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Vietnamese shooter wins Olympic berth 

January 19, 2012
Vietnamese shooter wins Olympic berth 

  Hoang Xuan Vinh has become the first ever Vietnamese shooter to win an official Olympics berth. Vinh won 682.4 points in the men’s 10-meter air gun event on Monday at the January 11-22 Asian Shooting Championships in Doha, Qatar. Vinh finished fourth behind the gold medal winner from South Korea, Jin Jong Oh with [...]

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Judo artist Ngoc Tu hopes for Olympic berth 

June 3, 2011
Judo artist Ngoc Tu hopes for Olympic berth 

  Martial artist Van Ngoc Tu will compete at the Judo Grand Slam Moscow 2011 on Saturday May 28 in an effort to win a berth at the 2012 London Olympics. The 24-year old Tu, ranked 45th in the world, won the women’s 48kg category bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Judo Championships in Abu [...]

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Phuong takes first gold for Vietnam 

November 30, 2010
Phuong takes first gold for Vietnam 

  Le Bich Phuong beat World Champion Kobayashi Miki in the women’s 55kg Karatedo finals, on Thursday. Her victory represent’s Vietnam’s first gold medal at the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou, China. The Vietnamese martial artist sailed through the previous rounds before defeating her Japanese rival, Kobayashi, 4-3. Also in the Karatedo event, martial artist [...]

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The little drummer girl

September 2, 2009
The little drummer girl

LookAtVietnam – The art of Tay Son war drumming is a unique heritage that is still resonating today. In the land of the Tay Son in Binh Dinh province, even before Nguyen Hue and his brothers led a peasant rebellion against the Nguyen Lords in the late 18th century, martial arts were a long cherished spiritual [...]

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Viet Nam win second gold at Asian Games

August 6, 2009
Viet Nam win second gold at Asian Games

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam bagged a second gold at the Asian Martial Arts Games in Thailand with a win in wushu&kungfu, a demonstration sport. Photo: VNAOn August 5’s win went to Nguyen Huy Thanh, Tran Duc Trong and Tran Xuan Hiep in the men’s duilian bare hand combat after they impressively beat the India team of [...]

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Martial artist Truc in Asian Games final

August 4, 2009
Martial artist Truc in Asian Games final

LookAtVietnam – Taekwondo artist Tran Thi Ngoc Truc competed well yesterday, August 3, to reach the women’s final on the second day of competition in the first Asian Martial Arts Games in Thailand. Crucial blow: Taekwondo artist Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (right) competed well yesterday to reach the women’s final on the second day of [...]

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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...