CULTURE AND SPORT

Indonesian beauty Carla Yules is set to serve as a judge for the Miss Tourism ASEAN+ 2022 pageant aiming to seek beauties who can promote images of the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) to take place

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang kicked off the first international hot air balloon festival at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square on March 30.

Vietnam has shocked Asia by ending their World Cup qualification campaign with a 1-1 draw against hosts Japan in Saitama on March 29 evening.

Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam lost two sets to French opponent Kenny De Schepper in the final clash of the M25 Toulouse-Balma in France on March 27 evening.

The Vietnamese Embassy, in coordination with the embassies of French-speaking countries in Chile, has organised the Francophone Film Week 2022 on the occasion of International Francophonie Day.

The Vietnam national football team only has 20 players fit enough to travel to Japan on the evening of March 25 as the side prepares for the upcoming clash against the host team, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has said.

The Vietnam Days in the United Kingdom 2022 will take place from March 28 to April 10, featuring a series of cultural, art, sport and trade-investment promotion events, mostly in London.

Vietnam finished their last home game of the 2022 World Cup Asian Qualifiers with a 1-0 loss to Oman on Thursday.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem won a place in the semi-finals of the online rapid chess tournament - the Charity Cup - after recording a solid win over David Navara of the Czech Republic on March 24.

Thousands of visitors have been flocking to Hoi An to enjoy a variety of festivals and tourism events being held to welcome in the National Tourism Year 2022.

The final round of Miss World Vietnam 2022 is set to take place from April 4 to April 24 in Danko City in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is hosting a free online film-making training course for Vietnamese filmmakers, entitled ‘On The Reel Film Lab 2022’, from March 21 to 23.

Vietnamese boxer Le Huu Toan on March 20 outplayed his Thai opponent Kitidech Hirunsuk after 12 rounds, winning the WBA Asia Championship title in the minimum weight division.

The U23 Vietnam team comprising 28 players left Hanoi on March 19 evening for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, for an international friendly tournament in late March.

The Vietnam-Japan U13 international football tournament kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 18 as part of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations ahead in 2023.

Vietnamese representative Do Thi Ha finished in the Top 12 at the grand final of the Miss World 2021 pageant held in Puerto Rico on March 17.

Despite an incident in the final night on March 15 evening, Danh Chieu Linh of Vietnam surprisingly secured the first runner up title of the Mister Global 2022 held in Thailand.

The International Hot Air Balloon Association and the Department of Culture and Information of Tuyen Quang province, held a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City, on March 15, to announce the first Tuyen Quang International Hot Air Balloon

The Vietnamese representative at Miss World 2021, Do Thi Ha, has just shared her first photos taken with other contestants after returning to Puerto Rico to compete in the grand final of the pageant.