CULTURE AND SPORT

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).

Thousands of pagodas and monasteries across Vietnam rang their bells to mark the country's first day of a new two-tier local government model on July 1.

Vietnam All Stars staged a thrilling comeback to defeat Manchester Reds 3-2 in a friendly match at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on June 30.

Seventeen national treasures are being exhibited together for the first time in HCM City, offering visitors a unique glimpse into Vietnam’s rich cultural and historical legacy.

Nearly 100 young people of Vietnamese descent from around the world gathered in Paris for a vibrant festival showcasing a youthful, creative, and globally connected Vietnam.

A new night tour, combining traditional folk performances with modern 3D mapping technology, was launched on June 28 at Hang Kenh Communal House in Haiphong.

Vietnamese model Minh Khac delivered a standout performance at Mister Supranational 2025, earning a place among the Top 10 finalists during the grand finale held in Poland on June 28.

Ha Truc Linh triumphed over 24 other contestants to be crowned Miss Vietnam 2024 during the glittering final night of June 27 held in Hue, the former imperial city of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has officially unveiled its newly upgraded exhibition space for applied and folk arts, a key component of its permanent exhibition system.

Ex-football stars from Manchester United (MU) Wes Brown and Teddy Sheringham, along with 12 young players, have arrived in Danang to join the Vietnam – UK Football Festival 2025 from June 26 to 28.

Vietnam have been drawn into Group E alongside China, Lebanon, and Hong Kong (China) for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers.

Archaeologists have unearthed stone tools and shell ornaments dating back 3,800 to 4,000 years during an excavation at the Man Bac archaeological site in Yen Mo District, Ninh Binh Province.