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Vietnamese vollayball star Tran Thi Thanh Thuy faced a staggering earthquake with her club PFU BlueCats in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 1. A massive earthquake hit five prefectures of Japan: Ishikawa, Niigata, Fukui, Toyama and Gifu, on Monday, triggering tsunami warnings for regions along the western coast. At least …

Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) will be a strategic partner and co-organizer of the second season of VnExpress Marathon Ho Chi Minh City Midnight on March 3. The registration for the early stage tickets is open from Jan. 2. A VPBank representative said that running is a culture …

Head coach Hajime Moriyasu said he is wary of Vietnam, whom Japan will play in their opening game of the 2024 Asian Cup this month. Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu at the 2019 Asian Cup. Photo by VnExpress/Hieu Luong In the post-match interview of the 5-0 friendly win for Japan …

Japan, Vietnam’s opponent in the 2024 Asian Cup, have announced their final squad list of 26 players, of whom 20 are playing in Europe. Four each are playing in England and Germany, three each in France and Belgium, two each in Scotland and Netherlands, and one each in Spain, Portugal …

Masatada Ishii made an inauspicious debut as Thailand coach with a 0-5 defeat against his native country Japan on Jan. 1. Scorers: Ao Tanaka 50’, Keito Nakamura 72’, Elias Doloh 75’ (OG), Takumu Kawamura 82’, Takumi Minamino 90’+1. The two teams admittedly did not field their strongest teams for the …

Coach Masatada Ishii received a 0-5 defeat in his debut game for Thailand, against his home country Japan in a friendly match on the first day of 2024. Scorers: Ao Tanaka 50’, Keito Nakamura 72’, Elias Doloh 75’ (OG), Takumu Kawamura 82’, Takumi Minamino 90’+1. The two teams did not …

The Asian Football Confederation as named striker Pham Tuan Hai as Vietnam’s “Player to Watch” at the upcoming Asian Cup. AFC has curated a list of notable stars tipped to shine at the continent’s biggest competition in January. It wrote about Hai: “Since reaching the quarter-finals at AFC Asian Cup …

Running   Nguyễn Thị Oanh (right) and Nguyễn Thị Tuyết on the women’s 21km race on January 1, in Hà Nội. Oanh finishes first to defend her title. Photo of Vietcontent HÀ NỘI  Nguyễn Thị Oanh defended her top place and set up a new record at the second Vietnam International Half …

SEA Games champion Nguyễn Trung Cường is looking to win his first race at the Vietnam International Half Marathon on January 1, 2024. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — SEA Games champions Nguyễn Trung Cường and Hoàng Nguyên Thanh set high targets in their debut at the Vietnam International Half …

Boxing Trần Văn Thảo of Việt Nam will compete in the WBO Title Match: War in Paradise on January 13 in Incheon, South Korea. — Photo of Cocky Buffalo HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese fighters will begin their new year with thrilling bouts at the WBO Title Match: War in Paradise …