CULTURE AND SPORT

Internationally-acclaimed jazz guitarist Nguyen Le and his band will perform at The BandFest 2018 later this month at the Hanoi Opera House.

An international photo exhibition marking the country’s Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) will take place in the city from April 24th to May 3rd at the Đà Nẵng Museum.

Vietnam’s national U23 team go into the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championships in the top seeded group.

A group of Japanese artists will perform their country’s Yosakoi dance on Hanoi’s pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake tomorrow, April 21.

Three players will represent Vietnam to compete in the third division of the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Sweden from April 29 to May 6, according to the Vietnam Table Tennis Federation.

A feast of various regional dishes will be available at the Mon Asian Food Festival in Hanoi and Ha Long city this month.

Xam (blind busker’s singing) is on the way to revitalisation in the northern port city of Hai Phong since more and more local people and tourists are coming to admire the traditional musical art.

A wide variety of unique cultural activities will be held from April 19-22 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi to celebrate the Vietnam Ethnic Groups’ Cultural Day.

Fireworks will light up the sky of Ho Chi Minh City later this month to celebrate 43 years of the South Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975) and the 132nd May Day (May 1, 1886).

The cajuput tree—tràm in Vietnamese—is known for its spongy bark, white flowers and its oil that is prized for its usefulness in aromatherapy.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam is set to compete in the Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) Pro Tour 2, being held in Tay Ninh province from April 16-24.

An international beauty expert has forecasted that Miss Vietnam Universe 2017 H'Hen Nie can make top 5 of Miss Universe 2018.

Vietnam moved up ten places, from 113th to 103rd position, in the latest FIFA men’s world rankings that were released on April 12.

More than 300 items dating back to between the prehistoric era and the 17th and 18th centuries are being displayed at the Vietnam National Museum of History.

Vietnamese representative Thu Dung has just left for Egypt to compete in the Miss Eco International 2018.

As many as 50,0000 book titles of various genres will be introduced to readers at the fifth Vietnam Book Day 2018 which is scheduled in Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi from April 18-22.

Jean Paul Gaultier and Roberto Cavalli are in Saudi Arabia — headlining the kingdom’s first ever Arab Fashion Week, an event that opened Tuesday to equal parts excitement and controversy.

Boat racing festival in Dam Village in Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, is scheduled to be held on April 23-25, attracting the participation of hundreds of local men.

With his outstanding performance, Vietnamese midfielder Luong Xuan Truong has managed to enter Football-tribe.com’s Best XI list for March.