CULTURE AND SPORT

The United Nations Population Fund has removed all the images and information relating to its former activist Pham Anh Khoa from its Facebook and Website amid the rocker's sex abuse scandal.

Four young people and 15 bands will compete at the K-pop World Festival’s country round at the Vietnam Youth Academy (VYA) tomorrow.

An exhibition of works related to President Ho Chi Minh opened in Hanoi on May 10 as part of events to celebrate the President’s 128th birthday (May 19, 1890 – May 19, 2018).

The FIFA World Cup 2018 will start in Russia in over a month but the Vietnam Television (VTV) has so far failed to land broadcasting rights due to the cost.

“Angel Face”, a film invested and co-produced by Vietnamese artist Ly Nha Ky, will vie for prize at the Cannes Film Festival which will take place in France from May 8-19.

A ceremony has been held in Binh Dinh Province to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The Association of Vietnamese students in Hungary has opened a football tournament involving 9 Vietnamese and 1 Hungarian teams from different cities across the country.

A European Village event is being held in Hanoi as part of the Europe Days 2018 series of activities to mark Europe Day-May 9.

Vietnamese tennis ace Ly Hoang Nam continued to demonstrate steady form at the ongoing Vietnam F1 Futures tournament, as he brilliantly defeated Canadian Kelsey Stevenson on May 2, to book a place in the men’s singles quarterfinal stage.

Vietnamese boxer Tran Van Thao will be honoured by the World Boxing Council Asia at an award ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 30.

The “Europe Days 2018” program is having a rendezvous with Vietnamese public, proposing a fascinating journey to Europe through the European cultural scene with a series of spectacular activities.

The lacquer painting Thác Bờ (Bờ Waterfall) by Nguyễn Huyến (1915 –94), will be auctioned on April 29 in Hanoi. The starting price is US$120,000.

A special art performance together with a firework display opened the Hue Festival 2018 at Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) Square in Hue imperial city on April 27 night.

Vietnamese film Father and Son has received the best Asian film prize at the 36th Fajr International Film Festival held in Tehran, Iran.

The Hanoi Beer Run will take place for the first time on April 30, bringing together the melting pot that is the stunning West Lake area combined with sports and charity events, according to the Organizing Board.

Jazz duo Saskia Laroo and Warren Byrd will join a concert hosted by the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Embassy of the Netherlands to Vietnam next month.

Vietnam topped the ranking table after winning 29 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Karate Championships which closed in Bac Ninh province on April 25.

Nearly 100 photos and more than 40 artefacts of ancient Oc Eo culture are being displayed for visitors at an exhibition which opened at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on April 24.

The Vietnam Festival 2018 will take place at the Yoyogi Park in Tokyo between 10 am and 8 pm on May 19 and 20.