Vietnam, RoK eye high football cooperation potential
The K.League 2 footbal tournament in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has freshly started with the participation of Vietnamese young players – Van Toan in the jersey of Seoul E-Land FC, and Vu Minh Hieu and Nguyen Canh Anh both in Cheonan City FC.
Van Toan at the Seoul E-Land-Cheongju match on March 1 (Photo: VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – The K.League 2 footbal tournament in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has freshly started with theparticipation of Vietnamese young players – Van Toan in the jersey of SeoulE-Land FC, and Vu Minh Hieu and Nguyen Canh Anh both in Cheonan City FC.
Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency in the RoK, Chairman of Cheonan City FC Ahn Byung-mo said thatthanks to coach Park Hang-seo’s connections, Vietnamese football has becomeclose to the RoK.
This is the first time Cheonan City FC hasrecruited two young Vietnamese players, he said, expressing his hope that Hieuand Anh will integrate themselves into the team well and grow with their Korean peers.
Ahn said that the presence of Vietnameseyoung footballers in the club is expected to bring about positive impacts on notonly Vietnamese players but also Korean teammates, creating a chance for them toadapt to and learn from each other, thus completing themselves together.
Commenting on the skills of Vietnamese players, Ahn said that they have demonstrated high quality, and hardworking and discipline attitude, so having a new playing environmentwill help them perfect their skills.
On March 1, coach Park Hang-seo came to thestadium of Cheonan city to encourage Hieu and Anh, who have arrived in the RoKfollowing their 1-year contracts, and then to Mokdong stadium in Seoul to watch Toan’s game in the jersey of Seoul E-Land.
CEO of Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC Nguyen Tan Anh, who was present at Cheonan stadium the same day, said that over the past 13 years, the club has sent many playersabroad, including Xuan Truong, Tuan Anh, Cong Phuong, Van Toan and, mostrecently, Canh Anh and Minh Hieu. He said he hopes the young players will besuccessful abroad, sharpening the skills and bringing highly qualified footballfrom leading Asian countries like the RoK and Japan and other countries to thenational team, thus narrowing the gap between the football of Vietnam and thesecountries.
Anh also underlined the high potential of footballcooperation and exchange between Vietnam and the RoK. Vietnamese players’ participationin Korean national football tournaments will give them great chances to learnand improve their capacity in a high-class environment, he added./.
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Vietnam’s U20 football team on February 28 spent one hour getting used to Istiglol stadium in Uzbekistan’s Fegana City where they will play their first match on the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup finals on March 1 afternoon.
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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).
Van Toan at the Seoul E-Land-Cheongju match on March 1 (Photo: VNA) 
