Culture - Sports

On September 17, Chairman of Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut chaired a conference to deploy the overall plan and assign tasks for the Long An 2nd Cultural - Sports and Tourism Week in 2024.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem has risen to the 13th place in the world after his impressive performance at the 2024 Chess Olympiad held in Budapest, Hungary from September 10-23.

Hosts Vietnam lost 1-2 to visiting Thailand in a LPBank Cup friendly match at My Dinh National Stadium on September 10 evening despite scoring first.

Long An has promoted and disseminated knowledge to agencies, units and localities in the province; created favorable conditions for enterprises operating in the fields of culture, arts, sports and tourism.

Vietnam has taken the lead in Asia in terms of pickleball development, heard a meeting between Vietnam’s Sports Administration Director Dang Ha Viet and the Asian Pickleball Federation (APF).

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has decided to adjust dates for the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on August 28.

Vietnamese young player Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen on August 25 won a silver medal at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships 2024 held in Chengdu, China.

Seven Vietnamese cueists will vie for a big bonus at the 47th US Open Pool Championship which will be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from August 19-24.

Vietnam will play friendly matches with Thailand and Russia on the occasion of FIFA Days in September, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced.

Vietnamese female boxer Ha Thi Linh advanced to the second qualification round of the U60kg category after a decisive win over Feofaaki Epenisa from Tonga late July 27 at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Vo Thi My Tien and Tran Thi Nhi Yen are two of 16 Vietnamese athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics in France.

More than 100 typical dishes of southern localities have been introduced at the “Taste of the south” culinary festival that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 11.