Culture - Sports

Ninh Binh province will host the karate tournament within the framework of the 31st Southeast Asian Games from May 15-21.

Vietnam sets a target of topping the medal tally at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), which it is going to host this year, said Deputy Director of the National Sports Administration (NSA) Tran Duc Phan.

Vietnam enjoyed a fabulous start to the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-23 Championship with a 7-0 rout of Singapore in their Group C opener at Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Saturday night (Feb 19).

Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc (Viettel FC) overcame Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC) and Nguyen Tien Linh (Becamex Binh Duong FC) to win the Vietnam Golden Ball Award 2021 for the best male football player of the year during an award ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 10 met members of the Vietnamese national women's football team who returned home earlier the same day after earning a berth at the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time and finishing fifth at the recently-concluded 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

The Asian media congratulated the feat of the Vietnamese women's football team for the first time winning a ticket to attend the Women's World Cup finals, and praised the outstanding efforts of the players.

The festival which best epitomises Vietnam's cultural identity is the Lunar New Year or Tet, with a lot of meaningful customs and traditional special foods.

An exhibition featuring Vietnam's old Tet market opened at Ninh Binh Museum in the province of the same name on January 18.

"For a Stronger South East Asia" has been chosen as the official slogan of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11), according to the Viet Nam Sports Administration, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11) have launched their official slogan as "For a Stronger South East Asia".

A delegation from the Vietnam Sports Administration and members of the National Organising Committee for the 31st Southeast Asian Games had a working with Ninh Binh's authorities on the preparations for the karate competition of the regional sport event, which will be held in the northern province.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked local departments under its wings to advise cities and provinces nationwide to cancel festivals and fireworks displays celebrating Tet, Vietnam's traditional New Year which will come by the end of this month, as concerns rise over COVID-19 spike.

An additional 301 billion VND (13.17 million USD) from the 2021 State budget for sport and training has been approved for regular expenditure tasks needed for the preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving a programme to implement the movement of "All people stay united to build cultural life" in the 2021-2026 period.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision to recognise 23 more national treasures.

Hoang Thi My Tam on December 20 clinched a gold medal at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Kazakhstan.

Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the Ministry of Science and Technology honoured the 10 winners of the Golden Globe Awards 2021 along with 20 outstanding female students in the field of Science and Technology in 2021 at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 19.

An exhibition, themed "Cultural heritages, landscapes and traditional handicrafts in Vietnam", is taking place in the northern province of Ninh Binh from December 17-24, within the framework of the National Tourism Year - Ninh Binh 2021.

Defending champions Vietnam and Indonesia played out to a goalless draw in their third Group B match of the ongoing 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup in Singapore on Wednesday (Dec 15) night.