CULTURE AND SPORT

The art programme “Sacred roots-the Ancestral Lands of Hung Kings” featured a kaleidoscope of performances in Phu Tho on April 20 in commemoration of Hung Kings, who were believed to be the founders of the Vietnamese country.

Hoàng Thị Duyên won the first international medal of the year for Vietnamese athletes by finishing third at the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Monday.

Tens of thousands of people gathered to enjoy a firework display which was held to celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phu Tho Province.

Some 20,000 people will visit the Hung Kings Temple Festival held on April 21 according to local authorities.

Vietnamese weightlifter Hoang Thi Duyen secured a bronze medal in the women’s 59kg category on April 19 as she competed in the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2021 which took place in Uzbekistan.

The seventh Japan-Vietnam Festival has been opened at the September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 with a host of activities.

National team goalkeeper Dang Van Lam concluded two weeks of quarantine in Japan on April 17 and is set to be presented to fans of J-League 1 side Cerezo Osaka Club on April 18.

Former boxing champion Trương Đình Hoàng and his young teammate Vương Thị Vỹ have set their sights on SEA Games gold medals.

The seventh Japan-Vietnam Festival will be held on April 17 and 18 at the September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1.

Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player, Le Quang Liem, will again have the chance to clash with chess king Magnus Carlsen as he has been invited to participate in the fifth stage of the 2021 Champions Chess Tour, to be

A western Japanese city cancelled the Tokyo Olympics torch relay over spiking coronavirus cases on Wednesday, fueling fresh fears about whether the pandemic-postponed Games should go ahead with just 100 days until the opening ceremony.

Dantri/DTiNews have presented awards for the Xuan Tin Yeu or Spring Photo Contest.

A special show featuring contemporary dances and ballets will be restaged by artists of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) on Saturday (April 10).

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province have just awarded the local football team VND500 million (USD21,739) for their outstanding achievements in the V-League.

A women's AFC Champions League will be launched in 2023, Asia's football governing body has told AFP, with the new international club tournament aiming to increase the strength of the female game across the continent.

A group of folk music artists have gathered together in a project honouring Vietnam’s 18th century masterpiece ‘Truyen Kieu’ (Tale of Kieu) by celebrated poet Nguyen Du (1765-1820).

Standing vice-chairman of the Vietnam Football Federation Tran Quoc Tuan, Coach Park Hang-seo and other members of the Vietnamese national football team received their first Covid-19 shots on Monday morning in Hanoi.

A kaleidoscope of cultures, rituals, and cuisine of ethnic minority groups around the country will be highlighted throughout April at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi.

The Việt Nam Restaurant Association, in coordination with the Việt Nam Cuisine Culture Association and the World Food Travel Association, has launched the Việt Nam Food Travel Map to promote local cuisine and tourist destinations.