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International cuisine magazine Taste Atlas has named Vietnam’s com tam (broken rice) and banh chung (square sticky rice cake) on its list of 100 best rated rice dishes in the world.

Vietnam for the first time secured the top place at a Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) held outside its territory after topping the medal tally at SEA Games 32 in Cambodia.

Vietnam beat Myanmar 2-0 in the women’s football final at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia on May 15, becoming the first team in history to win the gold for the fourth time in a row.

Head coach Mai Duc Chung was happy as the Vietnamese women’s team overcame Cambodia and secured their 10th SEA Games final match.

Head coach of the Vietnamese women's football team Mai Duc Chung expressed his appreciation for hosts Cambodia, who will play Vietnam in the 32nd SEA Games women's football semi-final match on May 12 in Phnom Penh.

As the defending champion of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), the women’s football team of Vietnam must be confident and show the best morale at the coming biggest regional sporting event, said head coach Mai Duc Chung.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 7 for Attorney Chung Kye-sung, a senior partner and the chair of the Finance Practice at Kim & Chang, the leading law firm in the Republic of Korea.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy will be welcomed in Vietnam with a ceremony held at the youth football training centre in Hanoi on March 4 morning.

The festival which best epitomises Vietnam's cultural identity is the Lunar New Year or Tet, with a lot of meaningful customs and traditional special foods.

Tet (Lunar New Year) is always an interesting experience for foreigners in Vietnam. Enjoying the Tet atmosphere, foreign ambassadors have shared their feelings about the biggest traditional festival in the country.

Family reunion is a long-standing tradition during the Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest holiday celebration of the year for the Vietnamese people.

With a wide range of typical dishes, the capital city of Hanoi has lured more and more visitors, especially foodies, from all parts of the world.

With the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday just around the corner, makers of “banh tet” (a cylindrical sticky rice cake) in Dai An Khe village, Hai Lang district, in central Quang Tri province, are working day and night to complete orders from near and far. For the people of Quang Tri, the renowned traditional cake is an indispensable part of a Tet banquet.

As many as 1,500 residents in the central province of Quang Ngai are expected to receive free health checkups and treatment under a joint programme between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.

Athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh and head coach of the national women’s football team Mai Duc Chung have been voted as the most outstanding athlete and sport coach, respectively, in 2022 by journalists and sports reporters.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines Hoang Huy Chung has described National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to the archipelago nation from November 23 to 25 as a significant milestone in bilateral ties.

Despite her busy schedule, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern found time to meet with Vietnamese women's football team in Hanoi on November 15 ahead of their first FIFA World Cup appearance in 2023, which New Zealand will co-host.

Touching upon the Khmer culture in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh, one would be remiss not to mention the most popular tourist attraction of the region – pagodas. Chung Rut Pagoda in Hoa Hiep commune, Tay Ninh’s Tan Bien district is a concentration of the most beautiful cultural characteristics of this kind there.

The Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra will perform with guest artists at a concert tonight at Hanoi Opera House.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and coach Mai Duc Chung have agreed to extend their contract for another year.