In a thrilling second leg of the final on the evening of January 5 in Thailand, the Vietnamese team, led by Korean coach Kim Sang-sik, secured a nail-biting 3-2 victory against Thailand, claiming the title with an aggregate score of 5-3 over two legs. Media outlets from the Republic of Korea have lauded the spectacular achievement of the Vietnamese men’s national football team in the ASEAN Cup 2024.
Vietnam’s national football team started their journey at the 2024 ASEAN Championship with a 4 - 1 win against Laos at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane on December 10.
Vietnam's futsal team delivered a stunning 14-0 victory over Brunei in their latest Group A match of the 2024 Southeast Asia Futsal Championship on November 5, further showcasing their dominance.
On May 7, 1954, the Vietnamese army and people made the Dien Bien Phu Victory, which “resounded across the five continents and shook the globe”, ending 56 days and nights of their resilient and courageous fighting. The "invincible" Dien Bien Phu fortifications were completely wiped out by the Vietnamese army.
An exhibition entitled "Dien Bien hallmarks in movies" was opened on May 3 in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien to mark the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 -2024).
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan of Vietnam's U23 football team has affirmed that he and his students will perform with a “to fight, to win” spirit in the final group stage match against Uzbekistan on April 23.
The enormous sacrifices that enabled the decisive victory at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 were the products of a unique political and military praxis, stemming directly from the personal qualities and intellectual brilliance of Ho and Giap, and collectively applied and developed through the party’s cadres, according to British historian John Callow.
The National Election Committee (NEC) of Cambodia on March 5 announced official results of the recent Senate election, with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) winning a landslide victory.
Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on February 14 claimed victory in the first round of the archipelago's presidential election after preliminary results indicated he was on course to be elected leader of the Southeast Asian country.
Vietnam's top badminton player Nguyen Hai Dang has won the title of the 32nd Iran Fajr International Challenge after beating Indian seed No. 1 Karunakaran Sathish Kumar, who is now the world's No 49.
Cambodian media on January 5 published articles and photos acknowledging the role of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in the January 7, 1979 victory that overthrew the genocidal Pol Pot regime as well as in the reconstruction and development of Cambodia today.
A number of relic sites on the historic Dien Bien Phu battlefield are being upgraded as part of a project conducted by the northwestern province of Dien Bien's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory (May 7, 1954-2024).
In the 12 days and nights of fierce fights in Hanoi in late December 1972 against the US air force, the Vietnamese army and people defeated US airstrikes in the North. This triumph is also called the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, which took the name from the victory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954 that put an end to the French colonial rule over Indochina.
An exhibition marking five decades since the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, which led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam, opened at the Ho Guom Information and Culture Centre on Ly Thai To street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district on December 16.
The workshop highlighted the significance of the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory as well as the lessons learned to apply in the national cause of building and defense in the new situation.
“Sweat and tears shed and pain suffered in the past allow us to shine now and in the future” is the overall message from SEA Games 31’s recently-released official music video theme song.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised members of the Vietnam's U23 football team immediately after their victory over Timor Leste in the semi-final match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U23 Championship 2022 on February 24, which helped them win the ticket to the final round.
