CULTURE AND SPORT

The Miss World Vietnam 2022 pageant officially got underway with a press conference held by Sen Vang Entertainment Company in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22 to launch the contest.

Miss Vietnam 2020 Do Thi Ha who will represent the country at Miss World 2021 in Puerto Rico has tested positive for Covid-19.

Having faced strong rivals such as Japan, Australia, and Saudi Arabia in the recent third 2022 World Cup qualifying round has helped Vietnam hone in skills in clashing with regional rivals like Thailand.

A Vietnamese Film Week will be introduced for the first time at World Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from December 30 to January 5, 2022, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week (AVIFW) 2021 will be back in HCM City on December 21-23 after being postponed due to the fourth outbreak of COVID-19.

As many as 29 best artworks selected from an illustration contest about Hanoi capital are on display at an exhibition which is open at L’Escape in the capital from December 18 to January 2, 2022.

Vietnam thumped Cambodia 4-0 on Sunday as forward Nguyen Tien Linh’s double sent them through to the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 semifinals in an emphatic style and set up a showdown with Thailand.

A go-kart track in Hanoi's Thanh Tri District has become popular.

The third Mong Ethnic Culture Festival is scheduled for December 24-26 in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau, heard at a press conference on the event held in Hanoi on December 16.

Defending champions Vietnam and Indonesia played out to a goalless draw in their third Group B match of the ongoing 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup in Singapore on Wednesday (Dec 15) night.

The Vietnamese team have finished their final preparations and are ready in all aspects, from spirit and health to force and tactics, before their next match against Indonesia in Group B of the ongoing 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup in Singapore.

An oil and canvas painting titled “Young Woman With A Conical Hat By The River” by Vietnamese artist Mai Trung Thu sold for US$1.57 million at Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction house at noon of December 14.

Vietnamese contestant Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen received the highest number of votes from fans as she made it into the Top 16 of the global pageant after competing in the final round on December 13 in Israel.

Vietnam delivered an overwhelming performance to trounce familiar rivals Malaysia 3-0 in their second Group B match at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2022 on Sunday night, thus climbing to top of the table after two consecutive wins.

Vietnamese movie "Maika" will represent the country in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival which is scheduled to take place in the United States from January 20 to January 30, 2022, according to the film festival’s organisers.

An exhibition was opened on Thursday on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Denmark.

Miss Vietnam Universe 2017 H’Hen Nie and 100 other Vietnamese artists will promote Vietnamese culture at the World Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Miss Vietnam 2020 Do Thi Ha was named in the list of 13 finalists in the Top Model competition at the Miss World 2021 beauty pageant on December 7.

Vietnamese movie “Bo Gia”, also known as “Dad, I’m Sorry”, has been selected by the Vietnam Cinema Department as the Vietnamese representative to enter the preliminary round of the Best International Film award at the 2022 Oscars.