Viet Nam beat Singapore 9-1 in their first Group A match of the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship in Laos on Sunday. Striker Nguyen Thi Hoa contributed four goals to the Vietnamese team coached by China's Chen Yun Fat. Huynh Nhu also helped herself to a hat-trick. The team will meet the hosts Laos today and Indonesia on Thursday. Thailand , Myanmar, Malaysia and the Philippines are competing in Group B. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals on Sunday. The tournament will conclude on October 25. * Injury keeps Hao out of VFF Cup U23 midfielder Thanh Hao will miss the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) -Eximbank Cup because of an ankle injury. Hao suffered the injury during a friendly on Saturday between the U23s and former V-League champions Ha Noi T&T, which they won 4-0. Following tests, team doctor Tran Anh Tuan said the injury was not very serious but he needed to rest at least one week before training again. The … [Read more...] about Viet Nam spank Singapore at SEA event
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Viet Nam come out fighting at Southeast Asian Championships
VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam took the lead at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Vovinam Championships in Cambodia over the weekend, with nine gold and 10 silver medals.Medal haul: Vietnamese martial artists perform during a team event. The national team took the lead at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Vovinam Championships in Cambodia over the weekend. (Photo: VNS) Vovinam is a Vietnamese martial art and is popular in over 35 countries and territories around the world, with hundreds of thousands of followers. National Vovinam federations have been established in many countries, including France, Spain, Italy, Romania, Australia, the US, Switzerland, Germany and Morocco.Indonesia are in second with five golds and five silvers, while hosts Cambodia are third with three gold, five silver and one bronze medal.The pre-SEA Games tournament, which is also the first event ever organised by the SEA Vovinam Federation and the Cambodia Olympics Committee, has attracted 63 martial artists from Indonesia, Laos, … [Read more...] about Viet Nam come out fighting at Southeast Asian Championships
Viet Nam targets being in top three
Vietnamese athletes are set to compete in 36 sporting events for a top three spot at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the largest regional sporting event of its kind, in Indonesia next month. Viet Nam has also set its sights on martial arts events including vovinam, karate, wushu, taekwondo and judo. Head of the national squad, Lam Quang Thanh, told reporters at a press conference yesterday that Viet Nam would do its utmost at the SEA Games against powerhouses including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and the hosts to bag at least 70 gold medals. "Vietnamese athletes will compete at the SEA Games to promote solidarity, friendship and development within ASEAN," Thanh said. "One of the toughest tasks will belong to the men's under-23 football team in its quest for top honours," he added, saying that the SEA Games will be a crucial test for Vietnamese athletes ahead of next year's London Olympics. Viet Nam has also set its sights on martial arts events including vovinam, … [Read more...] about Viet Nam targets being in top three
Viet Nam happy with SEA Games draw
Viet Nam's footballers yesterday, Oct 20, avoided being drawn in the ‘dead group' at the coming 26th Southeast Asian Games in Jarkata, Indonesia. As favourites of Group B, the national U-23 team will compete against the Philippines, Myanmar, East Timor, Brunei and Laos. Group A, in turn, will consist of defending champions and favourites Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, including its host of international players, and underdogs Cambodia. "While Viet Nam, the highest FIFA ranked team at the event, is set to advance without much opposition, nothing comes for free," said football expert Nguyen Van Vinh, backed up by Ha Noi coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh who added that the semi-final stage would be the most difficult. As the runner-up team from the last Games, Viet Nam has also been seeded second at this year's tournament. During the groups stages, the country's toughest challenge is set to be Myanmar, who it beat 5-0 during the first match of the VFF-Eximbank Cup in Ha … [Read more...] about Viet Nam happy with SEA Games draw
Viet Nam achieves record cashew exports
Viet Nam achieved its highest ever cashew exports in a year in 2017 with shipments worth US$3.52 billion. It exported 353,000 tonnes, representing a year-on- year increase of 23.8 per cent in value and 1.9 per cent in volume, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The US, the Netherlands and China remained the biggest buyers, accounting for 35 per cent, 15.6 per cent and 12.9 per cent of the shipments. Exports to many markets rose sharply, including Russia (up 56.3 per cent), the Netherlands (44.7 per cent), Thailand (41.4 per cent), the US (27 per cent), and the UK (24.8 per cent). Average export prices were up by over 22 per cent. While demand rose in the world market, supply was down significantly in many countries, including Viet Nam, pushing prices up, according to cashew companies. Demand is expected to continue increasing, enabling Vietnamese firms to boost exports in future, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas). Vietnamese processors … [Read more...] about Viet Nam achieves record cashew exports