CULTURE AND SPORT

Hanoi is speeding up the construction of a racetrack to host the country’s first F1 Grand Prix in April 2020.

Vietnamese representative Nguyen Ha Kieu Loan will wear a dress featuring the beauty of Hoi An town in the central province of Quang Nam at the upcoming Miss Grand International 2019.

Coach Park Hang-seo has assessed that all 16 teams at the 2020 AFC U23 Championship are at the same level as they are all strong teams.

VTV has secured the broadcasting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Vietnam and Indonesia for USD400,000.

September 28-29 event promoting tourism and cultural exchanges between Vietnam and South Korea.

The third version of the Ninh Kieu Can Tho Lantern Night – Tourism Festival is scheduled to transpire in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from November 23-25, according to Can Tho City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem was eliminated from the FIDE World Cup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, after losing to defending champion Levon Aronian of Armenia in a tie-break.

The Việt Nam Opera and Ballet Theatre (VNOB) will perform a Vietnamese classical opera and a Russian ballet between October 5 and 7 at the Hà Nội Opera House to celebrate the theatre’s 60th birthday.

The renowned Vietnamese action movie “Hai Phuong”, also known as “Furie”, has been selected for the preliminary round of the Best International Film award at the Oscars 2020.

A man in the northern province of Nam Dinh has been prosecuted for setting off flares which wounded a woman at a recent football match held in Hanoi recently.

Vietnamese epic The Tale of Kiều will be performed by French artists for the first time in Hà Nội tomorrow.

Miss Fashion Prize at Miss World Vietnam 2019 Nguyen Thi Thu Hien will represent the country at the Miss Asia Pacific International (MAPI) 2019 in Philippines this October.

Vietnam failed to qualify for the AFC U16 Championship 2020, finishing second in Group H after a late defeat to Australia in their final fixture in Hanoi on September 22.

"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston opened the Emmy Awards on Sunday with a tribute to television's so-called golden era, as "Game of Thrones" and "Veep" take their final tilts at glory.

Việt Nam's national football team have dropped two places to world No 99 in the FIFA rankings released in September.

The 2019 Muong Lo Cultural – Tourism and Mu Cang Chai Terraced Fields Festival officially opened in Nghia Lo Town, the northern province of Yen Bai, on September 20.

Noted designer Minh Hanh was among the five guest speakers invited to attend Fukuoka Prize's the 30th Anniversary Symposium held recently.

Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo on September 20 announced a preliminary list of 32 players called up to the national team in preparation for the upcoming Group G matches against Malaysia and Indonesia in the second round of the

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and the Make the World More Green Development Centre Social Enterprise Company Limited have organised a concert night and auctioned out more than 100 unique works of art to raise money to fund forest restoration.