CULTURE AND SPORT

Six footballers from two countries have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, the Asian Football Confederation said, as Champions League matches were set to kick off in Qatar Monday.

Vietnamese French painter Cyril Kongo has opened his first gallery in Hanoi with the ambition of showcasing a range of graffiti pieces to local art lovers.

From a bucolic rural grocery shop to fictional battlefields and robot warrior bases, Taiwanese artisans are meticulously handcrafting miniature worlds that fuse reality and fantasy.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have proposed to the Ministry of Defence to seek UNESCO recognition for Cu Chi Tunnels as a World Heritage Site.

Vietnamese designer Tran Hung recently became a member of the British Fashion Council and will showcase his latest collection at London Fashion Week on September 17-22.

TC Candler, an art critic website, has published the nominations for the annual world-famous 100 most beautiful faces list of 2020, including three Vietnamese nominees.

Teams from the Vietnam People’s Army gained outstanding results and surpassed their set targets at the 2020 Army Games, which wrapped up at Patriot Park in the suburbs of Russia’s Moscow on September 5.

Việt Nam’s captain Quế Ngọc Hải has apologised over an advert he posted on social media that allegedly violated the copyright of the national football team.

The tank team of the Vietnam People’s Army triumphed at the final race of tank crews of the second division in the Tank Biathlon event of the ongoing 2020 International Army Games in the suburbs of Russia’s Moscow on

Tickets for the Formula One VinFast Vietnam Grand Prix 2020 will be valid when the event finally takes place, the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper quoted the organisers as saying.

The Vietnam Football Federation has just complained about the illegal use of images of the national team on PR campaigns of a local company.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have stated that they are considering a postponement to the U19 Championship 2020 and several other tournaments due to complicated developments of COVID-19.

An exhibition opened on August 29 in Hoa Binh Province to honour 14 works by Vietnamese scientists who were presented with the Ho Chi Minh Award for their significant contributions to the country and humanity.

Vietnam’s top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will be the country's main medal hope at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 31 to be held in Vietnam next year.

The Vietnamese tank crew No.2 of the Vietnam People’s Army ranked third in Group 2 of the “Tank Biathlon” at the ongoing International Army Games 2020 in the suburbs of Russia’s Moscow, said the organising board on August 28.

Nguyễn Huy Thiệp, one of the most influential Vietnamese contemporary writers, has released a special publication to mark his 70th birthday.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 27 to present the second-class Labour Order, a noble award of the Vietnamese Party and State, to head coach Park Hang-seo of the Vietnam

The Ministry of Health on August 26 launched a photo collection with the message “You’re still beautiful when wearing face masks”.

A new stage has just been opened in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, which aims to provide local people and tourists with a new way of watching plays.