CULTURE AND SPORT

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

Việt Nam’s largest whale skeleton, over 20 metres in length and weighing 65 tonnes, is on display in Phan Thiết coastal town at Vạn Thủy Tú Temple.

Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at Miss World 2021, will compete in the beauty pageant when it gets underway on December 16 in Puerto Rico.

The International Watercolour Painting Exhibition “Arts and Peace” has opened at the HCM City-based Vietnam Watercolor Art.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has officially chosen the United Arab Emirates as host of Group G's second round of World Cup 2022 qualifiers.

Four of the five rescheduled Round 3 matches will take place with spectators in the stands as V.League 1-2021 resumes this weekend after nearly two months of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The recently-launched Young Photography Festival 2021 is open to all Vietnamese citizens aged between 18 and 35 who live both inside and outside the country.

More than 75 percent of Japanese oppose overseas fans attending the Tokyo Olympics, a poll showed Monday, as organisers prepare to make a decision on foreign spectators.

Vietnamese film director Luong Dinh Dung has been named among the list of judges for the 19th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), according to the event’s official website.

Vietnamese movie “Vi” (Taste) by director Le Bao has surpassed 11 other films to win the Special Jury Award in Encounters category - a competitive section devoted to new cinematic vision - at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).

Vietnamese audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy seven classic and modern French movies to be screened in Vietnam from March 1 to December 31.

Vietnam will face Indonesia on June 7, Malaysia on June 11 and the United Arab Emirates on June 15 at the Asian Qualifiers of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, instead of meeting Malaysia first as the old schedule,

As one of the nation’s representatives in the 2021 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup, Saigon FC will play their fixtures in the group stage of the competition in Singapore between June 22 and June 28.

V.League 1-2021, the nation’s top-tier football league, will resume next month with five rescheduled Round 3 matches, as announced by the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF) on February 26.

Vietnam will officially host the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11) in December with 11 sports.

The release dates of various movies have been rescheduled due to the on-going Covid-19 outbreak.

Chief coach Park Hang-seo’s players are due to meet up in May for extensive training ahead of their remaining fixtures of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Asian region, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

Only ritual ceremonies will be held at the Hung Kings Temple Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho this year due to COVID-19, heard a meeting of local authorities on February 23.

Vietnamese actress Hoang Thi Bich Phuong has won the best actress award at the 2021 Paris International Film Festival for her role in “Invisible Love” (Tinh yeu vo hinh).