CULTURE AND SPORT

A total of 20 Vietnamese athletes who are due to compete in the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics were vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 30 at the 108 Military Central Hospital.

In a South Korean rice field, the teenage world drone-racing champion is preparing to defend his title in one of the planet's fastest and highest-tech sports.

Miss Vietnam 2020 runner-up Nguyen Le Ngoc Thao has finished in the top 20 of Miss Grand International 2020 during the gala night in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 27.

A art exhibition themed "Mien ky uc” (memory) featuring lacquer paintings by People's Artist, painter Chu Manh Chan, opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on March 26.

The People's Committee of Hue City (Thua Thien - Hue Province) has just issued a plan to organise Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2021, which will take place from May 29 to June 26, 2021, with a series of new activities.

A thematic exhibition titled "Ngay hoi non song” (National Festival) opened at Dak Lak Museum in Dak Lak Province on March 24, aimed at celebrating the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People's Councils

Midfielder Ngo Hoang Thinh of Ho Chi Minh City Football Club has been suspended for the remainder of this year following his horrendous two-footed tackle on Hanoi Football Club's Do Hung Dung in a V. League game on Tuesday.

When the Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicks off in Fukushima on Thursday, runners are hoping it will show the world the area is no "nuclear wasteland", a decade after the 2011 disaster.

The exhibition centre in the Bat Trang Ceramic Village is being completed in Hanoi to showcase craft village products.

The beauty pageant Vietnam Peace Bella 2021 was kicked off at a press conference in the central city of Da Nang on March 20.

Olympic organisers meet Saturday for talks expected to bar overseas fans from this summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, in a bid to reduce virus risks and win over a sceptical public.

A concert introducing works from composers that have not been performed much in Vietnam will take place at Goethe Institute in Hanoi on March 22.

The second virtual conference to discuss preparations for the organisation of the International Army Games in 2021 has just been held across 13 venues.

As the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, Missosology has named Vietnamese contestant Do Thi Ha among its top seven hot picks for the upcoming Miss World 2021 pageant.

The administration of Hanoi remains highly determined to successfully host the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the 11th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games later this year.

Museums in HCM City are using smart technology to offer online displays as part of their effort to develop business amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three local marksmen are set to fly to India on March 16 evening to participate in the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup.

Leading Vietnamese footballer Nguyen Quang Hai has been put forward to compete in the category for the best central midfielders in the AFC Cup’s All-time XI, as nominated by the Asian Football Confederation.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will host a national online book fair from April 15 to May 15 in celebration of the eighth Vietnam Book Day, which falls on April 21 each year.