CULTURE AND SPORT

The Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) will hosted 10 domestic and six international tournaments in 2018, VTF has announced.

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs, who has been appointed as director of the Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents FC youth academy, said that he would try to invite the club to Vietnam.

Sapa winter festival 2017 is set to take place on December 23 in the Sapa district of the northern province of Lao Cai, according to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Young dancers of the HCM City-based Urban Dance Group (UDG) troupe will perform in a show “Between Us” featuring contemporary dance.

The fourth Young Fine Arts Festival, which opened yesterday in Hanoi, features works by young artists using a wide range of media to express their observations and concerns about life.

China's internet saw an outpouring of support on Tuesday for model Ming Xi, who apologised to the country for tripping on the catwalk of the first-ever Victoria's Secret fashion show held in her country.

69 artworks from 69 schools in locations around the world, including Hanoi, Vietnam, are being displayed at the “Rivers of the World’ Exhibition 2017” on Hanoi Book Street.

Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam came second at the Vietnam F2 Futures tennis tournament, which closed in Binh Duong Province on November 19.

An Indian medical student was crowned Miss World at a glitzy event in a Chinese resort on Saturday, making her country the joint-most successful in the beauty pageant's history.

The first international-standard library for children in Vietnam opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on November 16.

The biennial Da Lat Flower Festival 2017 will take place in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province from December 23 to 27, promising to bring a fragrant blossom to the Central Highlands city.

The value of gong culture, a distinctive feature of the Central Highlands region, was highlighted at a festival held in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on November 16.

DUBAI: Fairies, brides in black and hand-knit dolls take the runway in Dubai this week for the fifth Arab Fashion Week, a five-day affair focussed on instantly available "ready couture" and pre-collections.

An exhibition showcasing portraits of leaders from 21 APEC member economies made from pottery will take place at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi, from November 18-21.

China will bid to host the 2030 World Cup, their coach Marcello Lippi said, underlining the country's ambitions to become a leading football power.

Many Vietnamese beauty contestants have exhibited poor English skills during the contests, which makes it next to impossible for them to win at international beauty pageants.

The first Italy-ASEAN Week will take place in Hanoi from November 17-27, with a string of interesting activities scheduled to be held.

Vietnamese football team hosted guests Afghanistan in their clash under the 2019 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup qualification on November 14.

Vietnamese actress and director, Ngô Thanh Vân, known as Veronica Ngo, will star in the movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi, confirmed its distributor, Walt Disney Studios.