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There is a ‘vendetta’ hard to settle between Vietnam and Thailand in women’s football in Southeast Asia and they will take on each other in the finale of the category at the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines on Sunday. The final showdown at 7:00 pm at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila will be a clash between the arch-enemies to prove the winners are the absolute queens of the Beautiful Game in the region. At the 2019 SEA Games, the Philippines, Malaysia and Myanmar were placed in Group A while Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia made up Group B. Vietnam progressed to the semifinal round as group toppers, having drawn 1-1 against Thailand and routed Indonesia 6-0. The Vietnamese women beat hosts the Philippines 2-0 in the semifinal, whereas Thailand marginally defeated Myanmar 1-0 in their last-four encounter, both on Thurday. Both teams have struck gold in SEA Games women’s football for five times, with Vietnam claiming the title in 2001, … [Read more...] about Clash of the archrivals: Vietnam play Thailand to see who reign women’s football

Children and parents were seen to fill the city Children Hospital No.1’s Treatment Ward yesterday. Dr. Pham Van Hoang who heads the Treatment Ward advised parents to keep their children warm in these days as well as have good diet to increase their children’s immune. Parents should take their children to nearest medical clinics when children experience cough, running nose and breathing failure Moderately cold weather also causes an increase in emergency hospital admissions of elderly people in these days. Dr. Truong Quang Anh Vu from Thong Nhat Hospital said that hospital admission rates increase in patients with respiratory problems, asthma and heart diseases. For instance, 3,500 outpatients arrived at the hospital on December 23 and 4 and patients with pneumonia, asthma and heart disease accounted for 40 percent. People should keep warm when going out especially those suffering chronic diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, high blood … [Read more...] about Hospitalization resulting from cold exposure

Vietnamese student wins first prize in MOWC 2012 On September 28, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) announced all four members of the Vietnamese delegation had managed to clinch a medal. The three silvers were won by Nguyet Viet Dung and Vu Dinh Quang Dat from Hanoi, Nguyen Tuan Anh from Haiphong. The bronze medal went to Nguyen Huu Thanh from Danang. So far this year, six Vietnamese Olympiad delegations have claimed success. All 31 members have won medals, including five golds and 15 silvers, an unprecedented triumph. Vietnam even returned to the Mathematics top ten following ten years of perpetual development. With these recent outstanding results at international competitions, Vietnam expects even more success when it hosts the 2014 Olympiad in Chemistry and the 2016 Olympiad in Biology. … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins medals at int’l Informatics Olympiad

Bình Định Border Guards complete procedures for German national Michael Haas after he was rescued following a water-skiing accident. — Photo thanhnien.vn PHÚ YÊN — Four people were rescued but two remain missing after a fishing boat sank at about 5am Sunday off the central coastal province of Phú Yên. The ship went down in heavy seas off the coast of Hòa Tâm Commune, Đông Hòa District. Captain Nguyễn Cá, 53, made a distress call as his ship started taking on water, and another boat operating in the same area was on hand to save four crew members. Rescue workers are searching for the two missing people. In a separate incident, German national Michael Haas, 61, was rescued last Thursday by a fishing vessel working off Phù Mỹ District. He was transferred to local border guards. Haas said he had met with an accident while water-skiing. — VNS … [Read more...] about Four saved, two missing after fishing boat sinks