Culture - Sports

Vietnam have gone top of Group B after a late goal from Nguyen Van Truong secured a 2-1 win over Qatar in their second match of the Asian Football Confederation U20 Asian Cup on March 4 night.

The K.League 2 footbal tournament in the Republic of Korea has freshly started with the participation of Vietnamese young players.

Vietnam’s March 1 triumph at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Asian Cup finals gives them an early boost while the rivals Australia will have to bounce back in their remaining matches.

A total of 37 international delegations grouping 229 people have confirmed their attendance at the 8th Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival slated for March 10 – 14 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Frenchman Philippe Troussier arrived in Hanoi on February 26, ready to take the hot seat of the national football team.

Nguyen Van Quyet and Huynh Nhu won the Golden Ball, the highest honour for Vietnamese football players, at the award ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 25 evening.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on February 22 requested more efforts to address bottlenecks for cultural development while working with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Eighteen referees and assistant referees are attending a video assistant referee (VAR) technology training course, which was launched by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) on February 20.

This year's "Ao Dai Week" will take place from February 27 to March 8 throughout Long An province.

Vietnam, with one gold and one silver, ranked 8th in medal tally of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023, which concluded in Astana city, Kazakhstan on February 12.

Vietnam targets at least 100 gold medals and a place in the top three of the coming 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May in Cambodia.

On February 8, People's Committee of Can Duoc district, Long An province held a ceremony to announce the Decision and receive the Certificate of Vietnam Heritage Trees for 2 banyan trees at Van Phuoc Communal House.