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Four Công an TP.HCM players—Lê Giang Patrik, Khoa Ngô, Minh Hoàng and Nhật Minh—are expected to travel directly from Jakarta to Thailand after the 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup rather than return home with Vietnam's national team.
Rio Ferdinand has suggested Manchester United consider Karim Benzema or Danny Welbeck as an experienced focal point in attack.
Paintings by Vietnamese children celebrating Vietnam–Cuba friendship were displayed at the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long during Hanoi's World Culture Festival, Báo Văn Hóa reported.
The 2026 Saigon Pro-Am Basketball Cup began on October 2 at Hồ Xuân Hương Sports Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, with ten teams divided into two groups.
At the fourth Vietnam New Economy Forum on October 3, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Văn Thắng called for resources to be put into operation more quickly in the fourth quarter, the government news portal reported.
Runner-up Lê Phương Khánh Như distributed eleven laptops to students in Đồng Tháp through her Digital Wings project, Tuổi Trẻ reported.
The Finance Ministry plans to submit amendments to the Securities Law at the National Assembly's October session, VnExpress reported, citing Deputy Minister Nguyễn Đức Chi at the October 3 government press briefing.
Ninh Bình have reached an agreement to recruit Thai outside hitter Warisara Seetaloed for the second stage of Vietnam's 2026 national club volleyball championship, scheduled for October 14–25 in Vĩnh Long, SGGP reported.
Malaysia will be without Dion Cools and Faisal Halim for the FIFA ASEAN Cup third-place match against Vietnam on October 5.
