CULTURE AND SPORT

As part of the 2025 Culture and Tourism Week, the second Lai Chau Marathon has attracted 1,500 registered participants.

Nearly 200,000 tourists, local residents, and Cao Dai followers participated in the biggest festival of the Cao Dai sect, in the southern province of Tay Ninh on Monday evening.

The Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of the southern central province of Khanh Hoa has proposed postponing the 6th Cham Ethnic Culture Day to December 2025 to avoid the storm season.

Top rowers from across Asia will gather in Haiphong from October 11 to 19 for the Asian Rowing Championships 2025, featuring 232 athletes as well as officials and coaches from 18 countries.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Hanoi Opera House and Thematic Cultural and Artistic Park project was held in Tay Ho ward on October 5.

The Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Art Museum is expected to become a new cultural landmark in Danang, contributing to the preservation and promotion of Vietnam’s folk heritage.

Nguyen Huy Hoang, Vietnam’s top swimmer, won the men’s 800-metre freestyle on October 1 at the Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 in India, claiming his second gold medal of the tournament.

Guinness World Records have officially recognised 67-year-old Luu Cong Huyen from Ninh Binh as the man with the longest fingernails in the world, measuring a combined 594.45 cm.

Organisers of the first Cultures of the World Festival in Hanoi have decided to postpone the event amid recent severe storms, floods and landslides in the Northwest and North Central regions.

Hanoi audiences will experience the artistry of the Teatro Massimo Orchestra, one of Italy’s most distinguished ensembles, in two performances at the Ho Guom Opera House on September 30 and October 1.

Thousands of domestic and international athletes joined the Aqua Warriors Van Don 2025-Camel Cup at Van Don Beach in Quang Ninh Province on September 28.

The 2024 Ho Chi Minh City River Festival will receive two awards in the event category at the 22nd International Business Awards (IBA) 2025 ceremony.

Grandmaster Lai Ly Huynh took gold after defeating Chinese Yin Sheng in the men's final of the 2025 World Xiangqi Championship in China on September 27, making the history for Vietnamese xiangqi.

A range of activities is being held in Hanoi’s Old Quarter from September 22 to October 12 to celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival 2025.

The first Cultures of the World Festival in Hanoi will be held from October 3-5 at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, heard a press conference in the city on September 26.

Grandmasters Le Quang Liem and Banh Gia Huy will represent Vietnam at the FIDE World Cup 2025 in India from October 31 to November 27.

Central Danang City will host Vietnam’s first-ever full-distance IRONMAN triathlon on May 10, 2026, alongside the annual IRONMAN 70.3 race that has taken place in the city since 2015.

Miss Vietnam Entrepreneur 2022 Mac Thi Minh of Haiphong City has been selected to represent Vietnam at the Mrs Tourism 2025 beauty pageant set to be held in Dubai from September 27 to October 3.

The French Consulate General in HCM City opened its mansion to visitors on September 20 to mark European Heritage Days.