CULTURE AND SPORT

The drama Dạ Cổ Hoài Lang (Night Drumbeats Cause Longing for Absent Husband), a production by talented scriptwriter Thanh Hoàng, will be restaged in a new version in the US.

On one side of the cramped outdoor pool, children are taking swimming lessons. Opposite, another group of kids riotously splash around. In the middle, a teenager is desperately trying to train for the Rio Olympics.

Vietnam secured the first place at the world Vietnamese traditional martial arts championships after four days of competitions at Phu Tho Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City.

About 10,000 fans will participate in the Fun Beach Festival, a music festival, at East Sea Park in Đà Nẵng from August 12 to 14.

In addition to match-fixing complaints involving players, even referees in the V-League now also face criticisms about mistakes and decisions made on the field.

A photo exhibition entitled ‘Light from the Heart’ is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from August 8-15 to raise funds for disadvantaged children.

15 teams from 7 countries and 34 local teams will participate in the 6th Vietnam Traditional Martial Art Festival held in Binh Dinh Province.

Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) in cooperation with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) have announced the Toyota Concert Tour 2016 with the theme of Russian classical music.

The first Tài Tử Music Festival for Children, to be held at HCM City’s Labour Cultural House next week, will include participants under 15 years old performing songs and instrumental pieces.

The first ever world Vietnamese traditional martial art championship will take place in HCM City from July 26-29 at the Phu Tho Gymnasium, HCM City, according to Hoang Vinh Giang, Chairman of the World Federation of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts.

Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and Quang Binh Province are showcased in the trailer for the Hollywood blockbuster Kong: Skull Island.

Top Vietnamese and foreign singers will spark the central city of Đà Nẵng during Cocofest on August 26-27.

The Vietnam Cinema Department has announced that online registration is now open for media, industry and students wishing to participate in the fourth edition of the Hanoi International Film Festival (Haniff).

Most Vietnamese singers still ignore being paid copyright fees from music downloading websites.

The roar from the stands in Florence could not have been louder if it had been stars Usain Bolt or Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on the track.

Artists introduce works featuring the life of people during battle of Quang Tri 1972 at a sculpture workshop in the central province of Quang Tri.

Whether the paintings at the Paintings Returned from Europe in HCM City are original or not remain unclear as the exhibition came to an end while investigation is on-going.

A dramatically choreographed ‘artistic’ wedding between famous MC Thanh Bach and the owner of Thuy Nga Productions has been criticised as a crass PR opportunity.

The Hanoi People’s Committee recently issued a plan to celebrate the Ao Dai Festival at the Thang Long-Hanoi Preservation Centre from October 14 to 16.