Grandmaster Lai Ly Huynh took gold after defeating Chinese prodigy Yin Sheng in the men's final of the 2025 World Xiangqi Championship in Shanghai, China, on September 27, making the history for Vietnamese xiangqi (Chinese chess). This is the first...

The ASEAN Work Plan on Sports 2021-2025 has emerged as a comprehensive roadmap that demonstrates the region’s commitment to harnessing the potential of sports to achieve shared socio-cultural and sustainable development goals. It is not just an...

Cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and South Korea has achieved significant progress in the field of sports, contributing to overall development and strengthening friendship between the parties. This relationship...

Vietnam has shown an active and proactive role since joining SOMS in 2012, gradually becoming one of the core members.

At the Second ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Meeting on Sports held in Manila, Philippines in October 2019, the countries agreed to hold a series of thematic workshops. This decision is an important part of the first phase of the ASEAN-Japan Action on...

To ensure smooth and timely preparations for the 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS 8) and the 16th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS 16), Deputy Director of the Sports Authority Le Thi Hoang Yen held a working session with...

The establishment of an ASEAN Sectoral Body on Sports was an idea proposed at the 16th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam in April 2010 to promote more active cooperation in the field of sports within ASEAN.

Over the past decade, with the efforts of management agencies, social organizations and women themselves, gender equality in sports has achieved remarkable results, receiving high appreciation from the international community.

Vietnam’s swimmers made waves at the 2025 Southeast Asian Open Water Swimming Championships, wrapping up the meet on September 14 with an impressive five golds and one silver.

Viet Nam and France have agreed to work closely together to leverage their cooperation in term of sports and physical training in the upcoming periods.