VN, RoK boxers compete in friendly event in Dong Nai
Vietnamese boxers are competing with professional boxers from the Republic of Korea at the Vina Boxing Cup 2018, held in the southern province of Dong Nai on July 7.
The poster of the Vina Boxing Cup 2018 (Photo: vothuat.vn)
DongNai (VNA) - Vietnamese boxers are competing with professional boxers fromthe Republic of Korea at the Vina Boxing Cup 2018, held in the southernprovince of Dong Nai on July 7.
The friendly event features five matches with five Vietnamese fighters, namelyVo Thi Kim Anh, Bui Công Danh Loi, Cao Van Nguyen, Nguyen Van Duong and NguyenHong Thang. The RoK boxers are Lee Seong Ho, Suh Moon Chui, Park Hye Soo, LeeNam Jun and Moon Seong Hyoek.
The event is organised thanks to a cooperation agreement among theNational Sports Administration, the Vietnam Boxing Federation and the SouthKorea Boxing Committee (KBC) in April.
After this tournament, KBC aims to train Vietnamese boxers professionally forinternational tournaments.
Former World Boxing Association (WBA) Champion Hong Soo Hwang of the RoK attendedthe event. Hwang wished Vietnamese boxing would soon shine in elite tournamentssuch as Asian Games or Olympics.
Earlier, boxers of Vietnam and the RoK also competed in the Vietnam Nam- KoreaProfessional Boxing Tournament in 2015 in HCM City.
According to Tran Minh Tien, Chairman of the Vietnam Boxing Federation, the eventis a test towards for organising future professional boxing fights in Vietnam.
“At present, the RoK has more than 40 world champions. The country would liketo cooperate for a long term with Vietnam as it sees that Vietnam has potentialto develop boxing professionally. The Vina Boxing Cup is a semi-professionalevent but it is the first event to test to hold a professional event in thefuture with the active support of the RoK,” said Tien.
In the past two years, Vietnamese boxing haꦜs made big strides.
Nguyen Thi Tam made history as the first Vietnamese female boxer to win anAsian title last year, while male boxer Tran Van Thao wasawarded Boxer of the Year for 2017 by the World Boxing CouncilAsia in April in Bangkok after he won the WBCAsia Super Flyweight title last November.-VNA
Tran Van Thao, the first Vietnamese to win a World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia title, will face Richard Rosales of the Philippines in the 52kg category on January 26 in Thailand.
Vietnamese boxer Tran Van Thoa will be honoured by the World Boxing Council Asia at an award ceremony set to be take place in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 30.
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).
The poster of the Vina Boxing Cup 2018 (Photo: vothuat.vn) 
