The Volleyball Federation of Vietnam announced that the 2010 PV Oil National Volleyball Championships will open on March 14. 24 teams will be divided into two groups and competing in a round robin format for two legs. In the first leg, the teams in Group A will play in the central Dak Lak province from March 14-23 while teams in Group B play in the central Gia Lai province from March 14-21. There will also be prizes for the best players and best group of referees. The annual Championships offers national players an excellent chance to gain valuable experience when competing with strong recruited foreign players from China and Thailand and good practice for the national women's team who are running to participate in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The two best teams from Group A and B will complete for the Duc Long Gia Lai Cup from March 25-28. The winners will receive a cash prize of VND50 million, the runners-up VND30 million and the second runners-up … [Read more...] about National Volleyball Championships to open soon
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BRICS nations issue joint declaration, calling for reform to int’l monetary system
Leaders of the five fast-growing emerging economies vowed to support the reform and improvement in international monetary system for the establishment of a stable, reliable and broad-based international reserve currency system. "The international financial crisis has exposed the inadequacies and deficiencies of the existing international monetary and financial system," says a declaration issued Thursday after a summit of BRICS nations. The summit was chaired by Chinese President Hu Jintao and attended by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Jacob Zuma. The management structure of the international financial institutions should reflect changes in the world economy and increase the voice and representation of emerging economies as well as developing nations, reads the Sanya Declaration. "We welcome the current discussion about the role of the SDR (special drawing rights) in … [Read more...] about BRICS nations issue joint declaration, calling for reform to int’l monetary system
26 players compete in national tennis open
16 players from Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia and 10 from the host country are taking part in the 2010 National Tennis Championships Open, which started in Ho Chi Minh City on March 31. Exempted from playing in the opening round were Vietnam's top player, Do Minh Quan (No1), Chrisopher Rungkat (No.2), Nesa Artha (No. 3) both from Indonesia and Pongsiri Niroj (No.4) from Thailand. In the first round Tran Duc Quynh, the tournament's former champion, easily beat Malaysia's 15-year old Mohd Assri Merzuri 5-7, 6-1 and 6-2. Ngo Duc Duong totally dominated Orn Sambath from Thailand to win in two straight sets 6-0, 6-0, Le Quoc Khanh thrashed Vitaya Lasavady from Laos 6-1, 6-3 and Tran Thanh Hoang completed a successful day for the host team with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Cambodia's Ek Chamroen. In the second round, Quang should not have any problem when facing underdog Ho Vu Hoan while Quynh and Duong will have to overcome serious challenges from Artha and Pongsiri Niroj. … [Read more...] about 26 players compete in national tennis open
Every dog has its day national show
The practice of keeping pets moved up in the prestige stakes last weekend with the nation's first ever dog show, replete with international judges. Thousands of dogs of many different breeds hobnobbed at the Nguyen Du Sports Center in HCMC's District 1. The canine numbers were higher than expected because people who had registered one of their pets for the competition brought four of five. Others were not participating in the event, but still brought several pets to give the latter a feel for the competition. "My two Chihuahuas are too young, but I brought them here so they can get used to the excitement. Maybe next year, I will have them compete if a similar event is organized," said a spectator. The main judge of the contest was Monnique Van Brempt, a referee with the World Canine Organization called the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). Then there was Takemi Nagamura, FCI's Asia Pacific president, supervising proceedings. Like their human … [Read more...] about Every dog has its day national show
Hanoi makes it to win national gold
Hanoi beat the Army in the final match of the men's team event to bring home the gold medal at the 28th National Table Tennis Championships, Nhan Dan (people) newspaper Cup. Before reaching the final, Hanoi with their leading national players Doan Kien Quoc, Tran Tuan Quynh, Nam Hai, and Huy Hoang easily crushed the police team 3-0 in the first semi-final. Meanwhile, the army team also performed well with a 3-0 victory over Hai Duong in the second semi-final. Dinh Quang Linh represented the Army in the first confrontation with Hanoian Quoc. Quang Linh defeated the nation's leading table tennis star Quoc, who played in the 2008 Beijing Olympics 3-0 after an outstanding first match performance. The Army took the lead 1-0, but Nguyen Thanh Luan couldn't build on their good start. Luan was defeated 3-1 by experienced Hanoian player Tuan Quynh. In the third match, Duong Van Nam raised the Army's hopes when he crushed Nam Hai 3-1 to put their key player Quang Linh up against Tuan … [Read more...] about Hanoi makes it to win national gold