CULTURE AND SPORT

Sixteen buffaloes have been chosen for the annual Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival set to be held on September 11 in the northern city of Haiphong's Do Son Ward.

FIFA has appointed two female Vietnamese referees Le Thi Ly and Ha Thi Phuong to officiate games at the 2024 U17 Women’s World Cup, due to take place in the Dominican Republic from October 16 to November 3.

The Vietnamese national women's football team will train in Europe from September 1 to 15 as they strive to secure a spot at the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup finals.

The skies over Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh will be full of hot air balloons during its first-ever festival in early September.

Vietnamese athletes have set a goal of winning one or two medals at the coming 2024 Paris Paralympic Games due to take place from August 28 to September 8.

Classical music lovers in Hanoi will be offered a treat as internationally renowned trumpet virtuoso Sergei Nakariakov and conductor Olivier Ochanine headline a special concert titled “Brilliance in Harmony: A Night of Musical Mastery”.

Vietnam has officially been confirmed as the host country of Mr World 2024, with the event rescheduled to take place in November instead of September as previously planned.

The new horror-comedy movie entitled Làm Giàu Với Ma (Betting with Ghost), will be launched in cinema theatres nationwide on August 30, before being screened in five Asian countries and territories.

The World Boxing Association Asia Convention 2024 kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 9, drawing the participation of 200 local delegates and senior leaders of both the WBA and WBA Asia.

The Vietnamese sporting delegation departed the 2024 Paris Olympics and went home empty handed after their final athlete failed to advance to a podium position on August 8.

The country is scheduled to host the International Tennis Federation (ITF) BT50 Fleur De Lys Cup 2024 for the first time which is due to take place in Quy Nhon city from August 18 to August 21.

Markwoman Trinh Thu Vinh has moved her attention to titles at the sixth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG 6) which will be held in November in Thailand.

Đinh Anh Hoàng, the SEA Games and national champion is currently Vietnam's best player.

Local fans of cosplay, anime and manga, throughout Vietnam can explore the ultimate cosplay competition in the biggest festival in central Vietnam at the Japanese Mikazuki Danang Resort & Spa on August 10-11.

Runners are eager to compete at the upcoming Cần Thơ Heritage Marathon as the event's route has just been standardised by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).

The Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports has recently decided to ban Vietnamese cueists of the Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation from taking part in any Asian and global tournaments following Vietnam’s alleged violations of regulations.

Vietnamese shooter Trinh Thu Vinh ranked fourth at the women’s 10-metre air pistol finale on July 28, missing out on winning a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic event.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem successfully defended his top place at the Biel International Chess Festival 2024, which concluded in Switzerland on July 24.

Vietnamese horror-comedy “Don’t Cry Butterfly” will have its world premiere at the Venice Critics’ Week, the Venice Film Festival sidebar which is dedicated to first-time filmmakers taking place from August 28 to September 7.