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Impact-based forecasting and warning information plays a very important role, contributing to disaster damage reduction and socio-economic development, experts said at an international workshop in the northern province of Hoa Binh on March 22.

Vietnamese athletes did not earn a ticket to the Olympic Games, although they completed better than expected and reached the top 10 at the Asian 20km Race Walking Championship in Nomi, Japan, on March 19.

Athletics is still the strongest sport of Vietnam, and at the SEA Games, track-and-field stars are hoping to bring home at least 14 gold medals from the Cambodian meet.

Vietnam ranked first at the 2023 Southeast Asian Karate Championships, which concluded in the Philippines on March 19.

Vietnam have successfully defended their title at the Asian Beach Handball Championship in Bali, Indonesia.

Both men's and women's teams of Vietnam have won slots to the Beach Handball World Championship 2024 after grabbing positive results at the Asian championship in Indonesia.

The annual conference of the Tourism Promoting Organisation for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO) for Vietnamese members took place in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on March 17 under the theme “Green Convergence”.

Vietnam’s trade with 11 other major Asian markets could rise significantly in value by 2030, according to an industry study released by UPS.

The Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2023 is set to commence on March 21st and run through March 26th in Hanoi.

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has called for the establishment of an ASEAN Declaration regarding family development to bolster the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC).

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue paid a working visit to the northern province of Hung Yen on March 14.

Vietnamese gymnasts are looking at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as a key stepping stone towards future success on the global stage, including the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Tran Thi Doan Trang bagged a bronze medal for Vietnam in the women’s monobob event at the Asian Championships held by the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) in PyeongChang, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 12.

Vietnam advanced to the next qualification round of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup after a 1-1 draw with India in Group F on March 11 at Pho Tho Stadium.

The Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) held a conference in Hanoi on March 10 to improve the level and skills of forming and upgrading stamp collections among countries.

My Khe Beach in central Vietnam has been named among the 10 best beaches in Asia, as voted on by readers of renowned travel website TripAdvisor.

Vietnam secured an emphatic victory of 11-0 over Singapore in a match of Group F in the 2024 AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup qualification on March 9 evening.

Vietnam handed a 3-0 defeat to Indonesia at their first match of the AFC U20s Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in the northern province of Phu Tho on March 7.

Nguyen Thuy Trang has brought the first gold medal to Vietnam at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup 2023 held in Indonesia from March 1-10.

The Vietnamese U20 football team lost 1-3 against Iran in the final match of the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup’s qualifier in Uzbekistan on March 7, forcing the team to leave the tournament.