Posts Tagged ‘ The final ’

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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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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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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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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Right to know 

August 13, 2011
Right to know 

  Government would do well to keep people informed about its actions on the East Sea conflict, prominent lawmaker asserts   The government stands to gain a lot, and lose nothing, if people know about the actions it is taking on the East Sea conflict, an outspoken legislator has said. An informed public would help [...]

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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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Nghe An stay on top home win 

April 19, 2011
Nghe An stay on top home win 

  Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) stayed on top of V-League rankings with 26 points after a 2-0 home win over Hanoi ACB at Vinh Stadium in a 11th-round match on Sunday. Jamaican striker Andre Diego Fagan’s double pushed the capital side back down to the bottom with seven points as 2005-06 champions Dong Tam [...]

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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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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...