CULTURE AND SPORT

Malaysian football authorities on Wednesday called on a former FIFA official to provide evidence after he claimed the country had become the hub for match-fixing in Southeast Asia.

Ho Chi Minh City is preparing for the Japan Festival to be held in the city from November 18-20.

Pop singer Dong Nhi won Best South-east Asian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2016.

The third night of the ongoing Vietnam International Week (VIFW) features the latest fashion collections, displaying the contrasting styles of the finest Áo Dài of Vietnam, the high life of Paris and the darker street scenes of inner city boys.

Andy Murray can depose Novak Djokovic as world number one on Saturday but the British star insists he won't let the pressure of the historic occasion knock him off course.

The Vietnam Mountain Bike Marathon will take place in Sapa from November 4 to 6.

The third Vietnam-China Youth Festival will take place in Vietnam from November 7-10 to cement friendship, mutual understanding and trust between the two countries’young people.

The Hanoi International Film Festival opened on Tuesday, attracting the participation of more than 1,000 local and foreign artists and film-makers.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has announced that Vietnam will host one of the two ASEAN futsal championships in 2017.

Many Vietnamese and international designers will attend Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) Fall/Winter 2016 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on November 1-6.

Well-known Norwegian record producer and DJ Alan Walker will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City to perform at the Revolution Music Festival, which is scheduled to take place on December 8, according to a local newspaper, the An ninh

The 40th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championships will take place at Hanoi’s National Sports Training Centre from November 1-12 with the participation of nearly 300 shooters representing nine countries and territories across the region and the continent.

The Vietnam Cinema Association has dusted off an old plan to transform the local movie industry into a leading one in Southeast Asia by 2020, but experts say it’s just a lot of the same old tripe.

Composer Đặng Tuệ Nguyên will debut a new musical work combining Western piano and Vietnamese chèo (traditional opera) on October 29 at Công Nhân Theatre.

The U19s football team will be awarded over USD45,000 for reaching the semi-finals of the U19 Asian Cup and qualifying for U20 World Cup 2017.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has had a working session with a delegation from Japan’s Mimasaka city in Hanoi as part of the programme to boost culture and sports activities towards the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Vietnam failed to create any surprise against title favourites Japan as they succumbed to a 0-3 defeat at the hands of the team from the “land of the rising sun” in the semifinals of the 2016 AFC Championship in

Miss Grand International 2017 will be held in the three Vietnamese provinces of Quang Binh, Thua Thien-Hue and Kien Giang.

Around 60 plays by artists from over 20 countries have registered to take part in the 3rd International Experimental Theatre Festival, which will be held from November 12-19 in Hanoi.