CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese shooters are striving to bring home three gold medals at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), taking place in Malaysia from August 19-31.

Doan Van Hau scored twice and produced an assist as Vietnam defeated Timor Leste 4-0 in their Group B opener at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia on August 15.

Vietnam’s track and field athletes have departed for Malaysia to participate in the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, with the aspiration of repeating the miracle they produced at the in Singapore Games two years ago, when they won 11

Fencer Vu Thanh An has been chosen to hold the national flag for the Vietnam sport delegation at the opening ceremony of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia on August 19.

Vietnam suffered their first defeat at the Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship’s preliminary round, losing 23-25, 19-25, 25-17, 22-25 to South Korea in Pool C, yesterday in the Philippines.

Vietnam remain in third place in the Southeast Asian region, behind the Philippines and Thailand, as the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced the men’s world rankings for August, on Thursday.

An outdoor exhibition featuring 50 photos of old Hanoi will be held on pedestrian streets near Hoan Kiem Lake from August 11 to 13.

Forty-two sculptures in the themes of youth and love are on display at an exhibition in HCM City’s Văn Thánh Tourist Park.

Do Trinh Hoai Nam has become the first Vietnamese designer surpassing over 30 well-known international designers to bring his latest collection to the prestigious New York Couture Fashion Week 2017 on September 8, in New York.

The Ho Chi Minh City Music Conservatory is organising a summer music camp to provide participating young people with a platform to showcase their talents during their annual break from school.

Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in 10-12 categories with the aim of earning 8-10 gold medals at the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, according to Dinh Viet Hung, Secretary General of the Vietnam

The 3rd Vietnam Connection Music Festival (VNCMF) 2017, Vietnam’s largest classical music event, will be held from August 12-26 in Hanoi, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, with the participation of many international talents.

The starting gun for the Danang International Marathon 2017, Vietnam’s biggest annual professional marathon, will be fired on August 6 at Bien Dong Park in the central city of Da Nang.

A series of plays by artists from five leading troupes in the capital city will be performed at the Hanoi Opera House in August.

More than 5,000 athletes and tourists will race this Sunday in the annual Manulife Đà Nẵng International Marathon, one of the biggest sport events in central Vietnam.

An exhibition, featuring artistic photos by French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle, officially opened at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi, on August 1.

Vietnamese striker Nguyễn Công Phượng has been selected as one of five best potential J.League strikers in Southeast Asia by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com.

Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player, Le Quang Liem, jumped seven places to achieve a career-best world number 23 ranking with a new elo rating of 2,739, in the latest International Chess Federation rankings for August 2017.

Vietnam will take part in the fifth World Vovinam Championship scheduled to be held in India from August 2-5.