The Vietnamese team earned 20 gold, 15 silver and 28 bronze medals at the freshly-concluded Southeast Asian Judo Championships 2024 in Indonesia, finishing first on the medal tally.

Singapore has retained its top position in the world in food security for the second consecutive year in the Global Food Security Index, which assesses if people have access to affordable and quality food to meet their nutritional needs.

South Africa retained its top position among African trade partners of Vietnam in 2018, with bilateral trade topping 1.1 billion USD, up 11.7 percent from 2017 and accounting for 16 percent of total trade between Vietnam and African countries.

Vietnam remained in the first position at the ongoing 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) with 35 gold, 30 silver and 36 bronze medals after the sixth day of competition on September 30.

PVI Holdings continued to maintain its top position in the field of non-life insurance with revenue hitting 4.17 trillion VND (187.65 million USD) in the first half of 2016.

Vietnam beat Singapore 2-1 in the last Group A round match of the International U21 Football Tournament on November 24 in HCM City.