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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Vietnam clinches two more silvers at Guangzhou ASIAD

Vietnam’s U-23 football team eliminated; women’s team suffer second loss

International grand master Le Quang Liem shows his silver medal at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on Tuesday - Photo: TTXVN

HCMC – Vietnamese athletes took home two more silvers and four bronzes at the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Guangzhou, China on Tuesday. With four silvers and seven bronzes on the fourth day of competition, Vietnam climbed to the 13th place on the ranking table.

Vietnamese wushu team continuously showed good performance when Nguyen Thanh Tung grasped the silver in the men’s taijiquan - taijijian all-round event.

Tung earned 8.67 points in the taijijian category on Tuesday morning and 9.65 points in the taijiquan category in the afternoon. The gold medal went to Wu Yanan of China, who secured 9.9 points each in the taijiquan and taijijian categories.

Nguyen Minh Thong brought home the bronze after losing 0-2 to Kim Tun Yul from South Korea in the semifinals of the men’s sanshou 60kg category and Vuong Dinh Khanh was defeated 1-2 by Cai Liangchan from Macao, China in the semifinals of the men’s sanshou 70kg category, gaining the bronze medal.

Wushu team now leads the Vietnamese delegation in medal tally, taking two silver and four bronze medals.

International grand master Le Quang Liem failed to grasp the gold medal in the men’s individual of the chess event though he had two final victories over Sasikiran Krishnan from India and Megaranto Susanto from Indonesia in rounds 8 and 9 on Tuesday.

Kasimdzhanov Rustam from Uzbekistan and Liem secured 7.5 points each but the Uzbekistan player gained the gold thanks to his win over the Vietnamese player in round 7 on Monday.

Vietnamese billiards players suffered unlucky when they lost to their opponents in the semifinals of the billiards event later Tuesday, clinching the bronze medals. Ly The Vinh just gained the bronze after losing 36-40 Suzuki Tsuyoshi from Japan in the men’s carom 3 cushion singles event.

Duong Anh Vu was defeated 29-40 by Kai Joji from Japan in the same category, taking the bronze while Luong Chi Dung also lost 4-9 to Dang Jinhu from China in the qualifying round of the men’s 9-ball pool singles.

Vietnamese women’s sepaktakaw team beat Japan 3-0 in the qualifying round on Tuesday while Vietnam lost 20-25, 16-25, 23-25 to India in the men’s volleyball event.

* Vietnam’s U-23 football team were ended their remarkable performance at the Asian Games after losing 0-2 to North Korea in the knock-out round on Tuesday. The loss means Vietnam surpassed its target set before ASIAD of reaching the last 16 round.

The North Korean players tested the Vietnamese defenders from the beginning but it wasn’t until the 34th minute that Choe Kum Chol opened for his team with a header.

Vietnam faced more difficulties in the 45th minute when midfielder Chu Ngoc Anh was sent off with a red card, however, the Vietnamese side suffered disadvantage again when Nguyen Van Hieu also received the second yellow card in the first minutes of the second half.

North Korea dominated possession in the second half and Choe Myong Ho finalized the game at 2-0 in the 90th minute with a penalty kick.

In the women’s football event, Vietnam were also eliminated from competition after suffering a 0-1 loss to powerhouse China in their second game on Tuesday.

Although the Chinese players had the most possession over the game and managed to create dozens of chances, the Vietnamese side defense resiliently held out to keep a clean sheet.

China took an advance in a controversial goal when the referee gave China a free kick in the penalty box in the last minutes. Qu Suansan made no mistake in her free kick, giving her team the second win in the group of the competition.

Earlier, Vietnam lost 1-6 to South Korea in the opener. Vietnam are now still at third place with no point in hand. Vietnam will face Jordan on Thursday in the final game in the group stage while South Korea and China, who reached the quarterfinals, will meet each together for the top position of the group.

Medals Standings (at 10:00 p.m. Vietnamese time)

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	77	28	28	133
2 South Korea	22	17	27	66
3 Japan	15	34	29	78
4 North Korea	3	6	9	18
5 Chinese Taipei	3	5	13	21
6 Hong Kong	3	5	3	11
7 Kazakhstan	2	5	9	16
8 Uzbekistan	2	5	6	13
9 India	1	4	7	12
10 Malaysia	1	1	3	5
13 Vietnam	0	4	7	11

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Football club manager, Team China linked to graft

The former boss of Shanghai Shenhua and two former national team members have been taken into custody for questioning in China's ever-widening football graft scandal, state press said Tuesday.

All have been brought in to "aid" the police investigation, which has already led to the arrest of two chiefs of the Chinese Football Association, the Xinmin Evening News said.

Without citing sources, the leading Shanghai paper outlined an intricately orchestrated scheme of pay-offs and bribes in China's professional league that determined who won the championship and which teams were relegated.

Former Shanghai Shenhua manager Lou Shifang could be facing a probe into 200 million yuan (US$30 million) in alleged bribes paid in 2003 when the team won China's Super League title, the paper said.

Lou is also believed to have been involved in a scam with the arrested former manager of Tianjin Teda, Zhang Yifeng, to help Tianjin avoid relegation that same year, the paper said.

Both allegedly had dealings with former CFA boss Nan Yong, who was arrested earlier this year and charged with fixing matches and accepting bribes.

Gambling, match-fixing and crooked referees in the nation's professional leagues have made the sport the laughing stock of fans and a matter of mounting state concern.

Earlier this month, police arrested Nan's predecessor Xie Yalong, the ex-manager of China's national team Wei Shaohui, and Li Dongsheng, the former director of Chinese football's referee committee.

All three were charged with match-fixing and accepting bribes, China Central Television reported at the time of their arrests.

According to Shanghai's Eastern Sports Daily, former national team players Qi Hong and Jiang Jin were taken into custody, reportedly to aid in a probe into alleged match-fixing during China's qualifying run for the 2002 World Cup.

Six former national team players are suspected of involvement in irregularities related to the Cup drive, the paper said, without naming names or detailing their alleged crimes.

According to state media, CFA officials routinely fixed matches, including national team and league games, by allegedly buying off the teams or referees involved.

As soon as matches were fixed, the officials would allegedly gamble on the outcome, the leading Titan Sports Weekly reported in September.

The suspect CFA officials also reportedly accepted pay-offs from players wanting to be named to the national team—a practice that was also widespread among league clubs.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Chinese dominate Vietnam Open badminton

HCMC – China clinched three gold medals at the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2010 that wrapped up on Sunday in HCMC.

China finished first with three gold and one silver medal. Thailand and Indonesia tied for second with each team winning one gold medal. Hong Kong came third with two silver medals while disappointed host Vietnam came away empty handed from all five events despite having the top seed in the badminton tournament.

China earned their first gold when unseeded Yuekun Chen overcame Hong Kong’s Nan Wei 21-13, 21-14 in the final game of the men’s singles, winning the trophy and US$3,750.

China’s second gold went to Jin Ma and Qianxin Zhong as they defeated compatriots Jinhua Tang and Huan Xia 21-19, 21-23, 21-13 in the finals of the women’s doubles.

Hanbin He and Jin Ma brought home the third gold medal for China in the mixed doubles. The Chinese pair beat Youhan Hadikusumo Wiratama and Ying Suet Tse from Hong Kong 21-18, 21-11 in the final.

Two unseeded Indonesian players, Mohammad Ahsan and Bona Septano beat Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari and Soon Hock Ong from Malaysia 21-18, 13-21, 21-17 in the men’s doubles to capture their country’s only gold.

Thai teenager Ratchanok Inthanon defeated Hui Zhou of China 21-17, 22-20 to take the only Thai medal and win the women’s singles.

Vietnam’s top player Nguyen Tien Minh, who ranks eighth in the world, failed to defend last year’s tile when the tournament’s top seeded player was eliminated from the competition after losing to Yuekun Chen from China in the quarterfinals 12-21, 19-21.

The tournament’s prize totaled US$50,000 with the men and women singles’ winners receiving US$3,750 each. The remaining prizes were divided between the winners of the men’s and women’s doubles and the mixed doubles champions.

The six-day tournament drew 274 athletes from Australia, Austria, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, the U.S., Wales and hosts Vietnam.

The annual tournament took place from October 5 to 10 at Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Sports Stadium, District 3 in HCMC. Briefly

Marseille plan to take legal action against De Jong

Olympique Marseille plan to take legal action against Manchester City midfielder Nigel De Jong for breaking Hatem Ben Arfa’s leg in a Premier League clash last weekend, the president of the Ligue 1 club said on Sunday.

Marseille forward Ben Arfa, who was loaned to Newcastle United during the close season, had his fibula and shinbone broken in a tackle by De Jong and is expected to be out of action for several months.

“We will file a claim against De Jong. We have to get rid of this type of individual from European pitches,” OM president Jean-Claude Dassier told French TV channel TF1 on Sunday, without elaborating.

De Jong escaped punishment at the time but Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk left him out of the Dutch squad for their Euro 2012 qualifiers against Sweden and Moldova.

The player also attracted criticism in July’s World Cup final against Spain for kicking Xabi Alonso in the chest. De Jong received a yellow card for the challenge.

Women’s 100m champion fails doping test

Commonwealth Games women’s 100 meters gold medalist Osayemi Oludamola has tested positive for a banned stimulant, Games Federation chief Mike Fennell said on Monday.

Oludamola’s sample contained the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine, which was added to the World Anti Doping Agency’s (WADA) list of banned substances for the first time this year.

The 24-year-old has been suspended but will keep her gold medal until a hearing later Monday after her B sample has been tested.

“Any positive test, whether it is in a high-profile event or not, is something that is very much regretted because we all are striving for clean Games, clean sports and clean competitions, said Fennell.

The Nigerian took gold after Australian Sally Pearson, who crossed the line first in Thursday’s race, was disqualified for a false start three hours after the finish.

American Slocum wins McGladrey Classic by one stroke

American golfer Heath Slocum holed a 60-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole en route to a one-stroke victory on Sunday over compatriot Bill Haas at the inaugural McGladrey Classic at St. Simon’s Island in Georgia.

Slocum, despite a bogey at the last, posted a two-under-par 68 for a 14-under-par total of 266 for his first victory of the season and fourth of his U.S. PGA Tour career.

“The putt on 16, I mean that’s the tournament winner,” said 36-year-old Slocum, the overnight leader whose last win came at the 2009 Barclays, opening event of the FedExCup playoffs.

Haas, who won last week’s Viking Classic, eagled the par-five 15th to reach 13 under par but could not gain another stroke, parring the last three holes for a 66.

The 28-year-old Haas said he had an ideal chance for birdie at the par-four 16th but fouled up.

Injured Serena ‘likely’ out for rest of year

Serena Williams is likely to be out for the rest of the year after she re-injured her right foot from over-training, she said on Sunday.

Williams had earlier pulled out of next week’s Linz tournament in Austria.

However on Sunday she said the pain she felt on Saturday after training had meant she was now likely to be out for the rest of the year.

“I felt discomfort in my foot and tests by my doctor revealed that I had unfortunately re-strained it, as a result of over training (and) I am likely out for the year now,” Williams said on her official website.

The American, who has not played since she won her 13th grand slam at Wimbledon, had surgery after she cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant in July.

Chinese dominate Vietnam Open badminton

HCMC – China clinched three gold medals at the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2010 that wrapped up on Sunday in HCMC.

China earned their first gold when unseeded Yuekun Chen overcame Hong Kong’s Nan Wei 21-13, 21-14 in the final game of the men’s singles, winning the trophy and US$3,750.

China’s second gold went to Jin Ma and Qianxin Zhong as they defeated compatriots Jinhua Tang and Huan Xia 21-19, 21-23, 21-13 in the finals of the women’s doubles.

Hanbin He and Jin Ma brought home the third gold medal for China in the mixed doubles. The Chinese pair beat Youhan Hadikusumo Wiratama and Ying Suet Tse from Hong Kong 21-18, 21-11 in the final.

Thai teenager Ratchanok Inthanon defeated Hui Zhou of China 21-17, 22-20 to take the only Thai medal and win the women’s singles.

The annual tournament took place from October 5 to 10 at Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Sports Stadium, District 3 in HCMC. Briefly

Marseille plan to take legal action against De Jong

De Jong escaped punishment at the time but Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk left him out of the Dutch squad for their Euro 2012 qualifiers against Sweden and Moldova.

The player also attracted criticism in July’s World Cup final against Spain for kicking Xabi Alonso in the chest. De Jong received a yellow card for the challenge.

Women’s 100m champion fails doping test

Commonwealth Games women’s 100 meters gold medalist Osayemi Oludamola has tested positive for a banned stimulant, Games Federation chief Mike Fennell said on Monday.

Oludamola’s sample contained the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine, which was added to the World Anti Doping Agency’s (WADA) list of banned substances for the first time this year.

The 24-year-old has been suspended but will keep her gold medal until a hearing later Monday after her B sample has been tested.

The Nigerian took gold after Australian Sally Pearson, who crossed the line first in Thursday’s race, was disqualified for a false start three hours after the finish.

American Slocum wins McGladrey Classic by one stroke

Slocum, despite a bogey at the last, posted a two-under-par 68 for a 14-under-par total of 266 for his first victory of the season and fourth of his U.S. PGA Tour career.

“The putt on 16, I mean that’s the tournament winner,” said 36-year-old Slocum, the overnight leader whose last win came at the 2009 Barclays, opening event of the FedExCup playoffs.

Haas, who won last week’s Viking Classic, eagled the par-five 15th to reach 13 under par but could not gain another stroke, parring the last three holes for a 66.

The 28-year-old Haas said he had an ideal chance for birdie at the par-four 16th but fouled up.

Injured Serena ‘likely’ out for rest of year

Serena Williams is likely to be out for the rest of the year after she re-injured her right foot from over-training, she said on Sunday.

Williams had earlier pulled out of next week’s Linz tournament in Austria.

However on Sunday she said the pain she felt on Saturday after training had meant she was now likely to be out for the rest of the year.

The American, who has not played since she won her 13th grand slam at Wimbledon, had surgery after she cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant in July.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Vietnam beats China again to take AFF U16 title

Vietnam beats China again to take AFF U16 title Vietnam claimed the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Under-16 Championship after defeating China 1-0 in the final match at the Manahan Stadium in Indonesia on Sunday.

It was the second time in a week that Vietnam beat China at the event. Six days earlier, during the opening match, the squad routed China’s10-man team.

The Vietnamese came into the final after two 1-0 wins over China and Indonesia, respectively. The team kept close guard on the bigger Chinese players and left them no space for easy scoring.

The Chinese understood their opponents better than they had in the first encounter but failed to find a way into Vietnam’s goals.

Vietnam, on the other hand, scored right before the break.

Anh Tuan (who took the solitary goal against China six days before) fired a powerful shot that Chinese goalkeeper Xu Jiamincould only push away. The ball found an unmarked Xuan Nam who sent it into an empty net.

After the interval, China launched more attacks but Vietnam stood firm till the final whistle while East Timor upset Indonesia 2-0 in the fight for the third place.

Speaking at a press conference after the final, Chinese coach Zhang Ning admitted Vietnam deserved to take the championship and Vietnam’s Hoang Van Phuc said he was pleased with his players’ achievement.

The event was a good chance to prepare the Vietnamese boys for the Asian Under-16 Football Championship 2010 to take place in Uzbekistan from October 24 till November 7.

Vietnam beats China again to take AFF U16 title

It was the second time in a week that Vietnam beat China at the event. Six days earlier, during the opening match, the squad routed China’s10-man team.

The Vietnamese came into the final after two 1-0 wins over China and Indonesia, respectively. The team kept close guard on the bigger Chinese players and left them no space for easy scoring.

The Chinese understood their opponents better than they had in the first encounter but failed to find a way into Vietnam’s goals.

Vietnam, on the other hand, scored right before the break.

After the interval, China launched more attacks but Vietnam stood firm till the final whistle while East Timor upset Indonesia 2-0 in the fight for the third place.

The event was a good chance to prepare the Vietnamese boys for the Asian Under-16 Football Championship 2010 to take place in Uzbekistan from October 24 till November 7.

Vietnam wins U-16 football competition

HCMC – Vietnam won the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-16 Championships title after beating China 1-0 in the final in Indonesia on Sunday, while East Timor won third place after trouncing host Indonesia 2-0 earlier in the day.

Vietnam’s coach Hoang Van Phuc was confident before taking on China in the final game as his team had won by one goal over China in the opener.

The Vietnamese placed pressure on the China defending lines from the start and they dominated the game in the first half but couldn’t convert.

The Vietnamese in the crowd waited till the 44th minute to celebrate, when Van Nam took a kick in the penalty box beating the Chinese goalie.

Coach Phuc made some strategic changes in the second half to play more defensively and rely on rare counter attacks.

Neither Vietnam nor China looked like scoring throughout the last half, despite some strong China attacks.

It was the third victory of the national U-16 football squad in the tournament. Vietnam had earned a 1-0 victory over China in the opener, 1-0 win over Indonesia in the second game and a 1-2 loss to East Timor in the third game.

The Vietnamese team included the best seven players from Danang U-17 team, the champions of the national U-17 football championship. The rest were from the 10 clubs around the country including Song Lam Nghe An, Hanoi T&T and Hoa Phat Hanoi.

The U-16 teams of Vietnam, China, East Timor, and hosts Indonesia competed in the tournament from September 20 to 26 in Indonesia.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Vietnam beats 10-man China in AFF U16 opener

Vietnam beats 10-man China in AFF U16 opener

Late goal by captain Dang Anh Tuan earned Vietnam a 1-0 win over 10-man China in the opener of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U16 Championship in Indonesia on Monday.

China is obviously one of the strongest at the contest but their defender Liu Yiming was sent off some 15 minutes from full time.

An AFF website report said the loss of the defender was not the main reason for China’s loss to Vietnam at the Manahan Stadium in Solo.

“Although China had the bigger share of possession, their strikers were unable to crack the Vietnam defense,” the report said.

Vietnamese coach Hoang Van Phuc said, “The turning point came in the second half when Vietnam switched from firm defense to fast attacks, surprising the Chinese rivals, bringing lots of trouble to the Chinese players, who deliberately resorted to several fouls.”

Consequently, Liu Yiming picked up two yellow cards and was sent off before China conceded the 83^rd-minute goal.

Phuc said, “The Vietnamese players had a good strategy with players in every position playing consistently.”

The team had played against big rivals like the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea in the qualifiers last year, so they were not afraid of bigger opponents. Phuc said he hoped the players would continue to play well against Indonesia in the next game.

Reported by Giang Lao

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Minh cruises into quarters at Tokyo badminton event

Vietnam's Olympian Nguyen Tien Minh went through to the quarters of the Japan Super Series in Tokyo on Sept. 23.

Minh, who is seeded No 7 for the tournament, defeated Jan Jorgensen of
Denmark 21-11, 22-20 in the men's singles. He will next play Peter
Hoeg Gade, also from Denmark.

Gade, who beat Takuma Ueda of Japan 21-3, 17-21, 21-12, is seeded No 2.

Meanwhile, world No 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia easily beat Kenichi Tago of Japan 21-10, 21-10 in the third-round.

Defending champion China's Bao Chunlai earned a quarter-final place
against Lee after defeating Kazushi Yamada of Japan 21-13, 21-13.

Earlier in the day, three-time former world champion Lin Dan of China beat Hu Yun of Hong Kong 21-17, 21-14.

In the quarter-finals today, Lin will take on Park Sung-hwan of the
Republiaue of Korea, who defeated Sho Sasaki of Japan 21-12, 21-15.

On the women's side, title candidate Hongyan Pi of France was beaten
6-21, 11-21 by China's 2002 world junior champion Jiang Yanjiao.

Other seeds who played on Sept. 23 included Tina Baun of Denmark, No 4;
Wang Shixian of China, No 3; and Japan's Eriko Hirose, No 7. All went
through to the next round./.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Chinese girls win Asian junior volleyball champs

HCMC – The Chinese team won the 15th Asian Junior Women’s Volleyball Championship, also called Salonpas Cup 2010, which concluded on Monday at HCMC’s Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium.

China won the international youth volleyball tournament title after defeating archrivals South Korea 3-0 in the final game.

South Korea played well in the beginning of the first set but eight-time champions China recouped strongly to win the set 25-18. A stronger Chinese team dominated the next set with the score at 25-21 then again dominated in the third 25-17.

Former champion Japan overcame Thailand 25-22, 25-19, 26-24 to take number three place and Chinese Taipei beat Kazakhstan 3-0 to come fifth.

Third-placed Japan together with champion China and runners-up South Korea also secured three tickets for the World Youth Volleyball Championships 2011 in Turkey.

Meanwhile, hosts Vietnam finished eighth after losing to Indonesia 16-25, 19-25, 13-25. Vietnam needs to invest more in women’s volleyball if it wants to maintain its number two rank in Southeast Asia after their poor performance in the tournament.

The best player of the tournament was awarded to Liu Yanhan from China. The top scorer went to Park Jeong-ah from South Korea while Mari Horikawa of Japan won the best serve and spiker. Yang Zhou of China was voted the best blocker and his teammate Wu Bei the best setter while Sumiko Mori of Japan won best libero and Japanese girl Futami Azusa was voted the most beautiful player.

Fifteen countries and territories across Asia participated in the Championship including Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and host Vietnam.

The teams were divided into four pools and competed at Tan Binh and Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasiums from September 12 to 20. Groups played in the round-robin format with two top teams advancing to the next round.

The teams from Vietnam, Kazakhstan and New Zealand were in Pool A while Pool B comprised of top-notched Asian women teams - Japan, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. Thailand, Fiji, Chinese Taipei and India competed in Pool C and Pool D had Iran, China, Australia and Korea.

This was the second time Vietnam has organized the event. The first time took place in Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium eight years ago. Both were sponsored by Hisamitsu Vietnam.

Chess players hunt for medals

Vietnam is expecting to win a silver medal in the women's Chinese
chess (xiangqi) at the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Guangzhou, China, in November, said coach Hoang Dinh Hong.

Hong also hopes the men will take home at least a bronze medal.

Eleven chess masters have been undergoing intensive training in HCM
City for the tournament, which includes Chinese chess for the first
time – since early May. They have been competing with teams from Dong
Thap and Khanh Hoa provinces.

Their final test will be at the National Sports Meet in Da Nang city next month.

National senior master Ngo Lan Huong, who is the Asian Indoor Games
defending champion, is favourite to take the Asian Games' women's berth.

Masters Nguyen Thanh Bao, Lai Ly Huynh, Trenh A Sang and Nguyen Hoang Lam will be vying for the two slots in the men's team.

"This year ASIAD only features women's and men's individual events.
Unfortunately, that puts Vietnam at a disadvantage because we have
the strongest team in the world," Hong said.

At this year's ASIAD, Viet Nam 's main rival will be China .

"Our difficulty is not the quality of our players but their lack of
competition experience. Chinese players regularly attend at least 10
events a year, while our players attend just a handful," the team coach
said.

Lan Huong's chief rivals will be Wang Lin Na, the China national champion, and Yang Dan.

Hong said that despite their youth, the two Chinese masters are more
talented than former world champion Yu Yungquin, also from China ,
whom Lan Huong has met several times.

Kao Yiping, from Chinese Taipei, is also a major threat. She took the silver medal at the Asian championship.

On the men's side, chief rivals will be China 's national champion Hsu
Yinchuan and Hsiang Chuan, who has the highest elo rating; Wu Kueilin
of Chinese Taipei, who came fifth at the world championship; and
Singapore 's Wo Zonghan, the world No 6./.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

China take Asian junior women’s volleyball tourney

China’s team beat rivals from the Republic of Korea in straight
sets in the final of the 15th Asian Junior Women's Volleyball
Championship at HCM City 's Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium on Sept. 20.

The Chinese girls with their height advantage
got the better of the Koreans to win their ninth title out of ten
tournaments since 1992; the only remaining title was won by Japan
two years ago in Chinese Taipei.

The Republic of Korea has not won the title since they hosted the tournament in 1980.

The player of the tournament was awarded to Liu Yanhan. The top
scorer went to Park Jeong-ah while Mari Horikawa won the best server and
spiker. Yang Zhou was voted the best blocker, Wu Bei the best setter
while Sumiko Mori won best libero.

Japan overcame Thailand to take the third place and Chinese Taipei beat Kazakhstan to take fifth place.

Vietnam finished eighth after losing to Indonesia in straight
sets. The disappointing result is a warning to Vietnam that it needs
to invest more in women's volleyball if it wants to maintain its number
two rank in Southeast Asia in the future.

The
biennial tournament made its debut in 1980 and China have won most
titles (9), followed by Japan (5) and the RoK (1)./.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Vietnam-China Singing Contest kicks off

The Vietnam-China Friendship Singing Contest 2010 kicked off in Ha Long
city in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on Sept. 13.

The contest is being held by Quang Ninh radio and
television station and the Vietnam Television Corporation in association
with China’s Guangxi radio station and international radio station
to mark the 60 th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

The contest is held in both Vietnam and China
and entrants - professional and amateur singers aged between 18-60 -
will sing one Vietnamese and one Chinese song.

In China, the contest concluded in Guangxi province on July 28.

In Vietnam, the organising board will choose six contestants from 10
outstanding singers in the final round of the contest that is being
held in Ha Long city and Hanoi to the final round of the contest that
will take place in China’s Nanning city in early November 2010.

The contest aims to promote the cultural exchange and
mutual understanding between the two peoples along Vietnam’s border
provinces of Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Ha Giang and Lao Cai and
China’s Guangxi and Yunnan provinces./.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Vietnam joins Beijing charity sale

The Vietnamese pavilion, with a number of specialties such as coffee on
show at an international charity sale in Beijing , China , was
crowded with visitors and customers.

The event,
the second of its kind so far, was opened on September 4, calling for
“Love without border and financial assistance for the disabled”.

The charity event, drawing over 60 agencies of foreign diplomatic
corps and international organisations in China, aimed to raise fund for
the construction of community-based functional rehabilitation centres
and improve life quality, such as the capacity of community integration,
for the disabled in Gansu and He Bei provinces, which were hardest hit
by recent huge mudslides.

A deputy president of
the Chinese Federation of the Disabled, Tang Xiao Quan, expressed thanks
to the foreign diplomatic corps and foreign business circles for their
thoughtfulness and assistance to Chinese disabled people.

The latest survey showed that China was home to some 83 million disabled people, mostly in the countryside./.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Vietnam spotlighted at Shanghai expo

“The Vietnam National Day” started at the Shanghai Expo 2010 on September 2.

Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh,
Vietnamese Ambassador Doan Manh Giao and Deputy Head of the China
National Tourism Administration Du Ri Li along with more than 200
representatives from offices, organisation and enterprises from China
and Vietnam attended the event.

Addressing the
opening ceremony, Minister Anh stressed that the event is of special
significance as it is being organised on the occasion of the 65 th
anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2), the Vietnam-China
Friendship Year and 60 th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties.

2010 is an important year to Vietnam as the
country will celebrate the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi
while assuming the ASEAN Chair. Thus, the country wishes to work with
all neighbouring countries and other partners for peace, stability,
cooperation and development of Asia and the world, he said.

For his part, Du Ri Li spoke highly of Vietnam ’s contributions to
the Shanghai Expo. He said Vietnam and China are creating new
opportunities after 60 years of establishing diplomatic ties, adding
that cooperation in politics, economics, science-technology and culture
is developing fruitfully thanks to the special attention of the two
countries’ leaders, he said.

Within the framework of
the event, Vietnamese artists staged a special performance highlighting
the country’s traditional culture. Nearly 300 Vietnamese and Chinese
enterprises also attended a forum on investment cooperation jointly held
by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Shanghai Trade
Promotion Committee./.

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