The annual pilgrimage festival honouring the Vietnamese people’s ancestors, the Hung Kings, will be held in the northern province of Phu Tho between April 21 and 25.

 Forbes, a global media company, on January 29 run an article on its website stressing that the Vietnamese football team’s performance at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship is a clear proof for the success of youth training.

After the penalty shootout against Qatar in the 2018 AFC Under 23 Championship semi-final match that carried Vietnam into the final of the competition for the first time in history, thousands of fans flocked to the streets nationwide to celebrate.

Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung and right wing Nguyen Quang Hai of the U23 Vietnam has been picked by sports reporter Scott McIntyre of Fox Sports Asia, as two of the best players after the three-week AFC U23 Championship in China was over. 

Vietnam’s football potential has yet to be fully tapped and the freshly-concluded 2018 AFC U23 Championship where Vietnam claimed the silver medal is just a beginning, said U23 Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang Seo. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has complimented Vietnam’s U23 football team on their excellent performance and historical achievements at the continental sport event. 

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won the first round of the first Viet Nam Tennis Federation Pro Tour 1 which opened in Vung Tau City on January 28.

 Pham Duc Huy – "silent hero" of Vietnam’s U23

 Nguyen Quang Hai - Excellent midfielder of U-23 Vietnam

 The HCM City Fire and Rescue Police Department and the Sài Gòn Water Supply Corporation will install 11,000 more fire hydrants by 2025 after being instructed to do so by the People’s Committee at a conference on fire hydrant management on Thursday.

 The courage and passion of Vietnamese U23 players seemed to melt the snow, OSEN, a news website based in the Republic of Korea commented on the final between Vietnam and Uzbekistan in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship.

 A grand ceremony took place at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on January 28 evening to honour the U23 team, who just brought home the silver medal from the AFC U23 Championship.

 U23 Vietnam and their coaches arrived at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, on January 28 afternoon, concluding their incredible journey at the AFC U23 Championship in China where they claimed the silver medal.  

 Although Vietnam lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan in the last minutes of the final at the AFC U23 Championship in Changzhou, China, what they did during the tournament won the hearts of football fans and earned praise from foreign media.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed in Hanoi on January 28 U23 Vietnam – the runner-up of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship (AFC) in China, praising their excellent performance and achievements at the continental tournament. 

Vietnam became the runner-up at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship after losing 1-2 to Uzbekistan in the final in Changzhou, China, on January 27.

 The Vietnam Jungle Marathon (VJM) is set to start in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa from April 13 to April 15.

 Representatives from Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications and Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have agreed to boost cooperation in cyber security, radio frequency and smart city development. 

 The 18th Binh Duong Television International Football Cup Number 1 (BTV Cup Number 1) kicked off at Go Dau Stadium in the southern province of Binh Duong on January 25. 

 The first Vietnam Tennis Federation Pro Tour 1 will be organised in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from January 28 to February 2.