Vietnam has taken the lead after taking two first prizes at a badminton and table-tennis tournaments held for embassy staff from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Russia.

The tournament is part of a programme to play sports between the embassies of ASEAN countries in Russia to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the establishment of the group (August 8, 1967-2009).

In another development, the Vietnam embassy in Russia successfully held a golf tournament among ASEAN embassy staff in the country last month./.