CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam stormed into the semi-final round of the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-23 Championship after cruising past Thailand with a solitary goal in their last group match at Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Tuesday night (Feb 22).

The Vietnamese U23 men’s football team have suffered a major setback ahead of their clash with Thai opponents in their second 2022 AFF U23 Championship match slated for February 22 evening as five more players tested positive for the SARS-CoV-virus.

The world’s latest liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered cruise ship, Costa Toscana, will be transformed into a sky-high ocean catwalk for J Spring Fashion Show 2022, on February 28.

The 2022 German Film Festival will be held throughout Southeast Asia from February 18 to March 31 via online platform Goethe-On-Demand.

A runway at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport will be closed for maintenance from Monday, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem recorded a victory over 2021 World Cup champion Jan Krzysztof Duda of Poland in the second day of the Airthings Masters online tournament.

Truong Ngoc Anh, chairman of the board of Nova Entertainment, has announced that her company is set to host Miss Earth 2023.

Six more players of the Vietnamese U23 football team who are playing at the 2022 AFF U23 Championship in Cambodia have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-02 virus.

GM Le Quang Liem is scheduled to play world No1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway on February 19 at the Airthings Masters 2022 as part of the Champions Chess Tour 2022.

Four players of the Vietnamese U23 football team have been infected with COVID-19 ahead of their 2022 AFF U23 Championship group match against Singapore slated for February 19, the coaching board said on February 18.

Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc overcame Nguyen Quang Hai and Nguyen Tien Linh to win the Vietnam Golden Ball Award 2021 for the best male football player of the year during an award ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on

Missosology, the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, has named Vietnamese representative Do Thi Ha among its Final Hot Picks of the leading 15 beauties participating in the Miss World 2021 pageant.

A classical music night themed ‘Impressionnisme’ (Impressionism) will be held in Hanoi on February 25 by the French Institute in Vietnam.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a spring festival of ethnic groups and launched the 2022 tree planting festival at the Culture - Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi on February 12.

Karaoke parlours have been reopened in more localities after a long suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The victorious national women’s football team and head coach Mai Duc Chung will be honoured with Labour Order (First Class) in recognition of their outstanding performance which has helped Vietnam qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 for

Vietnamese film named ‘Memoryland’ will compete in the ‘Forum’ category at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), which is expected to open on February 10.

The administration of Hanoi has decided to reopen all cinemas throughout the capital city, starting on February 10, after months of closure due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 8 hosted a reception for head coach of the Vietnamese men’s football team Park Hang-seo, and leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.