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Phuong Nhi places in Top 15 at Miss International 2023

A total of 70 contestants participated in performances showcasing their national costume and evening gowns during the final night, with the organisers announcing the Top 15, Top 7, and then the top prizes. The Vietnamese beauty was named in the Top 15 along alongside contestants from Thailand, Panama, Mexico, Peru, Greece, the Ivory Coast, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Colombia, Hong Kong (China), Venezuela, and Malaysia. Phuong Nhi stands at 1.70 metres tall and measures 80-57-88. Hailing from the central province of Thanh Hoa, the 21-year-old beauty first rose to prominence by winning the second runner-up title at Miss World Vietnam 2022, thereby meeting the criteria to progress to compete in the 2023 Miss International pageant. Andrea Rubio, 23, of Venezuela was ultimately crowned Miss International 2023. The first, second, third, and fourth runner-up spots went to the representatives of Colombia, Peru, the Philippines, and Bolivia. The org...

Fabric scraps given new life by disabled artists

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Nguyen Thuy Linh meticulously selects silk fabric scraps in complementary colors to complete her landscape collage. If painters paint with brushes, she paints with silk pieces, scissors and glue. The collage comes to life under her skilled hands”. Linh was a disabled and depressed woman before working at Vun Art, a cooperative for people with disabilities. Scraps revived While working as a kindergarten teacher, she suffered a bone ailment that rendered her unable to walk. Her marriage also ended at the same time. Becoming a disabled person and unable to continue with her old job, she felt bored. Her life was almost deadlocked as she had to raise a child alone while her parents were old and frail. She had locked herself at home for four years.  Members of Vun Art are people with disabilities.  Photo: Ngo Minh/The Hanoi Times Linh learned about Vun Art while watching  Viec tu te (Good work) program on the VTV3 channel. Vun Art Cooperative was founded in...

Vietnamese boxer outplays Spanish competitor to advance to world championship semifinals

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From the beginning of Wednesday’s match, Tam showed her dominance over Fernandez. Tam did not allow her opponent to approach while launching single and continuous attacks.  With abundant physical strength and good stature, Tam confused the European No. 9 and took the lead in the showdown. In the first two rounds, Tam scored with straight punches and accurate hooks into Fernandez’s face, abdomen, and ribs to claim the absolute victory. In the third round, Fernandez tried to regain the balance but ended up being squeezed out by the Vietnamese boxer.  At one point, Fernandez even failed to keep her composure and had an unsportsmanlike conduct against Tam, for which she was given a warning. In the end, Tam won 5-0 with the absolute points of 30 in all five rounds. This screenshot shows Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam declared the winner in her 50kg quarterfinal fight against Spanish rival Laura Fuertes Fernandez at the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championshi...