Vietnam target 140 golds, top place at 31st SEA Games

CNN Travel has included banh mi (Vietnamese baguettes) among its top 24 sandwiches in the world in 2023.

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.

CNN has recently released a list of the world’s best food, encouraging visitors to try when they have the opportunity to travel in 2022. The following are the Vietnamese selections.

Vietnam won 136 gold medals to secure the top spot in the medal tally as SEA Games 32 in Cambodia came to the final official day of competition on May 16. This is the first time Vietnam has finished first at a SEA Games edition not held on its home ground in the event’s 64-year history.

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.