A welcome party in Hanoi led by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was put on for both the Vietnamese men’s and women’s football teams.

Football fans in Hanoi partied long into the night after Vietnam’s first-ever Southeast Asian Games gold medal following an emphatic 3-0 win over Indonesia on December 10.

The delegation of Vietnamese athletes at the 30th Southeast Asian Games secured an additional four gold medals on December 9, the ninth day of competition, to increase the team’s total number of gold medals to 70.

Vietnam remain atop Group B of the 30th SEA Games after defeating Singapore 1-0 in the Philippines on December 3.

At least two people have been killed when Typhoon Kammuri landed in the Philippines on December 2 night, the country’s police said on December 3.

The SEA Games 30 officially kicked off this morning with a flag raising ceremony held at the Athletes’ Village in the New Clark City sports complex in the Philippines.

Located inside the New Clark City sports complex in the Philippines, the Athletes’ Village is currently serving as the home for a variety of athletes, officials, and international volunteers who are participating in the 30th SEA Games.

Vietnam’s fintech firms secured two of the top three largest funding deals in ASEAN in 2019.

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai and defender Doan Van Hau are set to play key roles for Vietnam’s national U22 men’s football team during their participation in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which are poised to get underway in the Philippines.

The Vietnamese U22 men’s football team departed Ho Chi Minh City for the Philippines on November 22 in preparation for their participation in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

The Philippines and the Ivory Coast have outstripped China to become the two largest consumers of Vietnamese rice, according to figures released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Nguyen Luan has been selected as the nation’s representative in the upcoming Mister Universe Tourism 2019 pageant which will be held in Manila, the Phillippines, from November 18 to 28.

Duong Yen Nhung, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide 2019, has finished in the pageant’s Top 3, along with winning the Miss Tourism Global Queen International title at the contest held in the Philippines.

Duong Yen Nhung, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide 2019, has clinched a Top 5 finish in the national costume segment of the ongoing pageant in the Philippines.

Hoang Hanh, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Earth 2019, has obtained a bronze medal for her strong performance in the Miss Friendly sub-category whilst in the water group during the ongoing pageant held in the Philippines.

Hoang Hanh, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Earth 2019, has unveiled a number of images featuring the outfit she will wear when competing in the national costume segment of the ongoing beauty pageant in the Philippines.

Thu Hien, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Asia Pacific International 2019, impressed audiences as she joined other contestants to compete in the beauty pageant’s national costume segment in the Philippines.

A total of 77 contestants from the Miss Earth 2019 pageant participated in a swimsuit contest which saw members of the press serve as judges in the Philippines on October 2.

At least two inmates were killed and 34 others injured in a riot which broke out at a jail in Manila city of the Philippines on September 29, according to local police.

The southern city of Lamitan in the Philippines has turned discarded plastic bottles into tulips in a garden of thousands of colourful flowers, capturing tourists’ attention and building awareness about recycling.