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Vietnamese wins second prize at int’l PC case modification contest 

January 16, 2012
Vietnamese wins second prize at int’l PC case modification contest 

    A Vietnamese has won second prize in an international online computer-case modifying contest, VnExpress reported Thursday. According to the newswire, Nguyen Dinh Ban received 273 out of 4,000 votes cast in the contest held by world-famous forum bit-tech.net and sponsored by Intel and Lamptron as well as others. Ban’s ROG Rampage received only [...]

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Jewelry queen pageant mired in scandal again 

January 8, 2012
Jewelry queen pageant mired in scandal again 

Tran Thi Thanh Truc (R), 19, was crowned the winner of the fifth Vietnam Jewelry Queen The Vietnam Jewelry Queen contest has been rocked by scandal again after one of its contestants said they were forced to serve wine to unknown men. Tran Thi Hoa said that before the final round on December 30, the [...]

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Lawsuits, confusion taint local art contests 

January 7, 2012
Lawsuits, confusion taint local art contests 

   Tran Tuy’s Khuc dong ca (a children’s song) (Under), which was eerily reminiscent of photographer Duy Anh’s Tiep buoc cha ong (Follow in the ancestor’s footsteps) (Above). Since the list of award-winning works were announced in June, a provincial literature and arts contest in central Vietnam has received several petitions of denouncement regarding a [...]

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Vietnamese finish second in Korean pop contest 

December 19, 2011
Vietnamese finish second in Korean pop contest 

Four members of Vietnam’s Tuxedo and Ao Dai received their second award at the contest in Korea last week. Vietnamese band Tuxedo and Ao Dai won the second prize at the World K-Pop Singing Contest held in Korea last week, Vietnam News Agency reported. The band was formed by putting together four members from the [...]

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Nung girl wins 2nd Miss Ethnic Vietnam contest 

December 14, 2011
Nung girl wins 2nd Miss Ethnic Vietnam contest 

Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2011 Trieu Thi Ha of Nung ethnic community from the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. Trieu Thi Ha of the Nung ethnic community from the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang defeated 59 other contestants to win the Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2011 crown on Saturday. Ha, a 19-year-old student of Thai Nguyen University [...]

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Diem takes a spot in top 15 of Miss International 

November 8, 2011
Diem takes a spot in top 15 of Miss International 

  Thuy Vi came away with nothing at the Miss World pageant Photo courtesy of the organizer. Truong Tri Truc Diem (R) congratulates the new Miss International 2011, Miss Ecuador. Truong Tri Truc Diem, who was crowned Miss Fashion in Miss Earth 2007, ended her attempt at the Miss International pageant to be named a [...]

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Beauty pageant takes ugly turn 

October 31, 2011
Beauty pageant takes ugly turn 

  International contest slips down a sleazy slope with accusations of sexual harassment, bribery and other capers    Miss Guyana and Miss Wales (second and third from the left), together with Miss Costa Rica, were parts of the contest’s maelstrom when they posted a video complaining about the event on YouTube Vietnam’s Truong Tung Lan did [...]

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Vietnamese contestant wins top-five spot at Manhunt Int'l 

October 17, 2011
Vietnamese contestant wins top-five spot at Manhunt Int'l 

Vietnam's Truong Nam Thanh was third runner-up at the recently Manhunt International contest in Korea. Photo by Quoc Huy. Vietnamese representative Truong Nam Thanh was crowned third runner-up at the Manhunt International 2011 that wrapped up in Seoul, South Korea on October 10.   This is the highest achievement by a male model in a prestigious international beauty contest [...]

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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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Qatar, Iran to join U21 int’l football contest in Vietnam 

August 28, 2011
Qatar, Iran to join U21 int’l football contest in Vietnam 

  Iran and Qatar’s sports academy Aspire will participate in the 2011 Thanh Nien-sponsored U.21 International Football Tournament in Vietnam’s Central Highlands from September 25 till October 4. Amal Al Hendi, coordinator of Qatar’s sports academy Aspire, on Tuesday sent a letter to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Thanh Nien newspaper, informing that the [...]

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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...