Hanoi greenlights $67.7bn infrastructure push including sports city designed to qualify for hosting Olympics
Vietnam News 18:19 13/12/2025Hanoi’s leadership on Saturday approved investment plans for an Olympic-standard sports city and a major riverfront boulevard, part of a combined VND1.78 quadrillion (US$67.7 billion) infrastructure program officials said would allow Vietnam’s capital to host major regional and international sporting events, including the Olympic Games.
French consulate in Ho Chi Minh City launches sports camaraderie exhibition to mark Olympics
Vietnam News 11:56 12/06/2024The exhibition will run until the end of September
Weightlifter clinches Vietnam’s 6th spot at Paris 2024 Olympics
Vietnam News 08:33 03/04/2024Vietnam maintains its streak of having weightlifters participate in the last six Olympic Games editions
Swimmer becomes Vietnam’s 3rd 2024 Olympic qualifier
Vietnam News 15:24 29/09/2023The Vietnamese swimmer surpassed the Olympic standard time
Japan to declare 'short, powerful' emergency in Tokyo, elsewhere
World 15:48 23/04/2021Japan will declare "short and powerful" states of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures on Friday as the country struggles to contain a resurgent pandemic just three months ahead of the Olympics
