CULTURE AND SPORT

Hanoi’s audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy a screening of the Paris Opera’s ballet performance Cinderella at the L’Espace Cultural Centre in Hanoi on October 19.

Vietnamese movie “Rom” on October 12 won the “New Current” prize at the 24th International Busan Film Festival (BIFF) which is being held in the Republic of Korea.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son won his first round match at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2019 chess tournament on October 10 in England.

The international exhibition and workshop Hanoi Art Connecting 2019 will take place in the capital city from October 14-18, as part of activities celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the University of Industrial Fine Arts.

Vietnam scored their first win in the second round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers, as Nguyen Quang Hai blasted a solitary goal to help Park Hang-seo’s side edge past Malaysia 1-0 in their second Group G match

The organising board of Miss Charm International announced Vietnam as the host of the beauty pageant’s debut contest during a press conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 8.

Head coach Park Hang-seo has finalised the roster of 23 players for the match against Malaysia in the World Cup 2022 qualifying round, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

The Asia Journalist Association has selected and announced Korean film director Bong Joon-ho as the 2019 Asian of the Year.

Ca Mau province will organise a culture and tourism week this December in an effort to attract more tourists to the southernmost land of Vietnam.

A Vietnamese-English language book featuring more than 200 sketches of Hanoi’s streets along with emotional essays about the capital city has been published.

Ho Chi Minh City will host Ho do 2019 (HOZO), an international music festival on December 13-15, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

A firm in Hanoi has promised to present the Vietnam national football team a VND500 million (USD21,739) bonus if they beat Malaysia in the forthcoming World Cup qualifier.

The Group G fixture between Indonesia and Vietnam in the second round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers will be hosted at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Bali instead of at Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno Stadium as

Japanese volleyball club Denso Airy Bees has announced that it has completed contract talks with Vietnam spiker, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy.

The 4th national applied arts exhibition opened at the Hanoi Museum on October 4, displaying notable works by artists from across Vietnam.

Dalilah Muhammad of the United States stormed to a world record-breaking victory in the 400 metres hurdles as hosts Qatar celebrated a gold medal for high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim at the World Championships on Friday.

Luong Xuan Truong was left out of the 25-player Vietnam squad named by head coach Park Hang-seo Friday (October 4) for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Malaysia (Oct. 10) and Indonesia (Oct. 15).

Vietnamese-American actress Maggie Q spent her entire visit to Vietnam from October 2 and 3 with bears at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao National Park, the northern province of Vinh Phuc.

The painting, titled ‘Doi Hoa’ (Life of Flowers) by renowned painter Le Pho, has been sold for US$35,000 at auction No. 26 at Chon’s Auction House in Hanoi.