Culture - Sports

Substitute Eder scored in the 109th minute to edge Portugal past hosts France 1-0 in the 2016 Euro final on July 11 marking Seleccao's first European Championship title in history.

The FIFA Referees' Committee have appointed Truong Quoc Dung to referee at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia from September 10 to October 1.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently given the nod for excavation at an archaeological site in the northern province of Phu Tho.

Buddhist followers flocked to Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 23 to worship the world's largest jade Buddha statue, called "Jade Buddha for Peace".

Vietnam has won two gold and five bronze medals at the Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, which closed in the Philippines.

Tran Ha Vi of Vietnam won a gold medal at the Aerobic Suzuki World Cup, the 27th International Aerobic Championship in Tokyo, Japan, on April 3.

Vietnam Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) volleyball club on March 27th won the title of champion of the international women's volleyball tournament 2016 (VTV-Binh Dien) at Ninh Binh Stadium, after defeating Jiangsu (China) volleyball team.

Vietinbank brushed off Fujian club in comfortable straight sets in their last pool round-robin preliminary match on Monday to secure a semifinal berth at the 10th VTV Binh Dien Cup International Women's Volleyball Tournament at the Ninh Binh Gymnasium in Ninh Binh with convincing 3-0 victory.

The annual VTV-Binh Dien Women's Volleyball Cup kicked off on March 19 in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Hai Phong monopolised the top spot of the 2016 V-League standings with 12 points as they extended their winning streak to four matches following a narrow 1-0 fourth-round win against QNK Quang Nam on March 12.

The 10th VTV-Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup will kick off in the northern province of Ninh Binh on March19.

Vietnam won the penalty shootout against Japan in the quarterfinals of the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship on February 17, thereby booking a slot in the semifinal round as well as securing an official ticket to the 2016 Futsal World Cup, scheduled in Colombia later this year.

The technical crew for Legendary Pictures arrived in Ninh Binh province on January 20 to prepare for the company's new film, Kong: Skull Island or Titan, the upcoming King Kong prequel.

Becamex Binh Duong defeated Hanoi T&T 2-0 to receive the Vietnamese Super Cup trophy at Thanh Hoa Stadium on January 30.

Ninh Binh have recently unveiled two places for New Year's Eve fireworks.

The opening ceremony of Ninh Binh Phu Dong Sport Games 2016 started on January 18 in the province stadium.

Three Ninh Binh artists have received the titles -- the People's Artist and the Meritorious Artist during the eighth awarding occasion.

Vietnam jumped a place from December 2015 to 146th in the FIFA rankings issued for January 2016.

Vietnamese athletes with disabilities have shattered 16 records at the 8th ASEAN Para Games, which is taking place in Singapore from December 3.