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Star boxer wins first world belt for Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi excellently won the first-ever World Boxing Organisation belt for Vietnam after defeating a Japanese opponent in Ansan city, Gyeongi province, the Republic of Korea on October 23.

The Vietnamese boxer took the title on a split decision with two judges scoring Nhi at 96 points, two more than her Japanese rival Etsuko Tada after 10 rounds of the women's mini-flyweight title fight.

Nhi made history becoming the first ever Vietnamese to win a professional WBO belt.

Nhi was considered the underdog compared to her 40-year-old opponent in both experience and record./.
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Russian scholars highlight strategic vision of CPVs 14th Congress

Russian scholars highlight strategic vision of CPV’s 14th Congress

Professor Vladimir Mazyrin, Director of the Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies, emphasised the significance of Vietnam’s long-term vision. He observed that if the country achieves developed-nation status within the next two decades, it could rank among the world’s top 20 economies by GDP, thereby enhancing its global standing.
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