CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese footballers departed for Indonesia on September 12 for the qualifiers of the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 hosted by Indonesia.

Fishermen in Ho Chi Minh City’s outlying district of Can Gio held their annual Nghinh Ong (Whale Worshipping) Festival on September 9.

A total of 64 local and three foreign players are set to compete in an international three-cushion billiards tournament which is scheduled to run from September 15 to 18 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Many localities nationwide have celebrated the Mid-Autumn Full-moon Festival with colourful decorations and joyful lion dances.

Singer Tuan Hung has been fined VND12.5 million (USD538.79) for organising unlicensed live music shows.

The Vietnam Youth Symphony Orchestra (VYO) has made its debut at the Hanoi Opera House with a concert “ VYO Grand Concert”.

A total of 2,022 people will join a Xoe dance performance of the Thai ethnic people on September 24 night when the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai receives the UNESCO certificate for this art genre.

As many as 5,300 runners from 48 countries and territories globally are set to compete in the Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM 2022) which will be held from September 9 - 11 in the northern highlands town of Sa Pa

Bui Quynh Hoa has been selected as the Vietnamese representative to the upcoming Supermodel International 2022 which is scheduled to take place on September 15 in Thailand.

The organiser of the Miss Vietnam Peace 2022 pageant has just been fined VND55 million for holding the competition without license.

The Portuguese Football Federation on September 6 granted an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) to Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu, thereby now making her eligible to play for Länk FC.

Authorities of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District have considered fining singer Tuan Hung for holding unlicensed live music shows.

Vietnam topped the Finswimming World Cup Round Swimming Pool 2022 in Thailand after securing 26 gold, 11 silver, and five bronze medals.

Vietnamese duo Trinh Quang Manh and Phan Thi Uyen Nhi bagged a gold medal at the seventh Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2022 which concluded on September 5 in Thailand.

The first Vietnamese Children’s “Ao Dai” Festival has just been held in Viet Tri City along side with the final round of a contest entitled “Vietnamese Children’s Ao Dai Ambassador 2022.”

The Do Son traditional buffalo fighting festival attracted tens of thousands of visitors after the opening ceremony took place on Sunday in the northern city of Haiphong.

‘Memento Mori: Land’ by Marcus Manh Cuong Vu will compete for the New Currents prize at the upcoming Busan Film Festival scheduled to take place from October 5 - 14.

Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm has reached his highest world ranking as he enters the top 20 chess players in September.

Hanoi will host a festival of craft villages and streets at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long from October 13 – 16, aiming to promote and preserve local traditional handicrafts.