CULTURE AND SPORT

Myanmar's eSports athletes must battle not only online opponents but also a creaky national infrastructure in their bid to make it in the ferociously competitive world of gaming.

Vietnam narrowly beat Myanmar 1-0 at Viet Tri Stadium on the evening of May 13 to climb to the top spot of Group A in the 31st SEA Games men’s football event.

Hanoi will provide free bus services for delegates, including athletes, coaches and reporters, who participate in the ongoing SEA Games 31.

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), the region’s biggest sporting event, officially began with a grand opening ceremony held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on May 12 evening.

The Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week (AVIFW) 2022 is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 between May 25 and May 29 after it had been postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An exhibition of 150 art works and objects of Vietnamese King Ham Nghi (1870-1947) is taking place at Nice Museum for Asian Arts in France.

Vietnam U23s wasted the chance to snatch Group A’s top spot from the Philippines as the two teams played out a goalless draw in their second match within the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games men’s football event on the

Many travel firms have launched tours to the northern province of Phu Tho to serve visitors during the coming 31st Southeast Asian Games.

Vietnam had a good start to the 31st Southeast Asian Games as they convincingly trounced Indonesia 3-0 in the second match of Group A in the men’s football on May 6.

Popular Vietnamese pop star Son Tung M-TP has just been fined VND70 million (USD3,044) as his music video contained content that "has a negative impact on morals, community health and social psychology."

Authorities in Phu Tho Province have stressed that they had tried their best to improve the quality of facilities at local stadiums to serve football teams at the coming SEA Games 31.

Head coach Park Hang-seo on May 4 named a final squad of 20 players for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

A lotus festival, the first of its kind in Vietnam, is scheduled to take place in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap between May 19 - 21, which is expected to set a record of 200 lotus-made dishes.

The organising board of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) have decided to allow people to watch the games for free in order to spread the message "For a stronger Southeast Asia".

Model Dat Kyo will represent Vietnam to participate in the Mister Supranational 2022 pageant, with the grand final of the competition set to take place in Poland on July 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has agreed to a fireworks display at the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) at My Dinh National Stadium.

A painting entitled ‘Mère et enfant’ (Mother and child) by Vietnamese-French painter Le Thi Luu has been sold for 529,200 EUR (some 562,000 USD) in an online auction by Sotheby’s.

A total of 70 sketches of the resistance war on the southern battlefield are being introduced to the public at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on April 26.

The Vietnamese shooting team have set the lofty target of winning up to six gold medals to stay on top of shooting competitions at the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).