Lê Hương Though Nam Định cannot compare with other bigger cities like Hà Nội and Hải Phòng in terms of local delicacies, it still has a significant dish that cannot be found anywhere else. Phở xíu, or rice noodles with fried pork, should not be missed when visiting this small city. The fried pork matches …
Read More »GM Trâm leads women’s standard chess category
Thanh Nga QUẢNG NINH — Grandmaster (GM) Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm is leading the women’s standard chess category at SEA Games 31. After four matches, she has taken four points to take the lead out of 10 players, followed by Fronda Jan Jodilyn of the Philippines and fellow Vietnamese GM …
Read More »Bodybuilder Mách shapes up in the hope of lifting a gold medal
Phạm Văn Mách and his collection of titles. Photo courtesy of Mách Thanh Nga HÀ NỘI — Bodybuilder Phạm Văn Mách might be 45 years old, but he is showing no signs of slowing down. He is gunning for yet another gold, at the SEA Games 31. Mách is …
Read More »SEA Games 31 official flag-raising ceremony at Mỹ Đình
Three golds in bag of Việt Nam on May 11 Malaysia secure diving medals Việt Nam win beach handball gold Pencak Silat artists begin gold hunt Trang wins Việt Nam’s first gold at SEA Games The 31st SEA Games flag-raising ceremony taking place at the Mỹ Đình National Sports Complex in Hà Nội …
Read More »Offical flag-raising ceremony at Mỹ Đình
Three golds in bag of Việt Nam on May 11 Malaysia secure diving medals Việt Nam win beach handball gold Pencak Silat artists begin gold hunt Trang wins Việt Nam’s first gold at SEA Games The 31st SEA Games flag-raising ceremony taking place at the Mỹ Đình National Sports Complex in Hà Nội …
Read More »Vietnamese kickboxers Tuấn, Huy win in quarter-finals
SEA Games defending champion Huỳnh Văn Tuấn (right) aims a high-kick at Khamsathone Khamphouvanh of Laos in the quarter-finals of men’s 51kg full contact event on Monday. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Vũ Sinh Thanh Nga BẮC NINH — Two Vietnamese kickboxers are through to the men’s semi-finals of the SEA …
Read More »Press, broadcast centres open for SEA Games 31
Delegation visits a Singaporean media booth at Main Press Centre (MPC) and International Broadcast Centre (IBC) National Convention Centre. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Main Press Centre (MPC) and International Broadcast Centre (IBC) for the SEA Games 31 officially opened on Monday, welcoming approximately 3,000 local and international …
Read More »Youth festival held in Hà Nội to welcome SEA Games 31
The festival brought together more than 11,000 young people from the 11 regional countries and volunteers of SEA Games 31. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The culture of Southeast Asian nations was highlighted at a festival in Hà Nội on Saturday ahead of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games …
Read More »Việt Nam wins its first medals of SEA Games 31
Vietnamese pair Nguyễn Tùng Dương and Phương Thế Anh (left) pose with their silver medal for the men’s synchronised 3m springboard. — – VnExpress News Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese athletes won silver and bronze medals at the SEA Games 31 on Sunday. The first two medals for the …
Read More »Vietnamese kickboxers get off to a good start
Vietnamese kickboxer Bùi Hải Linh (in red) vs Nao Srey Pov of Cambodia in the quarter-finals of the women’s 52kg low kick category yesterday. Linh won 2-1. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hiếu Thanh Nga BẮC NINH — Vietnamese kickboxers had a strong start to the SEA Games 31 …
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