CULTURE AND SPORT

An international martial arts festival will kick off on December 20 in Ho Chi Minh City, with the exciting event featuring martial art performances, seminars, and competitions.

Beauties from nearly 40 countries and territories worldwide have arrived in Vietnam to compete in the Miss Charm 2024 pageant.

Vietnamese representative Vu Thi Hoa took home the Mrs Earth International 2024 title in its grand final held on December 9 in the Philippines.

The Vietnam national football team started their journey at the 2024 ASEAN Championship with a 4-1 win against Laos at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane on Monday.

Vietnamese representative Bui Khanh Linh claimed the third runner-up title at the Miss Intercontinental 2024 pageant, which concluded in Egypt on December 8.

Over 2,000 runners of all ages, genders, and abilities participated in the 3rd annual Run for Zero Violence Against Women and Girls in Vietnam which was held in Hanoi on Sunday morning.

Vietnamese athletes secured nine golds in the first day of competitions in the Southeast Asian Age Groups Swimming Championships on December 6 in Thailand.

Vietnam’s defenders are well-prepared for the ASEAN Cup 2024, with the team featuring a squad where most players are 27 years old or older.

The Miss Culture International Friendship 2025 beauty pageant running as part of the annual Xuân Quê Hương (Homeland Spring) programme for overseas Vietnamese has been launched.

The Vietnamese national football team have been named as the most expensive team competing at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2024.

The seventh Wallonie Bruxelles Film Festival will be held from December 5 to December 10 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Taekwondo athlete Chau Tuyet Van has secured her second gold medal and the third for Vietnam at the ongoing 2024 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship in Hong Kong (China).

An exhibition on Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims kicked off in Hanoi as part of charity activities to raise public awareness of the impact caused by Agent Orange on people and the environment.

Coach Kim Sang-sik hopes his Vietnamese players will flex their muscle to reach the finals of the coming 2024 ASEAN Cup following their progress during recent training camp in the Republic of Korea.

A special music programme offering street performances has been launched in Da Lat City as part of the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival which opens on December 5 and lasts until December 31.

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai and the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan jointly kicked off an annual international cycling race

More than 1,600 army officers and 80 military dogs have been busy preparing for the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 opening ceremony in Hanoi next month.

Vietnamese goalkeeper Filip Nguyen has topped the list of Vietnamese footballers with the highest market value at EUR550,000, according to renowned German football site Transfermarkt.

Cu Li Never Cries directed by Pham Ngoc Lan won the Best Feature Film award at the annual film festival Sharjah Film Platform (SFP) which was held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 25.