The ASEAN Music Festival 2019 will take place in Hai Phong city from May 25 to 31, aiming to enhance cultural cooperation among regional nations.

Vietnam won five gold medals at the 2019 Thailand Open Track and Field Championships which ended on May 21.

A ceremony was held at Bang Long Pagoda in Vientiane, Laos, on May 21 to mark the Buddha’s 2563rd birthday, with the participation of hundreds of Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers from the Vietnamese community in the country.

Nearly 1,000 athletes from 47 countries and territories will take part in the Vietnam Jungle Marathon 2019 on May 25 in the central province of Thanh Hoa’s Pu Luong Nature Reserve, which is home to an ancient jungle, soaring limestone peaks, vibrant rice paddy fields, and small ethnic minority villages.

Vietnam’s team won the Zhouzhuang Cup Xiangqi International Invitational Chinese Chess Tournament in Jiangsu, China, on May 20.

Talented pianists from three years old and above have been invited to take part in the first “International Piano Competition – Your Road to Carnegie Hall in Vietnam”.

Sichuan club of China won the 2019 VTV9 - Binh Dien Cup International Women's Volleyball Tournament on May 19.

Diners to the second Hanoi Food Culture Festival, slated for June 7-9 at Thong Nhat Park, will be treated to traditional dishes of not only Hanoi but also other localities in the north, central and southern regions, according to organisers.

The culture, sports and tourism festival of ethnic minority groups along the Vietnamese - Lao border wrapped up in A Luoi district of the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on May 19.

The Lang Sen (Sen Village) Festival wrapped up in the central province of Nghe An on May 19, leaving good impressions on both domestic and foreign visitors.

The Lang Sen (Sen Village) Singing Festival opened at the Kim Lien relict site in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An, on May 18th night to celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s 129th birthday (May 19).

The Vocalista Angels Yason Christy Pranowo choir from Indonesia won the top prize at the sixth Vietnam International Choir Competition which took place in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam from May 15-19.

A culture, sports and tourism festival of ethnic minority groups in Vietnamese and Lao border localities is taking place in A Luoi district, Thua Thien-Hue province.

A book on the 55th anniversary of the Vietnam-Egypt friendship in the Arabic language was launched at a ceremony held at the Embassy of Vietnam in Egypt on May 16.

The Culture Department of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)-Ho Chi Minh City chapter held a grand music festival on the night of May 16 to celebrate the United Nations Day of Vesak 2019 and Buddha’s 2563rd birth anniversary.

A recent excavation at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi revealed a number of architectural vestiges, said archeologists from the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre and the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology at a conference held in Hanoi on May 16.

The 24th Return to the Countryside cycling race will be held from May 19-27.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has been fined 39,500 USD because of supporters letting off flares.

The Van Hoa (Culture) newspaper will host an art show commemorating President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday (May 19, 1890 - 2019) at Hanoi’s Opera House on May 19.

Hanoi FC and Becamex Binh Duong desperately need points in the final group games of the AFC Cup to progress through to the next round.