SEA Games 30: Vietnam maintains 2nd position

Vietnam maintained the second spot in the medal tally of the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) at the Philippines as of December 2, with kurash being the country’s goldmine.
SEA Games 30: Vietnam maintains 2nd position ảnh 1Le Duc Dong bags the first gold medal for Vietnam on the second official competition day in the final of kurash men’s -66 kg (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnammaintained the second spot in the medal tally of the ongoing 30th SoutheastAsian Games (SEA Games 30) at the Philippines as of December 2, with kurashbeing the country’s goldmine.

Le Duc Dong bagged the first gold medal forVietnam on the second official competition day after beating his rival from thehosts Philippines 3-0 in the final of men’s -66 kg.

Tran Thi Thanh Thuy and Vu Ngoc Son triumphedin the women’s 70 kg and men’s -73 kg, respectively. Afterwards, Bui Minh Quanearned the sixth gold medal in kurash in the men’s -81 kg event.
SEA Games 30: Vietnam maintains 2nd position ảnh 2Nguyen Thi Lan (in green) concludes a big day for Vietnam’s kurash with a gold in the women’s -70 kg (Photo: VNA)
Nguyen Thi Lan concluded a big day forVietnam’s kurash with a gold in the women’s -70 kg.

One day earlier, Tran Thuong earned a goldmedal in men’s -90 kg, while Hoang Thi Tinh won the second gold in kurash forVietnam in women’s -52 kg after beating her rival from the Philippines.

Vietnamese kurash martial artists snatchedup to seven out of the total 15 gold medals of the delegation as of 8pm on December2. In addition, athletes of the country have so far earned 20 silver and 16bronze medals.

According to the SEA Games 30’s officialwebsite, the hosts Philippines temporarily ranked first with 38 gold, 20 silverand 13 bronze medals. The third and fourth places went to Malaysia (10 gold,two silver and seven bronze medals) and Indonesia (six gold, 11 silver and 12bronze medals).

SEA Games 30 officially kicked off onNovember 30 and is set to wrap up on December 12, with the participation ofathletes from the 11 Southeast Asian nations. About 8,750 athletes arecompeting in 56 sports./.
VNA

See more

Families and neighbours are brought together in a time-honoured tradition – the making of chung or tet cakes that often lasts through the night. (Photo: VNA)

Inside Vietnam’s Lunar New Year celebrations

Vietnam’s Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations have been passed down through generations as families across the nation maintain centuries-old customs that mark the country’s most important annual holiday.

Vietnam is ringing in Tet (Traditional Lunar New Year) (Photo: VNA)

Nationwide cultural festivities welcome Tet 2025

As the Lunar New Year 2025 (Tet) approaches, vibrant cultural, artistic, and recreational activities are taking place nationwide, showcasing traditional customs and creating festive vibes for locals and tourists alike.

Vietnamese in Cairo enjoy traditional dishes (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese community in Cairo rings in Lunar New Year

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt on January 23 hosted a vibrant community celebration to welcome the Year of the Snake, which brought together a large number of Vietnamese nationals living, working, and studying in the country, alongside numerous international friends.

Worshipping Land Genie and Kitchen Gods is a long-standing custom of great significance as it symbolises the farewell to all bad things of the old year to help people relaxedly enter a new year of peace and happiness. (Photo: VNA)

Carp release ritual on Kitchen Gods’ worshipping day marks start of Tet

The “Ong Cong, Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) worshipping ritual, held on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, which falls on January 22 this year, is also considered the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival – the biggest and most important traditional holiday of Vietnamese people.

Ambassador Tran Quoc Khanh at the celebration (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese Tet celebrated in Algeria

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria hosted the “Homeland Spring 2025” programme in Algiers on January 20, bringing the vibrant atmosphere of traditional Tet to the Vietnamese community in the country.