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Grandmaster Liem wins Biel International Chess Festival for third consecutive time

Grandmaster Liem wins Biel International Chess Festival for third consecutive time

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem successfully defended his top place at the Biel International Chess Festival 2024, which concluded in Switzerland on July 24.

Vietnamese film to premiere at Venice Film Festival 2024

Vietnamese horror-comedy “Don’t Cry Butterfly” will have its world premiere at the Venice Critics’ Week, the Venice Film Festival sidebar which is dedicated to first-time filmmakers taking place from August 28 to September 7.

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Brazilian Roland assigned to lead U16 team

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has appointed Cristiano Roland as head coach of the national U16 team, hopeful that he will help Vietnam show winning form at the upcoming 2025 AFC U17 Cup's qualification.

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Vietnam joins efforts to promote preservation of world heritage values

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO Ha Kim Ngoc is attending the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in New Delhi from July 21 – 31.

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Indonesians flock to festival to cast mythical effigies out to sea

Thousands flocked to a coastal town in western Indonesia Sunday to watch a clash between ornate mythical effigies before they are cast into the sea, in a centuries-old ritual born from a Shiite holy day of mourning.

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Quang Ninh to host final night of Miss Tourism Vietnam 2024

The final night of the Miss Tourism Vietnam 2024 pageant is scheduled to take place on July 20 in Cam Pha city in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

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Vietnamese athletes promised to give their best Olympic performance in Paris while speaking at the send-off ceremony held on July 17 in Hanoi.

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Over 3,000 local, foreign runners to compete in Quang Binh Int'l Marathon

More than 3,000 national and international marathoners have registered to participate in the Quang Binh International Marathon 2024, the first of its kind to be held in Dong Hoi city, central Vietnam, on July 28.

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Vietnamese horror-comedy “Don’t Cry Butterfly” will have its world premiere at the Venice Critics’ Week, the Venice Film Festival sidebar which is dedicated to first-time filmmakers taking place from August 28 to September 7.

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Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO Ha Kim Ngoc is attending the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in New Delhi from July 21 – 31.

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Thousands flocked to a coastal town in western Indonesia Sunday to watch a clash between ornate mythical effigies before they are cast into the sea, in a centuries-old ritual born from a Shiite holy day of mourning.

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The final night of the Miss Tourism Vietnam 2024 pageant is scheduled to take place on July 20 in Cam Pha city in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

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Missosology, the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, on July 16 named Vietnamese beauty Nguyen Phuong Nhi among the Top 20 Timeless Beauty 2023 shortlist.

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The Gods of Martial Arts (GMA) series will be officially started next month at the Lien Phong MMA dojo in Ho Chi Minh City.

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