CULTURE AND SPORT

Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên set a new Southeast Asian Games record in the women’s 400m freestyle event, with a time of 4min 7.96sec.

150 maps, documents and clips related to the establishment of Vietnam sovereignty on the Spratly and Paracel Islands since the 17th Century are on display at a three-day exhibition in Nghe An Province.

Bruno Garcia said Vietnam find themselves in a difficult group for the upcoming Futsal World Cup but his team are 99 percent ready to spring another surprise.

The Angels of Italy event held on Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi on the evening of June 2 celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Italian Republic.

About 3,100 athletes will take part in the 5th Asian Beach Games, scheduled to take place from September 29 to October 3 in the central city of Da Nang.

Quintessential French ballet will be presented to audiences in Hanoi when some of the best ballet dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris) perform in the capital city in June.

Vietnamese American model Mindy Ngoc Minh Tran will take part in Miss Vietnam Global Heritage 2016 with the aim of earning money to help orphaned children.

The Embassy of Italy in Hanoi has announced it will present a joyous (and delicious) celebration of Italian culture on June 2 at the Casa Italia Cultural Centre located at 18 Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi.

Vietnamese footballers beat their Syrian counterparts 2-0 at an international friendly match at the My Dinh National Stadium on May 31.

The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships will be held at Thống Nhất Stadium in HCM City on Friday.

Both Vietnam and Syria considered their friendly match today at My Dinh Stadium to be a test for their upcoming tournaments.

Entertainment centres in HCM City offered new shows last weekend on the occasion of the International Day for Children (June 1).

The fifth International Circle Festival – 2016 officially kicked off in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on May 28, gathering nearly 70 artists from Vietnam and a number of international delegations.

Hundreds of appetising dishes and drinks are waiting for local and international gastronomes at the sixth southern food festival 2016, which is underway at Dam Sen Park in Ho Chi Minh City from May 28 to June 1.

Vietnam will host the ASEAN Children Festival 2016 from May 28 to June 2.

On Saturday, artists from Hanoi Guitar Club will present a guitar concert entitled La Fantasia – The Music Inventions.

A very famous Vietnamese singer has been strongly criticised by some for her interpretation of the Vietnamese national anthem before a speech by US President Barack Obama.

With 18 official tickets for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Vietnam has fulfilled the target set before the Olympic qualification rounds: to earn from 15 to 20 places for the Games.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi will present various games originating in Southeast Asian countries to children this weekend.