Sports

Do Viet Hung, VIRESA Secretary General, said that Vietnam has many strong athletes and teams that have achieved high results in regional and international tournaments. Therefore, Vietnam is confident to have a successful SEA Games in both organization and competition achievements. … [Read more...] about E-sports becomes official sports at 31st SEA Games

Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - Artists and craftspeople from the Co Tu group in Da Nang on November 23 showed off ancient trade and arts as well as cuisine at the city’s museum to mark the Da Nang Culture Heritage Day. It was an outdoor culture experience and exhibition for visitors and artists to explore the old trade and lifestyle of the Co Tu ethnic community living in the rural mountainous area of Da Nang. A Lang Doi, a Co Tu sculptor introduced ancient wood carving at the event, while other artists displayed brocade weaving. For Co Tu people, wooden sculptures were used to decorate timber columns, exterior and interior decorations on houses that were preserved a few hundred years ago. Co Tu dancers from Ta Lang and Gian Bi communes played traditional culture (dance and gong) and make sticky rice cakes at the event. Nearly 1,000 Co Tu people are living in Ta Lang and Gian Bi villages in Hoa Bac commune – 40km from Da … [Read more...] about Co Tu traditional culture programme celebrates Da Nang Heritage Day

I am very proud to once again be the champion of the marathon. This is the fifth consecutive year I win. In comparison with the previous years, the event this year featured many new faces from the marathon scene – such a great opportunity to exchange and learn from the experiences of other runners. In 2021, I hope the pandemic will be better controlled across the globe, thus, more and more overseas runners will enter Vietnam and I could improve myself. … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh looks to recover tourism image through running races

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Seventeen designers and brands will present their latest designs at the 2020 Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week (AVIFW) in HCM City from December 3 to 6. It will feature around 1,000 designs for adults and children made from silk, organza, lace, and velvet and will include hand-embroidered patterns. Le Thi Quynh Trang, president of AVIFW and Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers (CAFD), said at the event’s recent press conference in HCM City that while the world’s leading fashion weeks like Paris, Milan and New York have been postponed or organised virtually, AVIFW is able to be held due to proper control of COVID-19 in Vietnam. “With the theme The Future is Now, VAIFW is a golden opportunity to prove and elevate the status of Vietnam fashion in the global fashion industry, he said. “The Vietnam fashion industry has achieved success for years. AVIFW has become the leading fashion event in Southeast Asia and fourth biggest … [Read more...] about Vietnam Int’l Fashion Week to open in HCM City next month

Vietnam’s weightlifting administrators are fearing the worst that their athletes will not be allowed to compete at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after two more of their athletes have been punished by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for doping. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s weightlifting fears ban from Olympics after two new doping scandals