CULTURE AND SPORT

Eminent music teacher Nguyễn Vĩnh Bảo always hung a colloquial đàn ghi-ta phím lõm (sunken fret guitar, or lute with six strings), as a unique feature of Vietnamese music, among other traditional musical instruments.

Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Lê Quang Liêm has been invited by Grand Chess Tour (GCT) to participate in the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament in the US on August 14 - 18.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will celebrate original contemporary music and dance works by Vietnamese composers and choreographers at a special performance at the city’s Opera House on July 9.

The Vietnam Culture Day was held in Vienna City Hall, Austria on July 3 with the engagement of 400 visitors.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has approved sending a Vietnamese delegation of 693 members to the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia.

Haiphong City still wants to continue holding Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival which was temporarily halted after a local man was gored to death by his fighting buffalo.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm finished second in the World Open 2017 chess tournament which wrapped up in the US on Tuesday.

The Voice of HCM City People (VOH) radio station plans to open a new opera house called Music One this month.

Vietnam’s Olympic champion Hoang Xuan Vinh retained his top position in the latest men’s World 10m air pistol rankings with 2,542 points, the International Shooting Federation announced.

The famous Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival 2017 has just been suspended after a local man was gored to death by his fighting buffalo.

Thai girl Nuttanan Naree has been named Miss Friendship of ASEAN this year.

Television and film piracy is one of the most talked about issues and poses a persistent problem for the creative industry. A number of copyright measures have been taken, but many shows appear online just hours after being broadcast.

South Korea's Chella Choi and American Danielle Kang, each seeking her first major title, both birdied the 18th hole to share the lead after Saturday's third round of the Women's PGA Championship.

40 photographs featuring the rich diversity of Vietnam’s ethnic cultures through the eyes of a French artist are being displayed at an outdoor exhibition in the central town of Hoi An.

Vietnam will send more than 470 athletes to compete at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia in August.

The southern province of Bình Phước plans to ask the Government to grant intangible cultural heritage status to the traditional buffalo-fighting festival in Quản Hớn District.

A program entitled “Echoes of the Central Highlands” with a host of music and arts activities from the central highlands will be held from July 1 to 31 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

The 2017 AVC Men’s Club Volleyball Championship officially commenced in the northern province of Ninh Binh on June 28, with the participation of 13 national teams and national champion clubs from countries across Asia.

Vietnamese model Nguyễn Minh Tú, 24, has officially been named one of the three finalists in Asia’s Next Top Model 2017.