The Asian Games was declared open by Indonesia's President Joko Widodo late on Saturday during a colourful opening ceremony in Jakarta dominated by the joint march of North and South Korea.

This year will mark the 45th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Việt Nam and Japan, and the 15th landmark of the relationship of Japan and the central Quảng Nam Province.

HCM City is seeing positive changes to the local puppetry scene, according to authorities.

Martial arts, a so-called “golden mine” of Việt Nam national sports, is highly expected to win at Asiad 2018.

An exhibition of 200 photos and documents of the Nghê – a sacred animal that guards temples and communal houses – has been in display at the central city’s Fine Arts Museum, promoting the unique feature of the traditional art of Việt Nam that had been preserved in the community for centuries.

Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên is confident that she will change her medal’s colour at the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia.

The HCM City tourism sector needs to provide better inputs to the government and improve marketing and promotion to maximise the city’s tourism potential, experts have said.

The HCM City Museum on August 16 celebrated its 40th anniversary with an exhibition featuring the history of the South from 1698 to 1945.

The third VTV International Cycling Tournament – Tôn Hoa Sen Cup was launched yesterday in Hồ Chí Minh City.