Both tournaments are expected to feature 10 categories, with outstanding athletes going on to represent Vietnam at major regional and international events.

Vietnam's e-sport team (Photo: oneesports.gg)

VIRESA Secretary General Do Viet Hung said the association will prioritise activities at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam at year’s end.

A white book on Vietnamese e-sports is slated for release on February 2, providing key information, official figures from interviews with 50 leading figures at local and foreign businesses, and responses to 10,000 questionnaires in the field.

It will also provide updates on the operations of Vietnam’s e-sports industry, according to VIRESA.

31 kg drug haul seized in Saigon

About 31 kilograms of narcotics trafficked from outside Vietnam were seized by HCMC police Wednesday.

PM request reviewing Covid-19 prevention measures, scenarios

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to thoroughly review Covid-19 prevention and control measures and scenarios ahead of the 13th National Party Congress scheduled to take place from January 25 to February 2.

Source: Nhan Dan Online