CULTURE AND SPORT

As the top fighter in the 60kg, Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy will head to Thailand this winter to fight for SEA Games gold.

Representing far more than simple melodies, Vi and Giam folk songs are the breath and soul of this land and its people.

Nam Dinh FC and Hanoi Police FC will represent Vietnam at the AFC Champions League Two 2025–2026, following the official group-stage draw conducted by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

HCM City is set to debut a VND1.4 trillion (USD54.99 million) circus, one of Vietnam’s most modern circuses and performing arts centres, on August 19.

An exhibition honouring Vietnam’s most significant socio-economic development achievements over the course of its history will be held at the National Exhibition Centre in Hanoi.

Early bird tickets for the fourth edition of the “Run For Love 2025” competition, organized by Vietnam Airlines, officially went on sale on August 11.

The popular volleyball website Volleybox has ranked Vietnamese outside hitter Tran Thi Thanh Thuy 14th among the world’s top 20 women volleyball players for 2025.

A group of young artists in HCM City has created a vivid mural depicting the parade scene celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification on April 30, 1975.

Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, first runner-up of Miss World Vietnam 2022 and winner of Miss Intercontinental 2022, will represent Vietnam at the 73rd Miss World competition.

Museums and other cultural spaces in Hanoi and in Ho Chi Minh City will open for free from September 1 to 3 in celebration of National Day (September 2) and other holidays.

As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.

Twelve Vietnamese archers will compete at the 2025 World Archery Championships in the Republic of Korea slated for September 5 - 12.

Dozens of Vietnamese and international artists are set to perform at the Arts Festival Autumn Melodies 2025 which is scheduled to take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House from August 15 to 24.

Images and videos of foreign male travellers wearing H’mong skirts have stirred controversy.

Vietnamese players departed for Surabaya city, Indonesia, on August 5 to compete in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship for the first time.

The preliminary round of the Miss Grand Vietnam 2025 is set to begin in Ho Chi Minh City on August 11, kicking off a series of vibrant activities in the journey to crown this year’s winner.

Hundreds of young athletes took part in swimming and running events at the Aqua Warriors Quang Tri 2025 on August 2, marking the opening of the multi-sport event co-organised by Dantri and Bolt Event.

A vibrant celebration of traditional culture will run from August 1 to 29 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hoa Lac Commune, Hanoi.

Athletes participating in the Quang Tri Aqua Warriors 2025 and Quang Tri International Marathon 2025-Camel Cup will race through breathtaking coastal routes in the central province of Quang Tri.