CULTURE AND SPORT

Bodybuilders Pham Van Mach and 22 other Vietnamese athletes have departed for Indonesia to compete at the 16th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships (WBPF) 2025.

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has advanced to Round 4 of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 in India after securing an overall victory against American grandmaster Jeffery Xiong (Elo 2,648).

More than just a restaurant, Saigon Lotus has become a vibrant hub of culture and arts- a shared home where Vietnamese traditions, hospitality, and community spirit flourish.

French pianist Dana Ciocarlie will perform for Vietnamese audiences in a series of five concerts across the country from November 28 to December 7 in Hanoi, Hue, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City, and Dalat.

Two global icons - Ricardo Kaka and Luis Figo - arrived in HCM City on November 7 for a Legends Match, a special game held as part of the FC Pro Festival 2025 organised by EA Sports FC Online Vietnam.

Prolonged heavy rain has flooded the thousand-year-old Phu Dien Cham Tower in Hue, threatening the culturally significant site.

The K-League Asian Youth Championship Jeju 2025 will take place from November 18 to 22 in Seogwipo, Jeju, the Republic of Korea (RoK), with Vietnam represented by U18 PVF.

The fourth edition of the Namaste Vietnam Festival is set to take place in northern Ninh Binh Province from November 17 to 20, and is expected to feature many Bollywood artists.

Eleven photographers were honoured on November 5 at Dantri/Dtinews headquarters for outstanding entries selected from more than 1,500 submissions to the “Colours of the flag I love” photo contest.

Vietnam’s national futsal team will meet Thailand at the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, after being drawn into Group B alongside Thailand, Kuwait and Lebanon on November 5.

Work on the Hanoi Opera House project by West Lake has moved forward, with the first structures taking shape about one month after groundbreaking.

The annual boat race opened in Can Tho city on November 4, featuring 61 teams.

Music lovers in Hanoi will enjoy works by Slavic composers at a November 8 concert themed “Dvorak & Rachmaninov: The Masterpieces of Slavic Romanticism” at Ho Guom Opera.

Six Vietnamese judokas are set to represent their country at the Paris World Championships Kata 2025, scheduled in France from November 4 to 11.

Through YouTube and TikTok channels, a researcher has produced videos on the legend of Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh.

The training since October 2 is part of a sports cooperation agreement between Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Francophone Association for Sport (AFS).

The “Heritage Convergence” programme, a highlight of the Thang Long-Hanoi Festival 2025, officially opened at the Temple of Literature on November 1.

Ho Chi Minh City has been named a new member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for film, becoming Vietnam’s first - and Southeast Asia’s only - representative in this category.

Vietnamese athletes brought home a record 19 medals, including one gold, seven silvers, and 11 bronzes at the 2025 Asian Youth Games, which wrapped up in Bahrain on October 30.