CULTURE AND SPORT

The National Library will host a celebration of Vietnamese Book Day on April 19 with many activities to promote reading culture.

The first Vietnamese Traditional Art Festival 2019 will be held on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in HCM City from April 13 to 15 during Hung Kings Festival.

The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair 2019 will take place from April 11 to 14 at September 23 Park in District 1.

Football-obsessed Myanmar teen Kaung Khant Lin roots for Manchester United, worships star Lionel Messi and was honoured as the best player in a recent tournament.

Miss Earth 2018 Nguyen Thi Phuong Khanh has acted as a tour guide for her first runner-up Melanie Mader during her visit to HCM City.

An off-road motor race for both motorbikes and cars will be held in the UNESCO-recognised Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang during the upcoming National Reunification Day (April 30) and May

Colourful flower carriages and dances by foreign artists during a street carnival will kick-start the 2019 Sam Son Sea Tourism Festival in Sam Son city, in the central province of Thanh Hoa, on April 13.

The Hoi An International Food Festival 2019 will take place from April 11 to 14 at the An Hoi Sculpture Park in Hoi An ancient town in Vietnam’s central region.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem entered the top 10 after the fourth round of the Dubai Open chess tournament on April 5.

The Vietnamese Traditional Culture Festival and International Cultural Exchange, themed ‘Bright Thang Long’, officially opened on April 5 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi.

The Art of the Journey, an exclusive publication comprising the private art collection of 170 original art pieces from established and emerging artists in the Asia-Pacific region, will be launched in Hanoi next week.

Vietnamese audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy the hip-hop performance named “The Roots” by the well-known French Choreographer Kader Attou, at the Youth Theatre, No. 11 Ngo Thi Nham Street, in Hanoi, on April 13.

Vietnam’s national men’s football team have moved up one spot since last month to hit 98th place in the latest FIFA rankings.

Top 5 Miss Universe 2018 H'Hen Nie has posed in a photoshoot with a new hairstyle.

Vietnam International Fashion Week 2019 has been set to be held in HCM City on April 11-14.

A famous Vietnamese comedian has died on a tour in the US, according to some artists.

Guillaume Graechen’s Vietnamese side claimed the overall trophy at the 2019 International U19 Football Tournament in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, after narrowly beating Thailand 1-0 in the title match on March 30.

After their recent success in continental football, Vietnam is reaching for the stars.

French Institute in Vietnam to hold third arts festival in HCMC from April 5 to 11 and in Hanoi from April 13 to 21.