Swimmers Viên, Hoàng are best athletes of 2019

Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên grabbed a Best Female Athlete of the Year while Nguyễn Huy Hoàng was the Best Male Athlete of the Year at the fifth Victory Cup, the awards recognising sportspeople’s contribution in 2019 which was held yesterday in Hà Nội.

Outstanding achievements mark students’ 70th traditional day

Online exchange market for new notes gets busy before Tết Though the State Bank has not prepared new notes for local banks, the exchange market for much-coveted new notes has become very busy in recent days.

Talented Kiều favourite for player of the year An outstanding performance at the 30th SEA Games and her brilliant form in the domestic championship pushed Chương Thị Kiều to be favourite for the 2019 Golden Ball title which will be announced next week.

Fighting through her pain, Huyền sets sights on Tokyo

Following her gold medal at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines, weightlifter Vương Thị Huyền has set her sights on the Tokyo Olympics later this year.

Dump-turned-park offers relaxing moments

It's hard to believe that the special sightseeing area was fashioned out of an old rubbish dump.

Sỹ hopes to lead runners to best success

Coach Trần Văn Sỹ has helped many of his athletes winning. Among them are six champions at the 30th SEA Games. He has been honoured as one of best coaches of 2019.

After SEA Games, swimmer Triệu hits open waters The 21-year-old, who was taking part in the event for the first time, easily won gold with a time of 1hr 53.31min, making him the first Vietnamese champion in the event.

Runner Oanh voted Việt Nam’s top athlete

Runner Nguyễn Thị Oanh has been honoured as Viet Nam's top athlete of 2019 thanks to her outstanding performances at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines.

Việt Nam's top 10 sport events of 2019

Vietnamese athletes have had an outstanding 2019 at home and abroad. Việt Nam News looks at the top 10 events of the year.