DestinAsian, Asia’s leading travel magazine, has just revealed the winners of its 19th Readers' Choice Awards. Unlike many rankings based on expert panels, these awards are decided entirely by the votes of millions of readers worldwide.

VOV.VN - Shooter Nguyen Thuy Trang has climbed into the world’s top 80 in the women’s 25m sport pistol in the latest rankings released by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s teenage shuttler Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen has been recognised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as the fastest-rising women’s singles player in the world over the past year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese football have dropped to eighth in the Asian club coefficient rankings following the early exits of Cong An Ha Noi FC and Nam Dinh FC in the 2025/2026 AFC Champions League Two.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has moved up one place to 17th in the latest world rankings released by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), according to the February 2026 list.

VOV.VN - Times Higher Education (THE) has released its World University Rankings by Subject 2026, with Vietnamese universities appearing in nine of the 11 subject areas.

The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is expected to mark a turning point and serve as a launch pad for Vietnam’s path towards becoming a middle-ranking power, according to Dr. Ruvislei González Saez, a senior researcher at the Cuban Centre for International Policy Research (CIPI).

VOV.VN - Vietnam slipped one spot to 108th in the latest FIFA men’s rankings released on January 20, according to the world’s football governing body.

Vietnam is set to host four ATP Challenger 50 tennis tournaments over the coming months, serving up international-quality competition and drawing a strong field of overseas athletes to the country in 2026.

Vietnam achieved a top-tier global ranking in operational efficiency, placing 16th among 101 economies with a score of 70.44 points in the World Bank's Business Ready 2025 report released on December 30, though challenges remain in other assessment areas.