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Nguyen Thi Huyen (L) and Quach Thi Lan win gold and bronze for Vietnam in the women's 400m (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam pocketed five gold medals in SEA Games 31 's athletics competitions on May 15 – the third official competition day of the Games, and this makes its target of 15-17 golds set for the sport of the Games achievable. The most noteworthy achievement of the day belonged to runner Nguyen Thi Oanh who won the women’s 3,000m hurdles with 9 min 46 sec that broke her own record of 10 min 0.02 sec set at the SEA Games 30 in the Philippines. One day earlier, Oanh also triumphed in the women’s 1,500m and 5,000m. The other golds were won by Nguyen Van Lai in the men’s 5,000m, Nguyen Thi Huyen in the women’s 400m, Nguyen Tien Trong in the men’s long jump, and Phan Thi Diem in the women’s high jump. After the first two competition days of the sport, the team won a total of nine gold, eight silver and two bronze medals, thus temporarily topping the … [Read more...] about Five golds for Vietnam in SEA Games 31’s athletics

Quàng Thị Thu Nghĩa of Việt Nam (right) beats Malaysian Siti Rahmah Binti Mohamed Nasir 39-32 to win the women's U75kg category in pencak silat on May 16. VNS Photo Như Huy HÀ NỘI — Quàng Thị Thu Nghĩa cried when she was as announced champion in the pencak silat in Hà Nội on the morning of May 16. Nghĩa defeated Malaysian Siti Rahmah Binti Mohamed Nasir 39-32 to win the women's U75kg category for her first time at the Games, although she has been practising the martial art for 10 years. 23-year-old Nghĩa has championed all competition levels, but this is the first time she has topped a regional biennial meet. With her rapid attacking style and careful defence, Nghĩa quickly went ahead to lead the points in all three rounds. It was Việt Nam's first gold in the combat discipline, with many events to come this afternoon. "I am happy and proud. I have worked hard to overcome all the challenges to have today's success," Nghĩa, of the Thái-ethnic-minority. "It is my first SEA … [Read more...] about VN grab golds in pencak silat, cycling

U23 Vietnam in a game with Timor-Leste (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – All the 20,000 tickets have been sold for the final of the men’s football at the ongoing SEA Games 31 after being put up for sale online on March 15 morning. Each account created on the website digiticket.vn , authorised by the Games’ Organising Committee, is permitted to purchase no more than two tickets whose prices range from 300,000 VND (13 USD) to 500,000 VND. The match is to take place at the 40,000-seat National My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi on May 22. Apart from the 20,000 tickets, the Organising Board has also issued 20,000 invitation cards. Vietnam and Indonesia of Group A, which also includes Myanmar, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste, have earned a berth at the semifinals after scoring 10 and nine points, respectively. Malaysia and Thailand of Group B are likely to enter the semifinals. However, the official result will come after matches between Malaysia and Laos, and Thailand and … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: tickets sold out for men’s football finals

NA Vuong Dinh Hue (L) meets with representatives of Vietnamese businesses in Laos on May 15. (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue met with representatives of Vietnamese businesses in Laos on May 15 in Vientiane as part of his official visit to Laos . At the meeting, Duong Dinh Bang, Interim Chairman of the Vietnamese Business Association for Cooperation and Investment in Laos, said the Lao Government is amending legal regulations so as to improve the investment climate. Besides, many agreements between the two countries have also created an optimal legal corridor for Vietnamese firms’ investment in Laos. However, he admitted that investment relations still fall short of expectations and have yet to match the political and diplomatic ties. Representatives of the Vietnamese enterprises submitted several proposals to Lao and Vietnamese authorities so as to help facilitate bilateral investment and trade partnerships. … [Read more...] about Businesses urged to help make breakthroughs in Vietnam – Laos economic ties

Prime Ministe Pham Minh Chinh addresses the Centre for Strategic and International Studies ( CSIS ) in Washington D.C. (Photo: VNA) Washington D.C. (VNA) – Prime Ministe Pham Minh Chinh has delivered a speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C. during his ongoing working trip to US. The following is the full text of the speech. “SINCERITY, TRUST AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR A BETTER WORLD” Dear Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to visit the Center for Strategic and International Studies for the first time today, though this is far from the first time I hear of the CSIS, a top American think tank in the field of foreign strategies and policies and international issues. Seventy-seven years ago, President Ho Chi Minh, the national hero of Vietnam and great man of culture, prefaced the Declaration of Independence establishing the … [Read more...] about Remarks by PM Pham Minh Chinh at CSIS in Washington D.C

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries over the weekend by Vietnam News Agency. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the summit. (Photo: VNA) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended ASEAN – US Special Summit on May 13 (US time), during which he said said he hopes major powers, who are all partners to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to work towards stable relations and responsible, healthy competition, for the sake of regional and global peace and security. Read full story PM Pham Minh Chinh (front, third from right) and other officials at the opening ceremony of the FPT Software office in New York on May 15 (Photo: VNA) - The Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremony of an office of FPT Software, a subsidiary of the FPT Group, in New York city on May 15, as part of his working visit to the US and the UN. This is FPT Software’s second office in New York, 10th in the US, and 58th … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on May 16