CULTURE AND SPORT

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).

For more than two years, people in Hong Kong have lived under some of the toughest coronavirus restrictions in the world. But one beloved tradition has persisted: horse racing.

Fireworks displays will be organised in HCM City on Reunification Day (April 30) after over a year of no such events due to Covid-19 prevention.

Head coach Park Hang-seo has selected midfielder Do Hung Dung as the captain of the national men’s U23 side for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 31, as opposed to his initial decision of Hoang Anh.

The Book and Reading Culture Day 2022 kicked off at the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) on April 15 under the theme ‘Make culture prosper and develop reading culture’.

He is known as the "Thai Messi" and grew up idolising Diego Maradona -- now Chanathip Songkrasin is making his own name after joining one of Asia's top clubs.

A Korean culture road festival organized by the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Embassy in Vietnam will be held in Hanoi from April 16 and April 17.

ASEAN Film Week 2022 is set to get underway in Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City in the second quarter of the year to mark ASEAN’s 55th founding anniversary.

Hanoi began counting down 31 days left until the opening of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) at a ceremony held at Ly Thai To Statue and Hoan Kiem lake area on April 11, which attracted the