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Although Vietnam's karate team will be without three key athletes, they're aiming for four gold medals at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Vietnam karate team train to prepare for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games. Photo nhandan.com.vn Nguyen Thi Hong Anh and Nguyen Minh Phung have retired to become coaches, while Nguyen Thi Ngoan in the Kumite (combat) category is struggling to build up her mental fortitude, so none will compete in the Philippines later this month. Two years ago, Anh and Phung won two gold medals at the SEA Games in Myanmar. While SEA Games bronze medallist Ngoan is the world’s leading athlete in the women’s Kumite 61 kg category. Ngoan bagged gold at the Karate 1-Premier League in Halle/Leipzig, Germany in 2017, making her the first Vietnamese martial artist to win the top title in the prestigious tournament. “We lost three key members. It is a difficulty for the team. They are experienced practicioners and gained high results in … [Read more...] about Vietnam aims for four karate gold medals at SEA Games

Researchers have questioned whether the "new map of the People’s Republic of China" is a fabrication that serves illegal purposes. Chinese scholars recently published a "new map of the People's Republic of China", saying that this map was first published in 1951 and was "discovered" during thorough investigation of the national archives. Gac Ma (Spratly Islands) belongs to Vietnam They also said that the map more clearly clarifies the exact expansion of China's official claims in the disputed waters in the East Sea. However, is this a real discovery or simply a fabrication that serves China's illegal purpose of monopolizing the waters with this particular geographic and economic position? The difference between the new map and the maps previously published by China is that the new map shows a solid line describing the "national border and regional administrative boundary", instead of the dash line (as described in China's U-shaped 9-dash line claim that covers nearly all the … [Read more...] about The U-shaped seamless line in the East Sea: China’s new trick for illegal purposes

Le Quang Liem, Vietnam’s top chess player, finished in first place in the blitz chess category on the Romania Grand Tour, which recently concluded in Bucharest, Romania. Liem enjoys win in blitz event during Romania Grand Tour During the blitz event, Liem earned a total of 11 points from 18 matches in order to finish ranked in first place. This total was enough to finish higher than several talented chess players, including Karjakin and Wesley So. As a result of his success in the category, Liem finished the tournament ranked in fourth place overall with 19 points, winning a total of US$15,000 in prize money in the process. The Vietnamese player finished just behind Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin, who were tied on 20 points, and Viswanathan Anand on 19.5 points. Thanks to a strong showing throughout the tournament, Liem added an additional 88 Elo points to his total, whilst also climbing to 15th place in the world rankings. With an Elo rating of 2768, Liem is now … [Read more...] about Le Quang Liem enjoys win in blitz event during Romania Grand Tour

Recently, many imported products with the illegal nine-dash line have been detected in Vietnam, capturing public attention. The "cow's tongue line" or "nine-dash line" is a concept that China relies on to claim historical rights over almost of the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea), which is contrary to international law. In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued a ruling confirming that China's declaration has no legal basis. Vietnam has repeatedly stated that it does not accept China’s use of the cow's tongue line to encroach on Vietnam's waters. The US Department of State also said that China's nine-dash line in the East Sea is 'ridiculous and illegal'. China's ambition is real and consistent, as shown in the fact that its people wear clothes or use passports printed with the nine-dash line. That is an unacceptable act. In Vietnam, many cultural products from China with the nine-dash line on them have been detected. In March 2018, the film … [Read more...] about Be careful with imported products featuring China’s illegal nine-dash line

Hung Thinh Corporation and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) signed a sponsorship deal for paying South Korean coach Park Hang Seo to continue taking the helm at the Vietnamese national football team in Hanoi on Tuesday. Hung Thinh will be among the sponsors to provide funds for the VFF to pay the salary of Park and Vietnam’s other football pundits in the next three years. On November 11, the VFF and Park signed a new contract that lasts three years from 2020. Under the new contract, Park will be paid US$50,000 monthly in after-tax salary, a record-high payment of all time for a football manager in Vietnam, to coach both the country’s national football team and under-22 squad from 2020 to 2022. Hung Thinh agrees to provide the VFF with an undisclosed large amount of money to pay that salary, in the hope of promoting the development of Vietnamese football. A part of that amount will be used to remunerate foreign football experts working for Vietnam. “This … [Read more...] about Realty corporation Hung Thinh sponsors Vietnam Football Federation to pay Park Hang Seo