World cup semi final

  Top female Vietnamese swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên. — Photo plo.vn HÀ NỘI — The top female Vietnamese swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên failed to advance from the qualifying round of the 200 metre individual medley at the ongoing 18th FINA World Championship in South Korea on Sunday. Viên finished with a time of 2:17.79 to rank 26th out of 36 swimmers. This result left her 10.77 seconds behind Hungarian Katina Hosszu in first place. Viên’s performance during the event this year was also slower than her personal best which she achieved at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, in which she beat two Chinese rivals to gain the gold medal with a time of 2:09.78. In the 400m freestyle, Viên also failed to reach the semi-finals after ranking 19th out of 43 swimmers with a time of 4:13.35. Viên, who was born in the southern province of Cần Thơ, has won a total … [Read more...] about Viên fails to advance at World Swimming Champs

Read what is in the news today. Politics -- The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a get-together in the city on Friday to celebrate the 92nd National Day of Thailand (December 5). Society -- A deadly house fire on Vo Thi Nho Street in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City on early Saturday morning killed two women and a two-year-old child. Business -- A number of copycats of ST25, a variety of Vietnamese fragrant rice which was awarded the 'World's Best Rice' title this year, have shown up on the market in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta region with unclear quality and origin, leaving consumers confused. -- The organizers of the sixth consecutive edition of ‘Online Friday’, an online sales program initiated by the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency since 2014 on every first Friday of December, estimated that the event has brought in VND2.5 trillion (US$108.6 million) by the end of Friday. -- Fahasa, a popular book distributor in … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 7

The last Brazil jersey won by football legend Pele sold at the Bolaffi auction house in Turin AFP/Marco BERTORELLO The three-time World Cup winner wore the jersey in a friendly against Yugoslavia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in July 1971, the last time he played for Brazil. Pele, 79, regarded as among the greatest footballers of all-time, scored 77 goals for Brazil in 92 appearances. The shirt was the highlight of objects which went under the hammer at the Bolaffi auction house in Turin on Thursday. Other sporting memorabilia included the yellow jersey won by Italian cycling star Fausto Coppi on his way to victory in the 1952 Tour de France, which sold for 25,000 euros. A rare blue Juventus jersey worn by Italian defender Luciano Spinosi in the final of the 1971 UEFA Cup sold for 9,400 euros. Another shirt worn by Argentina legend Diego Maradona during his time playing for Napoli in the 1989-90 season sold for 7,500 euros. A bat used by US basketball great Michael … [Read more...] about Pele’s last Brazil jersey sells for 30,000 euros in Italy

Striker Tien Linh (No. 22) The game got off to a dramatic start, with three goals coming inside the first 15 minutes. Thailand struck early following a basic error by Vietnamese goalkeeper Van Toan in the fifth minute. The goalkeeper, who had been selected over Bui Tien Dung, made a basic mistake when an attempted clearance hit Thai footballer Supachai, causing the ball to deflect into the Vietnamese net. Things went from bad to worse just six minutes later as Suphanat struck to give Thailand a 2-0 lead. Despite the unfavourable circumstances, the Vietnamese team showed great determination and never gave up. They managed to find a way back into the game in the 15th minute when Thanh Thinh crossed to Tien Linh who headed the ball into the Thai net. With Vietnam losing 2-1 at half-time, Ho Tan Tai was replaced by Ha Duc Chinh. The second half saw Vietnam chasing the game and going on the attack. This pressure eventually led to a penalty in the 71st minute, with Tien Linh equalising … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s U22s play out thrilling draw against Thailand at SEA Games 30

  Multi Glass was the winner of Techfest's start-up contest this year. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết QUẢNG NINH — Around US$14 million in investment was pledged during the national innovative start-up day, Techfest 2019, in Hạ Long City, Quảng Ninh Province. A series of seminars were organised by 12 technology villages during the three-day event, attracting 250 foreign investors and experts, and nearly 300 start-ups. The first prize in the National Innovation Talent Contest for Start-ups was awarded to MultiGlass, a start-up providing smart technology to help people with disabilities use computers. The smart communication device combines iris recognition technology and Artificial Intelligence. MultiGlass will represent Việt Nam at the Start-up World Cup 2020 in San Francisco, US. At the Techfest closing ceremony on Friday, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Trần Văn Tùng said the … [Read more...] about $14 million invested in start-ups at Techfest