Culture - Sports

With a comeback win of 3-2 against Thailand on November 6, Vietnam secured the first place of Group A at the ASEAN Futsal Championship 2024 and will face Australia in the semifinals.

Vietnam placed first at the World Shuttlecock Championships which closed on October 30 in China.

The 10th Da Lat Flower Festival will be held for a month, starting with its opening ceremony on December 5, the organiser announced on October 29.

Vietnamese player Tran Quyet Chien secured the UMB Veghel World Cup Three-Cushion 2024 trophy after a decisive 50-38 win over Belgian legend Frederic Caudron on October 26 in the Netherlands.

Vietnamese could not make home ground advantage count as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Kyrgyzstan at the Group I of the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2025 Qualifiers held in Phu Tho on October 23.

With excellent performance, swimmer My Tien brought home 9 Gold and 3 Bronze Medals, helping Long An team win second place overall.

Korean coach Kim Sang-sik has called up 27 players for training to prepare for a friendly match against India on FIFA Days in October, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on October 5.

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is gearing up for the first Culture, Sports and Tourism Week, with the 6th Ooc Om Boc festival - Ngo boat race scheduled from November 9-15.

For the first time in the history of sports development, Long An province had not only 1 but 2 out of 16 athletes nationwide who qualified to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

On September 25, the Organizing Committee and contestants of Miss Cosmo 2024 came to greet the leaders of the Long An Provincial People's Committee before participating in activities in the province.

The Vietnamese men's national football team will have two more international friendly matches with Lebanon and India at Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh from October 9-15 within FIFA Days.

In order to well prepare for the 2nd Long An Province Culture - Sports and Tourism Week in 2024, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Tan Hoa had a meeting on event organization.