CULTURE AND SPORT

The second runner-up of Miss Universe 2015 Dang Thi Le Hang will represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2016 beauty pageant scheduled for January 13-30, 2017 in the Philippines.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival 2017 (DIFF 2017) will take place from April 29 to June 24, 2017, according to the organiser.

Four Vietnamese swimmers will take part in the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), which is scheduled to be held from December 6-11 in Ontario, Canada.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is preparing a multinational dossier to seek UNESCO heritage status for traditional lacquer.

A five-year-old American Vietnamese boy, Evan Le, who have thrilled American audience with his amazing piano skills will perform in HCM City later this month.

Vietnamese documentary movie Singing from behind the Bars won the Best Asian Project award at Docs Port Incheon 2016, which was held in South Korea from November 4th to 6th.

Supermodel Kha Trang has won the best national costume at the 2016 Miss Supranational beauty pageant held in Poland.

Vietnam’s national football team lost 1-2 to hosts Indonesia in the first leg of the first semi-finals at the ASEAN Football Federation’s 2016 Suzuki Cup in Bogor, Indonesia.

Authorities from HCM City and Gyoengsangbuk province of the Republic of Korea met on December 2 to discuss preparations for the World Culture Festival, which will be organised by Gyoengsangbuk in the Vietnamese city.

The International Kite Festival will take place in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria –Vung Tau from December 6-11, expecting to draw 67 artisans from 23 countries and territories, according to the organising board.

Vietnamese-American singer Khánh Ly will stage her first live show in HCM City this Friday, after leaving Vietnam 41 years ago to settle in the US.

Vietnam will take on Indonesia in one of the two semifinals at the AFF Cup after three straight wins in the group stage put them in the first position of Group B.

With daytime temperatures almost always above 30 degrees, and lows never below 20, the site of ice in the middle of Ho Chi Minh City is an understandable draw.

Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), a masterpiece written by Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du in the late 18th century, has provided a wealth of inspiration for playwrights.

Formed in Paris in 2011, the rock band Grand Blanc, whose music is heavily influenced by the 80s new wave sound from bands like Joy Division and The Cure, will perform on December 3 at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi.

Thomas Anders, the lead singer from German duo Modern Talking, arrived in Hanoi early this morning, November 25, for his coming performance in the city.

The Danang International Flower Show 2016 will take place in the city from 25 - 26 November.

More than 800 Vietnamese and foreign runners have registered to compete at the 2016 Ha Long Bay Heritage Marathon, slated for November 26 in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province.

Midfielder Trong Hoang scored the only goal at the 80th minute to help Vietnam beat Malaysia 1-0 and secure a place in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup 2016.