Ninh Binh is still preserving ancient bridges which are hundreds of years old, with unique architectures such as Luong market tile bridge, Thuong market tile bridge, Kenh village tile bridge and Phat Diem tile bridge.
The Vietnam men's national football team maintained 116th place in the world and top position in Southeast Asia with 242 points, according to the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola ranking published on May 8.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has approved Vietnam's withdrawal from hosting the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD) in 2019 and will not impose any punishments on the Southeast Asian country, OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said.
Four goals by foreign and naturalised Vietnamese players helped National Cup holders XM The Vissai Ninh Binh emerge as 4-1 victors over Myanmar's Yangon United in their last Group G qualifiers of the AFC Cup 2014 on April 23.
Vietnam has officially withdrawn from its 18th Asian Games (Asiad 18) hosting plan, according to a Government document released on April 17 by the Government Office, conveying the conclusion of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Vietnam's plan to host the event.
National Super Cup defending champions XM The Vissai Ninh Binh showed their great form at this year's AFC Cup by defeating Malaysia's Kelantan 4-0 at home on April 2.
The Hoa Lu Volleyball Cup is scheduled to take place in the northern province of Ninh Binh's Gymnasium on March 15-19.
Vietnamese footballers have secured the No1 place in Southeast Asia in the latest FIFA ratings - the highest position since June 2013.
Vietnam's National Super Cup winners, XM The Vissai Ninh Binh cleared Myanmar's Yangon United 3-2 in a crunch Group G encounter on Wednesday to maintain their AFC Cup winning streak.
Vietnam's national football team were named the third best side in Southeast Asia in the latest February rankings released by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).
Vietnam finished fourth at the seventh ASEAN Para Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on January 19, with a total of 48 gold, 65 silver and 75 bronze medals.
With 39 gold medals by mid-day January 18, the Vietnamese team remains in third place, following Thailand and Indonesia at the ongoing seventh ASEAN Para Games in Myanmar.
Vietnamese weightlifter Le Van Cong reached a world record of 176kg on January 16 at the ongoing seventh Para Games in Myanmar, equalling the weight lifted by a Nigerian athlete who had held the record since the 2012 London Paralympics.
The seventh ASEAN Para Games officially kicked off on January 14 at the Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar.
A team of 120 Vietnamese athletes will compete at the January 14-20 ASEAN Para Games in Myanmar.
National Cup winners XM The Vissai Ninh Binh has won the Vietnamese Super Cup 2013 after defeating V-League champions Hanoi T&T 5-4 on the penalty shoot-out.
The situation of Vietnam football in 2013 was that of a 'colourful picture'. Home fans were happy with the success of the national U-19 men's football team, but also felt disappointed at the failure of the national team at the 2015 Asian Cup qualification and the U-23 squad's poor performance at the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
The U19 international tournament 2014 in Vietnam will be held from January 6-10 at Ho Chi Minh city's Thong Nhat stadium.
Vietnam retained third place for the second time among the 11 countries competing at the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), which came to a successful end on December 22 after eleven days of competition.
Vietnam's Nguyen Van Hung on December 19 set a new men's triple jump record (16.67 metres) and brought home a gold at the on-going 27th SEA Games. The previous record was 16.51 metres.
Today continued to be a successful competition day of the Vietnam sports delegation at the 27th SEA Games as their athletes fought to bring home six additional gold medals, maintaining the country's second spot on the medal count.
