Posts Tagged ‘ In The Final ’

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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Hoang Thien advances to singles’, doubles’ finals in Hong Kong 

October 9, 2011
Hoang Thien advances to singles’, doubles’ finals in Hong Kong 

  Vietnam’s number one young tennis star Nguyen Hoang Thien has advanced to the boys’ singles and doubles finals at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Grade 4 contest in Hong Kong. The 16-year-old Thien, ranked 145th in the world, beat the 292nd-ranked Chinese Li Yuangfeng 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the boys’ semifinals on Friday. Thien [...]

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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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Two silvers for Vietnam at first round of Asian archery grand prix 

March 1, 2011

  Vietnamese archers finished the first round of the Asian Archery Grand Prix 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand (February 17-22) with two silver medals. Nguyen Tien Cuong took the silver medal in the men’s three-stringed bow event after losing 2-6 in the final to the 2000 and 2004 Olympics champion Tang Hua of China. Cuong beat [...]

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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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Women’s success earns bonus

December 26, 2009
Women’s success earns bonus

LookAtVietnam – The Global Audiovisual Joint stock Company on Wednesday presented US$208,000 to the national women’s football team. The team beat Thailand 3-0 after a penalty shoot-out in the final match. (Photo: VNN)Company leaders promised to award VND2 billion ($108,000) for the triumph, along with the VND500 million ($27,000) given before their departure for Vientiane.The [...]

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Viet Nam strike gold in women’s football

December 17, 2009
Viet Nam strike gold in women’s football

Vietnamese women’s football team won a gold medal at the 25th Southeast Asia Games after beating Thailand 3-0 in a penalty shoot-out following a goalless draw . . . Wingers Tran Thi Kim Hong, Van Thi Thanh and midfielder Nguyen Thi Kim Tien scored from the penalty spot for Viet Nam while Thailand failed to [...]

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Golden day for second-place Viet Nam

December 16, 2009
Golden day for second-place Viet Nam

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam won 13 golds yesterday, December 15, at the SEA Games in Vientiane. Wrestler Man Ba Xuan fulfilled his dream of winning a fifth SEA Games gold medal before retiring in the men’s 74kg category.Xuan, who earlier announced that the Laos Games would be his last international event, plans to become a [...]

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Vietnam into SEA football semis, Thailand out

December 14, 2009
Vietnam into SEA football semis, Thailand out

Vietnam’s U23 football team beat Cambodia 6-1 in the final group stage match to book a semifinal birth while Thailand crashed out of the 25th SEA Games inn Vientiane last Friday. In the other Group A match, Malaysia came back from a goal down to upset Thailand 2-1 and send the reigning champs home.The results [...]

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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...