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Hosting Asian Games presents benefits and drawbacks

In a few days: A four-day public holiday (National Liberation Day – April 30 and could Day) is here, and several individuals have already planned their outings to escape the crowded, noisy metropolitan areas and escape to distant places with sun, sand and wind. Based on tourism companies, two days prior to the holiday most domestic tours were full, and the price of tours had elevated by 30 percent, as the prices of plane and train tickets had

Qatar would host 2020 Summer Games in October

Qatar would host 2020 Summer Games in October

Qatar is proposing to hold the 2020 Olympics in October to avoid the Gulf Arab state's searing summer heat, maintaining that the proposed October dates would "ensure ideal conditions for athletes and spectators."

Nadal slams French 'campaign' to discredit Spain

Nadal slams French 'campaign' to discredit Spain

Rafa Nadal has hit out at what he called a "general campaign" in France to discredit Spanish athletes by implying their success is due to the use of illegal drugs

Six Indian women athletes banned for doping

Six Indian women athletes banned for doping

Six Indian women athletes, including ace 400 metre runner Ashwini Akkunji, were each handed one-year bans Friday for doping violations, leaving little hope of qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics.

Local athletes set records at Para Games

Vietnamese athletes set up three records at the sixth Para Games in Solo City , Central Java, in Indonesia on Dec. 18.

Athlete banned from flight over bomb threat

Athlete banned from flight over bomb threat

A 40-year-old wheelchair tennis athlete was excluded from a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Indonesia yesterday after he said he might be carrying a bomb

VN athletes rev up for ASEAN Para Games

VN athletes rev up for ASEAN Para Games

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Khanh Hai urged Vietnamese athletes to unite with each other at the upcoming ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia.

VN set sights on place in top three

VN set sights on place in top three

A 112-member squad of disabled Vietnamese athletes is set to compete in seven events in the hope of a top three finish at the ASEAN Para Games...

Vietnamese athletes to compete in SEA ParaGames in December

Viet Nam will send a delegation of 160 members to the Southeast Asian ParaGames in Indonesia on December 12-20.

Bolt and Pearson named Athletes of the Year

Bolt and Pearson named Athletes of the Year

Jamaican Usain Bolt and Australian Sally Pearson were named Athletes of the Year by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Saturday

From Travel

New luxury bus to service City- Phnom Penh

HCM City — An extravagance bus service between HCM City and Phnom Penh has began in HCM City like a private-public co-operation effort to possess more Vietnamese vacationers visit Cambodia.The service was released on Friday through the Cambodian Tourism Ministry and NagaWorld Group."This really is yet another effort to bolster the great relationship between Viet Nam and Cambodia in tourism sector," stated Thong Khon, Cambodia's Tourism Minister.By opening an agent office in HCM City along with a number of

Beaches, wildlife draw vacationers to central coast

Beaches, wildlife draw vacationers to central coast

by Hoai Nam Rooted in character: Wildlife viewers and outdoorsmen could be satisfied with a half-day tour within the Boy Tra Reserve. — VNA/VNS Photo Van Boy