CULTURE AND SPORT

The Vietnamese national men’s football team will have extra opportunities to progress to the finals of the 2026 World Cup after the world’s governing football body FIFA adopted a new qualification format for the global tournament.

At least two Hong Kong dancers were injured on Thursday night after being hit by a falling screen at a concert of the city's most popular boy band Mirror.

Talented local cellist Phan Do Phuc and artists from the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra are expected to deliver impressive performances of two famous works by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák in the Toyota 2022 Concert Program in Hanoi and Ho Chi

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism is scheduled to host the “Cambodia Night” event on September 8 at the International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam will send a young but strong team of athletes to compete at the World Pencak Silat Championship 2022 in Melaka, Malaysia.

Coach Park Hang-seo has said he and the Vietnam men’s football squad will make efforts to meet their goals this year, and work to promote young Vietnamese footballers.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu among the six leading Asian stars who are poised to have a huge impact at the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Vietnam will be the host country for Miss Earth 2023.

The Thua Thien-Hue Tourism Department announced on July 15 that the Hue Hip-hop Festival 2022 will be held at the 3/2 Park in Hue city on July 23 - 24.

Bui Xuan Dat, alias Dat Kyo, a Vietnamese contestant hailing from Hung Yen province, won the title Mister Supernational Asia 2022 as part of Mister Supernational 2022 that ended in Poland on July 16.

Vietnam beat Thailand 5-3 in the penalty shootout and claimed the third place in the 2022 U19 AFF Championship in Indonesia on July 15.

An exhibition on Dao ethnic cultural characteristics in the Vietnamese ethnic community is scheduled to take place within the framework of the second national festival of Dao ethnic culture 2022 in Thai Nguyen province.

The beauty contest Miss Tourism Vietnam 2022 has been officially launched to look for beautiful women who can spread positive messages about the country both locally and internationally.

A Vietnam-Japan cultural festival 2022 is scheduled to take place at Bien Dong Park in Son Tra district of Da Nang City from July 14 to July 17, with the event featuring a wide range of cultural exchange activities

Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen, the Vietnamese contestant at the Miss Supranational 2022 pageant, has released the outfit which she will wear in the upcoming national costume competition which is set to take place in July.

Miss Grand International 2021, Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên, is planning to travel to Angola in mid-July to launch the project to provide fresh water to local people.

Vietnam and Thailand share points in a 1-1 draw in Indonesia on July 10, and they both qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing 2022 AFF U19 Youth Championship regardless the result of the Indonesia-Myanmar match at the same time.

Vietnam will send a contingent of 122 athletes to the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Surakarta, Indonesia, later this month.

Ho Chi Minh City audiences will have a rare opportunity to experience Australia’s Indigenous culture with the Yuendumu Doors exhibition, on display at Hai An Gallery from 6 to 17 July 2022.