CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam’s Thai Son Nam won Lebanon’s Bank of Beirut 6-5 in a thrilling semi-final at the AFC Futsal Club Championship Indonesia 2018 that was held in Indonesia on August 10.

The National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi has received 18 artefacts from different cultural periods from Germany.

The 2018 Hanoi International Piano Festival will begin a week of piano masterclasses, conferences and workshops at the National Academy of Music on August 11.

A ceremony to see off a Vietnamese sport delegation to the Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018) took place in Hanoi on August 9.

Beauty queen Phan Thi Mo has defeated 50 contestants from many countries to be crowned as the World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018.

Head coach Park Hang-seo has announced the men’s football squad of 20 players who will compete in the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia later this month.

More than 7,000 local and foreign runners from 52 countries and territories will race in the 2018 Manulife Đà Nẵng International Marathon – one of the top marathon destinations in Southeast Asia.

A concert entitled Autumn Melody 2018 will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 16 under the baton of conductor Le Phi Phi.

Despite his tight schedule with new film projects in the US, the director of Hollywood blockbuster, Kong: Skull Island, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has still managed to contribute to Vietnam’s film industry.

Famous magazine Missosology has forecasted that Miss Vietnam Universe 2017 H'Hen-Nie could finish in top five of Miss Universe 2018.

A superb goal from defender Doan Van Hau in the 89th minute helped Vietnam beat Oman 1-0 in the ongoing U23 International Championship - Vinaphone Cup 2018 tournament in Hanoi on August 5.

A photo exhibition on the theme of ‘Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in my mind’ kicked off in Hanoi on August 3, as a meaningful activity of the 12 journalists and photographers who visited Truong Sa on the occasion of

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem finished second at the ninth Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament which concluded in China’s Hainan province on August 3.

Italian giants Juventus have officially opened a football academy for youngsters in Vietnam as the club’s first venture in Southeast Asia.

People are calling to boycott Vietnam’s top footwear brand, Biti's, after it launched an ad campaign featuring young people putting paint on their shoes and walking around Da Lat.

Park Hang-seo’s side delivered a sweet start to the International U23 Football Tournament – VinaPhone Cup 2018, as favourite striker Nguyen Cong Phuong scored in the second half to earn Vietnam a 2-1 win over Palestine in their opener

The Vietnam national sports delegation heading to the Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) will consist of 532 people, including 352 athletes, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has said.

More than 400 professional badminton players from 26 nations and territories will compete in the Yonex – Sunrise Vietnam Open 2018 in HCM City from August 7-12.

Two books featuring the history of South Vietnam were released by HCM City publishing houses last week.