CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo has affirmed that his side are fully prepared for their 2020 AFC U23 Championship campaign in Thailand.

The second French gastronomy festival "Balade en France" will be held in Hanoi from January 10-12.

The first Ha Long International Music Festival (HALOMUS), with the theme "Ha Long spread and integration", will take place from January 10 – 11, 2020, in Ha Long City.

Nearly 3,100 runners from 42 countries are joining in the Vietnam Trail Marathon (VTM) due to be held in the northern mountainous province of Son La's Moc Chau District on January 11.

Vietnam’s maverick midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been named as one of the top 20 Best Footballers of Asia in 2019, following a vote conducted by Chinese newspaper Titan Sports.

An exhibition entitled ‘Calligraphy of Nguyen dynasty Kings’ opened in Hanoi on January 3 as an event to celebrate the Vietnam Archives Day.

Vietnamese representative My Duyen has left for Mexico to participate in the Miss Global 2019 beauty pageant which will be held from January 4 and 18.

Chairman of the Vietnam Professional Football JSC said that Vietnamese futsal has set a goal of finishing among the top five teams at the upcoming 2020 AFC Championship to secure a place in the FIFA Futsal World Cup

The Vietnam U23 football team has arrived in Thailand to prepare for the 2020 AFC U23 Championships.

The festival will include solo, duet, trio and group performances in folklore, classic and modern styles.

Both the men’s and women’s Vietnamese football teams are set for a hectic schedule ahead in 2020 as they strive to achieve their goals.

The 2020 AFF Cup will begin on November 23 and conclude on the last day of the year, December 31, according to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

A special art programme named "Rock Symphony - We are the champions" will take place on January 9 - 10, 2020 at the Hanoi Opera House, according to the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre (VNOB).

To welcome in the new decade, one of the biggest annual events, Lights 2020, on Nguyen Hue pedestrian mall, will once again take place on New Year’s Eve, with a countdown starting at 8pm.

The annual traditional holiday of the Mông ethnic minority group, known as Nào Pê Chầu, takes place at the end of the 11th lunar month.

Vietnam’s U23 team are gearing up for the upcoming 2020 AFC U23 Championships finals to be held from January 8 to 26 next year in Thailand.

Vietnam U23s will kick-start their 2020 AFC U23 Championship in Thailand early next year as the reigning runners-up, however, captain Nguyen Quang Hai remains cautious regarding his team’s upcoming journey at the continental tournament.

The annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme 2020, a run-up to the Lunar New Year festival for Overseas Vietnamese (OV), will take place in Hanoi and Bac Ninh province on January 18, 2020.

Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem is seeking to repeat his 2013 blitz triumph at the King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2019 in Moscow, Russia from December 26 to 30.