Vietnam bagged one gold, four silver and four bronze medals at the World Wushu Championships, which closed in Shanghai, China, on October 23.

Asian dancers will perform together at the show Dance Dance Asia — Crossing the Movements 2019 at the Vietnam Youth Theatre in Hanoi.

American conductor Christopher Zimmerman, music director of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in the US, will lead a concert of classical music at the HCM City Opera House on October 26.

The national men football team moved up two places to return to the 97th position in the latest FIFA Men's Rankings announced on October 24.

About 120 paintings and sculptures by international and Vietnamese artists have gone on display at the Vietnam Fine Arts University.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem finished ninth, while his teammate GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son came 14th at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2019 chess tournament which concluded in England on October 21.

The organizing board of the Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Bike Race has presented the yellow jersey of the second stage of the tournament to Javier Perez from the Vietnam-USA Society English Centers (VUS) and green jersey to Le Nguyen Minh from Ho Chi Minh City.

World champion and Paralympic winner Le Van Cong has decided to auction his power-lifting World Cup gold medal to raise money to treat a child cancer patient.

A string of cultural and sport events will be held during the Ooc Om Bok festival in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang from November 5-11.

Referees from Singapore will take charge of two key matches in the V.League’s last round this week.

Ly Duy Thanh has been voted first president of the Vietnam Wrestling Federation, which was introduced to the public in Hanoi on October 20.

The 8th Da Lat Flower Festival will take place from December 20 to 24 in Da Lat and Bao Loc cities, the Lam Dong province People’s Committee has announced.

The 5th Hanoi cherry blossom festival will be held in the heart of the capital city from March 27-30, according to representatives of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The 2019 Hanoi International Circus Festival, which saw the participation of 13 circus troupes, closed on October 20 at the Hanoi Central Circus after a week of brilliant performances.

Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam has been ranked fourth among 50 best cities for street food, according to a latest survey by CEOWorld.

Over 70 creations by Vietnamese designer Minh Hanh were introduced at a silk and brocade fashion show in Moscow, Russia on October 20.

The Vietnamese women’s football team have been placed in Group A in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 Asian qualifying round.

Vietnamese boxer Truong Dinh Hoang has claimed the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia East Super Middleweight title after defeating Korean rival Lee Gyu-hyun.

Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien bagged a silver medal at the CISM (International Military Sports Council) World Games 2019 in Wuhan, China on October 20.

A ceremony to start the VPBank Hanoi Marathon was held in the heart of Hanoi on October 20, with 7,000 professional and amateur athletes taking part, over 1,500 of them foreigners.