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Billiards training centre for Vietnamese players inaugurated in China

The Yushan International Billiards Academy in Jiangxi province of China on August 8 inaugurated a training centre for Vietnamese billiard players.
Billiards training centre for Vietnamese players inaugurated in China ảnh 1The Yushan International Billiards Academy in Jiangxi province of China on August 8 inaugurates a training centre for Vietnamese billiard players. (Photo: VNA)

Beijing (VNA) – The Yushan International BilliardsAcademy in Jiangxi province of China on August 8 inaugurated a training centrefor Vietnamese billiard players.

Speaking at the event, Nguyen Truong Son, FirstSecretary of the Vietnamese Embassy in China, spoke highly of collaboration in thesport between Vietnam and the academy while expressing his hope that theacademy will help enhance Vietnamese athletes’ skills. 

Zhou Ming Shan, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Yusan district, also praised collaboration between the two sides and revealed that the World BilliardsMuseum will be soon inaugurated in the locality where the developmenthistory of Vietnamese billiards will be introduced.

The academy is considered as the start of extensive cooperation between China and Vietnam on the eight-ball billiardsproject while helping to promote the sport in the Southeast Asian region andthe world.

In recent years, eight-ballbilliards has been developing in Vietnam, attracting the participation of leading players./.

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