CULTURE AND SPORT

The top 39 candidates for Miss World Vietnam will face off at the event's final round at Danang’s Cocobay entertainment centre on August 3.

Photographer Tran Quang Anh from Lam Dong province won the gold medal of the Southeast region photo contest for his picture entitled, ‘Lang Dang Suong Giang’(Indistinct Mist).

Vietnam fell one notch to 97th position in the world but still retain their 15th place in Asia as the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced its latest men’s world rankings on July 25.

The 2019 Autumn Melody will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from August 17 to 25.

The Vietnam Association of Film Promotion and Development made its first public appearance in Hanoi on July 25.

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has become the first Vietnamese athlete to book a slot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, after meeting the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) at the ongoing 18th FINA World Championships in the Republic of Korea.

Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), in cooperation with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO), is organizing Toyota Concert 2019 for classical music lovers, in Hanoi on August 9, Hai Phong on August 10, and Ho Chi Minh City on August 13.

A total of 26 players have received call ups to the Vietnamese men’s U22 national football team ahead of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) which is set to take place later this year.

Twenty-two professional pop singers from ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will compete at the ASEAN+3 singing contest slated for July 26-29 in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Danang is to host the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival from July 26 to 28 with a series of traditional cultural activities being introduced in addition to performances from both Vietnamese and Japanese artists to local residents and tourists.

The South Korean team secured all the titles at the An Giang Television International Cycling Tournament, which ended on Thursday.

Vietnam and Thailand pose a threat in Group G, said the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in an article published on its website FIFA.com on July 17, in regard to their impressive displays in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

The creative group Hanoi Arts for Youth (HAY) is performing an opera in English with Vietnamese subtitles entitled “Nobody’s boy”, based on the famous novel of the same name from renowned author Hector Malot, at 8pm from July 16

The first transgender candidate to register for Miss Vietnam Universe 2019 has been rejected.

The Vietnamese national men’s football team will be in Group G together with other regional football power houses, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, according to result of the drawing for the elimination round for Asia

The authorities in Lam Dong Province have announced the 8th Da Lat Flower Festival which will take place from December 20 to 24.

Tickets for the debutant Formula 1 - Vietnam Grand Prix 2020 will officially be opened for sale in Vietnam with a starting price of VND700,000 (US$30.5), announced the racing organisers - Vietnam Grand Prix Corporation (VGPC).

Vietnam’s national U18 football team left for Japan on Monday for an intensive training camp ahead of the AFF U18 Championship.

The Vietnamese women's football team have dethroned the Thai team to return to the No. 1 position in Southeast Asia, according to the latest rankings released by FIFA on July 12.