CULTURE AND SPORT

The 2019 International Francophone Day entitled “Couleurs Francophones” (Francophone Colours) will offer a range of interesting activities, heard a press conference on the event held in Hanoi on March 12.

FIFA must put human rights at the heart of any decision to increase the number of Middle East countries hosting the 2022 World Cup, leading global pressure groups urged Tuesday.

15-year-old weightlifter, Do Tu Tung made a strong start at the 2019 Youth World Championships, bringing home three gold medals and setting three youth world records in the men's 49kg division.

The Vietnamese Traditional Culture Festival and International Cultural Exchange 2019 will be held from April 5 to 9 at the historic Thang Long Citadel in Hanoi.

The seventh Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival opened in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 9 under the theme “The Quintessence of Jungle”.

Artists from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will join a dance show named “Colour of Dances” at the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City on March 13.

American contestant Jazell Barbie Royale was crowned "Miss International Queen" in Thailand on Friday at a beauty pageant for transgender women, becoming the first person of colour to win the competition since it started in 2004.

French gastronomy will come into the spotlight along with the screenings of documentary and feature films by young French directors during a film month scheduled for March 12-27 in Hanoi.

The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2019 will take place on March 24 morning, the Vietnam Sports Administration announced on March 6.

The Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival 2019 will take place on March 9 to 16 in Buon Ma Thuot city and the districts of Buon Don and Lak in the central highlands’ province of Dak Lak.

The UN Women in Vietnam, the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), and the Vietnamese Women’s Museum launched a mobile exhibition themed “The safe journey” on March 6 to raise public awareness of ensuring safety for women and children.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam recently approved a project to develop sports in Vietnam towards 2035.

Fine arts works will be displayed at an exhibition slated for mid-September at the Hanoi Museum.

Miss Vietnam Universe 2017 H’Hen Nie has been listed among Vietnam’s 50 most influential women in 2019.

More than 3,000 people wearing ao dai (traditional long dress) joined in a mass performance in Nguyen Hue pedestrian street on March 3, part of the ongoing sixth Ao Dai Festival in Ho Chi Minh City.

Newly-appointed U22 football coach Lee Young-jin has been tasked with securing gold at the South Asian Games later this year in the Philippines.

Well-known K-pop band Super Junior and singer Chungha will amaze audience in Ho Chi Minh City with their wonderful performances at V-Heartbeat concert, set to take place at Hoa Binh Theater on March 29.

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.