Culture - Sports

Dao Thi Huong won a bronze medal at the 2017 Asia Wrestling Championships which took place from May 10-14 in New Delhi, India.

Vu Lam, a reporter from the Thoi Nay (Today) publication of Nhan Dan (The People) Newspaper, shared his journey with his friend to hand over two wild macaques to the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre (EPRC) in Ninh Binh Province.

Vietnam's swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has won two bronze medals in the women's 1,500m freestyle event and 400m individual medley on the first two days of competition at the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series in Atlanta, the US.

Tran Le Quoc Toan brought home a gold medal from the Senior Asian Weightlifting Championships, currently underway in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

U19 Vietnam were crowned champions at the 2017 International U19 Football Tournament in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, as they beat U19 Gwangju from the Republic of Korea 2-0 on April 22.

The Vietnamese ethnic groups Cultural Days themed "Melody of mountain and forest" officially began in Hanoi on April 19, featuring cultural, arts and sport activities.

The annual Week of Ha Long Tourism 2017 will take place in the Northern coastal province of Quang Ninh from April 28 to May 7, with the decade-long traditional Carnival street festival to be replaced by an art performance.

Vietnam Book Festival 2017, scheduled to open on April 20 at National Library of Vietnam, No. 31 Trang Thi Street, Hanoi, will feature various meaningful activities targeting readers of all ages.

Hoang Vu Samson scored only seconds before the final whistle to gift Hanoi FC a 1-0 home win over Song Lam Nghe An in their Round 13 encounter at the national top-tier football tournament, the V-League 2017, last weekend.

Vietnam set a perfect prelude to the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers as they brilliantly thrashed Syria, thrashing Syria with an 11-0 score in their Group D opener on April 5.

ietnam's top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won two golds and one silver at the Speedo Sectionals 2017 tournament held in Indianapolis, the US from March 30 to April 2.

Vietnam ranked first at the 12th Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships which closed on March 28 in the Philippines.

The 58th National Run and Marathon Tournament, co-organized by the Vietnam Athletics Federation,Tien Phong Newspaper, and Ninh Binh's Peoples Committee, kicked off on March 26 in Ninh Binh City.

The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 will take place across the country at 7am on March 26, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Sports.

The Vietnamese delegation finished second overall at the recent 2017 Southeast Asian Pencak Silat Championship in Malaysia, racking up a total of five gold, five silver and seven bronze medals.

The Sanest Khanh Hoa team won the title at the 11th men's volleyball Championship -Hoa Lu Cup in Ninh Binh province after beating their Trang An Ninh Binh on March 14th.

The 2017 Men's Volleyball Championship - Hoa Lu Cup officially kicked off at the Ninh Binh Competition House on March 10, with the participation of six teams.

Foreign duo Fagan and Stevens both scored helping Hai Phong beat Quang Nam 2-0 in the eighth round of the Toyota V-League 2017 last weekend to jump up to fourth place in the provisional standings with 13 points.

A ten-member Vietnamese team is ready to compete in the 2017 Asian Cycling Championships, which is scheduled to take place from February 26th to March 2rd at the Bahrain International Circuit.