Posts Tagged ‘ The Southeast Asian ’

Six SEA Games stars to be recommended for Labor Award 

December 16, 2011
Six SEA Games stars to be recommended for Labor Award 

Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh will be nominated for the Labor Award, third class, for some glorious performances at last month’s SEA Games in Indonesia Six athletes will be nominated for the Labor Award, third class, for their outstanding performances at the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia last month, a sports official has said. Lam [...]

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Vietnamese runners target Olympics qualification 

April 9, 2011
Vietnamese runners target Olympics qualification 

Truong Thanh Hang (L) and Vu Thi Huong are training hard to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London. Sprint queen Vu Thi Huong and middle distance runner (800m, 1,500m) Truong Thanh Hang are training hard to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London. Local experts say the athletes should concentrate on the Olympics rather [...]

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Vietnamese lensman wins regional photo contest 

November 27, 2010
Vietnamese lensman wins regional photo contest 

Vu Anh Tuan’s ‘Harvesting,’ featuring farmers harvesting rice grown along the river in Hanoi, won the first prize at SEARCA’s Photo Contest 2010 in the Philippines Vietnamese photographer Vu Anh Tuan has won two prizes at the 2010 SEARCA (Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture) photo contest. The contest was [...]

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No change for SEA Games cycle

December 30, 2009
No change for SEA Games cycle

The General Secretary of the Vietnam Olympic Committee told Tuoi Tre that it is not true that the Southeast Asian Games will be held every four years as some local newspapers reported recently. LookAtVietnam – The General Secretary of the Vietnam Olympic Committee Hoang Vinh Giang on December 26 told Tuoi Tre that it is [...]

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Vietnamese judokas target China

December 27, 2009
Vietnamese judokas target China

After competing successfully in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos, Vietnamese judokas will compete in the continental 16th Asian Games in China. Vietnamese judokas Van Ngoc Tu (upper) deals a blow to beat a Lao athlete in the women’s 48kg class final of the Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane last week. Tu won the [...]

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SPORTS IN BRIEF 13/10

October 13, 2009
SPORTS IN BRIEF 13/10

Army’s perfect performance wins national karatedo championship; Ha Noi run on November 22 to help fund programmes for sick children; Viet Nam only-Southeast Asian nation in gymnastics champs The Army team won the National Karatedo Championship, which wrapped up in Nha Trang city in the weekend.With a perfect performance from Dao Thi Thoan, Asian Games [...]

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High jump champ fizzles at national meet

September 17, 2009
High jump champ fizzles at national meet

Nguyen Duy Bang fails to jump the 2.06 meter level at the National Athletics Championships. High jump record holder Nguyen Duy Bang crashed out while sprint queen Vu Thi Huong broke her 100-meter record on the first day of the 2009 National Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Fans and pundits at HCMC’s Thong Nhat Stadium were [...]

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Vietnam targets economic growth of 6.5 pct next year

September 7, 2009
Vietnam targets economic growth of 6.5 pct next year

Vietnam is targeting economic growth of 6.5 percent next year, the central bank said on its website Monday, citing a government statement. The Southeast Asian nation will “focus all efforts to enable the economy to regain a higher growth rate than 2009 and create a sustainable and fast growth momentum for 2011,” the central bank [...]

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Mach, Lam win gold at Asian Bodybuilding championships

August 17, 2009
Mach, Lam win gold at Asian Bodybuilding championships

Bodybuilder Pham Van Mach Bodybuilders Pham Van Mach and Nguyen Van Lam won gold medals in the men’s 55kg and 65kg categories at the Asian Bodybuilding Championship 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand Sunday. Mach successfully defended his title while Lam, who won the bronze medal at the Southeast Asian Bodybuilding Championship in Thailand the previous day, [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 12/8

August 13, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 12/8

HCMC school fees not to be hiked: official; Quang Nam court cancels hearing in major deforestation case; Woman sacked following death of relative from H1N1; Int’l forum on name-branding for university education Vietnamese Ambassador Do Hoa Binh (Fourth R) and German activists hold a banner in front of the Brandenburg Gate to call for more [...]

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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...