CULTURE AND SPORT

The Vietnamese women’s football team are to play Australia in a play-off match for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on March 6 following Australia’s 1-1 draw against China on February 13.

The media accreditation process for the 2020 Formula 1 VinFast Vietnam Grand Prix began on February 12.

Vietnam has set itself a target of 20 berths at the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, said the Vietnam Sports Administration on February 10.

French pianist Maxime Zecchini will play works for the left hand in a piano recital at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) in Ho Chi Minh City on February 23.

LS Holdings of the Republic of Korea, a manufacturer of electrical equipment, electronics, energy, and other materials, is to become a major sponsor for the nation’s professional football leagues ahead in 2020.

Vietnam’s cultural features and traditional Tet Festival were promoted to overseas Vietnamese and international friends in France at a programme held at the La Carrrière Cultural Centre in Saint Herblain City.

As many as seven romantic and funny films based on love will be screened at the French Cultural Centre (L'Espace) in Hanoi from February 10-16.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has allowed a production team for a Colombian reality show titled “Asia Express” to shoot in 22 provinces and cities in Vietnam’s northern region this year.

Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways will become the main sponsor of the 2020 national football cup.

The national football tournaments in 2020 will be rescheduled amid the complicated developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV), according to a statement issued by the Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF) on February 4.

A book exhibition was opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on February 2 to celebrate the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3).

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recommended postponing or cancelling traditional festivals which are yet to start, and for those which already began, their scale, duration and activities should be reduced, in the face of the threat

Vietnam will take part in the Asian Mountain Bike Continental Championships in Chiangrai Province, Thailand on February 1-5.

Top 5 Miss Universe 2018 finisher H'Hen Nie will join in an action film project by director Luong Dinh Dung.

Vietnamese athlete Hoang Thi Duyen has achieved success at the 2020 Roma Weightlifting World Cup in Italy by winning three gold medals.

To enhance the value of Vietnamese handicrafts, especially lacquer products, two young men have started their own business creating lacquer phone cases. Two years since they launched their first products, the unique accessories have conquered markets at home and overseas.

Masterpiece “Kieu Story” by renowned poet Nguyen Du has been brought to the new genre of opera under the name of “Kim Van Kieu” by Vietnamese and French performers.

The 2020 Spring Book Street was opened in Hanoi on January 27 as part of the activities to celebrate the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the traditional lunar New Year festival (Tet).

An art exhibition has been held by the Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts (VNAM) on the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (February 3).