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Vietnam U23s to play Bahrain in friendly ahead of Asian champs

Vietnam U23s will play a friendly against Bahrain ahead of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship next month in Bangkok, Thailand.

The match, the final warm-up for both two sides, is scheduled on January 3 with the venue will be confirmed later, seven days prior to Vietnam’s first match in Group D with the UAE. The group's two other teams are Jordan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Bahrain are in Group A with hosts Thailand, Iraq and Australia.

Vietnam are currently in the Republic of Korea for a 10-day training camp to prepare for the continental competition. They will have two matches with Yeungnam University today and Busan Transportation Cooperation FC three days later in Busan.

The team will return to HCM City before leaving for Thailand on January 1.

Vietnam, last year's runners-up, aim for a top-three finish to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in the summer.
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Cultures of the World Festival closes with celebration of global unity

Cultures of the World Festival closes with celebration of global unity

Held from October 10–12, the festival was of an unprecedented scale, featuring 48 countries and international organisations, 45 cultural spaces, 34 international culinary booths, 23 art troupes from Vietnam and abroad, 12 publishing and book exhibition units, and 22 countries joining the international film screenings. This made the largest cultural diplomacy event in Vietnam’s history.

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