Vietnam has revved up South China Sea land reclamation efforts this year, beginning construction on eight previously untouched Spratly Islands features.

The Vietnam women's national team lost the SEA Games gold medal to the Philippines in a penalty shootout after a controversial offside call by the referee denied them a legitimate goal in standard time.

Middle power states are selectively granting and restricting access to their economic strengths to reshape markets and security relationships.

Vietnam's coffee export turnover reached a record high of $7.94 billion in the first 11 months of 2025, far surpassing the previous peak of $5.6 billion.

Catholic musician Charles Thomas leads 40,000 in song and prayer at Negombo's Daham Pahana. Celebrating 25 years of ministry, Thomas shared his powerful testimony of healing from leukemia.

Vietnam is on track to receive a record high of 21 million foreign tourists this year, reflecting the country's strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, its culture ministry said, despite chronic air pollution and deadly flooding.

Vietnam has quietly accelerated land reclamation at South Reef, a once-remote coral feature in the Spratly Islands, as Chinese pressure grows.

Live stream link for the SEA Games 33 football match between Vietnam U22 and Thailand U22, the men's football final at 7:30 PM tonight, December 18th.