CULTURE AND SPORT

A museum of agriculture devices in Ha Tinh Province houses old water tanks and millstones which are preserved as witnesses of Vietnam's past.

A concert entitled ‘Nam Nhi’ (Macho) will take place in Hanoi on June 30, entertaining audiences with an interesting music experience by blending folk music and beatboxing.

Invitations are open for a photo competition among Vietnamese and expatriate photographers to showcase their work on environment and life.

The first festival to honour the Vietnamese brocade culture will be held from December 27 to 30 in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông.

Duong Thuy Linh, Miss Friendly of Miss Vietnam Universe 2008, will represent Vietnam to compete at Mrs Worldwide 2018.

Pop star Dong Nhi will represent Vietnam at the second Japan-ASEAN Music Festival 2018 in Tokyo in October.

The first ever Hanoi International Marathon will take place on April 14 next year.

The World Press Photo Exhibition mark its first arrival back in Hanoi after 15 years when it opened on June 16 evening, showcasing 130 most memorable press photographs from around the globe.

Global urgent issues such as terrorism, pollution and the refugee crisis are reflected through photos displayed at the World Press Photo Exhibition in Hanoi.

Cafes and restaurants which are popular places for football fans in Vietnam were shocked after Vietnam Television announced at a short notice that they must ask permission for broadcasting World Cup.

The National Assembly on Thursday morning passed the Law on Sports and Physical Training, with the majority voting yes to the controversial bill.

Finally let loose after a year-long diet of international friendlies, hosts Russia roared their World Cup intent to the rafters on Thursday (Jun 14) with a 5-0 tournament opening win over Saudi Arabia.

Renowned Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Luis Fonsi will bring his super hit “Despacito” to the 2018 Cocofest music festival to be held at Cocobay Resort in the central coastal city of Da Nang in July.

Nearly 100 fliers from clubs nationwide and overseas will compete in a paragliding race, entitled ‘Fly over Tien Sa’, which will take place in the central coastal city of Da Nang on June 22-24.

The live entertainment show “The Quintessence of Tonkin” recently won the Gold Stevie Award for Innovation in Media, Visual Communications & Entertainment, beating projects from all over Asia.

Nguyen Le Thanh Son, 11, has become one of 22 children from around the world who will serve as a mascot as football players walk onto the pitch for the final match of World Cup 2018.

Vietnam Television (VTV) announced that it had bought the 2018 World Cup broadcasting rights at the price of USD15m after gifts from Vingroup and Viettel.

The first festival on world’s intangible cultural heritage will be held in the northern province of Tuyên Quang in September.

Vietnam Television claims to have almost finalised negotiations with Infront Sports & Media for buying broadcasting rights of the upcoming World Cup 2018.