CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

Hanoi’s craft streets and villages are featured at a photo exhibition being held at the Temple of Literature.

A concert by a well-known Vietnamese pop singer was suddenly cancelled just two hours before doors opened last weekend.

The 5th International Puppetry Festival will be held from October 8 to 15 with the opening and closing ceremonies at the Au Co Art Centre in Hanoi.

Vietnam enjoyed a good start at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Argentina as weightlifter Ngo Son Dinh won a gold medal for the country at the men’s 56kg event on October 7, the first day of competition

Vietnam’s teams played to draws against strong rivals in the 10th round of the ongoing 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, on October 4.

The Đồng Tháp Traditional Art Troupe is offering performances of new, quality shows for people living in remote or rural areas who have limited entertainment choices.

The world-famous London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) will perform a music show on Hanoi pedestrian street area tonight, October 5.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism suspended entertainment activities during the two-day national mourning for Do Muoi, former general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee on October 6-7.

Vietnamese football-lovers will have a chance to directly cheer the national U23 team at the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship qualifier as the country was recently trusted to host marches of the group that the team will

The second runner-up of Miss Sea Vietnam Global Nguyen Phuong Khanh has been selected as the representative for Vietnam at Miss Earth 2018.

The Ministry of Information and Communication has opened the 5th Hanoi Book Fair at Thang Long Imperial Citadel on October 3.

Pop star Đông Nhi will give two performances at the second Japan – ASEAN Music Festival 2018 in Tokyo tomorrow.

The Inspire Me Festival 2018 will be held for the first time in the Hoan Kiem Lake area, Hanoi, to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Vietnam.