Football

Hanoi (VNA) – Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won Best Female Athlete of the Year while swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang was named Best Male Athlete of the Year at the fifth Victory Cup in Hanoi on January 15. It was Vien’s third victory. The 23-year-old shone at the recent SEA Games with six gold medals, and she was honoured as one of the two best athletes at the regional sporting event. Meanwhile, Hoang, 19, finished the year on a high. He took two SEA Games golds and two records. He also qualified for the Olympics in the men’s 800m and 1,500m events. Young Athlete of the Year went to swimmer Tran Hung Nguyen, 16. Nguyen, who has competed professionally for two years, took two titles and set one record in the Manila Games. The success of the athletes means coaches are often overlooked, but not yesterday. Coach Tran Van Sy took the limelight for winning five golds among the 16 Vietnam won at the SEA Games. His athletes also won five … [Read more...] about Swimmers named best athletes of 2019

One scheme was to ask Vietnamese women to receive and hold large sums of money to be given to members of the group when they arrive to live in Vietnam. The women would be given 10 percent of the money for their trouble. However, they would have to pay "customs fees" first in order to receive the money. … [Read more...] about Foreign conmen jailed for stealing $65,000 from Vietnamese women

The People’s Court in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on Thursday opened the trial of Ifeanyi Mathhew Anthony, 29, Nguyen Hang Tcheuko Minh, 36, and Mothe De Fouda Paul Martial, 30. … [Read more...] about African men jailed for scamming Vietnamese women online

In the final group stage match Thursday night, Vietnam have no choice but to beat the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) while waiting for the remaining match between UAE and Jordan to end in their favor. Of course, if Vietnam cannot win their last group stage match, they will definitely be eliminated regardless of the other match outcome. But, in case they win, the team will enter the quarterfinals in the following scenarios: … [Read more...] about Essentials for Vietnam to survive AFC U23 group stage

At the regional championship in Indonesia, Vietnam are placed in Group A with Thailand, Singapore, Laos, the Philippines and the hosts. Group B includes Malaysia, Myanmar, East Timor, Cambodia and Brunei. … [Read more...] about U19 players start training for regional championships