The Viet Nam Football Federation, VFF, has officially announced Yamaha Motor Viet Nam as the sponsor of the national men's and Olympic football teams in Ha Noi yesterday.
The two-year sponsorship will help foster Vietnamese players in the ASEAN Football Championship, or AFF-Suzuki Cup, from December 1-29.
Viet Nam will host the tournament for the third time and the draw for the championship will be telecast live throughout ASEAN's ten member countries from Ha Noi's Sheraton hotel today.
The VFF signed a five-year US$5 million contract with global sports accessory manufacturer Nike in 2008.
Brazilian signs on with Binh Duong
Brazilian Leandro De Oliveira agreed to a contract worth US$600,000 over three years with V-League team Binh Duong, a source from the team said.
Following the agreement, Leandro will receive a monthly salary of US$17,000, excluding bonuses, from the two-time champions.
Binh Duong, who won the championship in 2007-08, had a poor season this year when they finished eighth in the 14 team premier league.
The Brazilian maestro, who played for Hai Phong Cement for three years, is regarded as one of the best foreign playmakers in Viet Nam.
Quyen to miss Millennium Cup
Striker Pham Van Quyen has been withdrawn from the official national team squad for the Millennium Thang Long-Ha Noi Football Cup next week.
Quyen, 26, suffered an ankle injury in training last Thursday. He will also miss the ASEAN Football Championship this December if he does not recover in time.
The Nghe An-born player was unfortunate, as he had been called up to the national squad for the first time following a five-year ban for match fixing.
Karate team leaves for Indonesia Open
A 15-member karate team will leave for the Indonesia Karate Open next Thursday.
The team includes top martial artists Vu Thi Nguyet Anh, Le Bich Phuong and Bui Thi Trieu.
Anh, who competes in the women's 48kg kumite (combat), will defend her champion at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on November 11-27.
Four years ago, the 26-year-old martial artist won a gold medal in the Qatar Asian Games. — VNS
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The blues ain't nothin' however the blues: Living room Mau (Coloured Light) is one kind of 25 works displayed in Nguyen Trong Tuong's solo exhibition in the Tu Do Gallery in HCM City. HCM CITY — A painter hailing in the northern province of Nam Dinh brings up beauty, nostalgia and a feeling of sadness for vanishing moments and traditions within an exhibition now open in HCM City.Nguyen Trong Tuong, part of the Viet Nam Fine Arts' Association,
HN – A calligraphy exhibition featuring Nhat Ky Trong Tu (Diary imprisonment) poetry by Leader Ho Chi Minh opened up its doorways towards the public in Ha Noi yesterday.Featuring 45 calligraphy works produced by 23 South Korean and three Vietnamese artists, the display is supposed to celebrate the 122nd birthday from the Leader on May 19, and also the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Columbia.Nhat Ky Trong Tu was written throughout a one year stint in jail between 1942 and 1943