CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese film Father and Son has received the best Asian film prize at the 36th Fajr International Film Festival held in Tehran, Iran.

The Hanoi Beer Run will take place for the first time on April 30, bringing together the melting pot that is the stunning West Lake area combined with sports and charity events, according to the Organizing Board.

Jazz duo Saskia Laroo and Warren Byrd will join a concert hosted by the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Embassy of the Netherlands to Vietnam next month.

Vietnam topped the ranking table after winning 29 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Karate Championships which closed in Bac Ninh province on April 25.

Nearly 100 photos and more than 40 artefacts of ancient Oc Eo culture are being displayed for visitors at an exhibition which opened at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on April 24.

The Vietnam Festival 2018 will take place at the Yoyogi Park in Tokyo between 10 am and 8 pm on May 19 and 20.

Hundreds of different types of cakes will be on display at the Southern Traditional Cake Festival from April 25 to 29 in the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho city.

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.