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Nguyen Trong Hoang (L) and Do Hung Dung (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) - Midfielders Nguyen Trong Hoang and Do Hung Dung have been chosen as the two over-22 players for Vietnam’s national U22 team to compete in the upcoming 30th SEA Games in the Philippines. Coach Park Hang-seo on November 18 selected a roster of 23 who will fly to Ho Chi Minh City tonight for their last practice as the city has similar weather to the Philippines. Previously, Park said he would choose players to strengthen Vietnam's weakest positions, with versatility and physical strength. Each U22 team in the tournament is allowed to have two overage players. The final list of 21 will be announced on November 22 before the team leaves for the Philippines. Matches of SEA Games 30  will begin on November 26. Vietnam are seeking their first SEA Games' title in history./. VNA … [Read more...] about Two over-22 players selected for SEA Games 30

Hau, 20, goes up against Japan’s Hiroki Abe, who plays for Barcelona B, and South Korean Lee Kang-in of Valencia. Hau has been an excellent performer through 2019. At Hanoi FC, he was a key player in the V-League campaign for which he received the V-League Youth Player of the Year award. At the national level, he helped take Vietnam to the Asian Cup quarter-final. Hau and midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai were two Vietnamese picked among five best U21 players at the Asian Cup. Hau joined Dutch club SC Heerenveen in September 2019, becoming the second Vietnamese player to play in Europe after Nguyen Cong Phuong went to Belgium a few months earlier. In 2018 the award was won by Saudi Arabia’s Turki Al-Ammar. The award ceremony will be held in Hong Kong on December 12. … [Read more...] about Defender Van Hau nominated for AFC youth player award

U20 Vietnam and their coaches  On the schedule, as soon as the team arrives at Incheon International Airport on May 12, they move directly to the Mokpo Sports Center to  start their training sessions in preparation for the first round of the FIFA U20 World Cup 2017 in the Republic of Korea. On May 14, the team will play a friendly match with U20 Vanuatu which is thought to play a similar style with U20 New Zealand. On May 18, the team will go to Cheonan City, where the team will officially compete with other rivals in Group C. The Vietnamese team will play U20 New Zealand in the first match on May 22, second match on May 25 with France, and the last with Honduras on May 28. This is the first time U20 Vietnam has played in a world football event. The 2017 U20 World Cup finals will take place from May 20 to June 11 in six cities in the RoK. Translated by Lam Anh … [Read more...] about U20 Vietnam prepares for FIFA U20 World Cup 2017

Singers and theatre artists perform in music shows to usher New Year (Photo: VNA)   HCM City (VNA) - A series of drama, music and dance shows featuring hundreds of singers, dancers and theatre artists are taking place in HCM City on the last days of the year, offering something for everyone on the occasion of the New Year 2019. An open-air music show titled Chuc Mung Nam Moi (Happy New Year) will open on New Year’s Eve in District 1’s Le Duan Street. It will feature young singers and dance groups from local cultural clubs in the rural districts of Thu Duc, Nha Be and Hoc Mon. A music gala will be staged at 8pm on December 30 and 31 at the Youth Cultural House on Pham Ngoc Thach Street, with 30 musicians and singers performing with traditional instruments. Puppet artists and magicians will also be included.    More than 10,000 people are expected to attend. District 11’s Dam Sen Park and District 9’s Suoi Tien Park, two of the city’s … [Read more...] about Drama and music shows to usher New Year in HCM City

A New Year countdown party will take place in downtown HCM City on Nguyen Hue walking street (Photo: VNA)   HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Thousands of people in HCM City are expected to participate in “Lights 2019”, the New Year Countdown party which will be organised on Nguyen Hue Walking Street from 8pm on December 31 until midnight.cultural event for the community, but also a stage to bring Vietnamese talent closer to the public,” he added. The show also features Soobin Hoang Son who will perform his hit songs that have been loved by many in recent years. Lights 2019 is organised by Binh Minh Group and powered by Amberstone Media and Novel Production in association with InQ Entertainment and Tech Beat Records. VNA … [Read more...] about Countdown party rings in new year on Nguyen Hue Walking Street