CULTURE AND SPORT

Swiss federal prosecutors on Thursday announced that they had opened criminal proceedings against German legend Franz Beckenbauer amid corruption allegations in the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany.

At a press conference on August 31, the organizers announced 42 countries have registered to participate in the – Asian Beach Games (September 24-October 3) – in Danang.

The peaceful beauty of Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago and the life of the soldiers and people there are depicted through 70 photos taken by Nguyen My Tra, a journalist from The Voice of Vietnam Radio.

More than 200 athletes from 14 countries will compete in the 6th Asian Yoga Sports Championship, which is scheduled to take place at CTM Plaza in Hanoi on September 3-5.

Do My Linh, a 20-year-old student at the Hanoi Foreign Trade University, was named Miss Vietnam 2016 at the finale in Ho Chi Minh City in the evening of August 28.

About 50 cyclists from United Kingdom organisations in Vietnam, and teams from Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand and Vietnam will join the ’Cycle a Difference’ ride from Quảng Nam to Đà Nẵng on September 1-3.

Vietnamese violinist Bùi Công Duy and American trio FUGU will perform the Việt Nam–US Friendship Concert in HCM City on Monday (Aug 29).

More than 800 top professional and amateur golfers from around the globe have registered to compete at the FLC Golf Championship 2016 (Sept 30-Oct 2) in Quy Nhon.

The Graffiti Festival 2016, the first of its kind held in Vietnam, will be organised on August 28.

Vietnamese pop singer Noo Phuoc Thinh will represent Vietnam to attend Asian Song Festival scheduled to take place on October 9 in the Republic of Korea.

Korean pop idol and actor Rain will return to Vietnam to perform in a national pageant at Phú Thọ Gymnasium in HCM City’s District 11.

The VTV international cycling tournament – Ton Hoa Sen Cup kicked off in Da Nang city on August 24, with Tran Nguyen Duy Nhan of the 7 Military Zone winning the yellow jersey of the first stage.

The grand finale of the 2016 Miss Vietnam beauty pageant will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28, seeing the competition of 30 beauties from across the country.

German disco band Boney M and Chris Norman, former lead singer of the Smokie band, are set to perform in Hanoi in October.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced plans to bring a variety of shows to the Hanoi Opera House to help small drama troupes, and attract more audiences to the theatre.

More than 200 photos, documents and objects, many of them featuring the period when Vietnamese revolutionary leader Nguyễn Ái Quốc, later President Hồ Chí Minh, worked in France (1911-41) are on display in downtown Hanoi.

A music video by transgender Huong Giang Idol is facing the risk of being banned due to containing provocative images.

Numerous Vietnamese and international designers will gather at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, to be held in Hanoi for the first time from November 1-6.

The history of Vietnam’s sport has turned to a new page as shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh won the first Olympic gold medal for Vietnam.