The eighth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival themed “Buon Ma Thuot - Destination of the World’s Coffee” wrapped up on March 14 after five days full of colorful and exciting activities.

Nguyen Thuy Linh, Vietnam's top female badminton player, ranked second after losing out 2-0 to her Japanese opponent Asuka Takahashi in the final match of the Thailand International Challenge 2023 on March 12.

A large number of artifacts dating back about 3,000 - 3,800 years belonging to the Metal Age have been unearthed during excavations at Dong Dau hill relic site in Hanoi’s Ba Vi outlying district, the Museum of Hanoi announced on March 13.

US-based multinational news channel CNN has put Vietnam’s grilled bananas on its list of best desserts in the world, calling it a “must-try”.

The Vietnamese version of the book “My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness” by Howard Jones has been published by the Su that (Truth) National Political Publishing House, giving readers anther insight into the US invasion of Vietnam.

Tran Thi Doan Trang bagged a bronze medal for Vietnam in the women’s monobob event at the Asian Championships held by the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) in PyeongChang, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 12.

Indonesia’s Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali on March 12 reviewed the preparation for the FIFA U-20 World Cup at Manahan stadium, claiming that the country is ready to host the game in May and June this year.

A culinary contest themed “Huong sac Dien Bien" kicked off in the northwest province of Dien Bien on March 12 as part of the Hoa Ban (Ban Flower) Festival 2023 and the 7th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival in the locality.

Vietnam advanced to the next qualification round of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup after a 1-1 draw with India in Group F on March 11 at Pho Tho Stadium.

The Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association (VCCA) is taking steps to implement a project to build and develop Vietnamese culinary culture into a national trademark as part of efforts to promote the image of Vietnam in the world through its brilliant cuisine.

The Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) held a conference in Hanoi on March 10 to improve the level and skills of forming and upgrading stamp collections among countries.

The diverse and attractive cuisine of Vietnam is increasingly becoming known to international friends, with not only pho and spring rolls but also many other dishes catching the attention of food connoisseurs around the world.

The Buon Ma Thuot Street Festival, themed “Buon Ma Thuot - The convergence of the three coffee civilisations of the world” opened on March 10 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, as one of the highlights of the ongoing 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival.

The Vietnam Philatelic Association under the Vietnam Post Corporation hosted a conference of the executive committee of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) in Hanoi from March 10 to 12.

The first Vietnam Amazing Brewing Master was held on March 10 as one of the 18 main activities of the eighth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Two exhibitions promoting coffee were opened on March 9 in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highland province of Dak Lak, known as the coffee capital of Vietnam.

Vietnam secured an emphatic victory of 11-0 over Singapore in a match of Group F in the 2024 AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup qualification on March 9 evening.

A Vietnamese “banh mi” festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 30 – April 2, according to the HCM City Tourism Association.

A chef in a restaurant in Da Lat city, Central Highland province of Lam Dong, has brought home two gold medals and two silver medals at the Malaysia Culinary World Cup 2023 that took place in Malaysia on February 21-23.

Nearly 1,500 runners, including representatives of the Olympic Council of Asia, the Organising Board of 19th Asia Games (ASIAD 19) and athletes, education staff, and students from Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports on March 8 joined a race in response to ASIAD 19.