Vietnamese basketball players have freshly defeated their Philippine rivals 21-16 to pocketed the gold medal in the women's 3x3 event at the ongoing 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia.

A hot-air balloon festival kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 30 as part of activities celebrating National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays.

The Hung Kings Temple Festival 2023 and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land 2023 kicked off in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 21.

Cambodia's National Organising Committee of the 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games (CAMSOC-CAMAPGOC) has announced that SEA Games tickets are free for all spectators and the government also has also granted free right to the broadcast of sports information both inside and outside the country.

Sports officials from ASEAN member countries, representatives from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and other football associations in the region gathered virtually in the first Technical Working Group Meeting for the Preparation of ASEAN's Joint Bid for the FIFA World Cup 2034 (1st TWG-FWC Meeting) that took place on March 22.

CNN has put Vietnam’s grilled bananas on the list of best desserts in the world, calling it a “must-try”.

Vietnam welcomed 1.8 foreign arrivals in January and February, a 36.6-fold increase year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.

TasteAtlas, a website dedicated to discovering fresh ingredients, traditional dishes, and authentic restaurants around the world, has recognised Vietnamese baguettes, known locally as "Banh mi", as the 7th best street food in the world.

Banh cuon (a steamed rolled pancake) has been named one of the top dishes from around the world by Traveller, an Australian online daily.

The third World Culinary Awards listed Vietnam as Asia's Best Culinary Destination in 2022.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum and Fine Arts Publishing House have collaborated to release a bilingual book on nine national treasures that are now preserved in the museum.

Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh has been listed among the 25 nominees for the Best Footballer in Asia 2022 award organised by Titan Sports of China.