CULTURE AND SPORT

Colourful hot air balloons are being displayed on Danang beach as the city kicked off beach tourism season and welcomed the Reunification Day and Labour Day holiday on April 30.

Dozens of teams are participating in the Mui Dinh Challenge 2019 which is being held in the southern province of Ninh Thuan.

Nguyễn Tiến Minh won his and Vietnam's first ever Badminton Asian Championship’s bronze on Sunday in Wuhan, China.

The Halong Carnival opened at both Bai Chay and Hon Gai beaches in Quang Ninh Province on April 28.

A mass performance of physical exercise by 6,000 pupils from 64 primary schools in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long has been named in the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records for the largest number of student participants in

Located in a small alley off Hang Tre Street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, Hidden Gem Coffee offers customers a distinctive design which uses recycled objects as decorative items.

Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng (Stay Awake, Be Ready) by Phạm Thiên Ân will premiere in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight), an independent section held in parallel with the Cannes Film Festival in France in May.

Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh enjoyed his second win of the 2019 Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan, China. The victory ensures that he will progress to the quarter finals for the second time in his career.

The Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019 opened on Friday at the former imperial capital of Hue with the participation of artisans that specialize in 16 crafts.

450 child models will display the latest collections from 40 Vietnamese and international fashion designers at the Vietnam International Junior Fashion Week 2019.

Australian cuisine, culture and lifestyle will be introduced throughout Vietnam at an annual event held in May.

The first Miss World Vietnam has started as the country searches for a contestant for the global Miss World 2019 competition which will take place in Thailand in November.

Runner Quach Thi Lan won a gold medal at women’s 400m hurdles at the ongoing 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on April 22 (local time).

A Buddhist monk fishes out a vial of cannabis oil from his robe and puts a drop under his tongue -- one of many people flocking to a weed festival in northeastern Thailand, where excitement is building over a

The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Beach Volleyball Tour 2019 kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 19.

A grape and wine festival will be held in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan late this month.

The 6th Vietnam Book Festival is being held at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi from April 18 to 22, to promote reading among young people and attract public attention.

Vietnamese players are being offered a better chance to compete in the K League as the Korean professional football league announced on April 18 that it will increase its quota for players from Southeast Asia starting next year.

The first official event on April 20 at Hanoi's My Dinh Stadium Vietnam Grand Prix Company will feature F1 cars.