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Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 50' A long pass for Nguyen Van Toan is caught by UAE goalkeeper. 48' Tien Linh's low square pass is cleared away. 46' Teams come back for second half. 45'+3 Referee Jumpei Iida blows the half-time whistle. Vietnam lead by one goal thanks to Nguyen Tien Linh's late strike. 45'+2 Doan Van Hau clears away Al Ahabi's cross in. Nguyen Tien Linh celebrates his goal for Vietnam.Photo by Pham Duong.Photo by Duc Dong. 44' Goal for VietnamNguyen Tien Linh's swerve shot from outside the area gives Vietnam the lead. World Cup qualifiers: Vietnam 1-0 UAE Tiến Linh mở tỷ số 40' Nguyen Quang Hai's freekick hits the wall, and the rebound is shoved wide. 39' Nguyen Quang Hai takes the freekick for Vietnam in his favorite position. Vietnam started the qualifiers in September with a goalless draw against Thailand, before edging … [Read more...] about World Cup qualifiers: Vietnam 1-0 UAE

Pham Phuoc Hung wins a bronze medal in the parallel bars event at the ninth Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Qatar (Photo: news.zing.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung has won a bronze medal in the parallel bars event at the ninth Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup that ended in Doha, Qatar. Hung ranked third in the preliminary round, scoring 15,550 points, which secured him a place in the finals to compete against seven opponents from China, Cuba, Turkey, Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom. In the finals, he scored 15,350 points to claim third place. The gold medal went to Oleg Stepko of Azerbaijan with 15,825 points, while Manrique Larduet of Cuba claimed the silver medal with 15,775 points. The international tournament which ended on March 26 attracted more than 100 gymnasts from 33 countries. After the tournament, Hung will continue training in preparation for a pre-Olympic competition scheduled for next month. This will be the last … [Read more...] about Hung wins parallel bars bronze at Doha Gymnastics World Cup

Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 90'+4 The final whistle is greeted by loud cheer from the crowd. Tien Linh's thunderous strike sank 10-men UAE and took Vietnam top of the group as Thailand suffered an away loss to Malaysia in the game that ended earlier. Splendid! 90'+2 Cong Phuong's predictable shot is saved. Vietnam beat UAE in World Cup qualifiers Công Phượng 90' Hoang Duc has his chance in front of the goal, but UAE's keeper handles the situation well. 89' Quang Hai shots the ball off the outside of the post after a pass from Cong Phuong. Vietnam beat UAE in World Cup qualifiers Quang Hải dứt điểm 84' Vietnam make last substitution. Pham Duc Huy replaces Do Hung Dung in midfield. 81' Nguyen Hoang Duc is brought in to replace Nguyen Tien Linh, who scored the only goal of the match so far. Cong Phuong reacts with frustration after a … [Read more...] about Vietnam beat UAE in World Cup qualifiers

Nguyen Tien Linh (in red) in action (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam defeated Group G’s favourites the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 in their match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s second qualifying round at the Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium on November 14. With this victory, Vietnam secured the top spot of Group G with 10 points after four matches. The first half barely saw clear-cut chances and shots from both sides. In the 39th minute, UAE’s player Khalifa Al Hammadi received a red card for tackling Vietnam’s forward Nguyen Tien Linh. Vietnam were granted a free-kick, however, Nguyen Quang Hai failed to open the scoreboard. At the stroke of half-time, Tien Linh made the home crowd go wild with a right-footed strike from the edge of the box, which hit the crossbar and went in. Entering the second half, both teams sped up the game with more chances created. Vietnam could have doubled their lead if Quang Hai’s left-footer from the … [Read more...] about Vietnam beat UAE to top Group G in World Cup 2022 qualifiers

The Vietnamese delegates were proud when the documents were recognised as a Memory of the World. (Photo courtesy of Chu Thu Phuong) Hanoi (VNA) — Maps and itinerary of Vietnamese envoys’ journey to China dating from the 18th century were officially announced as a heritage Memory of the World at the 2018 General Meeting of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP). The eighth meeting of MOWCAP took place on May 29-31 in Gwangju, the Republic of Korea, attracting 125 representatives from 28 countries. The panel considered 12 dossiers from eight countries including Tuvalu, Myanmar, China, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Australia, the Solomon Islands and Vietnam. Hoang Hoa Su Trinh Do (The Envoyship Journeys to China – literally translated as maps and itinerary of the envoy’s journey to China) belonged to the Nguyen Huy family in the central province of Ha Tinh. Old texts from the book. (Photo courtesy of Chu Thu … [Read more...] about Ancient envoyship maps accredited as UNESCO’s Memory of World