CULTURE AND SPORT

The 10th Hue Festival will take place from April 27 to May 2, according to Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Nguyen Van Cao.

Thousands of overseas Vietnamese have registered to participate in the annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) 2018, said Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Vu Hong Nam.

Several localities have opposed to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's decision to only give permission to the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival.

Xoan Singing of the northern province of Phu Tho received a UNESCO certificate of an intangible cultural heritage of humanity at a ceremony at Lai Len Shrine, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho on February 3.

Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Lê Quang Liêm ranked seventh at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018, which concluded in England early February 2.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyễn Quang Hải’s goal against Uzbekistan in the final of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship was voted the best goal of the tournament by fans on the AFC website.

A parade of cyclists will roll through Hanoi streets on February 4, designated as World Cancer Day 2018, to raise public awareness of early cancer detection.

Vietnam’s futsal team lost to Malaysia 1-2 in their opening Group A match at the AFC Futsal Championship in Taipei (China) on February 1.

North Korean skiers and skaters were due to arrive in the South Thursday to take part in the Pyeongchang Winter Games, setting the stage for a "peace Olympics" after a year of high tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is on the brink of winning the “Best Goal” award at the AFC U23 Championship 2018 in an ongoing poll carried out by the Asian Football Confederation.

The U23 football team will be rewarded over VND23bn (USD1m) from state agencies as well as private organisations after the achievement at the AFC Championship 2018.

French photographer Réhahn, based in Hội An Ancient Town in the central province of Quảng Nam, is among nine nominees for Trophées des Francais de l’étranger.

Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung and right wing Nguyen Quang Hai of the U23 Vietnam has been picked by Fox Sports Asia as two of the best players after the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship.

Hanoi authorities have announced a special plan for the Hanoi Book Street during the Tet holiday period.

The life of Cuban people is reflected truthfully and colourfully through the lens of Italian photographer Fulvio Bugani.

Vietnam became the runner-up at the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship after losing 1-2 to Uzbekistan in the final in Changzhou, China, on January 27.

A series of cultural and sports activities will be featured during the fifth Japan – Vietnam Festival, which will kick off today at the September 23 Park in HCM City’s District 1.

Qatar took the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship after beating the Republic of Korea (RoK) 1 – 0 in a 90-minute playoff in Changshu, China on January 26.

The recently released album of popular Vietnamese pop singer My Tam has made it to the World Albums category of Billboard. The album is titled Tam 9.