CULTURE AND SPORT

Police in HCM City are investigating an attack against director of the Kong: Skull Island movie, Jordan Vogt-Roberts at a local bar.

A documentary about internationally renowned Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thích Nhất Hạnh will be shown in American theatres beginning on September 12.

The Mnet Asian Music Award 2017 will be held in multiple locations for the first time including Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong.

Nguyễn Thị Ngoan of Vietnam won a gold medal at the Karate 1-Premier League in Halle/Leipzig, which closed Sunday in Germany.

Even as Singapore’s Pang Xue Jie walked away in disappointment, the Vietnamese athletes hugged each other excitedly.

An LGBTQ art exhibition billed as the first of its kind in Asia opened in Taiwan on Saturday, just months after the island's top court ruled in favour of gay marriage.

Art lovers will have the chance to enjoy work by one of the most talented artists in Vietnam today, the HCM City-based visual artist Le Hoang Bich Phuong, when her solo exhibition opens at Manzi on Saturday.

Many Vietnamese culture experts have expressed their support for the continuing of the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival in Haiphong City despite the recent fatal accident.

Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player, Le Quang Liem, bid an early farewell to the ongoing 2017 Chess World Cup in Georgia after conceding a 0.5-1.5 defeat to Indian GM, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, in the second round on September 7.

The 8th German film festival in Vietnam will take place from September 6 to 16 in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hue, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s football team earned their first victory at the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup qualification on September 5 after beating hosts Cambodia 2-1 during their third Group C match in Phnom Penh.

A paintings exhibition by The River Art, a HCMC-based group of artists, will be opened at the HCMC Fine Arts Association in HCMC’s District 3 on September 5 to raise funds for kids under cancer treatment at Children’s Hospital

The Vietnam Television International Cycling Tournament - Ton Hoa Sen Cup 2017 kicked off at the King Ly Thai To flower garden in Hanoi on September 2.

Maria Sharapova rolled into the last 16 at the US Open by overpowering US teen Sofia Kenin on Friday while a wide-open side of the men's draw lost 2014 champion Marin Cilic.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has announced a week-long Mid-Autumn Festival starting on September 2 in the northern hill town of Sapa.

The Hanoi Relay Race will begin on November 19 at the island in Ecopark urban area, about 10km southeast of Hanoi.

Japan saluted its national football side Friday after they stormed into next year's World Cup with a comprehensive 2-0 win over fierce rivals Australia.

Just in time for fall, a fashion show for women with a variety of body types will take place on September 2 with the theme of Autumn Serenade.

Former track-and-field running athlete Vu Thi Huong has recounted on her Facebook her disappointment about the failed promises of bonuses made by several officials of the Vietnamese General Department of Sports and Physical Training.