Myanmar has introduced the traditional Vietnamese martial art vovinam into the curricula of six national sport academies in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Madalay, Mon, Rayah, Shon and Sagain.

Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 6.6 per cent in 2018, down slightly from 6.8 per cent last year.  

The central city has been selected as a host of the Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship in 2019. It will offer a US$75,000 cash-prize for professional competitors.

A tennis tournament entitled Vitar Ten Years Open will take place on June 16 and 17 at the Belokamennaya tennis centre in Moscow, Russia.

New technologies are key to advancing the agriculture sector in Vietnam, as they can boost products’ value to make them more competitive on the global market.

Vietnam are in Group E of the AFC U19 Women’s Championship 2019 qualifiers, according to the AFC’s draw held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 30.

Farmers should reduce their volumes of shrimp at present to deal with a fall in purchasing price and wait for a recovery in shrimp prices on the world market, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

With the best sprint in the last metres, Ha Kieu Tan Dai won the sixth stage of the Binh Duong Television Cycling Tournament on May 29.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will soon spend one year training in Spain to improve his world rankings.

Basketball player Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers team, will travel to HCM City to participate in the Junior NBA Vietnam from June 22-24, according to the National Basketball Association (NBA).