CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

The southcentral coastal province of Khanh Hoa will offer multiple tourism activities to celebrate New Year 2025.

An international food festival organised by the Service Department for Diplomatic Corps will take place on December 7 in Hanoi, offering dishes from various different cultures.

Hundreds of artists from the Republic of Korea, India, Japan, Mongolia, and the host Vietnam will gather in Hanoi from December 2 to December 4 to participate in the Asia Dance Festival 2024.

Vietnam has been listed among the Top 13 of the "Country of the Year 2024" ranking, as announced by international beauty site All For The Crowns.

Vietnamese representative Bui Khanh Linh left Ho Chi Minh City on November 18 to head to Egypt to compete for a title at Miss Intercontinental 2024.

The 3rd Run Race entitled Run for Zero Violence Against Women and Girls in Vietnam will take place on December 8, 2024 at Tran Nhan Tong Pedestrian Street in Hanoi.