CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam have secured two gold medals and one bronze medal at the second Jujitsu Championship Southeast Asia held in Manila, the Philippines.

Vietnam are given five slots to compete in the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2025, which will be held in August in France.

Vietnam’s weightlifting team have wrapped up a successful campaign at the 2025 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Kazakhstan.

The Vietnamese men's national football team have dropped four places to 113th in the latest FIFA rankings announced on July 10, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Trinh My Anh, the third runner-up of Miss Earth Vietnam 2025, will represent Vietnam to compete in the Miss Earth 2025 pageant.

Authorities in Danang City have temporarily suspended all paragliding activities at Son Tra Peninsula starting July 9 to review flight safety procedures following the death of a tourist.

A photo of sedge harvesters at work in central Vietnam has won acclaim at the International Aerial Photography Contest, which spotlights exceptional images taken from above.

The 2025 Toyota Concert is set to return to the capital in late July, offering the public a captivating evening of classical music.

Large numbers of people gathered in Hanoi’s Dong Anh Commune and at Mai Dich Cemetery to mark the first anniversary of the passing of late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Tuesday.

The Star Nha (Home) Ease: Vietnamese Cinema, the only Vietnamese film event in the UK, has just opened its second season at Rich Mix Theatre in London.

Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Gass has proposed holding a jazz festival in Hanoi to commemorate the 55th anniversary of Vietnam–Switzerland diplomatic relations (October 11, 1971 – 2026).

Vietnam’s top female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh fell short of the Canada Open 2025 title after losing to Manami Suizu of Japan (world No. 35) in the women’s singles final on July 7.

A screening of short films by Italian filmmakers will take place on July 10 at Casa Italia, an Italian cultural and branding centre in Hanoi.

A pickleball tournament marking Dantri Online Newspaper’s 20th anniversary is raising funds to build five houses for poor families in Cao Bang Province.

A doctor in Ho Chi Minh City has won a top prize at the 2025 World Food Photography Awards for a photo captured during a short family trip, blending his medical career with a passion for art.

Japanese artists will come to Hanoi to perform bunraku, a traditional form of puppetry, at Cong Nhan Theatre on July 5 and 6.

The Miss Business World 2025 competition is set to culminate this October in California, USA.

A large team of 143 Vietnamese chess players are currently vying for the championship titles at the 23rd ASEAN+ Age-Group Championships taking place in Penang, Malaysia, from July 1 - 10.

Streaming service provider Netflix has increased its subscription fees in Vietnam by 5 per cent starting from July 1 due to changes in value-added tax (VAT).