Ho Chi Minh City and 13 localities in the Mekong Delta region are stepping up efforts to boost cooperation and diversify inter-regional travel packages to attract tourists.

Vietnam became champions of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship 2019 after beating hosts Thailand 1-0 in the final’s extra time on August 27.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has been ranked 10th in a list of the most beautiful canal cities in the world drawn up by the Earth and World website.

A special art programme was held in Hanoi on August 5 night to mark Peru's 198th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Peru.

The Vietnamese community in Slovakia introduced the unique culture, tourism potential and gastronomy of Vietnam at the recent Asian Weekend 2019 in the host country.

Next Media has won the broadcast rights for the four matches of Vietnam's qualification campaign for the 2022 World Cup to be played on home turf.

A 103-strong team of Vietnam, the biggest of its kind, took part in the opening ceremony of the 11th ASEAN Schools Games in Semarang, Indonesia, on July 18.

The Vietnamese national men's football team will be in Group G together with other regional football power houses, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, according to result of the drawing for the elimination round for Asia for the World Cup 2022.

The 2019 Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship will be held in the northern province of Vinh Phuc from July 24 to 27.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the World Open chess tournament which concluded in Philadelphia, the US, on July 7.

The Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will host a Culture and Tourism Festival from July 6-8.