CULTURE AND SPORT

A hot air balloon festival, the largest of its kind held in Vietnam so far, will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 25 to 30 coinciding with the local signature Hue Festival this year.

The 7th Vietnam - Japan Cultural Exchange Festival and Japan Job Day 2022 kicked off in the central coastal city of Da Nang on June 17.

The Danish Film Weeks will return to Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City between July 1-14, with a collection of six interesting and thought-provoking films from prominent Danish filmmakers.

A silk painting exhibition titled "Silk 2022" took place at Anh Duong Art Space with the participation of five famous names in the world of Vietnamese silk painting: Vu Dinh Tuan, Bui Tien Tuan, Nguyen Duc Toan, Luu Chi

Pham Ngoc Phuong Anh has been selected as the Vietnamese representative at Miss International 2022, an international beauty contest which is scheduled to be held in Japan this December.

An athlete died during the 21km category of the VnExpress Marathon Sparkling Quy Nhơn, the organising board announced on Tuesday morning.

Events run by the Indian Embassy in Vietnam to mark the 8th International Day of Yoga 2022 (June 21), themed ‘Yoga for Humanity’, are set to take place nationwide.

Vietnam were knocked out of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 on Sunday night, losing 0-2 to Saudi Arabia in the quarter-final at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent.

An exhibition featuring the charm of Japanese dolls opened at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi on June 10.

Muay Thai world champions Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất and Bùi Yến Ly will represent Vietnam at the 11th World Games from July 7-17 in Birmingham, Alabama, the United States.

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, Miss Universe 2021 will be the guest of honour at the grand final of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 pageant, which is scheduled to take place on June 25 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam are scheduled to play Saudi Arabia at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup quarter-finals on June 12 after the latter stunned the United Arab Emirates 2-0 on June 9 evening, staying atop Group D.

The first International Latino Fest will take place at 100 Beer Garden in Hanoi on June 11.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will organise the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in March next year.

Vietnam sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 after comfortably cruising past Malaysia 2-0 in their last Group C tie on Wednesday.

Thousands of mourners gathered Tuesday for the cremation of Indian hip hop star Sidhu Moose Wala, whose murder at the weekend shocked fans at home and in Punjabi communities from Canada to Britain.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has qualified for the upcoming International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships Budapest 2022 which is set to get underway in Hungary from June 18 to July 3.

The Huế Festival will take place from June 25 to June 30, according to the Huế Monuments Conservation Centre.

More than 20 ambassadors and representatives of various international cultural organisations recent paid a visit to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to gain greater insights into the country’s lacquer paintings.