Timor Leste win 2nd medal, VN bag gold in 10,000m Hosts top Group A, Indonesia secures semifinal spot Indonesia, VN dominate rowing final day VN, Philippines win fencing golds Golden day in swimming for VN Various souvenirs like key rings and handbooks are made from recycled materials such as metal, fabric and …
Read More »Vovinam set to return in style
Vietnamese martial artists compete in a recent national vovinam championship. Vovinam is played in the SEA Games 31. — VNS Photo Giang Lê Thanh Nga The 31st SEA Games is a historic milestone for vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial arts) to assert itself, and further show its strength as it …
Read More »Cultural flower tour opens
By Lê Hương Hà Nội-based travel company Asia Exotica has just launched a new service offering tourists a chance to experience Hanoians’ long history of floral tradition. Guests will learn about the art of flower arrangement as offerings used in Buddhism, ancestor veneration and lunar festivities, which has been practised for hundreds of …
Read More »SEA Games medals highlight Vietnamese cultural features
Lê Hương Around 4,000 gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the best athletes at the upcoming SEA Games, though people know that the medal set has been cast from a metal mixture of copper and zinc, 85 per cent of which is red copper. Design for SEA Games 31 medal …
Read More »Exhibition encourages female competitions at SEA Games 31
Foreign visitors admire photos about Vietnamese female athletes being displayed at the “Aspiration to Shine” exhibition. VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Women’s Museum is opening a photo exhibition themed “Aspiration to Shine” to promote and encourage Việt Nam’s female athletes to bring new triumphs to Vietnamese sports at the …
Read More »‘Moments of SEA Games 31’ photo contest opens for entries
DESPITE THE RAIN: The exciting atmosphere created by Vietnamese fans at the SEA Games 31. — Photo courtesy of tdtt.gov.vn HÀ NỘI — Khoảnh Khắc Sea Games 31 (Moments of the SEA Games 31), a photo contest aimed at capturing the best moments of the 31st Southeast Asian Games, has opened …
Read More »VN grab golds in pencak silat, cycling
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. – VnExpress News Photo Như Huy HÀ NỘI — Quàng Thị Thu Nghĩa cried when she was as announced champion in the …
Read More »Long jump champ proposes to girlfriend
Lê Hương SEA Games winners have their own way to celebrate their victories. Nguyễn Tiến Trọng, who won the long jump event on May 15 for Việt Nam in the Mỹ Đình Gymnasium, marked a golden day when he proposed to his girlfriend right after stepping off the podium. Trọng proposes to his girlfriend …
Read More »Cyclist Quỳnh defends cross-country gold
Vietnamese cyclist Đinh Thị Như Quỳnh celebrates her win in the women’s mountain bike cross-country Olympic category on May 16. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Trọng Đạt Thanh Nga HÒA BÌNH — Vietnamese cyclist Đinh Thị Như Quỳnh defended her gold medal in the women’s mountain bike cross-country Olympic category …
Read More »Long jumper Thảo ready to leap back into competition
Bùi Thị Thu Thảo training for the SEA Games 31. — Photo courtesy of Thảo Thanh Nga The SEA Games 31 marks the return of Bùi Thị Thu Thảo in the long jump category which will start today in Hà Nội. “I am ready for the event and to devote …
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