CULTURE AND SPORT

The national football team have returned to Vietnam after securing a spot in the next round of the World Cup Qualifiers 2022.

Vietnam will send a 19-member delegation to the Tokyo Paralympics in the near future, said deputy head of the Vietnam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Hong Minh.

Vietnam have secured their maiden progression into the final round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers as one of the four best group runners-up despite conceding a 2-3 defeat against the UAE in their last Group G match.

The world football governing body FIFA believes that the Vietnamese team has a huge opportunity to maintain their first place in Group G in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers, thereby winning their historic

Miss Vietnam 2020 Do Thi Ha, a student at the Hanoi-based National Economics University, is working to prepare for her appearance at the Miss World 2021 in Puerto Rico in December.

A photo contest running with the theme of “Vietnam through the lens of foreign photographers” has been launched by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Boxer Nguyễn Thị Tâm is expected to earn a ticket to compete in the women’s 51kg category at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Captain Que Ngoc Hai converted a penalty with nine minutes to go to hand Vietnam a 2-1 victory over Malaysia, thus bringing the Golden Star Warriors closer to a slot in the last round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers.

Local boxer Nguyen Thi Tam has qualified for the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 51kg category after accumulating a total of 190 points from tournaments organised by the World Boxing Federation.

GOAL, the world's largest online football publication, has recently released its list of the top 25 players from the ASEAN region born on or after January 1, 2002, with four Vietnamese players being named in the rankings.

Dam Sen Flower Market in District 11, HCM City, will be reopened for three days despite ongoing social distancing.

The Vietnam Olympic Committee has proposed organising the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in July 2022 instead of November and December this year over concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in the region.

A photo contest entitled ‘To Quoc Nhin Tu Bien’ (Fatherland Seen from the Sea) was launched in Hanoi on June 8 to celebrate Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2021.

The Vietnam Sports Administration has held a working session with the Vietnam Olympic Committee in Hanoi to discuss preparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11).

Vietnamese leaders have congratulated the national men's football team for their victory over Indonesia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers.

Vietnam affirmed their power as “king” of Southeast Asian football by routing Indonesia 4-0 at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai, UAE on June 7 night to further solidify their Group G lead in the second round of the 2022

A virtual race is underway to raise money for Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund with the message “Steps for Solidarity”, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training under the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

A online book exhibition celebrating the 110th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s departure to seek a path to liberate the nation (June 5, 1911-2021) opened in Hanoi on June 4.

The Tokyo Olympics chief said the Games would only be cancelled in extreme circumstances on Thursday as organisers revealed 10,000 volunteers had quit over coronavirus fears, a sexism row and scheduling problems.