CULTURE AND SPORT

The first floating fruit festival organised by HCM City next week will present specialty fruits from the southern region in a cultural milieu including folk music and dance.

Vietnam’s U17 and U20 football teams are scheduled to take on their Thai and Indonesian opponents respectively in qualifiers for upcoming international tournaments, according to a draw held by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on May 24.

Doan Hong Trang, the winner of a beauty contest in the central region in 2016, will represent Vietnam at Miss Global 2022, which will be held in Bali, Indonesia, from June 1 to 11.

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) wrapped up with a ceremony imbued with Vietnam’s cultural identity at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium on May 23 evening.

Vietnam narrowly defeated Thailand 1-0 in the final match at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on the evening of May 22 to take the gold medal in the 31st SEA Games men’s football event.

Vietnamese representative Phung Truong Tran Dai officially unveiled an outfit that she will wear during the National Costume Competition at the Miss International Queen 2022 pageant set to take place in June in Thailand.

The Vietnamese women’s football team had a 1-0 win over the Thai rivals to take the gold medal in the final match on May 21 at Cam Pha Gymnasium, Quang Ninh province, at the on-going SEA Games 31.

Along with securing a gold medal, Vietnam’s weightlifter Pham Thi Hong Thanh set three new records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift in the women's 64kg event on May 21 during SEA Games 31.

The Hanoi Cuisine and Handicraft Villages Tourism Festival has opened to visitors in Lê Quang Đạo Street in Nam Từ Liêm District (opposite the F1 track) to entertain SEA Games visitors.

Runners from around the world will run up to 70km on trails through the hills, ethnic minority villages, orchards and tea fields of Mộc Châu District, Sơn La Province today.

Tickets for the final of the men’s football at the ongoing SEA Games 31 are being offered for sale at shockingly high prices of up to VND8 million (USD348) each.

Two local beauties have been named in the list of the leading 50 candidates of Miss Grand Slam 2021, as announced by Global Beauties.

Forward Nguyen Tien Linh scored a late winner in extra time as Vietnam edged past Malaysia 1-0 in a thrilling semi-final clash at Phu Tho's Viet Tri Stadium on the evening of May 19 to cruise into the gold-medal

The Miss Supranational Vietnam 2022 pageant kicked off on May 17 in Ho Chi Minh City as the country searches for the most outstanding contestant to compete at the global Miss Supranational 2023 competition in Poland.

The Vietnamese Women’s Museum held a ceremony on May 17 in Hanoi to receive roughly 500 artifacts donated by Mark Rapoport, a doctor from the United States, and his family.

Hundreds of lanterns were released into the sky by Indonesian Buddhists celebrating Vesak day at the temple of Borobudur for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country.

Vietnam comfortably beat Timor Leste 2-0 at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho Province on the evening of May 15 to progress into the semi-finals of the 31st SEA Games men’s football event as the Group A winners.

Myanmar's eSports athletes must battle not only online opponents but also a creaky national infrastructure in their bid to make it in the ferociously competitive world of gaming.

Vietnam narrowly beat Myanmar 1-0 at Viet Tri Stadium on the evening of May 13 to climb to the top spot of Group A in the 31st SEA Games men’s football event.