CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese muscleman Ly Duc has been named among 24 legendary bodybuilders from Asia, as announced by prestigious fitness magazine BodybuildingPro.

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has announced that the 2020 season is targeted to start in Austria in July, meaning that the Hanoi stage may take place later this year.

A exhibition entitled “The Great Spring Victory 1975” opened at Ho Chi Minh Campaign Museum in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28.

Southeast Asian Games defending champion Nguyễn Thị Oanh will compete in the London Marathon 2020 on October 4.

As the world combats the spread of the novel coronavirus, two Bahraini entrepeneurs are adding a little colour to an item that is now almost part of everyday life -- masks.

Next Media have purchased the Vietnamese broadcasting rights for the AFF Cup 2020.

Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh offered congratulations to Khmer Theravada Buddhist monks and followers on the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay Festival and Buddha’s birthday during a visit to Candaransi Pagoda in HCM City.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has confirmed that No 1 goalkeeper Dang Van Lam may not participate in Vietnam’s campaign to defend the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup later this year.

Việt Nam’s Phan Văn Santos has been ranked as Asia's top-scoring goalkeeper of all time, according to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

The Vietnam Association of Film Promotion and Development has asked the government support for cinemas and film producers due to being affected by Covid-19.

A variety of decoration activities will take place in Hanoi, giving the capital a facelift to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Southern Liberation, the national unification.

Painter and former president of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association Tran Khanh Chuong, 77, has died of cancer.

The Grammy Award-winning Minnesota Orchestra will not perform in Vietnam as scheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Vietnam Musicians Association (VMA).

The Chôl Chnăm Thmây Festival is one of the most important holidays for Khmer ethnic communities across the country, including the southern province of Bạc Liêu.

Asian sports website Sports442 has published an article regarding the future outlook for the AFF Cup, stating Thailand’s plan to send their U23 side to compete in the competition provide Vietnam a greater chance of winning the tournament.

Vietnamese football bosses have set a tentative date for resuming play on May 15.

More than VND500 million (US$21,415) has been collected from a recent art auction programme, jointly organised by An Ninh Thu Do newspaper and Indochine Art JSC, to support frontline medical workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Myanmar’s New Year festival of Thingyan is the country’s biggest public holiday -- normally a week of nation-wide celebration and water-fights, with soaked revellers partying late into the night.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to the Khmer ethnic people, congratulating them on the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival.