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Hanoi (VNA) - Boxer Truong Dinh Hoang of Vietnam has dominated the defence of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia super middleweight belt in Manila, the Philippines. By doing so he became the first boxer to retain both the WBA West Asia and Asia East belts at the same time. Last October, Hoang secured the WBA Asia East title by beating Lee Gyu Hyun from the Republic of Korea over 10 rounds at the Victory 8 – Legends of Hoan Kiem event. On February 15, ‘The King’ knocked out Thai rival Yuttana Wongda in the second round at the Highland International Boxing Promotion event at the Manila Arena. Wongda challenged Hoang earlier this year. The Vietnamese 11-time winner actually became the WBA Asia title holder without a swinging a punch after defending champion Meena Brijest of India refused to face him. The Thai fighter was given a decent chance of winning with a record of 37 bouts with 13 wins (nine by KO) and 24 losses (17 by KO). Before their bout, Hoang had … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxer retains WBA Asia title

“When I read about this, it struck me that the age-old art of riding an overloaded bike might be soon coming to an end. As a result, I spent a week in Hà Nội, chasing down riders and convincing them to pose for the camera. Their cargoes included footballs, water, car parts, eggs, pet fish and ice," Enoch said about his series on worldphoto.org. … [Read more...] about Photos of Hà Nội’s bikes named in int’l photography awards

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s cement industry saw strong growth in cement exports in the first quarter of this year as many Chinese cement factories shut down due to pollution and power shortages. Nguyen Quang Cung, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Building Material Association, made the announcement at a press conference on Vietbuild, held in the central city of Da Nang on April 17. According to him, cement production in Vietnam in the first quarter of 2018 increased by 18 percent year-on-year, marking the first time it had reached high growth against an annual surge of some 10 percent. Meanwhile, the industry’s cement exports in the first quarter of 2018 rose 68 percent over the same period last year. The strong growth was due to the policy change of the Chinese government towards cement production, Cung said. China must close a series of cement plants from November 15, 2017, to March 15, 2018, because of environmental pollution and a shortage of electricity during the … [Read more...] about Cement exports surge as China’s production drops

They include Mai Liêm Trực – former deputy minister of Post and Telematics; Trương Gia Bình – chairman of technology company FPT; Nguyễn Trung Chính – chairman of CMC Corporation; Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng – general director of the military-run telecom group Viettel; Trần Mạnh Hùng – chairman of Việt Nam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT); Vũ Hoàng Liên – chairman of VIA; Lê Hồng Minh – chairman of VNG Corporation; Nguyễn Tử Quảng – Chairman of BKAV Technology Group; Lê Nam Thắng – former deputy minister of Information and Communications and Thang Đức Thắng - Editor-in-chief of VnExpress. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam celebrates 20 years of Internet

"For me, it's a dream come true to represent my country in World Cup qualifying," Tien Linh continued in a cool manner. "If you are a footballer, it's the greatest honour to join the national team and play in World Cup qualification. This campaign will be memorable for the rest of my playing career." … [Read more...] about FIFA praise Tien Linh ahead of World Cup 2022 qualifiers