Thailand ended Vietnam's hopes with a crushing 0-6 victory in the ASEAN Football Federation Futsal Championship in Bangkok on October 14.
As the minnows, Vietnamese players felt free to kick off their game and created a number of chances which however were not converted into an opening goal.
As the defending champion and the title favourite Thailand had no difficulty in dominating a rival which was much lower in the world rankings.
The 10-time champions Thailand will either face Australia in the final while Vietnam will vie for the bronze medal against Malaysia on October 16 night.
All four teams have won ꦺtheir tickets to the final round of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship 2016 in Uzbekistan neඣxt February.-VNA
Vietnam national women's futsal team lost to China 2-3 in the second match of Group B of the 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship in Nilai, Malaysia on September 22.
Vietnam were ousted from the 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship in Nilai, Malaysia after losing to Thailand 1-2 in the final Group B match on September 23.
Vietnam cruised into the ASEAN Football Federation's Futsal Championship's semi-finals, after bashing the Philippines 19-1 on October 11 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Vietnam lost 5-6 to Australia in the last match of the group round at the ASEAN Football Federation's Futsal Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 12.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
An art exchange programme between Vietnam and Cambodia was held on the evening of June 13 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long as part of the 2025 Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
Digitalisation does not mean commercialisation or oversimplification of culture. It is a way of selecting, adapting, and spreading traditional values through a modern language.
The 11th edition is expected to serve as a vital channel for conveying Vietnam’s development message to the international community, and represent a milestone in the implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 57 on continuing to improve the quality and efficiency of external information service in the new situation.
In the standard chess event for grandmasters, Vietnamese player Banh Gia Huy claimed the championship title in Group 1, while Vu Nguyen Bao Linh took the top position in the women's category of the blitz chess event at the second Quang Ninh GM/IM/FM Chess Tournament 2025.
Illustrative image (Photo:VNA)
