CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese rowers Luong Thi Thao and Dinh Thi Hao performed brilliantly in the Asia and Oceania Olympic qualification tournament in Japan to officially secure their place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, rescheduled for this summer.

‘Dien Bien Phu’ – a massive painting of 132m wide and 9m high that took three years to be completed – was approved by an art council on May 4.

Head coach of the Vietnamese national football team Park Hang-seo announced on May 4 a list featuring 35 footballers named in the latest national team squad which will take part in fixtures in June as part of qualifiers in

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to hold the first ever Vietnam International Photography Festival.

The Vietnam Children’s Fine Arts Awards 2021 is scheduled to be held to encourage and facilitate the development of children's fine arts inside and outside school, according to the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry

The V.League 1 match between Hanoi FC and Sài Gòn FC will be played behind closed doors to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked local authorities to suspend all festivals and limit other cultural, sporting and tourism activities to focus on Covid-19 preventive measures.

The photography month, entitled “Photo Hanoi ‘21”, will be held during May, aiming to connect the public with the art of photography.

The 14th version of Vietnam Junior Fashion Week is set to get underway in Ho Chi Minh City from May 1 to May 2, with the occasion due to feature the participation of many famous local fashion designers.

Two Vietnamese works have won the first prize of the UK’s Pink Lady Food Photographer of The Year 2021.

The Miss Earth Vietnam 2021 pageant will be organised at the end of this year following the Miss Earth format, according to organisers.

Markets of the north-western mountainous region will be recreated at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture And Tourism for the Reunification Day Holiday from April 29 to May 3.

Vietnam is anticipated to secure more tickets to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in nine sports after gymnast Dinh Phuong Thanh officially qualified for the upcoming global sporting event.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival 2021 will be cancelled because the Covid-19 pandemic continues in many countries especially some Southeast Asian nations, an official has said.

Hanoi and HCM City have cancelled firework displays on the coming Reunification Day Holiday to prevent a possible Covid-19 outbreak.

Women of the San Chi ethnic minority group in Quang Ninh Province participated in an annual football competition at Soong Co Festival, leaving the housework to their husbands.

Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 title holder H’Hen Nie has been selected to join the panel of jury at the Miss Universe Vietnam 2021.

Vietnamese street artists will present a live jam performance at the French Consulate in HCM City on April 24-25.

Around 4,300 domestic and foreign runners from 41 countries, living and working in Vietnam, will join the Vietnam Trail Marathon (VTM) in Moc Chau district, Son La province on April 24.