CULTURE AND SPORT

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has approved a project on digitalising all types of Vietnamese festivals for the 2021-2025 period. They involve traditional and cultural ones, industry festivals, and those of foreign origin.

Vietnam targets 1/8 round in FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021

The Vietnamese futsal team targets beating Panama to advance to the 1/8 round of the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021.

Vietnamese athletes with disabilities to compete in three sports at Tokyo Paralympics

Vietnamese athletes with disabilities will compete in three sports, namely weightlifting, swimming and athletics, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Liem finishes second at Chessable Masters

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem finished second after being defeated by world No. 9 Wesley So of the United States in the final round of the Chessable Masters tournament which was held on August 8.

Vietnamese culture to be introduced to international friends at Army Games 2021

In addition to showing off their skills, the delegation from the Vietnam People’s Army will also take the opportunity to introduce the country’s traditional culture to international friends.

V.League 2021 delayed till next year

The Vietnam Football Federation has agreed to delay the national football tournament V.League 2021 till February 12, 2022.

GM Liem enters Chessable Masters after tie-break points

Vietnam’s No. 1 player Le Quang Liem (world No. 32) defeated world No. 5 Levon Aronian of Armenia after winning tie-break points on August 6, cruising into the final match of the ongoing the Chessable Masters tournament.

AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 draw postponed due to COVID-19

The draw for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will be postponed because of the disruptive impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the region, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) have confirmed.

Vietnam Film Festival postponed to November due to COVID-19

The 22nd version of the biennial Vietnam Film Festival is set to be delayed until November due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

V.League to return in late November

The 2021 national football season will resume in November, according to a proposal from the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF).

Lan makes history reaching Olympic semi-finals

Quách Thị Lan has made Olympic history after she advanced to the women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals this morning in Tokyo.

Photo contest launched to honour Vietnamese women

Hanoi City Cultural Centre, under the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, recently launched a photo contest themed ‘Women with family and society’ to honour the beauty of Vietnamese women and raise public awareness on gender equality.

Vietnamese swimmer ends journey at Olympic Tokyo 2020

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien finished last in the women’s 800m freestyle at the ongoing Olympic Tokyo 2020 on July 29, ending her journey at the event.

Online youth piano competition launched nationwide

Young pianists from across the country will be given the chance to showcase their talents by participating in an online piano competition which will take place from July 28 to July 31 whilst staying at home as part of

Vietnam’s U22 football team to gather in August

Head coach Park Hang-seo on July 27 sent the Vietnam Football Federation a list of footballers who will join an upcoming training session of the U22’s team to prepare for the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification.

Vietnamese female badminton player wins first game at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh beat her French rival Qi Xuefei in the group qualification round of women's singles on July 24 morning on the first official competing day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Vietnamese athletes start competing at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Vietnamese athletes begin competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23.

Kim Duyen to compete at Miss Universe 2021 pageant in Israel

Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen will represent Vietnam at the upcoming Miss Universe 2021 pageant which is scheduled to take place in Israel this December.

Runner Lan, swimmer Hoang to fly the flag for Vietnam at Tokyo Games

For the first time in Olympic history, national flags will be carried by two athletes at the Games, and runner Quach Thi Lan and swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang have the honour of carrying the Vietnamese flag at the upcoming

Logo design contest launched for Vietnamese lacquer art's recognition

A contest to design the logo, recognition mark and identity set for Vietnamese lacquer art was launched by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on July 16.

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