CULTURE AND SPORT

French visual artist Claire Xuan is giving Hanoi art lovers a unique exhibition with an olfactory journey.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held with 32 participating teams and not an expanded 48 teams, organisers FIFA said on Wednesday.

An exhibition of veteran artists representing different styles of Vietnamese fine arts will open from May 30 to June 15 in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has attempted to incite public criticism against model Ngoc Trinh's revealing dress at the Canes Film Festival.

Vietnamese movie The Third Wife or Vo Ba which has won numerous international awards has been banned from being screened in Vietnam due to sex scenes featuring the 13-year-old girl main actress.

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 organisers of the 2022 Qatar World Cup has said that "there will be no decision imposed" on the country to extend the tournament to 48 teams.

The Vietnam Jungle Marathon 2019 is scheduled to begin in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa on May 25.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal won on Saturday to set up an Italian Open final meeting, while British number one Johanna Konta booked a final clash with Karolina Pliskova.

The annual Sen (Lotus) Village Festival 2019 kicked off in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, in the central province of Nghe An, on May 17 as part of the activities to mark the 129th birthday of President Ho

Vietnam won two silver medals at the the International Mind Sports Association World Masters Championship in Hengshui, Heibei, China, on Thursday.

The former royal capital city of Huế is holding a vegetarian food festival to promote the finest cuisine in the area.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has produced a second-place finish in the rapid chess tournament at the ongoing IMSA Mind Games 2019 in China.

South Korea have abandoned their bid to stage football's Asian Cup in 2023, authorities said, leaving the sole other bidders China with a free run to become hosts.

The Vietnam Football Federation has been fined USD39,500 after local fans set off flares at two AFC U23 Championship qualification matches.

The construction of the Truong Son Trail, also known as Ho Chi Minh Trail, is a vivid illustration of the sound guidelines of the Party and Uncle Ho during the country’s struggles for national liberation, said Politburo member, Minister

Vietnamese athletes have won a silver and a bronze medal at the World Para Swimming World Series which took place in Singapore on May 10 to 12.

Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, Bui Cong Duy, has just claimed that the British trombonist Christopher Trinnaman is not working at the academy.

The fourth European Literature Days event has just been launched at Nguyen Van Binh Book Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, featuring various literary and cultural activities.