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Viet Nam scrape draw with Thailand
02/12/2009 05:00
Viet Nam and Thailand shared the points in the first game of the SEA Games’ group stage after a 1-1 draw yesterday, December 2, at the Laos’ National Stadium in Vientiane. Stalemate: Vietnamese forward Phan Thanh Binh (right) vies for the ball with Thai...
Vietnamese sporting delegation heads to SEA Games
01/12/2009 05:00
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 29 to send off a Vietnamese sporting delegation on their way to the 25th SEA Games in Laos. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Danh Thai handed over the flag to the Vietnamese sports delegation, which...
Hieu aims for gold in last race
01/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Despite being 32-years-old, Mai Cong Hieu still hopes to win a gold for Viet Nam’s cycling team at next week’s SEA Games in Laos. Veteran: Mai Cong Hieu will pedal for a gold at the SEA Games in Laos next week. Hieu will take part...
SPORTS IN BRIEF 2/12
01/12/2009 05:00
Xuan eyes fifth SEA Games title; Vietnamese in Laos excited for Games; Reporters get set to cover Games Wrestler Man Ba Xuan eyes on a fifth Southeast Asian Games gold medal in Laos next week. Xuan, 32, who has outclassed all opposition at four previous...
Viet Nam, Thailand face off in opener
01/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – SEA Games’ football tournament kicks off today, December 2, with a match between two arch rivals U-23 Viet Nam and U-23 Thailand. The national U23 squad in a training class. The opening match will start at 5.15pm today and will be aired...
Fans flock to Laos to cheer Vietnam’s football squad
01/12/2009 05:00
Hundreds of Vietnamese football fans arrived in the That Luong square in Vientiane, Laos to show their support to the U23 football squad before the opening match against Thailand this afternoon. At the Vietnam-Laos border gate, many cars queued in a...
Vietnamese firm casts SEA Games medals
30/11/2009 05:00
The SEA Games 2009 medals are being produced by a Vietnamese company – MarCom. This firm is also the exclusive provider of souvenirs for the games in Laos. MarCom Chairman and General Director Nguyen Hien Luong said that the company surpassed...