CULTURE AND SPORT

American and Asian guitarists will perform at the 2nd International Finger Style Guitar Festival (IFSGF) in Hanoi and HCM City this month.

More than 250 cyclists from cycling clubs nationwide will race in the first Cycling Tournament – Asanzo Cup along the Hàn River this Sunday.

Candidates from the northern provinces will participate in the final round of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant to be held on Tuần Châu Island in northern Quảng Ninh Province from July 11 to 17.

Former world heavyweight champion and boxing icon Mike Tyson is set to visit Vietnam to star in a horror film, reports the Vnexpress online newspaper.

Vietnamese-German DJ and producer Chi Thanh, a Grammy nominee, will release his latest music video (MV) featuring deep house in Vietnam this month.

Music and yoga enthusiasts in Long An, Da Lat, Hanoi, HCMC and Nha Trang will have the opportunity to enjoy free music performances by multicultural band Music of Joy (MOJ) from Australia between July 5 and 17.

The Hanoi Collective Orchestra will come back for the second time in Hanoi on July 17 in the courtyard of the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.

An exhibition themed ‘Vietnam Today’ displaying 96 outstanding photos of Vietnam’s landscapes and people will be open to the public at the Centre for Fine Arts and Photography (29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi) from July 5-9.

Residents in HCM City and provinces have been invited to compete in a national amateur traditional music contest.

Usain Bolt confirmed suffering a grade one hamstring tear at Jamaica’s Olympic trials on Friday but the star sprinter expects to secure his place at the Rio Games by proving his fitness at the London Anniversary Games later this month.

A total of 23 athletes will represent Vietnam at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this August, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

Nón or Conical Hat, a contemporary dance show featuring Vietnamese traditional music will be held in Hanoi next month for the first time.

Over 4,000 children, coaches, managers and referees from 344 football teams will join Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) in the central province of Thua Thien Hue on July 28-29.

The first runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Le Hang will be Vietnam’s representative at this year's Miss Universe pageant.

After a hard working day, workers in HCM City are passing their time watching the Euro 2016 football tournament during hot summer nights.

A new theatre offering traditional shows aimed at visitors will be built in downtown HCM City in July.

Vietnam’s first International Tattoo Convention is being held in Hanoi on June 23 and 24 to introduce the art to the public.

The first ever international junior golf tournament, Vietnam Junior Golf Open 2016, is scheduled to kick off on July 21 at the Bluffs Ho Tram Strip golf course in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The Embassy of Ireland in Vietnam, Culture Ireland Funding and RENEW-funded project in Quang Tri co-organised a photo exhibition named ‘Vietnam 40’ at the Mine Action Visitor Centre, Quang Tri province, from June 22-29.