CULTURE AND SPORT

A mega concert featuring popular artists from famous TV reality shows will headline the opening ceremony of National Tourism Year-Gia Lai 2026, promising an energetic night for young audiences.

Around 10,000 runners from Vietnam and abroad are expected to take part in the Danang International Marathon 2026, scheduled for March 21-22 with several race categories and community events.

Quang Ninh will organise a summer tourism week featuring 14 large-scale cultural, artistic, sporting and tourism activities that will create a vibrant festive atmosphere across the province.

The Russian State Ballet, one of Russia's most distinguished ballet companies, will present three performances in late March at the Ho Guom Opera House, marking its second visit to Vietnam.

A 97-year-old Hmong craftswoman from northern Vietnam has gone viral after a short video of her greeting a foreign visitor attracted millions of views online.

Vietnam’s women’s beach handball team have earned a place at the 2026 IHF Beach Handball World Championships, which will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, from June 23 to 28.

Vietnam saw their hopes of qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup end after a 4-0 defeat to Japan in their final Group C match at the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup on March 10.

Restoration work is under way on Can Chanh Palace in Hue’s Forbidden Purple City, a key Nguyen Dynasty structure destroyed 79 years ago.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Loan secured a silver medal in the women’s 53kg category at the 2026 US Open Taekwondo Championships, the best result for the Vietnamese team at the tournament.

Authorities in Vietnam have clarified that the upcoming holidays for Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day, Reunification Day and May Day will not create a nine-day break as widely shared on social media.

An antique vase decorated with a five-clawed dragon and lotus vine motifs will appear at an auction on March 12 hosted by Sloane Street Auctions, an art auction house in London.

About 3,000 people wearing traditional Vietnamese ao dai joined a large-scale dance performance and parade on the morning of March 8 at Nguyen Hue Walking Street in HCM City.

Four traditional festivals in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Ngai have been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage.

The HCM City Ao dai Festival 2026 opened at Nguyen Hue Walking Street on March 6, kicking off a series of cultural and tourism activities celebrating Vietnam’s traditional long dress throughout March.

Vietnam’s U23 football team have been invited to participate in the CFA Team China Cup 2026 in Xi’an after Iran withdrew from the tournament, according to the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

The 2026 international women’s cycling tournament, Biwase Tour of Vietnam and the 16th Ho Chi Minh City International Women’s Cycling Race, Biwase Cup, officially opened on March 4 in HCM City.

About 5,000 people will join a mass ao dai performance and parade on March 8 as Ho Chi Minh City’s annual festival draws record registrations.

Following successes in the previous season, the Vietnam eFootball team has officially confirmed its participation in the FIFAe World Cup 2026.

The March rankings released by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) continue to show Vietnam’s strength in the junior category.