(VOVWORLD) - The 2019 Southeast Asian Games officially opens today with the staging of a glitzy opening ceremony at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. It will be the first time in the 60-year history of the regional meet that the opening show will be held indoors, taking place in the world's largest indoor arena with a 55,000 seating capacity.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Football Federation has signed a fresh three-year contract with South Korean coach Park Hang-seo. It’s good news for Vietnamese football fans because they believe that the talented coach will continue to lead the Vietnamese men’s national football team to new heights in Southeast Asia and the world.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese and Indonesians are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the exchange of visits between President Ho Chi Minh and his Indonesian counterpart Sukarno. The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia recently held a seminar themed "The close friendship between President Ho Chi Minh and President Sukarno, and the relationship between Vietnam and Indonesia."

(VOVWORLD) - Quang Ninh welcomes more than 10 million tourists each year. An increase in tourists has led an increase in waste, especially plastic waste.

(VOVWORLD) - The 4th national poetry recitation contest took place in late October, attracting 34 delegations from cities and provinces nationwide. The contest is part of activities planned in anticipation of the Vietnam Poetry Club’s 3rd Congress scheduled for next year.

(VOVWORLD) - Mountain Star Charity is a project that teaches children in mountainous, disadvantaged areas to paint. It was initiated in 2014 by Taiwanese researcher Kuo Yen Wei, Vietnamese artist Nguyen Truong Linh and a group of Vietnamese contemporary artists after a visit to Ha Giang province. Over the past six years, the Mountain Star Charity fine art project has brought joy to disadvantaged children across Vietnam’s mountainous and remote areas, connected them, and inspired new dreams across the country.

(VOVWORLD) - Artists from Vietnam and 7 other countries have been performing at the 4th International Experimental Theatre Festival which opened on October 4 in Hanoi. The 10-day festival introduced 28 plays by troupes from Vietnam, Hungary, Israel, India, South Korea, China, Singapore, and Greece.

(VOVWORLD) - In 1979, after escaping Ieng Sary’s Pol Pot genocide regime, the Cambodian government asked Vietnam to help it reconstruct the Phnom Penh broadcasting station. Although Vietnam was struggling with numerous post-war difficulties, the Voice of Vietnam sent a delegation of technicians, editors, and producers to support the reconstruction of the Phnom Penh broadcasting station.

(VOVWORLD) - The Green Star Club in Ho Chi Minh City has been a venue for young stage students and artists to pursue their passion and come closer to audience.

(VOVWORLD) - President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese people, is much loved and respected by the Egyptians. One Egyptian, Mohamed Anees Sharara, reads books and listens to songs about Uncle Ho and his simple, humble lifestyle. Mohamed even wrote a song about Ho Chi Minh City.