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Vietnam have advanced to the women’s football final at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games by defeating Myanmar 1-0 at Cam Pha Stadium in northern Quang Ninh Province on Wednesday night. The hosts consecutively won the gold medal in the 2019 and 2017 tourneys while Myanmar claimed the bronze medal in those two editions. Wednesday’s game were much enlivened by the two teams’ excellence and 15,950 spectators at the stadium. Pham Hai Yen had two chances to face Myanmarese goalkeeper May Zin Nwe, but both her finishes lacked power and accuracy. Vietnamese skipper Cu Thi Huynh Nhu (in red) scores a back header in the women's football semifinal against Myanmar at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at Cam Pha Stadium in northern Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam, May 18, 2022. Photo: Tuoi Tre The opener came for Vietnam in the 28th minute. Following a free kick by Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung on the left flank, Cu Thi Huynh Nhu scored with a back header though Zin Nwe managed … [Read more...] about Vietnam beat Myanmar, enter 31st SEA Games women’s football final

Tu Le Commune, located at the foot of Khau Pha Mountain Pass in Van Chan District, Yen Bai Province, northwestern Vietnam has long been famous for its majestic scenery, especially during the harvest season, and well-known specialties -- sticky rice and young sticky rice flakes. Besides the scenic beauty of nature that attracts thousands of visitors every year, the commune now offers a new destination -- Le Champ Tu Le Resort Hot Spring & Spa. Le Champ means field in French as the name of the destination is inspired by the enchanting, signature scenery in Tu Le -- terraced fields. A dream come true Thanks to the development of tourism in Vietnam, the northwestern region with a charming pristine beauty has become a popular tourist area. Visitors to the area often desire to discover the magnificent nature there, such as the golden, terraced fields that glitter so brilliantly that they reflect the blue sky and white clouds above during the harvest season. A comfortable … [Read more...] about This stunning mountainous resort provides fresh relaxing space in northwestern Vietnam

As many as 400 lifebuoys are being placed at some bridges crossing the Red River for rescue work. A lifebuoy is placed at Long Bien Bridge The programme was carried out by the Kham Pha (Discovery) Swimming Club which plans to place 400 lifebuoys at bridges crossing the Red River in 10 northern provinces. Head of the club, Nguyen Ngoc Khanh said that they started the programme on May 6 and was intended to help save drowning people. "There have been many drownings in the Red River," Khanh said. "Some of them fell into the river in accidents, while some others committed suicide by jumping off the bridges. We believe that the lifebuoys could help save people." Khanh said that they have so far installed over 100 lifebuoys in the provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, and Hanoi. In Hanoi, they placed 33 lifebuoys at Thang Long, Nhat Tan, Long Bien, Chuong Duong, Vinh Tuy, and Thanh Tri bridges. “All the lifebuoys were neatly tied to the bridge … [Read more...] about Lifebuoys available for rescue work on Red River

Sandip Hor, Vice President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, in a photo near President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum in Hanoi during a visit to Vietnam (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Late President Ho Chi Minh was not only a beloved leader of the Vietnamese people, but his life and career also left good impressions on many international friends and won their hearts. India n journalist Sandip Hor , Vice President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, said he came to know Ho Chi Minh in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when his hometown - Kolkata city in India’s West Bengal state - witnessed demonstrations in support of the fight against the US and for national reunification in Vietnam. Since then, the great leader of Vietnam has been the one he always admires. Talking to Vietnam News Agency, Hor recounted that in Kolkata, called Calcutta then, people went on many marches protesting the war and supporting the Government of the … [Read more...] about Late President Ho Chi Minh in the hearts of int’l friends

The Philippine vovinam fighter Jennel Yn Olsim Dasdas (red) competes with Mala Chanthalacksa of Laos in the women's 55kg. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – SEA Games 31’s vovinam competitions are taking place at the Soc Son Gymnasium on the outskirts of Hanoi from May 18-22, offering the host a good chance to promote its traditional martial art . Vovinam makes a return to the regional sports event after nine years of absence. It made its debut at SEA Games 26 in Indonesia in 2011. It took place for the second time in the games’ 27th edition in Myanmar in 2013. According to insiders, the return of vovinam can be seen as a very good opportunity for Vietnam to further popularise vovinam both regionally and internationally, attract more people from many countries to practice the martial arts, thereby making a basis for vovinam to be held more often at the regional sports events. Vietnam does not place much emphasis on achieving high results in vovinam at SEA Games 31 , said … [Read more...] about Vovinam makes comeback at SEA Games 31

Vo Van Thuong, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, speak at the conference. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Urbanisation is indispensable and an important driving force for Vietnam’s rapid, sustainable socio-economic development in the time ahead, Vo Van Thuong , permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, said at a conference in Hanoi on May 18. The conference looked into the implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW, dated January 24, 2022, on urban planning, building, management and development by 2030, with a vision towards 2045. Thuong laid emphasis on the need to quickly build action programmes and plans on the implementation of the resolution, with specific roadmaps and tasks, he noted. It is also crucial to change theoretical mindset and urban planning methods, and ensure the long-term vision, harmony and modernity of planning schemes, with people and their living standards at the centre, and urban … [Read more...] about Urbanisation indispensable in national development: Party official