With two more bronze medals gained on October 5, Vietnam temporarily ranks 20th on the medal table of the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD), which is taking place in Hangzhou city of China.

People’s Artist director Dang Nhat Minh won the Grand Prize at the annual Bui Xuan Phai Awards ceremony held in Hanoi on October 5.

Just over an hour after Phung Thi Hue won a bronze in the women's 48kg Jujitsu category, Dinh Thi Huong secured another bronze in the women's 68kg karate kumite event for the Vietnamese sport delegation at the 19th Asian Games in China on October 5.

Ju-jitsu fighter Phung Thi Hue won a bronze medal for Vietnam on October 5 at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Hangzhou, China.

Cambodia’s website sbm.news quoted President of the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Khiev Sameth as saying he is impressed with the progress and contributions of Vietnamese football in the regional games and hoped that Vietnam will book tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.

The Vietnam - Japan Festival Symphony Orchestra performed at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on October 3 evening.

The Vietnamese women's sepak takraw team of four won one more gold medal for Vietnam at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) in China after defeating their Indonesian rival on October 4.

An exhibition of 180 documents, pictures, maps and technical drawings on Thang Long-Hanoi in the 19th-20th centuries provided by the National Archives Centre No.1 will be held in the capital city on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of Hanoi’s liberation from French colonial rule (October 10, 1954-2023).

Boxer Luu Diem Quynh secured a bronze medal for Vietnam, while the Vietnamese women's sepak takraw team continued their winning streak in the semifinal to advance to the gold-medal match on October 3 as part of the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) in China.

The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum on October 3 launched the first Virtual Art Exhibition Space (VAES) in the country, which allows painters to exhibit their works in their own ways and audiences to access the works easily anytime and anywhere.

Hanoi's Department of Culture and Sports, in collaboration with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), on October 2 organised a workshop entitled “Consultation on Hanoi’s Cultural and Creative Hubs Network”.

The Vietnamese women's volleyball team showed a remarkable comeback to defeat the former Asian champions, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and secure a berth in the quarter-finals of the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) in China on October 1.

The Vietnam News Agency Publishing House has compiled and published a photo book entitled "General Vo Nguyen Giap”, on the occasion of his 10th death anniversary this year (October 4, 2013-2023).

The search is on to find Miss Grand International 2023, which begins in Vietnam on October 3.

Kurash athlete Vo Thi Phuong Quynh won the 13th bronze medal for Vietnam at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) held in Hangzhou, China on October 2.

President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan has been re-elected to represent the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee in the 2023-2027 tenure.

The Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association (VCCA) is working to develop a national online cuisine map with a view to introducing Vietnamese cuisine quintessence to the world through helping those who want to explore the country's food.

The Vietnamese delegation bagged one silver medal in the eighth competition day of the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD-19), raising the total medal number to 15.

The People’s Committee of Cao Bang province on September 30 held a ceremony to launch a culture, sports, and tourism week and receive a certificate re-verifying Non Nuoc Cao Bang a UNESCO-recognised Global Geopark.

The Hanoi Autumn Carnival took place in the pedestrian area around the Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi on the morning of October 1 as part of the ongoing Hanoi Autumn Festival.