CULTURE AND SPORT

A mobile app named ‘Den Hung’ (Hung Temple) has just been launched on the ninth day of the third lunar month and a day prior to the death anniversary of Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation.

Regional cyclists, including Bui Thi Quynh of Vietnam, are competing at the ongoing Tour of Thailand 2022, about a month prior to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) to be hosted by Vietnam.

The opening season of upcoming reality show Street Dance Vietnam is set to be broadcast on HTV7 channel from 9 p.m. every Friday, with the programme starting on April 22.

Famed Japanese manga artist Fujiko Fujio A, known for beloved children's cartoons including "Ninja Hattori" and "Little Ghost Q-Taro", has died aged 88, local media reported on Thursday.

An international exhibition at the Hanoi Art Connecting 2022 is scheduled to take place in the capital from April 9 to May 9 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first Love Festival will be held in the Sapa resort town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai in May.

The Miss Peace Vietnam 2022’s preliminary round is underway in all the three northern, central and southern regions of the country, lasting from April 4 to the end of July.

Leading Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam climbed 85 places on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)’s latest men’s singles rankings to reach 483rd in the world.

High-altitude fireworks will be set off in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 9 night ( the 9th day of the third lunar month) as part of the Hung Kings Temple Festival 2022.

Indonesian beauty Carla Yules is set to serve as a judge for the Miss Tourism ASEAN+ 2022 pageant aiming to seek beauties who can promote images of the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) to take place

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang kicked off the first international hot air balloon festival at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square on March 30.

Vietnam has shocked Asia by ending their World Cup qualification campaign with a 1-1 draw against hosts Japan in Saitama on March 29 evening.

Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam lost two sets to French opponent Kenny De Schepper in the final clash of the M25 Toulouse-Balma in France on March 27 evening.

The Vietnamese Embassy, in coordination with the embassies of French-speaking countries in Chile, has organised the Francophone Film Week 2022 on the occasion of International Francophonie Day.

The Vietnam national football team only has 20 players fit enough to travel to Japan on the evening of March 25 as the side prepares for the upcoming clash against the host team, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has said.

The Vietnam Days in the United Kingdom 2022 will take place from March 28 to April 10, featuring a series of cultural, art, sport and trade-investment promotion events, mostly in London.

Vietnam finished their last home game of the 2022 World Cup Asian Qualifiers with a 1-0 loss to Oman on Thursday.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem won a place in the semi-finals of the online rapid chess tournament - the Charity Cup - after recording a solid win over David Navara of the Czech Republic on March 24.

Thousands of visitors have been flocking to Hoi An to enjoy a variety of festivals and tourism events being held to welcome in the National Tourism Year 2022.