Saigon Heat will host Westports Malaysia Dragon of Malaysia in HCM City on January 12 in the team’s first game of the 2012 ASEAN Basketball League.

The Phu My trade village in central Phu Yen province’s An Dan commune has won a contract to export the first batch of 200 basket boats to Switzerland.

Three Vietnamese athletes have won silver medals at the ongoing World Bodybuilding Championships in Thailand.

Young Vietnamese footballer Nguyen Thai Sung has been invited to train with Sporting Lisbon’s under-21 team.

At least five people were killed and 12 others injured when a vehicle tumbled from the Keo Put mountain pass in Cao Bang province’s Tra Linh District.

After three days of competitions, Vietnam have pocketed four silver and two bronze medals at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Tunja, Columbia.

The Vietnam Football Federation has accepted the resignation of national team head coach Phan Thanh Hung after its dismal performance at the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup.

Vietnamese fashion designer Le Thanh Phuong will produce 30 sets of Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress) for a fashion show in New York City on January 25-27.

The World Bank warned that Vietnam would continue to face risks to its macro-economy stability, predicting the nation’s GDP would close at 5.2 percent in 2012 in stead of the planned 6.5 percent.

Vietnam missed out on a place in the Asian Football Federation U19 Women’s Football Championship finals despite a 3-1 win over Chinese Taipei in the last group match on December 5.