CULTURE AND SPORT

The annual boat race opened in Can Tho city on November 4, featuring 61 teams.

Music lovers in Hanoi will enjoy works by Slavic composers at a November 8 concert themed “Dvorak & Rachmaninov: The Masterpieces of Slavic Romanticism” at Ho Guom Opera.

Six Vietnamese judokas are set to represent their country at the Paris World Championships Kata 2025, scheduled in France from November 4 to 11.

Through YouTube and TikTok channels, a researcher has produced videos on the legend of Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh.

The training since October 2 is part of a sports cooperation agreement between Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Francophone Association for Sport (AFS).

The “Heritage Convergence” programme, a highlight of the Thang Long-Hanoi Festival 2025, officially opened at the Temple of Literature on November 1.

Ho Chi Minh City has been named a new member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for film, becoming Vietnam’s first - and Southeast Asia’s only - representative in this category.

Vietnamese athletes brought home a record 19 medals, including one gold, seven silvers, and 11 bronzes at the 2025 Asian Youth Games, which wrapped up in Bahrain on October 30.

One of the liveliest areas at the Autumn Fair 2025 currently running at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi is the domestic and international food zone.

The Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2025 will mark its 20th edition and take place November 11-15 in Hanoi under the theme #PureStyleShines.

With just days to go until Halloween, Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street, HCM City’s usually-bustling hub for Halloween decorations, has fallen quiet, with sparse crowds and sluggish trade.

The Autumn Fair 2025, open to the public at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi's Dong Anh Commune until November 4, is expected to become the season's largest cultural and trade event.

The heartbeat of creativity pulses through the central coast as Heartbeat of Heritage opens at the Danang Museum of Fine Arts from October 27 to November 10.

Seventeen-year-old weightlifter Le Khanh Duy broke the Asian youth record in the clean and jerk (65kg) and secured Vietnam’s first gold medal at the 2025 Asian Youth Games on October 27 in Bahrain.

Miss Grand Vietnam 2025 first runner-up Nguyen Thi Thu Ngan has been announced as Vietnam’s representative to the Miss Intercontinental 2025 pageant.

Vietnamese golfers on October 25 secured two silver medals on the third competition day of the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) in Bahrain.