The Tuan Chau-Ha Long women’s beach volleyball 2019 tournament opened on May 9 in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh with the participation of 26 teams.

Vietnam beat South Africa 3-0 in their second match at an international friendly tournament in Xiamen, China on May 8.

The Miss Vietnam Global Business pageant will be held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) in June, brining together businesswomen from 32 member countries of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (BAOOV).

Hoang Thuy, the first runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, will represent Vietnam at the upcoming Miss Universe 2019.

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Enzo Moavero Milanesi, who is on a three-day visit to Vietnam, on May 8 cut the ribbon to open the “Twilight Skylines from Police Helicopter” photo exhibition at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

Belgian conductor Michel Jakobiec will perform with the National Academy of Music of Vietnam during a concert in Hanoi on May 9.

Seven Asian art troupes from India, Japan, China, Bhutan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka are expected to perform at the heritage avenue programme hosted by the Vietnam Television (VTV) on May 12.

The VTV9 - Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Tournament is scheduled to be held in the southern province of Kien Giang from May 11-19.

A special exhibition featuring the heritage, development and achievements of Italy opened in Hanoi on May 6.

New national records were set during the ongoing 2019 national shooting competition which officially kicked off in Hanoi on May 6.

The Fox Sport Asia website has named Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai as one of the top five players in the fifth qualifier round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2019.

The Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents Academy will send four athletes to Spain to train at the International Football for Friendship Academy in Madrid.

The construction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail over the Truong Son Mountain Range and its important role in the resistance war are being reflected at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on April 3.

Museums in Vietnam are set to be open to visitors free of charge on the International Museum Day (May 18).

The Vietnam Motor Racing Championship's second stage will be held on May 24-25 in Hanoi.

An event was held in Hanoi on May 3 to launch a new book on the Dien Bien Phu Campaign authored by a French writer.

The Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi will open an exhibition of posters depicting the late President Ho Chi Minh on May 10.

Musicians and composers Dominik Fuss and Jorg Leichtfried from Austria will make a tour of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on May 5-7, marking their first-time performance in Asia.

Both Hanoi FC and Becamex Binh Duong of Vietnam have won group stage matches in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was defeated in the second qualifying round of the ongoing ATP Challenger Savannah in the US on May 2.