CULTURE AND SPORT

Former Thai football chief Worawi Makudi has vowed to push FIFA to lift its ban on him after an appeals court in Bangkok overturned his conviction for forgery.

Việt Nam won two gold medals at the ongoing Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships in Kazakhstan.

U20 and U22 Vietnam football teams will have friendly matches against U20 Argentina in HCM City and Hanoi next month, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said a press conference in Hanoi on April 20.

The Vietnam State Archives and Records Department on April 19 made an announcement in relation to two recently acquired documentary films abroad, namely "Ho Chi Minh in the Land of Lenin", and "Vietnam: 30 Days in Saigon", which comes

The French cultural centre L’Épace will open an art exhibition entitled Cử Động Của Ký Ức (The Gesture of Memories) by Florian Nguyen from 6pm tomorrow until June 4 in Hanoi.

The ‘Colourful Ha Long’ programme will replace the Carnaval Ha Long during the Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2017, which will be held from April 28 to May 7, in Quang Ninh province.

More than 100 craftsmen from Canada, the US, Germany, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, China and Vietnam will take part in the International Kite Festival in Quang Nam province’s Tam Thanh commune from June 5-9.

The Miss Grand International 2017 pageant will not be held at Paradise Cave in the central province of Quang Binh according to local authorities.

Vietnamese football fans will have the opportunity to interact with some former football superstars such as Ronaldinho Gaucho, Ronald De Boer and Frank De Boer and especially the UEFA Champions League Trophy during the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour.

BANGKOK: Hoards of revellers armed with plastic water guns poured onto Thai streets on Friday (Apr 14) for a second day of watery warfare to ring in the kingdom's traditional new year.

A total of 150 photos taken by 30 people with disabilities are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi, on April 13.

Vietnam ousted Myanmar 2-0 in its last qualifying match of Group D to ensure the group’s solitary ticket to the final round of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, scheduled to be held in Jordan from April 7 to 22.

Nearly 20 universities in the US have invited Vietnam’s top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien for study even with their full scholarship, said the Vietnam Water Sports Association’s General Secretary Dinh Viet Hung.

Bien Ban Chien Tranh 1-2-3-4.75’ (A War Account January-April, 1975), a historical novel by Vietnamese writer-journalist, Tran Mai Hanh, was recently released in English by the National Political Publishing House-The Truth.

The Vietnamese Professional Football JSC is considering hiring foreign referees for the V-League following various disputes caused by local referees this season.

Five art spaces and initiatives in Vietnam will receive support from the Embassy of Denmark for their creative and innovative approaches to engaging art lovers and the general public.

U20 Argentina will play friendly matches against U23 and U20 Vietnam teams next month.

Family Life, an artwork by late Vietnamese painter Lê Phổ, fetched US$1.2m at a Modern and Contemporary Art auction at Hong Kong’s Sotheby’s home late last week.

Novak Djokovic vowed to spearhead Serbia's Davis Cup semi-final clash against France in September, telling reporters: "From your mouth to God's ears, I'll do my best to be there".