CULTURE AND SPORT

A large crowd was in attendance for the opening of the 13th Southern Fruit Festival – 2017, which officially kicked off Thursday at Suoi Tien Culture and Tourism Site in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City.

The 2017 Vietnam – Asia Silk and Brocade Culture Festival will take place over two days from June 12-13 in Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam, as part of activities under the ‘Quang Nam-

The 8th Euro – Vietnam Film Festival gathers 31 documentary films, including 10 films from European countries, namely France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Denmark, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Israel and 21 films of Vietnam.

Vietnam held its first ever field hockey coaching course for all hockey coaches from Asian countries.

Asia’s top 14 futsal clubs discovered their rivals for the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 slated for July 17-30 after the tournament’s official draw in Ho Chi Minh on May 30.

Manchester United have been rated as Europe's most valuable club by a new report into the financial muscle of the continent's top teams.

Renowned young French singer Joyce Jonathan will perform in the concert “Joyce Jonathan Live Concert in Vietnam” next month in Ho Chi Minh City to raise funds for disadvantaged children.

Vietnam’s World Cup U20 adventure ended Sunday after they lost 0-2 to Honduras in the last match of Group E in Jeonju, South Korea.

The 2017 Nha Trang Sea Festival, with the theme Extending the Circle of Friendship, will be held in the central province of Khanh Hoa from June 10 to 13 with 50 arts, cultural and sporting activities.

CJ CGV Vietnam (CGV) officially launched the new ScreenX cinema technology, the first of its kind in Vietnam, in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, kicking-off its technology investment strategy for the 2017-2020 period.

The city of Hanoi annual food festival is back and bigger than ever this June 16-17, with a who’s who of top-ranked chefs, up-and-coming stars and an expanded list of participating eateries, reports the Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC) said they will halt the plan to collect copyright fees for songs on TV programmes broadcasted at hotels in Danang.

The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright is still attempting to collect copyright fees for songs on TV programmes broadcasted at hotels, saying that the songs are used to do business.

The atmosphere at the pedestrian area around Hoan Kiem Lake will be stirred up on May 27 night at 8pm with a special tango performance.

Vietnam's U20 football team were thrashed by France U20 4-0 in the second match of Group E of the FIFA U20 World Cup in the Republic of Korea on May 25.

From this June, Hanoians can enjoy chèo plays (traditional Vietnamese opera) every Saturday night at Đại Nam theatre.

Z.com, the global brand by Japanese internet services provider GMO Internet Group, has become the Vietnamese national football team’s top star partner for the second year in a row.

Thousands of Cham Bani or Muslim Cham people in the south central province of Ninh Thuan are busy preparing for Ramuwan (Ramadan), their traditional New Year festival, from May 24-26.

Vietnam held New Zealand to a goalless draw in the FIFA U20 World Cup Group E opener on May 22, thereby maintaining their hopes to advance further in the world’s largest football event.