The FC Sapa Praha team of overseas Vietnamese in the Czech Republic has become the runners-up of the annual friendly football tournament held for ethnic communities under the sponsorship of the Czech Senate.

Souvenirs and other items associated with SEA Games 31 are being sold on many streets around Hanoi and also on e-commerce platforms, for sports fans to show their love for the athletes and the region’s biggest sporting event.

Vietnam won the first-ever Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal after defeating their Indonesian rivals 3-0 in the final match in the Philippines on December 10.

Electronic goods shops and supermarkets in HCM City are offering big promotions on air conditioners, refrigerators and fans as the hot season approaches.

Former British football player Michael Owen has been in Ho Chi Minh City to meet fans and introduce his own fashion brand.

Consumers are flocking to electronic shops and supermarkets to buy fans, air conditioners and other electronic products to ward off the heat in the southern region.

Vietnamese football fans will be able to vote for the favourite players in 2015 through the internet, it was revealed in Ho Chi Minh City on January 22.