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Ly Hoang Nam won an historic tennis gold medal for Vietnam at the SEA Games on Friday morning in the Philippines. Ly Hoang Nam competes during the final match. Photo of VTF No 3 seed Nam beat No 1 Daniel Cao Nguyen 6-2, 6-4 in the all-Vietnamese men's singles final. It was the third time the two players have met, but the first time Nam has won. In the first two games Nam suffered quick losses to a rival who had highest world ranking in Southeast Asia. Nam became the first Vietnamese to take a SEA Games tennis gold, ending the nation's long-time title drought. Earlier, Savanna Ly Nguyen pocketed a silver for Vietnam in the women's singles category. She was defeated 6-0, 7-5 by No 2 seed Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia. In the afternoon, Nam and his partner Le Quoc Khanh and Daniel Cao Nguyen/Nguyen Van Phuong will compete in their men's doubles semi-final matches. Early in the morning, Pham Thi Hong Le brought the first medal for Vietnam's athletics in the women's marathon event. … [Read more...] about VN’s top player Ly Hoang Nam wins historic SEA Games tennis gold

  Workers collect ocean plastic waste in Quy Nhơn Port, coastal south-central province of Quy Nhơn.—VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam aims to reduce plastic waste discharged into the sea and ocean by 75 per cent.  The country also wants to totally end the usage of disposable plastic products in coastal tourist attractions and resorts as well as the disposal of fishing gear into the sea by 2030. The targets follow the National Action Plan on Ocean Plastic Waste Management by 2030, approved by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday. The plan’s overall objective was to effectively implement commitments of Việt Nam to address plastic-waste issues, especially ocean plastic waste, and ensure the prevention of plastic waste discharge into the ocean, Phúc said. Based on that, it would make Việt Nam become the pioneer in the region to reduce ocean plastic waste, he said. The plan is also … [Read more...] about VN to reduce 75 per cent ocean plastic waste by 2030

Popular singer Hoang Thuy Linh been named Best Asian Artist Vietnam at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2019. The Hanoi-born singer has been among best sellers this year with her various music videos inspired by folk culture like Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe (Let Me Tell You What!), Tứ Phủ (Four Palaces) and her album titled Hoàng. The album released recently celebrated Linh’s 10th year in the business, MV Tứ Phủ features holy space of hầu đồng (mediumship), an ancient traditional belief of Vietnamese people. Hoang Thuy Linh at the awards ceremony held in Tokyo in December 5. Photo vov.vn Linh said her hard work this year has paid off, as 2019 has been the most successful year during her career. “This prize gives me more power and creativeness,” she said. MAMA has been an annual prestigious music award initiated by South Korea company Mnet Media since 1999 praising artists with highest … [Read more...] about Vietnamese singer Hoang Thuy Linh wins Mnet Asian Music Awards

Authorities of the central province of Quang Binh have allowed tours to the world's largest cave of Son Doong to be continued until the end of 2030. Son Doong Cave (Photo by Ryan Deboodt) The move was made following Oxalis Adventure’s proposal on continuing the operation of the tour to Son Doong Cave and Rao Thuong Stream-Hang En Cave by late 2030. Under the contract with the National Park Phong Nha-Ke Bang’s management board, the company has been running the tour since 2015. So far this year, Oxalis has organised 92 tours to Son Doong Cave for 805 travellers around the world, earning total revenues of VND55 billion (USD2.39 million). The Son Doong Expedition has been listed worldwide as one of the top bucket list adventures, where tourists get to explore the largest cave on Earth, Hang Son Doong, over a span of 4 days and 3 nights. Visitors can see more details about the Son Doong tour at the link available at … [Read more...] about Tour to world’s largest cave of Son Doong to run until 2030

Luong Thuy Linh, Vietnam’s representative at Miss World 2019, has surprisingly beat off competition from 100 rivals contestants to top Miss World’s online vote following a strong performance in the Head to Head Challenge segment. By December 5, Thuy Linh had secured first place in the poll which had been held on the website of the Miss World 2019 pageant with 13.18 per cent, followed by the Nepalese representative in second with 11.92 per cent. The Vietnamese beauty has been named among the Top 10 in the Top Model segment following a competent display during the Head to Head Challenge segment. The top 19 beauties are set to progress to the second round of the Head to Head Challenge segment, with the Top 10 of the Head to Head Challenge set to be made up of the Top Model Winner, Sport Winner, Multi Media Winner, and the Top 5 of the Beauty with a Purpose segment, all of whom will be named in the Top 30 overall. As the nation’s representative competing at Miss … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Thuy Linh leads online vote in Miss World 2019 poll