The Vietnamese national futsal team finished third at the International Futsal Tournament, which concluded in Changshu City, Jiangshu Province, China on October 22.

Vietnam were ousted from the AFC U19 Women’s Football Championship in Nanjing, China, after losing to Australia 2-5 in the third match of Group B’s qualifying round on October 22.

Fire dancing by the Red Dao ethnic group is a special cultural feature in Ha Giang Province. Strong and courageous men shuffle around on burning coals in bare feet, surprising tourists unaware that the practice exists in Vietnam.

Author Magdalena Bolalek released the book Polish Culinary Paths on October 19 in Hanoi under the sponsorship of Polish Embassy in Vietnam.

Vietnam suffered their second loss at the AFC U19 Women’s Football Championship on October 19 in Nanjing, China.

Vu Thi Anh Thu of Vietnam made a big bang at the Badminton World Federation Junior Championships, beating No. 8 seed Aakarshi Kashyap of India on October 18 in Indonesia.

The annual Vietnam Open tennis tournament will be held from October 21 to 29 in HCM City.

Vietnam won two bronze medals at the three-day Asian Canoe Sprint Championships, which closed on October 18 in Shanghai, China.

Elke Schwierz has enjoyed every moment at Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Ninh Binh Province for the past 15 years.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up 90 per cent of businesses in Vietnam, should take advantage of new marketing tools like social media to have access to global value chains, experts said at a meeting held on October 17 in HCM City.