Culture-Sport

The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) held a ceremony to present awards of the 11th International Art Photo Contest in Vietnam in 2021 (VN-21) and opened an exhibition of entry photos on June 7.

Vietnam fought back from a goal down to hold the Republic of Korea (RoK) 1-1 in Group C of the ongoing AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 on June 5

A special art programme was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 5 to mark the 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890-2022)

The Vietnam Festival 2022, the 14th of its kind, opened at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo with Japan’s former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Miyake Shingo in attendance.

A 2-0 victory over Afghanistan on June 1 helped the Vietnamese men’s football team gain 3.46 points to take the 95th place in FIFA rankings with 1,218.84 points.

The Hue Festival 2022 will take place from June 25 to 30, according to the organising board.

Despite many difficulties, including impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam successfully hosted the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31)

A collection of 50 paintings by children with disabilities, orphans and underprivileged is on display at the city’s Fine Arts Museum to mark Children’s Day (June 1).

Vietnamese defender Nguyen Thanh Binh has been named among the ‘Ones to Watch’ list compiled by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ahead of the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan.

Thousands of runners will take part in the VnExpress Marathon Sparkling Quy Nhon on June 12, according to the organisers.

“Van nghe thang Muoi” (October art) club in Berlin held an event on May 29 to introduce the Vietnamese culinary culture to international friends.