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Shorinji Kempo martial artists great fighters 

November 22, 2011
Shorinji Kempo martial artists great fighters 

Do Hong Ngoc (R) fights Yunita of Indonesia before winning the gold in the women's under-48kg kempo event on Sunday. Photo by Bach Duong. Vietnamese competitors in the Japanese martial art of shorinji kempo won three golds out of the seven possible on Sunday at the South East Asian Games in Indonesia. Do Hong Ngoc [...]

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SEA Games boss urges focus on Olympic sports 

November 16, 2011
SEA Games boss urges focus on Olympic sports 

Future SEA Games should feature fewer traditional sports and focus on Olympic events, Rita Subowo said Future Southeast Asian Games should feature fewer traditional sports and focus on Olympic events if the region’s athletes are to compete at a higher level, Indonesia’s organizing body said Tuesday. Rita Subowo, president of the SEA Games organizing committee, [...]

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Hanoi student in first int’l K-Pop contest 

October 9, 2011
Hanoi student in first int’l K-Pop contest 

Final night of K-Pop Contest in Vietnam A Hanoi student, winner of the final round of the K-Pop contest in Vietnam, will represent the country at the first International K-Pop Contest to be held in Korea on November 27. Tran Thi Quynh Mai, student of the Hanoi University of Foreign Trade, won the national edition [...]

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Brilliant Djokovic downs Nadal to win US Open 

September 18, 2011
Brilliant Djokovic downs Nadal to win US Open 

Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after his win over Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's singles final at the US Open tennis tournament, on September 12, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Novak Djokovic shrugged off a back scare to defeat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2, [...]

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Liem finishes second at Havana chess tournament 

May 24, 2011
Liem finishes second at Havana chess tournament 

  Vietnam’s chess ace Le Quang Liem had to settle for second spot at the 46th Capablanca Chess Memorial in Havana Monday after losing to defending champ Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine in the final round. Liem was leading the tournament before the final round and would have won the championship if he had managed a [...]

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National Assembly flexes legislative muscles with bill rejections 

April 4, 2011
National Assembly flexes legislative muscles with bill rejections 

Lawmakers’ rejection of a bill that would give special rights and privileges to Hanoi in the final session of its 2007-2011 term was a rare move, demonstrating a more active role taken by the legislature, experts say. Lawmakers’ rejection of a bill that would give special rights and privileges to Hanoi in the final session [...]

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GM Liem scores first Aeroflot Open double 

February 23, 2011
GM Liem scores first Aeroflot Open double 

GM Le Quang Liem (R) plays Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijan in his final match of the Aeroflot Open in Moscow on Wednesday, February 16. Liem became the first contestant to win the title twice, having won the 2010 edition as well. Grandmaster Le Quang Liem, Vietnam’s best chess player, retained his Aeroflot Open title Wednesday [...]

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South Sudan votes 98.83 percent to secede 

February 8, 2011
South Sudan votes 98.83 percent to secede 

A Sudanese man shows the palms of his hands after he dipped them in the blood of a sacrificial cow as he and others celebrate the results of the January referendum on the secession of southern Sudan from the north in the capital Khartoum. Southern Sudan was well on track to become the world’s newest [...]

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Vietnam crowns its first ‘Top Model’ with a fizzle 

January 28, 2011
Vietnam crowns its first ‘Top Model’ with a fizzle 

   (L-R) Top 3 of the first season ‘Vietnam’s Next Top Model’ Thu Thuy, Tuyet Lan and Huyen Trang compete in swimsuit. Tallest contestant Huyen Trang is the winner. Last November, Vietnam joined a handful of countries looking to jump aboard the Next Top Model train. Five hundred women from all over the country turned [...]

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Women win first track-and-field medals at Asian Games 

November 30, 2010
Women win first track-and-field medals at Asian Games 

Truong Thanh Hang celebrates after winning silver in the women's 1,500m final on November 23. Female athletes Truong Thanh Hang and Vu Thi Huong won the Vietnam’s first ever silver and bronze medals at Asian Games for track-and-field events. Southeast Asian 1,500m and 800m champion Truong Thanh Hang took the silver medal in the women’s [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...