CULTURE AND SPORT

The Việt Nam national male basketball team and its core of naturalised overseas Vietnamese players are expected to bring home a medal at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

First there was Tutu, the "African Mona Lisa" sold last year for 1.5 million dollars. Then a second portrait by revered Nigerian painter Ben Enwonwu, called Christine, sold in mid-October, for 1.4 million dollars.

A wide variety of attractive activities are being held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi from November 1-30, aiming to honour the cultural quintessence of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

The Vietnam-Korea Culture and Culinary Festival 2019 will take place in Ly Thai To Square near Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi from November 8-10, the Republic of Korea (RoK) Embassy in Vietnam announced at a press briefing in Hanoi

Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper held a press briefing in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31 to introduce the regulations, prize structure and the sponsors of the Vietnam Golden Ball Awards 2019.

A local film festival in suburban Tokyo has come under fire for dropping a movie examining views on the highly controversial issue of sex slavery and Japan's wartime military brothels.

The construction of the F1 race track is causing traffic chaos along Le Quang Dao Street in Hanoi.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has dismissed the head of the Cinema Department, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, following the approval of Abominable at local cinemas.

Ho Chi Minh City will host Miss Charm International 2020, the first competition of its kind in the world, in early next year.

The 2019 ‘Art in the Forest’ exhibition (AIF 2019) offically opened in Flamingo Dai Lai Resort in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on October 26.

From October 25 to November 3, “Hermès Heritage – In Motion” will be open to visitors at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature, completely free of charge.

Vietnamese Vương Trường Khôi won one gold and two silvers on Friday at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in North Korea.

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam is set to hold a J-Dance vol.2 event at the Youth Theater in Hanoi across two days on November 1 and 2.

The national senior squad climbed up two places to return to the 97th position in the latest FIFA Men's Rankings announced on October 24.

A USD420 million racetrack complex in Hanoi’s the outlying district of Soc Son is set to open next year.

Vietnam will play Thailand in the semis of the ongoing 2019 AFF Futsal Championship in Ho Chi Minh City, after the hosts beat Malaysia 4-2 in the last matchday of the group stage on October 23.

A street dance programme named ‘Dance Dance Asia ―Crossing the Movements 2019’, featuring three dance works created by a collaboration of emerging directors and dancers from across Asia, will take place October 24-26.

Some more streets in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District are being fenced to serve the construction of a racetrack to host the country’s first F1 Grand Prix next year.

The 5th Hanoi cherry blossom festival will be held in the heart of the capital city from March 27-30, according to representatives of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.