Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam's main hope in the men's singles event at the international badminton championships Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2015. (Source: VNA)
The International Badminton Championships Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2015 began on August 24 with qualifying matches.
In the men’s singles, Nguyen Dinh Tuan Kiet easily beat Tan Jin Yee of Malaysia 21-8, 21-10 to set up a second round match with Nguyen Hoang Nam on August 25.
Nam beat Iek U Leong of Macau 21-13, 21-14 in the first round.
The winner of the match between Kiet and Nam will enter the main draw.
Top contenders for the men’s singles include China’s Xue Song, who is ranked 17th in the world, Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia, the world’s 19th player, and Lee Hyun Il, from the Republic of Korea, the world No 24.
Ongbumrungpan Busanan, the world No 17, and Buranaprasertsuk Porntip, the world No 22, from Thailand, and Beatriz Corrales, the world No 23, from Spain, will be leading candidates for the title of the women’s singles.
The four-time champion Nguyen Tien Minh will be Vietnam’s biggest hope for the men’s singles event. Minh will play Liew Daren of Malaysia in the first round.
Vu Thi Trang, Vietnam’s top female player and a semi-finalist last year, will face the top seed Busanan in the first round.
The annual tournament, which will last until August 30, attracts more than 300 players from around the wo𒊎rld and they will compete in five events: the men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.-VNA
Vu Thi Trang won the women's singles title of the 2015 White Nights, an international badminton challenge that wrapped up at Sporthall Arena in Gatchina, Russia, on July 5.
Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh reached the third round at the TOTAL Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships 2015 after a three-set win.
Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh was knocked out of the TOTAL Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s Championships after a third-round loss on August 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam's main hope in the men's singles event at the international badminton championships Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2015. (Source: VNA)
