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Viet Nam will compete in the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships to be held in Taipei City Stadium on May 27-28.

New Ha Noi newspaper running race kicks off

More than 5,000 person took part in the launch ceremony of Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper's annual run in Ha Noi yesterday.

Thao to be sole Vietnamese athlete at Asian Grand Prix

The Viet Nam Athletics Federation (VAF) has announced that Do Thi Thao will be the only Vietnamese athlete to compete at the upcoming Asian Grand Prix in Thailand.

Athletes to take part in paragliding accuracy quest

Three Vietnamese athletes will take part in the Paragliding Accuracy World Cup in Indonesia tomorrow (April 26).

Hoang wins stage at HCM City Cup

Cyclist Phan Thai Hoang of Dong Thap completed the eighth stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Cup with a time of 1h 13min 50sec yesterday.

VN athletes win places at 2014 Summer Youth Games

Vietnamese athletes have earned three tickets to compete at the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in China next year.

Thuy Dung wins Thailand Tour

Nguyen Thuy Dung made Vietnamese cycling history by taking the leader's yellow jersey at the Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup Women's Tour of Thailand today.

Junior weightlifters to compete in world event

Vietnamese athletes will test their skills at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships beginning on Saturday in Uzbekistan.

Brave athletes set to race the Jungle Marathon in Viet Nam

Jungle Marathon Viet Nam, an endurance race covering a total length of 240km, will be held in the central city of Dong Hoi in Quang Binh Province from May 31 to June 9, a race volunteer Mai Nguyen Dinh Huy told Viet Nam News yesterday.

Six Vietnamese athletes to take part in Asian Grand Prix

The Asian Athletics Association has invited six Vietnamese athletes to compete at the upcoming Asian Grand Prix.

Thanh wins gold at Challenge Cup in Germany

Male gymnast Nguyen Ha Thanh won gold on the parallel bars in the Challenge Cup Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, Germany, yesterday.

Hightlight

First Korean-language newspaper hits shelves

The Vietnam-Korea Times – Viet Nam's first Korean language newspaper made its debut in Ha Noi yesterday.

New industrial zone to lure Japanese firms

Construction of the Phu My 3 Industrial Zone starts today in the south-eastern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau to predominantly house Japanese companies. Viet Nam News spoke to Nguyen Thi Thao Nhi, CEO of the Thanh Binh Phu My Joint Stock Company, the major investor in the zone, about its strengths and commitment to the province's development.

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