Culture - Sports

On June 17, the Jury of the Long An Press Prize 2021 gave marks for 174 works in various types of journalism such as print newspaper, electronic newspaper, television, radio and press photos.

After debuting in the US box office on May 28, Bo Gia, a Vietnamese film produced by Tran Thanh Town, has become the first Vietnamese-produced title to reach that milestone.

Vietnam proved the biggest surprise packages by sealing maiden progression to the third round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers, FIFA affirmed in its article summarising the second round’s results.

Vietnam have made history as they advanced to the third round of the World Cup qualifiers for the first time ever, after a five-goal thriller against the hosts United Arab Emirates on June 15.

Three Vietnamese weightlifters have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics next month.

The UAE Football Association has opened ticket sales for Vietnamese fans to watch the Vietnam-UAE game that will take place on June 15 at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognised the making of fish sauce on Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang as a national intangible cultural heritage in late May.

Vietnam took a huge step towards making it to the third and final round of World Cup qualification for the first time in history with a tense 2-1 win over Malaysia on June 11 night.

The Vietnam Olympic Committee has proposed organising the 31st Southeast Asian Games in July 2022 instead of November and December this year over concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in the region.

Miss Vietnam 2020 Do Thi Ha, a student at the Hanoi-based National Economics University, is working to prepare for her appearance at the Miss World 2021 in Puerto Rico in December.

Vietnam trounced Indonesia 4-0 in a match of Group G of the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers which took place in the United Arab Emirates on June 7.

Photographers are being invited to send entries to a national fine art photo competition and exhibition on Vietnamese sea and islands newly launched by the Party Central Committee’s Commission of Popularisation and Education.