The election committee of Ho Chi Minh City has received the dossiers of 52 candidates in the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly, among whom 16 are self-nominated.

VOV.VN - Leading Vietnamese footballer Quang Hai has been put forward to competein the category for the best central midfielders in the AFC Cup’s All-time XI, as nominated by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Self-nominated candidates will have opportunities to secure a seat in the National Assembly - the country’s most powerful agency - in the upcoming election slated for May 23, said Hau A Lenh, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.

The first consultation conference on candidate nomination for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly for the 2021-2026 tenure was held online in Hanoi on February 2, linking with Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Can Tho and Thanh Hoa.

VOV.VN - Pham Minh Giang, head coach of the Vietnamese futsal team and local side Thai Son Nam futsal club, has been nominated along with nine others for the global award of Best Club Coach by futsalplanet.com.

VOV.VN - Mövenpick Resort Waverly Phu Quoc has received a nomination in three categories at the World Luxury Hotel Awards.

VOV.VN - The country has been put forward to be in contention for a total of 11 prestigious prizes at the upcoming 2020 World Travel Awards (WTA).