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Việt Nam Volleyball Federation General Secretary Trần Đức Phấn introduces the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in a press conference on June 15 in Hà Nội. The tournament will be from June 28 to July 6. — VNS Photo Khiếu Thanh HàViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will host the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship from June 28 to July 6. At least 13 clubs have registered to take part in the event, which came back to Việt Nam after 11 years. The teams have been divided into four pools with the Việt Nam national team in Pool A, together with Iraq’s Al-Bahri club and the national team of Sri Lanka. The matches will be organised in gymnasiums in Nam Định and Ninh Bình provinces. Last year, Sarmayeh Bank Tehran of Iran beat Al Arabi of Qatar 3-1 to take the title. They will come to Việt Nam to defend their title. The reigning champions are in Pool B … [Read more...] about Volleyball clubs to vie for title in VN

Vietnamese players defend a volley from Qatar’s Al Arabi Sports Club during their Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship, held in Ninh Bình Province’s gymnasium on Sunday. — Photo thethao.sggp.org.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam lost 0-3 to Qatar’s Al Arabi Sports Club in the classification round match at the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship, held in Ninh Bình Province’s gymnasium on Sunday. Al Arabi were the silver medallists in last year’s tournament, held in Myanmar. They are now placed second in Pool C of the preliminary round. The club showed their superiority in the first set, with the excellent partnership of Grozer Gyorgy and Oliva Salvador Hidalgo getting them a comfortable 25-15 win. Việt Nam had entered the second round as Group A leader. As hosts, they also had the support of hundreds of cheering fans. However, despite fighting back strongly in the next two sets, they … [Read more...] about VN lose to Al Arabi in volleyball tournament

A volleyballer of Việt Nam’s Sanest Khánh Hòa seen in the 2018 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship. – Photo thethaoplus.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s Sanest Khánh Hòa ranked fourth in the2018 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship after losing to Pakistan’s WAPDA team in the bronze-medal match in Myanmar on August 6. The game was held at the Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium. The Pakistani side beat SanestKhánh Hòa in an intensely fought 3-2 (19-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-20, 18-16) victory. The Vietnamese side and WAPDA entered the competition court with similar 4-1 records. Each side’s only loss came in Sunday’s semi-finals, with the Vietnamese team falling in straight sets to Iran’s Khatam Ardakan and the Pakistani side narrowly edged out in exhausting five sets by Kazakhstan’s Atyrau. With this result, WAPDA made history by claiming third place at the … [Read more...] about Khánh Hòa rank fourth in AFC volleyball champs

Việt Nam (in blue) fight against Kazakhstan’s Altay in the SMM 2017 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship on July 3. — Photo danviet.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam lost to Kazakhstan’s Altay in the SMM 2017 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship on July 3. Việt Nam lost 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 21-25 in Group E. Despite the defeat, Việt Nam entered the knock-out quarter-finals, which will be held today. They will face Japan’s Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza. Altay will now take on Beijing Baic Motor, Sarmayeh Bank will face Al-Bahri, and Al Arabi will go up against Taichung Commercial Bank. The four winning teams will book semi-final berths, while the losing teams will slip from the fifth to eighth positions. The championship runs till July 6. The winners will secure their berth in next year’s FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship as Asia’s representatives. — VNS … [Read more...] about VN lose to Altay in Asian volleyball tournament

Broadcaster and translator Phuong, 32, was among 18 foreign residents who received the award from Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon at the Seoul City Hall Tuesday. In 2013, Da Nang native Phuong went to Korea to pursue a masters degree in Korean education under a fully-funded Korean government scholarship at Yonsei University in Seoul, one of the best universities in the country. After her studies, she began working as a broadcaster for KBS channel, one of the biggest Korea's public service broadcasters, teaching Vietnamese and Korean. Phuong has also interpreted at several political meetings between the Vietnamese and Korean governments. She told Vietnam News Agency that she hopes her activities will contribute to the relationship between the two countries and help promote positive image of both nations to their peoples. Honorary citizens like Phuong will be given opportunities to participate in the administrative affairs of Seoul, including the possibility of being appointed a policy advisor … [Read more...] about Vietnamese national named honorary citizen of Seoul