Sports

Sport complex approved for Phan Thiet Binh Thuan holds contest for hotel and resort receptionists By Khai Nguyen in Phan Thiet Binh Thuan Province has approved construction of a 36-hectare sport complex in Xuan An Ward and Ham Lien Commune, Ham Thuan District, Phan Thiet City, near Highway 28 to Dalat. Construction is expected to begin by September. It will include a 20,000-seat stadium, central square, 3,000-seat hall, halls for water sport and athletics, outdoor area, management building, exhibition center, football ground and service area. *The first competition for receptionists at hotels and resorts in Binh Thuan Province takes place on Thursday at the Diamond Park Plaza Hotel in Phan Thiet City. The competition is being held by the provincial Tourism Association and has attracted about 70 competitors. Participants are employed at local establishments and have been endorsed by their supervisors. They have at least two years' experience and are fluent in a popular foreign … [Read more...] about Sport complex approved for Phan Thiet

Hanh Thu On display are 61 photos selected from 300 from the contest organized by East Meets West Foundation. All the photos add a solid voice to disabled people’s right to access sports and other community activities. Du Van Hai, photographic journalist from The Thao newspaper, won the first prize worth VND15 million, while two second prizes worth VND10 million came to photographic journalist Nguyen Bach Duong from Thanh Nien newspaper and photographer Truong Vung. Third prizes worth VND5 million each went to Pham Trung Tuyen from VOV, Do Truong Son from Thanh Nien and Thiet Tra from Quang Tri’s association of literature. … [Read more...] about Exhibition on disabled citizens’ sports rights

More than 100 Vietnamese from every corner of Russia competed in a singing contest held in Moscow recently, which formed part of the Vietnamese community’s activities to enrich their cultural life. The contest aimed to select candidates to represent the Vietnamese community in Russia at a major music event for all Vietnamese worldwide scheduled for May 2010 as an activity to mark the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. Vietnamese in Russia also organised their first tennis competition, called the "VITAR-Summer 2009", setting the aim of pioneering in the sport among the Vietnamese communities around the world. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese in Russia with cultural, sport activities