CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese drama film “Mat Biec” (Dreamy Eyes) has been chosen to be sent to the qualifying round of the 93rd Oscars Academy Awards, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Dancers of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will launch the Christmas season with the classical ballet The Nutcracker on December 11 and 12.

Vietnamese representative Nguyen Tran Khanh Van has been forecasted to be named in the top five of Miss Universe 2021 by Missosology Magazine.

Three Vietnamese stars, namely emcee Tran Thanh, singers Dong Nhi and Chi Pu, have been selected on this year’s Forbes Asia’s 100 digital stars list which highlights the Asia-Pacific region’s most influential celebrities on social media platforms.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Competitions Committee has recently decided to reschedule the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 to the end of 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Smithsonian Institution’s “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World” Exhibition was opened on Monday at the Hanoi Medical University.

The 2020 International Food Festival, the eighth of its kind, was held in Hanoi on December 6, as one of cultural exchange, cuisine and fundraising activities hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vietnam’s 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship Year.

Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium is being upgraded to host the 31st SEA Games which will be held in late 2021.

Vietnam’s leading designer Nguyễn Công Trí presented his new collection called “Màu Của Tôi” (My Colour) to open the Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week (AVIFW) 2020 at the Nguyễn Du Gymnasium in HCM City.

A range of shows and entertainment activities in HCM City, including those to celebrate Christmas, have been cancelled following municipal instructions on tighter Covid-19 prevention regulations.

Hundreds of students that study art and architecture majors have attended a sketching contest held at Hanoi Temple of Literature.

Vietnamese weightlifters may not be allowed to participate in the Tokyo Olympics because four athletes have been punished by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for doping.

An exhibition entitled Equilibrium is being held by the Asia Culture Center with a focus on the increasingly pertinent issues of climate change and environmentalism in relation to peace, the theme of the ACC this year.

For the first time this year, the Vietnamese football team have climbed up in the FIFA rankings to occupy No. 93 position in the world, while continuing to maintain the 14th place in Asia and No. 1 in Southeast Asia.

Elite runners brushed off poor air quality and a surge in coronavirus cases Sunday in India's capital for the Delhi Half Marathon, one of the country's first major sporting events since the pandemic started.

After being named the best player of the 2020 V.League 1 season, forward Nguyen Van Quyet is favourite to take the Vietnamese Golden Ball award for the first time in his career.

Two Vietnamese buildings have won Dezeen Awards 2020, which attracted 4,300 entries from 80 countries and territories competing in 12 different categories.

The 8th Run for the Heart race, an annual event to support disadvantaged children with congenital heart diseases, is taking place virtually, meaning it can reach runners from across the nation.

More than 500 artefacts and antiques have been presented to Dong Thap Museum in the southern province of Dong Thap by Nguyen Ngoc An, a collector from the central province of Binh Thuan.