CULTURE AND SPORT

Argentina’s Barcelona forward Lionel Messi claimed the men’s Ballon d’Or award for a record sixth time on Monday, beating Liverpool’s Champions League winner Virgil van Dijk in a vote of international journalists.

The Vietnamese men’s U22 team made a comeback to defeat Indonesia 2-1 in their third match of Group B at the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines on December 1.

The 2019 Southeast Asian Games officially opened on November 30 with the staging of a glitzy opening ceremony at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.

The “Ho Chi Minh City – Development and Integration Festival” kicked off on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street on November 29, promising to entertain visitors with various activities highlighting the city’s integration and development achievements.

The organising board of the Southeast Asian Games 30 (SEA Games 30) announced that most of the sports events and the closing ceremony will be opened for the public for free in order to ensure that many Philippine people

The Open Putaleng Paragliding Tournament 2019 was opened in Tam Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on November 29.

Vietnam’s men’s national football team improved its FIFA rankings following recent matches in the World Cup qualifiers.

Nguyen Tien Linh scored a hat-trick to help Vietnam U22s beat their Lao opponents 6-1 in the 30th SEA Games men’s football tournament at the Binan Football Stadium on Thursday (November 28).

Hoang Thuy has left Vietnam for the US to compete at Miss Universe 2019.

The men’s football team of Vietnam secured a perfect start for their 30th SEA Games journey with an emphatic 6 – 0 victory against Brunei at Binan stadium in the Philippines on November 25 afternoon.

Vietnamese representative Luong Thuy Linh has been selected among top 10 of the on-going Miss World 2019’s Top Model Competition.

Fans mourned and questions were asked Monday after K-pop star and revenge porn victim Goo Hara was found dead in a possible suicide, which would make her the second female singer in a month to take her own life

The Vietnamese taekwondo team failed to hit its targets at the last two Southeast Asian Games, but the team is ready to shine again at this year's Games in the Philippines.

Tickets for the Thailand-Vietnam SEA Games 30 football match have sold out quickly online.

The Hanoi Museum received more than 800 documents and artefacts donated by organisations and individuals at a ceremony held on November 22.

Miss World Vietnam 2019 Luong Thuy Linh will represent the country at Miss World 2019 in the UK.

Rafael Nadal won back-to-back matches to propel Spain to a 2-1 victory over Argentina and a place in the semi-finals of the new-look Davis Cup on Friday.

Vietnam Television have announced they will cancel the long-running satirical Tao Quan (The Kitchen Gods) comedy this coming Lunar New Year.

The Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2019 will be held this Sunday at the home of the World’s Natural Heritage Site recognised by UNESCO, Ha Long Bay, in Quang Ninh Province.