CULTURE AND SPORT

An array of cultural activities kicked off on April 3 in the ancestral land of Phu Tho to celebrate the upcoming 2017 Hung Kings Temple Festival, which will be observed nationwide on April 6 or the tenth day of

As part of Taste of Australia 2017, the Australian Government in partnership with importers representing Australian wines, has delivered wine tasting events in HCMC and Hanoi.

Women from across the country have been invited to take part in Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017, an event to encourage environmental protection.

A ceremony receiving UNESCO certificate of recognition for "Practices Related to the Viet Beliefs in the Mother Goddesses in Three Realms" as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity was held in Nam Dinh.

The cherry blossom season in Japan kicks off boozy parties across the country and draws tourists from far and wide, but the annual coming-of-spring ritual isn't official until inspectors like Hisato Nishii sign off on it.

The General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army on March 31 launched a drive to encourage the creation of arts and literature works on the solidarity in combat of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

The coach of Thailand's national football team has shocked fans by resigning from his post after leading the War Elephants through a disappointing 2018 World Cup bid.

Vietnam will play rivals Japan in Group B of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Futsal Championship, after a draw was held on March 30 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Three Vietnamese films will be screened at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival, to be held from May 17 to 28.

Vietnam ranked first at the 12th Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships which closed on March 28 in the Philippines.

The second National Don Ca Tai Tu Festival, themed “Southern Don Ca Tai Tu—Preservation and Development” will be held from April 8-12 in Binh Duong Province.

Three foreign film projects in Vietnam have been approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this year.

Le Thanh Tung brought home the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing 2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar after producing a brilliant performance in the men’s vault category.

The Australian Embassy and Consul-General in Vietnam are hosting the second annual Taste of Australia promotion during the month of April 2017.

The International Culinary and Music Festival - Food Fest 2017 will take place for the first time in Hanoi from April 7-9.

Painting auctions and the art trade in general are not new to Vietnam and are definitely not something unfamiliar to the world. But a professional auction session at the Chon Auction House attracting many painting collectors and tycoons was

The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 will take place across the country at 7am on Sunday, according to the National Sports Administration.

Chefs from many countries attended the second Hoi An International Food Festival which opened at the An Hoi Sculpture Park Wednesday.

The Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017 has been launched in Vietnam to search for the region's next beauty queen.