CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam’s biggest music festival, Monsoon Music Festival, will return in November after a hiatus in 2018, its organisers announced.

Documentaries from up to 11 countries will be screened for the European-Vietnam Documentary Film Festival which will be opened in both Hanoi and HCM City.

The annual kite festival will be held in Hue city from June 8 to 15 with various activities honouring the arts of kite in the imperial city.

An altar dress submission for Vietnam's national costume entry at the Miss Universe 2019 has become a topic for debate.

Cultural activities will be organised in the northern province of Lào Cai as part of the The Festival of the White Highlands Bắc Hà between May 31 and June 9.

The ASEAN Music Festival 2019 was opened in Hai Phong on the evening of May 25 aiming to promote culture and arts cooperation between Vietnam and ASEAN member countries.

The “Flying over rising water on terraced paddies” paragliding festival of 2019 kicked off at Khau Pha Pass, Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province, on May 25, attracting the participation of over 100 pilots and a large number

Vietnam have been drawn in Group B at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019.

The producers of the international award-winning Vietnamese film The Third Wife have been fined VND50 million (USD2,173) for ‘script violations’.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival 2019 (DIFF 2019) will open on June 1st, involving eight firework teams from around the world, including Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Finland, Italy, England, China, and the host Vietnam.

Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng, or Stay Awake, Be Ready by Pham Thien An won the best short film in the Director’s Fortnight section of Cannes Film Festival 2019.

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.