CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh on August 10 won the second medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Rio Olympics in Brazil, coming second in the men’s 50-metre pistol shooting event.

Vietnamese fashion designer Vo Viet Chung will introduce 25 designs in his latest collection, Vuong Trieu (Royal), to the Haute With Heart Fashion Show that takes place at Hilton San Diego Bayfront on August 13.

The Infinity artwork by Lê Thanh Tùng will be a highlight at a show of contemporary art to be held on August 19 in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s hope for more medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro city Brazil is fading as its athletes performed poorly on August 8, the third day into the games.

Tran Thi Thu Ngan, who is studying hotel administration in Switzerland, has just been crowned Miss Vietnam Heritage Global 2016.

Hoang Xuan Vinh has made history when he secured a gold in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first Vietnamese to win an Olympic gold medal.

Around 4,000 runners from 35 countries worldwide participated in the fourth Da Nang International Marathon hosted by the central city of Da Nang on August 6.

The long awaited Pokemon Go is officially launched in Việt Nam today.

Pop singer Son Tung M-TP has been accused of plagiarising Charlie Puth's latest hit, the Heyder Remix of We Don't Talk Anymore.

Vietnam aims to win one or two medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with highest hope pinned on weightlifters Thach Kim Tuan and Vuong Thi Huyen and marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh.

Four talented classical artists from Germany, the UK and the U.S. will join chamber concerts in HCMC on August 11 and Danang on August 21.

The coach of Vietnamese female football team has complained that they were treated unfairly by the referee, leading to their loss of gold medal at the final match of the 2016 AFF Women's Football Champion with Thailand.

Thailand won the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Football Championship after beating Vietnam 7-6 on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in regular time and extra-time yesterday.

The family of late artist Ta Ty whose name was wrongly attributed to a painting artist Thanh Chuong claims to have made, displayed at a recent exhibition said that they would ‘sue’ people responsible for the wrongdoing.

An exhibition themed ‘Agent Orange (AO) – Sense and Justice’ opened at the Vietnam Military History Museum as a part of activities to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin catastrophe in Vietnam (August 10, 1961-2016).

Mike Tyson has arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to join the cast of the Vietnamese comedy action film Girls 2 produced and toplined by Tran Bao Son, report multiple news sources.

French director Regis Wargnier and actress Catherine Deneuve of Indochina - which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film — will attend the 4th Hanoi International Film Festival, which will take place during November 1-5 a month

The 2016 Vietnam-US music festival will be held in Vietnam for the second time, with world famous pieces to be performed at numerous concerts from August 7-14.

Fashion designer Dang Thi Minh Hanh has been selected for the ASEAN Selections 2016 Award in Thailand which preserves and promote folk arts and trades.