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Vietnam to compete in international hockey event in Chinese Taipei

 Viet Nam’s national hockey team will compete at the Nantou International Men’s Hockey Tournament in Chinese Taipei from December 9-14.

Y nominated for list of the world’s top futsal goalkeepers

 Viet Nam national futsal team and Thái Sơn Nam Club goalkeeper Hồ Văn Ý has recently been nominated for the world’s top ten best futsal goalkeepers for 2018.

U20 Vietnam basketball team to compete in tournament in Cambodia

 Vietnam’s U20 basketball team will compete in a friendly youth tournament in Cambodia on December 27-31.

Pickup truck driving competition to run this December

 The 2018 King of Pickup (KOP), the biggest championships of its kind in Vietnam, will take place on Tuan Chau island, Ha Long city on December 15 and 16.

Nguyen beats Turkey cueist in knock-out of World Cup Carom

 Việt Nam’s top cueist Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện defeated Birol Uymaz from Turkey in the knock-out round of the World Cup Carom Billiard 3 Cushion, held on Friday in Hurghada, Egypt.  

Vietnam’s national football team welcomed in Malaysia

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Le Quy Quynh, the embassy’s staff and representatives of the Vietnamese community on December 7 greeted Vietnam’s national football team at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Asian media laud Vietnam’s victory at AFF Suzuki Cup semifinals

 Asian media on December 6 hailed Vietnam’s 2-1 win over the Philippines in the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final return leg, which sent the team through to the final with a 4-2 aggregate victory.

Vietnam storms into AFF Cup final

Vietnam glowed red on December 6 night as football fans celebrated the country’s victory over the Philippines, entering into the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.

Vietnam enter 2018 AFF Cup finals

 Vietnam entered the finals of the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 after defeating the Philippines 2-1 in the return leg of the semifinal, which took place at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on December 6.

Malaysia enter Suzuki Cup’s final after gripping draw with Thailand

 Malaysia become the first finalists of the 2018 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) after a 2-2 nail-biting draw with Thailand in the second leg of the semi-final in Bangkok on December 5.

Nearly 1,800 seats added to HCM City-Hanoi air route in AFF Cup fever

 Vietnam Airlines said it will add nearly 1,800 more seats on flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on December 6 and 7 to make it easier for football fans to travel to Hanoi for the semifinal return leg between Vietnam and the Philippines.

Olympic shooting champion Jin Jong Oh visits Vietnam

Jin Jong Oh, the four-time Olympic shooting champion from the Republic of Korea, met with Vietnamese shooters at the National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi on December 3.

Vietnam’s head coach to be featured on big screen

 Head coach of Vietnam’s national football -team Park Hang-seo will be featured in a documentary in national cinemas this month.

Korean media commend coach Park’s “magic” at AFF Cup

The Korean media extolled coach Park Hang-Seo after he led Vietnam’s national football team to a 2-1 win against the Philippines in the first leg of the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 semifinals.

Foreign media praise Vietnam’s triumph in AFF Cup semi-finals

 Vietnam’s 2-1 win over the Philippines in the first leg of the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 semifinals on December 2 have reached the headlines of the international media.

Former striker Le Cong Vinh to run for VFF executive board

 Former Vietnamese footballer Le Cong Vinh is the youngest candidate running for a place on the  executive committee of the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) for the 2018-22 term.

Vietnam take one goal lead into second leg of AFF Cup 2018

 Viet Nam are half way to the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup.

Thuy Phap : truly Vietnamese martial art in Belgium

Thuy Phap is a unique Vietnamese martial art found by martial art master Huynh Chieu Duong in Belgium. The art has attracted the participation of many international learners.

Another direct flight to Philippines arranged for football fans

Vietnam Airlines will arrange one more direct flight from HCM City to Bacolod in the Philippines to serve football fans.

Online tickets for Vietnam-Philippines match sold out

 As many as 25,000 online tickets for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018’s second leg semi-final match between Vietnam and the Philippines have been sold out, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said.