VOV.VN - Regional powerhouses Thailand, along with defending champions and hosts Vietnam, have been touted as the favourites to win gold at men's football at SEA Games 31, according to The Straits Times of Singapore.

VOV.VN - Before the fixture against Indonesia on May 6 in the opening match of the men’s football event at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Korean head coach Park Hang Seo showed his determination and set a target of wining gold.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s consumption demand for gold during the first quarter of the year edged up by 6% against the same period from last year, according to figures given by the World Gold Council (WGC).

The consumer price index (CPI) in April rose 0.18% over the previous month and 2.64% year on year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

After more than a year of training, 24 Vietnamese Sepak takraw athletes are ready for their matches at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) to be held next month, eyeing at least one gold medal in the female’s category.

Vietnamese athletes have set a goal of winning 16-18 gold medals to defend the country's first place in the track and field events at the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

VOV.VN - Both the global and domestic prices of gold continued to pick up during the first trading session of the week, with global rates remaining at VND15.86 million per tael lower than the selling price of Vietnam’s Saigon Gold and Jewelry Company (SJC) gold at the same time.

Labour Hero, People's Teacher, Professor and Doctor Vo Tong Xuan - Honorary Rector of Nam Can Tho University has been bestowed “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” by the Japanese government for his contributions to promoting agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and Japan.

As one of Vietnam's strong points in all regional competitions, the pencak silat team is expected to win seven gold medals at the upcoming SEA Games, although it will be a tough task.

Vietnam won two gold medals to place fifth at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament that ended on April 10 in Phuket.