Culture - Sports

Vietnam has been named among the top 10 countries in the world with the best food, according to readers of Canadian magazine The Travel.

Jeff Campbell from Canada and Vanja Cnops from Belgium won the 70km category of the Vietnam Jungle Marathon (VJM) held in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in central Thanh Hoa province at last weekend.

The Vietnam Art Photo Exhibition, held biennially, wrapped up in Hanoi on October 16, and will come to Ho Chi Minh City next month.

An art programme to honour “Ao dai” (traditional dress) will take place at the Centre for Women and Development in Tay Ho district, Hanoi on October 18.

The first programme of the "VC fashion show – Buoc chan di san” series will be held at the Centre for Vietnamese Craft Village Quintessence in Bat Trang, Gia Lam, Hanoi on October 20.

Artists of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are cooperating to produce a play titled “Ben khong chong” (Quay of the spinsters), the first work in a long-term project on cultural exchange between the two countries.

A Japanese film festival will be held in major cities across the countries between October 21 and November 27, according to the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.

The World Fitness Federation (WFF) Asia-Pacific Championships 2022 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 15 with the participation of 200 athletes from 21 countries and territories.

Vietnamese weightlifters have secured two gold and two silver medals at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships which is being held in Bahrain from October 6 to 16.

As many as 2,300 runners joined “Running on Happiness Route” international marathon in the northernmost mountainous province of Ha Giang’s Meo Vac district on October 9.

The Vietnam U17 football squad have officially secured a ticket to the final round of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 after defeating Thailand 3-0 in a match that took place at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho on October 9.

Vietnam crushed Nepal 5-0 in a Group F match in the qualifiers of AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho province on October 7, temporarily topping the group.