CULTURE AND SPORT

Famous Vietnamese weightlifter Tran Van Vinh has been found to have tested positive for doping and is liable to face serious punishment from International World Federation.

The third Hue International Hot Air Balloon Festival will take place from April 27-29 in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

South Korea's singer and actress Ham Eun-jung (T-ara) has joined a TV series aimed for promoting the culture and tourism of the central city of Hue.

The late goal by substitute Le Xuan Tu helped Vietnam U22s overcome hosts Cambodia by a narrow margin 1-0 to finish third at the 2019 AFF U22 Youth Championship on February 26.

Vietnamese candidate Do Nhat Ha will represent the country to compete at Miss International Queen 2019 in Thailand.

An exhibition on names and capitals of Vietnam through the feudal age until 1945 as carved on printing wood blocks of the Nguyen dynasty opened in Hanoi on February 25.

Model Trịnh Bảo, 24, won the top prize at Mr International on February 24, 2019, in Manila, the Philippines.

Vietnam failed to book their place in the title match of the 2019 AFF U22 Youth Championship after succumbing to a 0-1 defeat against Indonesia in their semifinal clash at Cambodia’s National Olympic Stadium on February 24.

Tran Lam Binh, a Vietnamese painter has produced more than 100 works featuring US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a message of peace for the world.

Seven events featuring concerts, workshops and festivals on New Music will take place in Hanoi from February 21 to April 27, with the participation of Vietnamese and international composers and musicians.

The first programme of a special art project to introduce classical music to young people will begin this week in HCM City.

Qatar wants to build a $20 billion sports industry by 2022 as it seeks to develop new markets amid regional political tensions, an economic official in the emirate said Sunday.

Vietnam came from behind to beat the Philippines 2-1 in the first match of Group A of the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship in Cambodia on Sunday.

The Vietnam Culture Festival is to take place from March 6 to 10 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi.

The Tam Chuc Pagoda festival kicked off in Kim Bang district in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 16, which falls on the 12th day of the first lunar month.

Members of Vietnam’s U22 football team arrived at Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital on February 15 to prepare for their conquer of the trophy of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday he was "optimistic" about organising the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with 48 teams instead of 32 but warned that it would be "not easy".

H’Hen Nie socialised alongside a host of beauty queens recently as she joined an event held at the headquarters of Miss Universe in New York.

Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong was unveiled as an Incheon United FC player at a press conference held in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, on February 14.