CULTURE AND SPORT

More than 80 items featuring the dragons and phoenixes from the Nguyen Dynasty are being displayed at an exhibition in Hue City.

Miss Eco International orgnisers have announced they will strip Vietnamese representative Thu Dung of her 3rd runner-up title following her being investigated as part of a prostitution ring.

The British Council has launched the FAMLAB (Film, Archive and Music Lab) fund to support projects that engage with the music or film heritage of Vietnam through contemporary mediums.

Fox Sports Asia has selected its team of the tournament from the recently-concluded Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD), and three Vietnamese players have made the line-up.

A large number of Koreans have demanded referee Kim Dae-yong to be banned following his poor performance in the Vietnam- United Arab Emirates (UAE) match at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

A traditional boat race has been held in Quang Binh Province to mark National Day.

The 8th Vietnamese culture festival (Vietfest Seoul 2018) was held at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on September 2 to celebrate the 73rd National Day of Vietnam.

The Vietnamese delegation pocketed a total of 4 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze medals, finishing 17th in the tally of the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia by 9.30pm on September 1.

Vietnam Television has won the rights to broadcast all 28 matches of the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup, which is scheduled for November 8 to December 12, as announced by the Vietnam Football Federation.

Vietnam’s female sepak takraw team on September 1 cannot make a surprise against the defending champion Thailand at the women’s quadrant finals of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018, thus only bringing home a silver medal.

Boxer Nguyen Thi Tam won a bronze medal in the women’s 51 kg event at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 31.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed on offering to host a Formula One Race, however, the My Dinh National Sports Complex area, not Hoan Kiem Lake was proposed instead.

A nearly 1000-year-old ink painting by one of China's greatest literati masters Su Shi is expected to fetch US$51 million at auction, Christie's said Thursday as the work went on view in Hong Kong.

Despite losing to South Korea in the semi-finals, the Vietnamese Olympic team were praised by local fans.

Vietnam’s Olympic football squad lost to the Republic of Korea (RoK) 1-3 during the semifinal match of the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 29.

While many localities are calling for an end to the brutal killing of buffaloes at festivals, local authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province's Hong Tien Commune have announced a plan for their traditional Buffalo Stabbing Festival.

A new exhibition of 78 thủy mặc (ink and wash) watercolour paintings by 40 Chinese-Vietnamese artists has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.

One of the country’s biggest sea festivals will take place from August 28 to September 3 in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria Vung Tau.

Vietnam’s football team defeated Syria 1-0 in the quarterfinal match of the ongoing Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) in Indonesia on August 27.