Culture - Sports

Young Vietnamese players are competing at the 2021 FIDE Online Cadets & Youth Rapid World Cup and seven of them have already advanced to the final round of the tournament.

The Asian Football Confederation recently announced the fixtures in Group B of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

Vietnam will come out victorious in the battle against COVID-19 with compassion and unity, Aaron Johnson, an American freelance filmmaker and Youtuber who has resided in Vietnam since 2013, told the Vietnam News Agency.

A Vietnamese thriller named "Nguoi lang nghe: Loi thi tham", has won five prizes at the Vegas Movie Awards, the Voice of Vietnam reported.

A virtual exhibition on the late General Vo Nguyen Giap will open on August 22 on the occasion of his 110th birth anniversary to honour the legendary general’s great contributions to the national liberation cause.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a project on digitalising all types of Vietnamese festivals for the 2021-2025 period.

Vietnam will have to compete against only Myanmar and Chinese Taipei in Group I of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 qualifiers following a redraw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 11.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem finished second with prize money of 15,000 USD at the recently concluded 2021 Chessable Masters held in the US after he was defeated by So Wesley from the host country.

Hanoi-based singer Ha Le, winner of the Impressive Artist Awards at the Vietnam Television’s VTV Awards 2020, has been nominated for the same title this year.

Cellist Dinh Hoai Xuan in coordination with a number of famous artists in Vietnam has organised an online concert that aims to encourage the people to surmount the COVID-19 pandemic.

Complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic have halted art performances, causing difficulties for artists and units,online theatre or online stage seem to be the most suitable way for performing arts to reach the audiences.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced a plan to hold art programmes which aims to encourage the people to surmount the COVID-19 pandemic.