CULTURE AND SPORT

Coach of the national football team Kim Sang Sik has called 27 players for training ahead of FIFA Days in June and the last two matches within the second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualification in Asia,

Local representative Lydie Vu is poised to crack the Top 10 of the 15th edition of Miss Supranational, according to prestigious beauty website VIEPAGEANT.

Several unique artworks by well-known Vietnamese painters Vu Cao Dam and Thang Tran Phenh have been sold at high prices at an auction sale organised by Aguttes.

About 10,000 local and foreign athletes are expected to join the fifth Mekong Delta Marathon 2024 themed “Shinning Together” due to take place in Vi Thanh City, the capital of Hau Giang province, on July 6-7, heard a press

A large-scale off-road car event will be organised at an abandoned Hue City park.

The southern-central coastal city of Nha Trang will host an international drone light show contest for the first time this summer, attracting teams from China, South Korea, France, and the UAE.

The 13th ASEAN Schools Games due to take place in the central city of Da Nang from May 29 to June 9 is expected to draw the participation of 1,300 athletes and coaches from 10 Southeast Asian countries.

Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2024) is scheduled to start on June 8.

Vietnam will take on Indonesia alongside the Philippines, Myanmar and Laos in Group B of the 2024 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup also known as AFF Cup, following a draw ceremony in Hanoi on May 21.

Huynh Nhu, captain of the Vietnamese national women’s football team, has decided not to extend her contract with Lank FC of Portugal after the 2023/24 season concludes.

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has opened an exhibition displaying President Hồ Chí Minh paintings by overseas Vietnamese artist Đào Trọng Lý.

Young filmmakers are encouraged to join the CJ Short Film Making Project 2024, a national contest that targets young Vietnamese film talents by the CJ Cultural Foundation and CGV Vietnam.

The first Miss National Vietnam 2024 competition was launched this week.

The Nhuong Ban Whale Worshipping Festival was held on Wednesday in the central province of Ha Tinh's Cam Xuyen District, attracting thousands of visitors.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) officially announced on May 14 that Hua Hien Vinh will be the head coach of the Vietnamese U19 men’s national team.

HCM City has prepared for around 5,000 runners to join a night run this weekend.

10 athletes from the Vietnamese gymnastics team have departed Vietnam for Tashkent in Uzbekistan to compete at Asian Gymnastics Championships which is scheduled to be held from May 16 to May 19.

The Vietnam Sea and Island Festival 2024 is scheduled to be organised in Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Nearly 3,000 triathletes from 52 countries and territories, including a record of 1,532 Vietnamese, are competing in the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang from May 10 to 12.