Culture - Sports

Vietnam lost 0-1 to Iraq at the dying minutes in a Group F match of the second qualification round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on November 21 evening.

Vietnam won eight gold, six silver and four bronze medals at the 14th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships and Congress held in Wonju, the Republic of Korea, on November 9-11.

Coach Mai Duc Chung is edging ever closer to his retirement from women's football with his contract expiring at the end of the year.

The Vietnamese bodybuilding team has officially entered the competition at the 14th WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships & Congress and secured their first gold medals.

The Ooc Om Bok festival to worship the Moon will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on November 25-27, aiming at honouring the traditional cultural traits of local Khmer ethnics.

Vietnam defeated India 3-1 in their second Group C match of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers second round in Uzebekistan on October 29.

Vietnamese athletes won two silver and three bronze medals on the last day of the 4th Asian Para Games that took place in Hangzhou, China, from October 22-28.

Vietnamese men football team secured the 94th place in FIFA’s world latest rankings, 15th in Asia, and first in Southeast Asia.

On October 26, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Long An province organized a cultural and sports exchange between Duc Hue district, Long An province and Chanh Tria district, Svay Rieng province.

Vietnam's top female badminton player, Nguyen Thuy Linh, earned a historic milestone on October 24 by entering the top 20 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s world rankings for the first time.

Vietnamese shooters have got two bronze medals at the ongoing 2023 Asia Shooting Championship in Changwon city, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

On October 22, the 13th Long An Newspaper Cup to celebrate Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Day officially ended with the championship belonging to FC Dung Phong. This is also their third consecutive championship.