CULTURE AND SPORT

Black Pink, the Republic of Korea’s girl group phenomenon, is storming Hanoi at My Dinh stadium for two nights on July 29 and 30.

France will play Italy in a final night of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2023 due to take place on July 8, organisers announced on June 25.

The 2023 CJ Short Film Making Project has announced five filmmakers who will receive funds to make short films.

The Australian Government in Vietnam will hold multiple screenings of ABC Kids’ Bluey, Australia’s most popular children’s television show, in the cities of Hanoi, HCM, Danang and Can Tho in June and July.

Authorities in HCM City have issued a fine of VND 55 million to the organiser of the Ms. Global Success Business 2023 pageant for holding the contest without licence.

“Supermarket Affairs” by Vietnamese director Nguyen Luong Hang is one of the four candidates from Southeast Asia competing at the ongoing Palm Springs International ShortFest, the largest film festival for short films in the US.

More than 1,500 people joined in a mass yoga performance in the central coastal city of Danang on Sunday evening.

Local gymnast Van Vi Luong earned a spot to the world championships after having good performance at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships underway in Singapore from June 15-to June 18.

Contestant Bui Vu Xuan Nghi left Vietnam on June 15 for Cambodia where she is competing for a title at Miss Teen International 2023.

Lam Kim Khanh of Ho Chi Minh City is representing Vietnam at the Man Of The World 2023 pageant which is currently being held in the Philippines.

American singer and songwriter Charlie Puth is scheduled to perform at a concert slated for Nha Trang City, central Vietnam on July 22.

Cyclist Nguyen Thi That (Vietnam) finished first in the women’s 109 km long-distance road race of the Asian Cycling Championships that took place in Rayong, Thailand, on June 12.

The Vietnamese national women’s football team have jumped a notch to 32nd place globally following the latest June rankings released by the world’s football governing body FIFA.

Vietnamese footballer Nguyen Quang Hai has ended his contract with the French side Pau FC one year ahead of schedule.

Vietnam’s women’s football team left Hanoi on Monday for a training programme in Germany and Poland.

Exhibits affirming the nation’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa, known internationally as the Paracel islands, are being showcased at an exhibition that was opened in the central province of Quang Nam on June 5.

The community Ao Dai week is scheduled to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from July 6 to July 12, with the event aiming to promote the beauty of the country’s traditional outfit, as well as

Four Vietnamese pieces by renowned local painters Le Pho and Mai Trung Thu will feature at the "Impressionist & Modern Art” Day Sale auction held by Paris auction house Artcurial.

To prepare for the organisation of the 2024 Asian futsal qualifiers, the Asian Football Confederation has conducted seed grouping as well as announced the draw rules for the 31 participating teams, including Vietnam.