CULTURE AND SPORT

The Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2025 will mark its 20th edition and take place November 11-15 in Hanoi under the theme #PureStyleShines.

With just days to go until Halloween, Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street, HCM City’s usually-bustling hub for Halloween decorations, has fallen quiet, with sparse crowds and sluggish trade.

The Autumn Fair 2025, open to the public at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi's Dong Anh Commune until November 4, is expected to become the season's largest cultural and trade event.

The heartbeat of creativity pulses through the central coast as Heartbeat of Heritage opens at the Danang Museum of Fine Arts from October 27 to November 10.

Seventeen-year-old weightlifter Le Khanh Duy broke the Asian youth record in the clean and jerk (65kg) and secured Vietnam’s first gold medal at the 2025 Asian Youth Games on October 27 in Bahrain.

Miss Grand Vietnam 2025 first runner-up Nguyen Thi Thu Ngan has been announced as Vietnam’s representative to the Miss Intercontinental 2025 pageant.

Vietnamese golfers on October 25 secured two silver medals on the third competition day of the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) in Bahrain.

Taekwondo martial artists brought home one silver and two bronze medals for Vietnam at the 2025 Asian Youth Games (ASIAD Youth 2025) in Bahrain, on October 24.

Vietnam’s U22 national team will participate in the CFA Team China Panda Cup 2025, which will take place in China from November 12 to 18, as part of the preparation plan for the 33rd SEA Games.

Photo Hanoi’25, an international photography biennale, is set to take place in Hanoi throughout November, gathering over 170 visual artists, photographers, curators, and experts from 21 countries.

A local family warmly invited two Swiss tourists cycling through Hue to share a vegetarian meal after they stopped outside the house to rest, as the family was holding a funeral.

Vietnam will send 39 Vovinam fighters to compete at the 2025 Vovinam World Championships, scheduled to take place in Bali, Indonesia, from November 1-8.

A Grand Final Gala and Paris Fashion Week Vietnam 2025 are set to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23.

Two major film stars from Hong Kong (China), Sammo Hung and actor Louis Koo, are scheduled to visit HCM City for the upcoming Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation in Vietnam this November.

The Ministry of Public Security on October 19 broke ground on the PVF Stadium, a 60,000-seat facility featuring a state-of-the-art retractable roof, in Hung Yen Province.

The Vietnam Pho Festival 2025 officially opened on October 18 at Our Tampines Hub in Singapore, drawing large crowds of visitors eager to experience the iconic Vietnamese dish.

Vietnam’s Thang Long Festival costume, worn by beauty queen Yen Nhi, has been voted one of the Top 10 Best National Costumes at the Miss Grand International (MGI) 2025 pageant

The Vietnam U17 women’s football team on October 17 clinched a 1-0 victory over Hong Kong (China), securing their place in the finals of the 2026 AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup.

The 2025 Asian Rowing Championships kicked off on October 17 at the Haiphong Rowing Training Centre.