CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

Vietnamese- American singer Thanh Lan will stage a special show in HCM City for fans after 24 years of living away from her native land.

Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam came from behind to beat number two seed, Jankovits Yannick of France, with a score of 2-1 in the Thailand F3 Futures final on June 24, thereby claiming the men’s singles title

A new exhibition of 200 paintings and sculptures by 81 Vietnamese artists has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.

The International Music Festival will take place from 4:30pm to 11pm on June 24, at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi (L’Espace), featuring the participation of numerous Vietnamese and international bands and artists.

Vietnam’s Duong Thi Ha Giang or Kha Trang has been named as Sexiest Woman Alive in Asia in 2016/2017.

A photo featuring a smiling handicapped man sharing farm work with his wife won first prize in the photo contest on gender equality in Vietnamese families.

More than 100 amateur cyclists will partake in the Sơn Trà Mountain race on Sunday (June 25) promoting the protection of the red-shanked douc langur in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve.

Yoga has connected the world with India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, as he rolled out his mat along with millions of others across the globe to celebrate the ancient practice.

Thirty paintings of renowned Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm (1922-2016) are being exhibited in downtown Hanoi to commemorate his first death anniversary.

State-owned and private art troupes in HCM City are asking the city government to invest in construction and renovation of theatres to meet market demand.

Việt Nam grabbed two golds on the last day of the Thailand Open Tracks and Field Championship in Bangkok on June 15. Vietnamese runners dominated the middle distance event, with Nguyễn Văn Lai and Nguyễn Thị Oanh winning the

The final round of the 2017 Miss ASEAN Friendship contest will take place from June 15 to July 2 in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, featuring the participation of 30 contestants from ASEAN countries.

The 2017 U15 International Football Challenge Cup funded by the Thieu Nien Tien Phong Plastic JSC kicked off in the central city of Da Nang from June 14 with four teams from Vietnam, Taiwan (China), Myanmar, and Indonesia competing.

Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam jumped 42 spots to reach world No 559 in the latest men’s singles rankings, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced on June 12.

Grammy-winning soul singer Joss Stone tops a long list of artists from 10 different countries performing at the second Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) in Hanoi in October.

China's football-mad President Xi Jinping will meet with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino in Beijing on Wednesday as the world's most populous nation harbours ambitions of hosting the World Cup.