VOV.VN - Vietnam will not give up hope of entering the third qualifying round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup when they take on Indonesia again in Hanoi on March 26, said chief coach Philippe Troussier, calling for support from home spectators.

The Vietnam round of the seventh Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) World Championship 2024 kicked off in Hanoi on March 24, attracting nearly 250 standout contestants from secondary schools, high schools, colleges and universities across the country.

VOV.VN - The official websites of the Miss World and Miss International pageants have recently introduced Vietnamese representatives to the two coming contests.

VOV.VN - Two cueists Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh made history for Vietnam when they defeated their Spanish opponents at the 2024 World Championship Three-Cushion National Teams in Germany on March 24, securing the championship title for the first time.

VOV.VN - Iranian referee Alireza Faghani has been assigned to take charge of Vietnam’s upcoming fixture against Indonesia in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Phuong Thao and Nguyen Tran Bao Linh will represent the country at Little Miss Junior Idol World 2024 and Mini Miss Junior Idol World 2024, with the duo unveiling their outfits whilst competing in the beauty contests’ national costume segments.

VOV.VN - The country has set a target of wiping out tuberculosis (TB) by 2034 in order to meet one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of eradicating TB as a global public health threat, said Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan at a ceremony held on March 22 in Hanoi to mark World Tuberculosis Day.

VOV.VN - An international workshop was held by the Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences on March 22 in Hanoi to look into the impacts of external challenges relating the nation’s integration into the world.

VOV.VN - After suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Indonesia in the third match of Group F in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on March 21, Vietnam have fallen a total of seven places in the FIFA world ranking update, according to Football-ranking.

UNESCO has responded to the scientific dossier seeking its recognition for the Complex of Yen Tu – Vinh Nghiem – Con Son, Kiep Bac Monuments and Landscapes as a world heritage site, according to the Cultural Heritage Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.