CULTURE AND SPORT

Leading Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has ended his run at the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 after falling to Germany’s Alexander Donchenko in the Round 5 tie-breaks.

U22 Vietnam suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat to U22 Uzbekistan in the CFA Team China-Panda Cup 2025 international football tournament, held in Chengdu, China's Sichuan Province on November 15.

Representative Vietnamese cinematic works will be introduced to the French public during the Vietnam Film Week, taking place from December 5 to 12 at Le Grand Rex.

Vietnam is set to host the KPGA Winter Tour for the first time in February 2027, following to an agreement signed between CV Resort, Phoenix Golf, GolfT, and J Golf in Hanoi on November 13.

Bodybuilder Pham Van Mach has earned the first gold medal for Vietnam in the men’s 55kg weight category at the ongoing 16th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships 2025 in Indonesia.

Vietnam Cable Television (VTVcab), an affiliate of Vietnam Television, is currently negotiating to acquire the Premier League broadcasting rights for Vietnam during the 2026-2028 period.

Vietnam’s leading chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has made history after defeating India’s reigning national champion Venkataraman Karthik to advance to Round 5 of the Chess World Cup 2025.

U22 Vietnam made a strong start to the CFA Team China Panda Cup 2025, defeating hosts U22 China 1-0 on the evening of November 12.

Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium is undergoing its largest overhaul in years, including pitch replacement and drainage upgrades.

Bodybuilders Pham Van Mach and 22 other Vietnamese athletes have departed for Indonesia to compete at the 16th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships (WBPF) 2025.

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has advanced to Round 4 of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 in India after securing an overall victory against American grandmaster Jeffery Xiong (Elo 2,648).

More than just a restaurant, Saigon Lotus has become a vibrant hub of culture and arts- a shared home where Vietnamese traditions, hospitality, and community spirit flourish.

French pianist Dana Ciocarlie will perform for Vietnamese audiences in a series of five concerts across the country from November 28 to December 7 in Hanoi, Hue, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City, and Dalat.

Two global icons - Ricardo Kaka and Luis Figo - arrived in HCM City on November 7 for a Legends Match, a special game held as part of the FC Pro Festival 2025 organised by EA Sports FC Online Vietnam.

Prolonged heavy rain has flooded the thousand-year-old Phu Dien Cham Tower in Hue, threatening the culturally significant site.

The K-League Asian Youth Championship Jeju 2025 will take place from November 18 to 22 in Seogwipo, Jeju, the Republic of Korea (RoK), with Vietnam represented by U18 PVF.

The fourth edition of the Namaste Vietnam Festival is set to take place in northern Ninh Binh Province from November 17 to 20, and is expected to feature many Bollywood artists.

Eleven photographers were honoured on November 5 at Dantri/Dtinews headquarters for outstanding entries selected from more than 1,500 submissions to the “Colours of the flag I love” photo contest.

Vietnam’s national futsal team will meet Thailand at the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, after being drawn into Group B alongside Thailand, Kuwait and Lebanon on November 5.