots to rank 32nd globally and sixth in Asia with 1,665 points in the latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings, according to the Vietnam Football Federation. Thailand also rose one spot with 1,620 points, but was two spots behind Vietnam in the world rankings and one spot in Asia rankings. In Asia, Australia took the lead with 1,963 points, followed by Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), China and the Republic of Korea (RoK). In the world rankings, the US came first with 2,174 points while Germany ranked second with 2,078 points. The Netherlands was third with 2,035 points and France next with 2,033 points. After winning the championship at the recently-ended 30th SEA Games, the Vietnamese women football team set the goal of winning a ticket for the Olympic Tokyo 2020, with the … [Read more...] about Women’s football team up two spots on FIFA global rankings

Application of technology and data collection were mentioned at the recent Vietnam Tourism and Travel Summit as game-changers for the country's tourism and its lost potential. "With millions of incoming visitors and a colossal lack of trained professionals, we can no longer operate manually," said Vu The Binh, vice president of Vietnam Tourism Association. Given the two-digit growth experienced in tourism over the past few years, staff demand is at a premium. However, training and employing more professionals cannot placate the equation. Hiccups with booking and visa services remain, ebbing the overall traveling experience. With limited, scattered information the tourist return rate is calculated at 10 to 40 percent for Vietnam, relatively low next to Thailand and Singapore boasting 60-70 percent, according to the association. Despite the low rate, tourist companies fight reform due to their limited awareness and cost concerns. "There is visible hesitation amongst … [Read more...] about Tech advance to modernize Vietnam tourism