Culture - Sports

Vietnam beat Thailand 5-3 in the penalty shootout and claimed the third place in the 2022 U19 AFF Championship in Indonesia on July 15.

Vietnam will compete in four sports at the 2022 World Games which began on July 7 in Birmingham, Alabama, the US.

Vietnam on July 6 was elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 term, with 120 votes - the highest among the elected countries, during the ninth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention 2003, held in Paris.

On July 3, the Group A of the National Volleyball Championship 2022 - Duc Giang Chemical Cup opens at Ninh Binh gymnasium.

Vu Thi Anh Thu of Vietnam secured a gold medal in the Croatia Open badminton tournament on June 23 in Dubrovnik.

The Department of Culture and Sports of Ninh Binh province on June 22 coordinated with related departments, sectors and localities to held a conference on deploying preparations for hosting the National Volleyball Championship 2022 - Duc Giang Chemical Cup.

Powerlifter Le Van Cong pocketed a silver medal in the men's 49kg category at the 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships taking place in Pyeongtaek, the Republic of Korea, from June 15-20.

The 16th Volleyball Championship Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup 2022 officially kicked off at Ninh Binh Gymnasium on June 14 evening.

Vietnam were knocked out of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 on Sunday night, losing 0-2 to Saudi Arabia in the quarter-final at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent.

Vietnam sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 after comfortably cruising past Malaysia 2-0 in their last Group C tie on Wednesday.

Defender Phan Tuan Tai scored to put Vietnam ahead shortly after the first whistle but the reigning SEA Games champions were still held by Thailand as the two sides played out a 2-2 thriller in Group C of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 at the Bunyodkor Stadium on Thursday.

The Vietnam women's football team was drawn into Group B of the AFF Women's Cup 2022 along with regional lightweights of Myanmar, Laos, Timor-Leste and Cambodia.

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) wrapped up with a ceremony imbued with Vietnam's cultural identity at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium on May 23 evening.

Within the framework of Ninh Binh Tourism Week 2022, an exhibition of traditional handicrafts has received special attention from both domestic and foreign visitors. This was seen as a chance for local businesses and traditional craft villages to introduce their products to tourists.

The U-23 men's football team of Vietnam beat its Thai archrival 1-0 in the final of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) held on its home soil to keep back the crown in a tense match on May 22.

Vietnamese judo fighters had a successful day on May 20 as the team bagged two gold and one silver medals on the third day of SEA Games 31.

Four Vietnamese girls took the women's kumite team gold on May 20, also the last competition day of karate at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

U23 Vietnam will play U23 Thailand in the "dream final match" at the 31st Southeast Asian Games after two prolonged semifinals matches on May 19.

The Sen Village Festival 2022 opened in Kim Lien Commune, Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province, on the night of May 17 to mark the 132th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - 2022).