CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo made his final decision to announce the official 23-man squad on September 4, one day ahead of their important Group G opener against hosts Thailand under the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers second round.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called the national football team to show them his support ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match in Thailand on September 5.

The second Thai ethnic cultural festival will be held in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on October 18-20 with the aim of preserving and promoting cultural identities of Thai ethnic group in the process of national integration and development.

A paragliding festival over terraced rice fields will take place from September 20 to 22 at Khau Pha Pass, Mu Cang Chai district, northern Yen Bai province.

Vietnamese duo Hua Van Huy and Chau Tuyet Van won silver at the 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships in the Republic of Korea on September 2.

The international U15 girls’ football tournament kicked off in Hanoi on September 1 night.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi in cooperation with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province will hold its annual Mid-Autumn Festival themed “Colors of Gia Lai Culture” on September 7 and 8 in

Hanoi FC and Vietnamese national team star, Doan Van Hau is set to join Dutch top division club SC Heerenveen under a one-year loan agreement.

Vietnam’s taekwondo team won the first gold medal at the 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships in the Republic of Korea during their first day of competition on September 1.

A ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in Hanoi on August 30 to honour and award bonuses to the women’s national team who were recently crowned champions at the 2019 AFF Women’s Championship.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism visited and encouraged Vietnam men’s national team ahead of their departure for Thailand in preparation for the match against the host in the second round of the 2022 World Cup AFC qualifiers.

Formula One has released its schedule for 2020, with the first ever Vietnam Grand Prix set to be the third among 22 races of the year, an unprecedented number of yearly races in the event’s history.

Vietnam’s captain Que Ngoc Hai has said that he and his teammates are confident before the important match against arch-rivals Thailand at the upcoming AFC second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

The seventh version of the International Volleyball Championship – Vinh Long Television Cup kicked off in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on August 26.

The Israel & Vietnam Folk Harmony concert, an annual art and cultural exchange programme between the two countries, opened at the Tuoi Tre Theater in Hanoi on August 25.

Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy and relevant agencies participated in the 21st Summer Diplomatic Games in Russia’s Tver province on August 24.

World-renowned bubble maestro Fan Yang will return to Vietnam with unique performances to dazzle spectators on the occasion of the upcoming National Day (September 2) holiday.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was given a sneak peak of Hanoi’s Formula One racetrack.

The northern province of Quang Ninh is seeking a Vietnamese team member to compete at the Clipper 2019-20 World Yacht Race.