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By Ngoc Thanh  &nbspAugust 16, 2018 | 09:42 pm GMT+7 A man handed over two black bears to activists Tuesday, promising the animals a new life after 18 years in captivity. Tran Van Trach has iron cages in a small courtyard behind his house in the northern Thai Nguyen Province and held around 10 bears for commercial bile extraction. The animals, called Hoa Lan and Hoa Tra, were held in cramped, two-meter-high cages for the last two decades at a bear farm in Thai Nguyen. They weigh 160 kilograms (352 lbs) and 180 kilograms (374 lbs) respectively. A group of activists from Four Paws, an international animal welfare organization, and doctors brought medicines and necessary equipment to carry out the rescue. A doctor uses a blowpipe to shoot a tranquilizer into one of the bears before taking it out of the cage. The tranquilized bear awaits rescue. The bear is weighed to assess its health. Experts examine the animal and take samples of blood, hair, feces, and … [Read more...] about Two black bears held captive for bile released after 18 years in Vietnam

The game kicked off at 7 p.m. local time at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium in West Java, Indonesia. Vietnamese players entered the game in white and Nepal in red. By the 19th minute, Vietnam made several attacks but missed the target. Nearly half an hour of play, Vietnam was attacking from both flanks, but not able to breach Nepal's defense. In the 31st minute, Vietnam scored its first goal. Nguyen Anh Duc heads into the net to score Vietnam's first goal. Nguyen Anh Duc, wearing jersey number 11, headed into the net from close quarter after collecting a pass from Phan Van Duc (20) on the left flank. Both are the two Vietnamese attackers in the game. Nguyen Anh Duc celebrates after the header. The game entered the second half. Nepal kicked off the second half in a more attacking mood, but did not make an impression on the Vietnamese defense. Vietnam also missed two major shots 15 minutes into the second half. At the 63rd minute, Vietnam struck again. It's Van Duc's turn to score as Anh … [Read more...] about Vietnam in last 8 with facile 2-0 win over Nepal at Asian Games

The game kicked off at 7 p.m. local time at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium in West Java, Indonesia. Vietnamese players entered the game in white and Nepal in red. By the 19th minute, Vietnam has made several attacks but missed the target. Nearly half an hour of play, Vietnam has been attacking from both flanks, but have not been able to breach Nepal's defense. Vietnam struck at the 31st minute! Nguyen Anh Duc heads into the net to score Vietnam's first goal. Nguyen Anh Duc, wearing jersey number 11, headed into the net from close quarter after collecting a pass from Phan Van Duc (20) on the left flank. Both are the two Vietnamese attackers in the game. Nguyen Anh Duc celebrates after the header. The game entered the second half. Nepal has kicked off the second half in a more attacking mood, but have not made an impression on the Vietnamese defense. Vietnam also missed two major shots 15 minutes into the second half. Vietnam struck again! It's Van Duc's turn to score as Anh Duc returned … [Read more...] about Vietnam in last 16 with facile 2-0 win over Nepal at Asian Games

Vietnamese players entered the game in white and Nepal in red. By the 19th minute, Vietnam has made several attacks but missed the target. Nearly half an hour of play, Vietnam has been attacking from both flanks, but have not been able to breach Nepal's defense. Vietnam struck at the 31st minute! Nguyen Anh Duc heads into the net to score Vietnam's first goal. Nguyen Anh Duc, wearing jersey number 11, headed into the net from close quarter after collecting a pass from Phan Van Duc (20) on the left flank. Both are the two Vietnamese attackers in the game. Nguyen Anh Duc celebrates after the header. The game entered the second half. Nepal started to take more control of the game and launched more attacks. Vietnam also missed two major shots 15 minutes into the second half. Vietnam struck again! Phan Van Duc, wearing number 20, scored Vietnam's second goal at the 64th minute. He received a pass from his co-attacker Nguyen Anh Duc. On Tuesday, Vietnam coasted to a 3-0 win over … [Read more...] about Vietnam 2-0 Nepal: Asiad 2018 group match

France top new-style FIFA rankings, Germany slump to 15thThe Saigon Times Daily France's Kylian Mbappe kisses the trophy as he celebrates winning the World Cup at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia July 15, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS ZURICH (REUTERS) - World champions France predictably shot to the top of the FIFA rankings published on Thursday while previous leaders Germany slumped to 15th after their humiliating first round exit in Russia. The rankings were the first to be issued since France beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final on July 15 and also the first since FIFA replaced its much-criticized previous formula. France were followed by Belgium, the team they beat 1-0 in the semi-finals, with Brazil dropping one place to third after their quarter-final exit against the Belgians. Surprise finalists Croatia leapt from 20th to fourth. Quarter-finalists Uruguay climbed nine places to fifth while England's run to the semi-finals took them up to sixth place from a previous … [Read more...] about France top new-style FIFA rankings, Germany slump to 15th