CULTURE AND SPORT

Hanoi City Cultural Centre, under the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, recently launched a photo contest themed ‘Women with family and society’ to honour the beauty of Vietnamese women and raise public awareness on gender equality.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien finished last in the women’s 800m freestyle at the ongoing Olympic Tokyo 2020 on July 29, ending her journey at the event.

Young pianists from across the country will be given the chance to showcase their talents by participating in an online piano competition which will take place from July 28 to July 31 whilst staying at home as part of

Head coach Park Hang-seo on July 27 sent the Vietnam Football Federation a list of footballers who will join an upcoming training session of the U22’s team to prepare for the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh beat her French rival Qi Xuefei in the group qualification round of women's singles on July 24 morning on the first official competing day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Vietnamese athletes begin competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23.

Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen will represent Vietnam at the upcoming Miss Universe 2021 pageant which is scheduled to take place in Israel this December.

For the first time in Olympic history, national flags will be carried by two athletes at the Games, and runner Quach Thi Lan and swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang have the honour of carrying the Vietnamese flag at the upcoming

A contest to design the logo, recognition mark and identity set for Vietnamese lacquer art was launched by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on July 16.

An online concert, “Drifting Intervals”, featuring five female artists from Vietnam, Germany and France will take place on July 17.

Phuong Khanh, Miss Earth 2018, has announced in a video clip that she is set to join the judging panel of the upcoming Miss Philippines Earth 2021.

The government has given the nod to allow the national football team play their home matches in the third round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers in the country, instead of neutral grounds as planned.

The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) has called on talented amateur and professional photographers nationwide to submit entries for an online photo exhibition which highlights the country’s recent fight against COVID-19.

The Vietnamese men’s U23 national team are planning to hold two training camps in preparation for 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers between October 23 and 31.

A Vietnamese thriller named "Người lắng nghe: Lời thì thầm" (Listeners-The Whispering) has won three awards during the course of the Asia Film Art International Film Festival (AFAIFF) 2021.

Vietnam’s No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem will play Dutch GM Benjamin Bok in the quarterfinals of the Banter Blitz Cup online chess tournament on July 5.

“Phượng Khấu”, known as “The Emperor’s Gift” in English, an original drama series depicting royal life during the Nguyen dynasty, will represent the nation at the Asia Contents Awards 2021 which is set to take place in October in

Judo martial artist Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thủy has received a berth at the Olympic Games later this month, making her Việt Nam's 17th athlete to secure a spot at the event in Tokyo.

A traditional rural market is set to run at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism throughout July in Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi, serving to offer a fresh experience for tourists to learn