CULTURE AND SPORT

Postponing the 2020 Olympics "may become inevitable" if the new coronavirus outbreak makes it impossible to hold the Games safely, Japan's Prime Minister said on Monday.

A long queue of cars forms in front of a drive-in cinema in Seoul, as South Koreans look for safer spaces to enjoy a movie without the risk of contracting the coronavirus raging across the world.

A number of professional footballers have donated cash to help the country fight COVID-19.

The Tokyo Olympics should be postponed, according to a senior member of the Japan Olympic Committee, adding her voice to a growing chorus calling for Tokyo 2020 to be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 2020 ASEAN Para Games have been postponed to October 3 – 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Midfield maestro Luong Xuan Truong of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) FC has become the Vietnamese player with the highest estimated transfer value, according to website Transfermarkt.

Vietnam Football Company Joint Stock Company (VPF) has decided to suspend V-League 1 2020 as Covid-19 has remained complicated.

Xẩm Hà Thành (Hanoi buskers’ singing group) has recently published various videos of traditional xẩm singing.

The northern province of Bắc Ninh has completed a dossier seeking UNESCO’s inclusion of the making of Đông Hồ folk paintings on the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection.

The Formula One VinFast Vietnam Grand Prix 2020 will be put on hold due to the complicated developments of the COVID-19 outbreak, announced organisers on March 13.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that the 6th Hanoi International Film Festival will be held in the fourth quarter.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said on March 10 that it has decided to make adjustments to the schedule of professional and non-professional football tournaments in 2020 due to the complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Miss Vietnam 2010 Dang Thi Ngoc Han and her future husband have decided to suspend their wedding party scheduled to be held this month due to Covid-19.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that all World Cup 2022 qualifiers during March and June are to be delayed due to fears about the COVID-19 outbreak, with all matches now set to take place during October and

Five emerging artists or groups will have the chance to engage with traditional disciplines of Vietnamese performing arts and music via a residency programme which will start on March 1.

As part of a new decree, actors on TV or in film will only be able to drink alcohol in scenes which depict historical figures or condemn this behaviour.

Vietnam’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malaysia, set for March 31, is likely to be postponed as the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has forced many sport events around the world to be cancelled or postponed.

Many show organisers have incurred big losses due to postponed and cancelled shows due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The Bay Nui Ox Racing Festival in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is expected to become an international event under a project recently approved by the provincial People’s Committee.