Along with securing a gold medal, Vietnam’s weightlifter Pham Thi Hong Thanh set three new records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift in the women's 64kg event on May 21 during the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31). Thanh lifted a total of 230kg - 104kg in snatch, and 126kg in clean and jerk, 6kg and 2kg higher than the old records, respectively. Vietnam’s weightlifter Pham Thi Hong Thanh (Photo: VNA) Thanh’s total lifting was far higher than the old SEA Games record of 214 kg. Meanwhile, both her rivals from Indonesia and the Philippines had to stop at 120kg. Thanh said that this was not her best performance as she suffered injury during practice. She said she will continue to work hard towards higher targets such as competitions at the Olympics. With Thanh’s contribution, Vietnamese weightlifting has had three gold medals, exceeding the team’s goal of two medals set earlier. The 31st SEA Games, themed “For a Stronger South East … [Read more...] about Vietnamese female weightlifter sets three new SEA Games records
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Vietnam to introduce national development strategies at 2022 Davos WEF
Vietnam attended four WEF annual meetings at prime ministerial level in 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2019, and joined the WEF on ASEAN at prime ministerial level four times in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017. (Photo: AFP/VNA) This will be one of the major multilateral foreign relations activities of Vietnam in 2022, especially in the context that the annual meeting of this major global economic forum has been postponed over the past two years due to Covid-19, according to Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations in Geneva. She said that since Vietnam and the WEF set up their relationship in 1989, leaders of both sides have paid great attention to the promotion of bilateral ties in many fields. Vietnam attended four WEF annual meetings at prime ministerial level in 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2019, and joined the WEF on ASEAN at prime ministerial level four times in 2012, 2013, … [Read more...] about Vietnam to introduce national development strategies at 2022 Davos WEF
Vietnam to introduce national development strategies at 2022 Davos WEF: Ambassador
This will be one of the major multilateral foreign relations activities of Vietnam in 2022, especially in the context that the annual meeting of this major global economic forum has been postponed over the past two years due to COVID-19, according to Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations in Geneva. She said that since Vietnam and the WEF set up their relationship in 1989, leaders of both sides have paid great attention to the promotion of bilateral ties in many fields. Vietnam attended four WEF annual meetings at prime ministerial level in 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2019, and joined the WEF on ASEAN at prime ministerial level four times in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017. The country hosted the WEF on ASEAN in 2018, the WEF on Mekong in 2016 and the WEF on East Asia in 2010. The first WEF's Country Strategic Dialogue on Vietnam was held on October 29, 2021 in the … [Read more...] about Vietnam to introduce national development strategies at 2022 Davos WEF: Ambassador
Australian PM Morrison concedes, ending nearly a decade of conservative rule
Partial results showed Morrison’s Liberal-National coalition had been punished by voters in Western Australia and affluent urban seats in particular. "Tonight, I have spoken to the Leader of the Opposition and the incoming Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. And I’ve congratulated him on his election victory this evening," Morrison said, stepping down as leader of his party. Labor had yet to reach the 76 of the 151 lower house seats required to form a government alone. Final results could take time as counting of a record number of postal votes is completed. A strong showing by the Greens and a of group of so-called "teal independents," who campaigned on policies of integrity, equality and tackling climate change, means the makeup of the new parliament looks set to be much less climate-skeptic than the one that supported Morrison’s pro-coal mining administration. Center-left Labor had held a decent lead in opinion polls, although recent surveys showed the Liberal-National … [Read more...] about Australian PM Morrison concedes, ending nearly a decade of conservative rule
Huey, Gonzales rule all-Pinoy tennis final
Việt Nam win handball treble Việt Nam canoeists take medal lead Thanh breaks 3 records for weightlifting gold Thailand, Việt Nam taste first aerobic golds Games bonuses await athletes Ruben Gonzales and Treat Huey ( white shirts) beat Fancis Casey Alcantara and Jason Patrombon 2-0 in the men's doubles final. VNA/VNS Photo Thế Duyệt Xuân Đăng HÀ NỘI — Treat Huey and Ruben Gonzales won their all-Filipino final match against Jeson Patrombon and Francis Casey Alcantara 6-1 and 6-4 in the men's tennis doubles in May 21. This was the first gold in tennis for the Philippines at the SEA Games 31. The final was a rematch of the last SEA Games in the Philippines when Alcantara and Patrombon took gold. However, this time around Gonzales and Huey were on top form, showing their strength with direct scoring serves that made it hard for Alcantara and Patrombon to save the ball. In the men's doubles, Gonzales and Huey won gold, Alcantara and Patrombon won silver, … [Read more...] about Huey, Gonzales rule all-Pinoy tennis final
More weightlifting records fall
Teen Vanessa Sarno dominates the 71kg field to win the gold. — Inquirer/ANN Photo Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Weightlifters set records one after the other on May 21 at the Hà Nội Sports Training and Competition Centre. Young lifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah of Indonesia won a gold medal and broke a Games record in the men's 73kg. The 21-year-old athlete succeeded with a 155kg lift in the snatch. This record is also a personal record for Erwin. His previous heaviest lift was a significantly lighter 145kg . Moving on to the clean and jerk class, Erwin almost immediately beat his competitors at the first opportunity, immediately lifting 180kg. This again surpassed the SEA Games record of 177kg. Erwin increased his burden further to 190kg and managed it perfectly on the second attempt. Erwin lifted a huge 345kg in total. Meanwhile, Doungsri won silver with 321kg, and Hidayat took bronze on 316kg which bettered his national record of 312kg set in Melaka in 2020. … [Read more...] about More weightlifting records fall