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Football fans flood the streets to celebrate Vietnam U23s victory

Many streets in Hanoi, HCMC, Nha Trang or Can Tho cities had been blocked by football fans who gathered to celebrate Vietnam's historic win against Qatar in the AFC U23 Championship semifinals on January 23. 

Vietnam’s U23 team receives rewards for final march berth

 After securing a berth in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship after beating Qatar, an Asian powerhouse, on January 23, Vietnam’s U23 received a number of rewards from organisations and individuals.

VN player wins in Colombian clay-court event

 Nguyen Van Phuong won his first round match at the ITF Copa Barranquilla Capital de Vida-Claro tennis tournament in Colombia on Tuesday morning. 

PM congratulates U23 Vietnam team on AFC champs final berth

 Right after Vietnam obtained an impressive victory against Qatar to advance to the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated coach Park Hang-seo and the Vietnamese team.

Fans go wild as Vietnam advances to AFC U23 championship final

 Group hugs among strangers, excitement, even tear bursts are captured among Hanoi fans as the Vietnamese team secures a berth in the final of the AFC U23 Championship after beating Qatar.

Vietnam Airlines plans more flights to Changzhou on U23 Vietnam’s final

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to add two return flights between Hanoi and HCM City and Changzhou city, Jiangsu province, China, on January 27 when U23 Vietnam play a final match against Uzbekistan.

Vietnam’s U23 team shakes international media

 Vietnam’s U23 team is shaking the media in Asia in particular and the world in general as the team beat Qatar to enter the final of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship in Changzhou, China.

Vietnam to play against Uzbekistan in AFC U23 champs final

 Vietnam will play against Uzbekistan in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship being held in Changzhou, China.

Golfers compete to support poor students in VN

Organisers collected VNĐ600 million (US$27,000) from a charity golf tournament organised at the Golf King’s Island in Dong Mo, Son Tay Town, in Hanoi last week. 

Vietnam face Qatar in U23 semi-final

Vietnam will have to rely on players’ determination and confidence to face Qatar in the semi-final match of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship in the afternoon of January 23 in Changshu, China.

World Boxing Council champion to fight in Thailand

 Tran Van Thao, the first Vietnamese to win a World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia title, will face Richard Rosales of the Philippines in the 52kg category on January 26 in Thailand.

Vietnam U23 prepare to take on Qatar in semi-finals

Vietnam U23’s head coach Park Hang-seo has admitted that his players were completely exhausted after three difficult matches in the group stage with the Republic of Korea, Australia and Syria. 

WBC champion Thao to fight in Thailand

 Tran Van Thao, the first Vietnamese to win a World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia title, will face Richard Rosales of the Philippines in the 52kg category on January 26 in Thailand.

Vietnam Airlines increases flights to Shanghai to serve football fans

 The national-flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam to Shanghai (China) to serve spectators of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship.

Ly Hoang Nam jumps 26 places on world rankings

Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam climbed 26 places on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)’s latest men’s singles rankings to the 471st position. 

International media praises Vietnam’s victory at AFC U23 tournament

 International sport news agencies have called Vietnam’s win in the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship’s semi-final against former champion Iraq a historic victory.

PM sends congratulatory letter to U23 Vietnam team

 “The victory is a pride of Vietnamese sports,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote in a letter to the U23 team, who just made it to the last-four round of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship.

Vietnam top SEA region rankings

 Viet Nam’s national men’s football team still hold the No 1 spot in the Southeast Asian region, according to FIFA’s January ranking release.

Tavares to challenge his former player in friendly match

 Former Viet Nam national football coach Edson Araujo Tavares will go head-to-head with his old national player Nguyen Minh Phuong of SHB Da Nang in an international friendly match between Yokohama FC and Da Nang today.

Vietnam beat Iraq for Asian U23 champs’ semi-finals

 Vietnam continued their dream journey at the Asian Football Conference U23 Championship after beating Iraq 5-3 in the penalty shootout on January 20 in Changsu, China.