Việt Nam News

The future is promising for Nguyễn Hoàng Đức, who won his first Vietnamese Golden Ball at the age of 23 and was a key part of both of Việt Nam's successful SEA Games campaigns in 2019 and 2022. 

Clearly my British side is showing, because for this week’s column, I want to talk about the weather. I would say it rained cats and dogs over the weekend in Hà Nội, but that would be understating it. More like it rained lions, tigers, bears and everything in between.

The national women's football team gathered to train on May 30 in preparation for the AFF Cup, which will take place in July in the Philippines.

Vietnamese football has entered a new chapter as female players receive a signing-on bonus as part of their new contracts for the very first time. 

Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn and Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên are national chess teammates. They are the first couple winning at the same time in the 31st SEA Games after grabbing two golds each for Việt Nam.

After 17 years of waiting, Nguyễn Linh Na has helped Vietnamese athletics claim their first SEA Games gold medal in the heptathlon.

Adding this to his clean sheets in the semis and final at the SEA Games 30, he hasn't conceded a goal in 750 minutes of SEA Games football - a new record for the tournament.

Lò Thị Hoàng has surprised many strong candidates to win the historic gold medal for Vietnamese athletics in the women's javelin throw in the SEA Games 31.

A study carried out a few years ago by researchers at Ohio State University and the University of Alabama in the US came to the conclusion that when a particular sporting team wins, fans experienced a high that lasted at least two days.

Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sport Association will support E-sport Federation Cambodia to organise e-sport events at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games.

Head coach Park Hang-seo has announced his squad of 23 players for the national team's friendly match against Afghanistan on June 1 at Thống Nhất Stadium in HCM City.

At the SEA Games 31, athletes have completed outstandingly to take gold medals and set many new regional records.

The emotional roller coaster of the SEA Games 31 has taken us from top-notch competitions, the great international sportsmanship and solidarity between countries to the ultimate joy of fans throughout the region, cheering the victories of their nations.

Coach Gong Oh-kyun has announced the 25 players that have been selected for the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Championship, which will take place in Uzbekistan from June 1 to June 19.

The SEA Games 31 has been well organised and the delegations all had a successful event despite many difficulties.

The SEA Games 31 might be over, but it has left a lasting impression on Filipino pool legend Efren Reyes thanks to the love of the fans and the success that Việt Nam found in hosting the Games.

Mission accomplished. With a pair of 1-0 wins over Thailand, Việt Nam’s men’s and women’s football teams took SEA Games 31 gold at home, to the joy of millions.