The reading encouragement week, themed “Books and the young community”, was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19, on the occasion of the sixth Vietnam Book Day (April 21).

Vietnam’s top football league has been ranked as the fifth most prestigious club competition in Southeast Asia.

Vietnamese players are being offered a better chance to compete in the K League as the Korean professional football league announced on April 18 that it will increase its quota for players from Southeast Asia starting next year.

The sixth Vietnam Book Day kicked off in Hanoi on April 18 with a book festival, attracting over 90 publishers and 100 stalls.

A design contest for the logo of the ASEAN Year 2020 was launched in Hanoi on April 18.

The Hansae Yes24 Foundation and the Hansae Vietnam Co Ltd, presented 10,000 books to primary school students in Ho Chi Minh City at a ceremony on April 18.

Vietnamese runner Nguyen Linh Chi completed the 2019 Boston Marathon on April 16.

Hanoi FC took revenge by beating Yangon United 5-2 in their second meeting in Asian Football Confederation Cup’s Group H action in Yangon, Myanmar on April 17.

The Kylin-Lion-Dragon Dance Championship of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5 is scheduled to take place at The Garden Mall from April 26-28.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s LS Group – a manufacturer of electrical equipment, electronics, energy, and materials – will be a major sponsor of the Vietnamese National Football First League (V-League 2) 2019.

Vietnam topped the 8th Southeast Asian Karate Federation Championship which has closed in Bangkok, Thailand.

Dong Nhi was named Singer of the Year at the Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards organised by The Thao & Van Hoa (Sports and Culture) newspaper of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on April 16 night.

The 8th Southern Traditional Cake Festival in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has attracted more than 600,000 visitors during five days, the organising board announced at the festival’s closing ceremony on April 16.

The Vietnamese delegation brought home three gold medals at the 30th Suzuki FIG World Cup 2019 in aerobic gymnastics, which wrapped up in Tokyo, Japan on April 14.

The Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2019 wrapped up on April 14 after five days of thrilling competition in men’s and women’s singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.

The Vietnam National Art Troupe led by Party Central Committee member and permanent deputy head of its Popularisation and Education Commission Vo Van Phuong successfully conducted a performance in Pyongyang on April 15.

The 4th Hoi An International Food Festival wrapped up in Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam on April 14.

Two Vietnamese films will compete for titles at the ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards (AIFFA) 2019.

The sixth football championship - Hung Kings Cup 2019 kicked off in Singapore on April 14 with the participation of 16 teams representing overseas Vietnamese students, entrepreneurs and intellectuals working and studying in the country.

Hip-hop dance The Roots performed at the Vietnam Youth Theatre to kick off the Krossing Over Arts Festival in Hanoi on April 13.