Marksman Vinh fails to defend Olympics gold medal, initial boxing win for Việt Nam Vietnamese marksman Hoàng Xuân Vinh failed to defend his Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday, but there were big wins in the boxing ring and on the badminton court for Vietnamese athletes.

HCM City sets up five-level COVID patient admission and treatment system

The HCM City Department of Health has changed from a four-level to five-level admission and treatment plan for COVID-19 patients.

Art prodigy fights COVID-19 with art The 14-year-old art prodigy Xèo Chu has joined the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by donating all of the proceeds from two online auctions of his paintings to the city’s healthcare workers. 

Hà Nội women's boxing hopeful in the spotlight as Olympics draw closer

Boxing coach Nguyễn Như Cường is very happy that his dream of having Hà Nội female boxers win tickets directly to the Olympics has come true.

Ninh Thuận shifts towards ‘green economy’1 The south-central province of Ninh Thuận saw a strong economic growth rate of more than 12 per cent over the last two years, thanks to advantages in marine economy and renewable energy.

The history of Olympic Games Greek Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos writes to Việt Nam News on the occasion of Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo.

Lan, Hoàng to fly the flag for Việt Nam at Tokyo Games

For the first time in Olympic history, national flags will be carried by two athletes at the Games, and Quách Thị Lan and Nguyễn Huy Hoàng have the honour of carrying the Vietnamese flag at the upcoming Tokyo Games’ opening ceremony.

Athletes to give their all at Tokyo Olympics Vietnamese athletes, coach and officials vowed to compete to the best of their abilities at the Tokyo Olympics at the delegation’s sending-off ceremony in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

The Local Game: When will football come home to Việt Nam?

With the news late last week that the VPF had scrapped plans to resume play this month in light of the worsening COVID-19 outbreak, the grim spectre of a cancelled season reared its ugly head.

Italy win Euro 2020 final on penalties to wreck England party Italy wrecked England's Euro 2020 party at Wembley on Sunday, winning the final on penalties to plunge the host nation into despair and prolong their 55-year wait to win a major title.