Vietnam won the first-ever Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal after defeating their Indonesian rivals 3-0 in the final match in the Philippines on December 10.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lavished his praise on the national women's football team after their resounding success in the final of the SEA Games against Thailand in Manila, the Philippines on December 8.

The fifth Vietnam - Japan cultural and trade exchange festival wrapped up in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 2.

The Vietnamese men's U22 team made a comeback to defeat Indonesia 2-1 in their third match of Group B at the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines on December 1.

The 5th Vietnam-Japan culture and trade exchange programme to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 29.

The men’s football team of Vietnam secured a perfect start for their 30th SEA Games journey with an emphatic 6 – 0 victory against Brunei at Binan stadium in the Philippines on November 25 afternoon.

The Can Tho Heritage Marathon 2019, the first of its kind in Can Tho city, will be renamed the Japan-Mekong entrepreneur run.

A send-off ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 16 evening for the 568 athletes who are heading for the 2019 upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines.

Vietnam defeated Group G's favourites the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 in their match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup's second qualifying round at the Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium on November 14.

Vietnam are likely to book their place at the 2020 AFC U19 Championship after a goalless draw with Japan in their last qualifier in Group J at Ho Chi Minh City’s Thong Nhat Stadium on November 10.

The first Vietnam festival held in the Japanese city of Fukushima drew hundreds of Vietnamese people residing in the prefecture of the same name and neighbouring areas.

After impressive performances with the national teams, Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has been nominated for the Best Coach title of the AFF Awards 2019.