Culture - Sports

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.

The HCMC People’s Committee sent a document on nominating Vovinam Viet Vo Dao, a traditional Vietnamese martial art as a national intangible heritage to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Head coach of the national football team Philipe Troussier said he was not surprised at the team's 2-0 loss to China in the friendly on October 10 when talking to the press following the match in Dalian, China.

Vietnam are ready for international friendly matches on the FIFA Days in October, including a match against China in Dalian on October 10, said head coach Philippe Troussier.