CULTURE AND SPORT

The Vietnam Cinema Department has released a list of 35 contemporary Vietnamese films to be presented at the upcoming 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF V), with 21 feature movies and 14 short films.

5-year-old Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong from Ho Chi Minh City won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event on October 19’s morning at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Greece.

Banksy has admitted that one of his biggest pranks yet didn't really go according to plan.

Vietnam’s U19 football team suffered a 1-2 defeat to Jordan in their opening match at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship on October 19.

Newly-issued Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Circular 25 has ordered firms and artists to limit smoking scenes in films and plays.

Vietnam will compete in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Championship 2019 to be held in Cambodia from February 17 to March 2, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced.

Over 2,500 athletes from around 50 countries and territories across the world have registered to participate in the forthcoming Hanoi International Heritage Marathon 2018.

Vietnamese female boxer Nguyen Thi Tam secured a gold medal at the fourth Women’s and Women’s Youth Boxing Tournament in Bulgaria on October 16.

Vietnam will for the first time co-operate with Japan to produce a horror movie about zombies, entitled Gameshow Tử Thần (Game Show of Death). The film is a remake of famous Japanese horror flick St. Zombie Girls’ High School.

The Hanoi Gift Show 2018 will take place from October 17 to 20 at the National Exhibition Construction Center in Nam Tu Liem district.

The Vietnamese Football Federation on Sunday announced a ban on six female players who fought after a recent match in Ho Chi Minh City.

Many artists have criticised several local singers who signed their names on a painting which was auctioned in HCM City recently.

Movie star and producer Ngo Thanh Van’s latest film, Song Lang (The Tap Box), will compete in the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (TIFF).

The third National Magic Festival 2018 will open in HCM City on October 13.

Music lovers will have the opportunity to enjoy a classic concert entitled ‘Tre Mua Thu’ (Autumn Bamboo) at the L'Espace French Cultural Centre in Hanoi, on October 19 and 20 at 8pm.

The Asian Football Confederation has announced a fine of USD12,500 to Vietnamese Football Federation after local fans set off flares at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia.

Japanese coach Toshiya Miura has been fired as the head coach of HCM City Football Club following the team’s poor performance.

40 photos featuring rural women and sustainable development in Vietnam are being displayed at an exhibition which opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi on October 10.

A happy and joyful Hanoi in the liberation day 64 years ago is being shown at an exhibition titled Hanoi – The Return Day", held at the Hoa Lo Prison.