The political coalition backed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki came first in races for provincial councils in Baghdad and predominantly Shiite provinces. Electoral workers tally votes at a polling station in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, January 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)The Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq (IHEC) released Thursday the [...]
World number one Rafael Nadal won his first Australian Open title after outplaying world number two Roger Federer in the men’s final on Sunday. Rafael Nadal of Spain bites his trophy after the men’s singles final against Roger Federer of Switzerland at Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Feb. 1, 2009. Nadal won the match [...]
Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoang Thien participated in two events of the U14 Tennis Championship in Sarawak, Malaysia and won two gold medals. Hoang Thien and his coach. He defeated several seed pairs to take the gold medal in the men’s double event. He also protected his championship for the men’s single event. The Vietnamese youngster will surely be named [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty one-year-old Quoc Thien from the southern province of Dong Nai beat more than 15,000 contestants nationwide to win Viet Nam Idol 2008 on Wednesday night. Bookies favourite: Quoc Thien is this year’s Viet Nam Idol winner.Thien, who is a second-grade student at the HCM Conservatory of Music, was showered with a [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The official website of the Miss World 2008 pageant contest, on Tuesday, announced that the Miss People’s Choice title belongs to Vietnamese contestant Duong Truong Thien Ly, two days after the contest closed. Thien Ly received a rhino statue for the contestant who had the longest golf drive (around 360m) in a [...]
Vietnamese martial artists have grabbed two gold, three silver and six bronze medals at the 2008 World Youth Wushu Championships in Singapore over the past two days. The gold medals were taken by Pham Quoc Khanh and Vu Tra My.The Vietnamese martial artists hope to keep the position of runners-up they won last year.Reported by [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th Lan Song Xanh (Green Wave) Music Awards honoring singers and musicians who have made outstanding contributions to Vietnamese music took place at the Lan Anh music venue in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8. Singer Dam Vinh HungVietNamNet Bridge – The 11th Lan Song Xanh (Green Wave) Music Awards [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – A Japanese and an Italian dish were among the winners of a culinary contest for local restaurants at Van Thanh Park in HCM City last Saturday. Raw power: A chef prepares samurai maki, voted the best dish at a culinary contest for restaurants last Saturday at HCM City’s Van Thanh Park.Samurai maki [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese team has won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals at the Southeast Asian Fencing Championships 2008 which is taking place in Brunei. VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese team has won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals at the Southeast Asian Fencing Championships 2008 which is taking place in Brunei. The [...]
Vietnamese-American Christina Hoang Mai Nguyen won the National American Miss 2008 pageant A Vietnamese-American student was named National American Miss 2008, according to a newswire service. Twenty-year-old Christina Hoang Mai Nguyen took out the title on the final night of the competition on November 30, winning a convertible car, two scholarships and a free trans-America [...]
