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The Vietnamese men's U22 football team is one win away from the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games’ title, and head coach Park Hang-seo said they'll be throwing to kitchen sink at Indonesia in search of glory.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lavished his praise on the national women’s football team after their resounding success in the final of the SEA Games against Thailand in Manila, the Philippines on December 8.

Vietnam advanced to the final of the men’s football at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines, after beating Cambodian rivals 4-0 in the semi-final match on December 7.

Nguyen Anh Tu and Doan Ba Tuan Anh on December 7 brought a gold medal to the Vietnamese team at the men’s double table tennis event at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

A Vietnam Culture Week 2019 was kicked off at the Lao National Cultural Hall in Vientiane, Laos on December 5, performed by artists of the Vietnam National Music, Song and Dance Theatre.

Le Nguyen Thanh Long brought home a gold medal in Pencak silat’s tanding (match) at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines on December 5.

Vietnam earned 8 more gold medals on December 3, the third official competition day at the SEA Games 30 which is going on in the Philippines, keeping its second place in the tally.

The Vietnamese delegation set off on December 3 for their medal-seeking journey at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games, with Wushu martial artist Pham Quoc Khanh snatching the first gold medal on the day.

The thrilling 2-1 victory over Indonesia by the men’s U22 football team and a gold medal in the women’s over 60kg arnis category concluded a successful day on December 1 for Vietnam.

Vietnam have earned threegold medals at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines.

The “football map” of Southeast Asia has seen big changes with Vietnam and some others moving up the ranks, according to the men’s FIFA world rankings for November.

The Vietnamese men’s U22 team trounced Laos 6-1 in their second match of Group B at the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines on November 28.