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HCM City to host billiards world cup

The event, a World Billiards Union (UMB) event, will feature 132 players from 16 nations and territories.

All of the world’s top five players in three-cushion carom billiards are competing in the event. They are Jaspers Dick of the Netherlands, Sanchez Daniel of Spain, Caudron Frédéric of Belgium, Blomdahl Torbjorn of Sweden and Polychronopoulos Nikos of Greece.

Vietnam’s best chance of glory comes in the form of 2017 Asian defending champion Nguyen Quoc Nguyen (world No 12), Tran Quyet Chien, (world No 15), Ma Minh Cam (No 18) TG), 2017 Asian silver medallist Duong Anh Vu (No 29, and Ngo Dinh Nai (No 36).

The event will be run by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, UMB, the Asian Carom Billiard Confederation and the National Sports Administration.
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Party leader calls for consensus on development vision at 13th Party Central Committees 14th plenum

Party leader calls for consensus on development vision at 13th Party Central Committee’s 14th plenum

Those selected for the Politburo and the Secretariat for the 14th tenure must demonstrate political courage, integrity, and exemplary conduct, place national and public interests above all, and possess strategic vision and organisational skills to remove bottlenecks, mobilise resources, and gather collective strength.

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