CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese tennis star Ly Hoang Nam moved one step closer to becoming one of the world’s top 600 players after climbing ten places to 610th in the latest ATP singles rankings.

Transgender people and gay activists from across Indonesia have defied a wave of hatred against sexual minorities to crown a Miss Transgender at a national pageant held in absolute secrecy.

Many of 100 sculptures located along Huong River in Hue City have been stolen or seriously deteriorated.

A total 97 artists aged between six and 29 from Ca Tru (ceremonial singing) clubs in Hanoi are joining together in the Hanoi Ca Tru Festival 2016 for young singers, which kicked off in the capital on November 11.

The fifteenth European Music Festival, to be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 18 to December 3, promises to offer Vietnamese audiences a line-up of spellbinding and enchanting concerts.

The first runner up of Miss Jewelry Vietnam 2015 Hoang Thu Thao was granted the license to take part in the Miss Asia Pacific International 2016.

The authorities in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have issued a ban on the buffalo sacrifices at traditional festivals.

Malaysian football authorities on Wednesday called on a former FIFA official to provide evidence after he claimed the country had become the hub for match-fixing in Southeast Asia.

Ho Chi Minh City is preparing for the Japan Festival to be held in the city from November 18-20.

Pop singer Dong Nhi won Best South-east Asian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2016.

The third night of the ongoing Vietnam International Week (VIFW) features the latest fashion collections, displaying the contrasting styles of the finest Áo Dài of Vietnam, the high life of Paris and the darker street scenes of inner city boys.

Andy Murray can depose Novak Djokovic as world number one on Saturday but the British star insists he won't let the pressure of the historic occasion knock him off course.

The Vietnam Mountain Bike Marathon will take place in Sapa from November 4 to 6.

The third Vietnam-China Youth Festival will take place in Vietnam from November 7-10 to cement friendship, mutual understanding and trust between the two countries’young people.

The Hanoi International Film Festival opened on Tuesday, attracting the participation of more than 1,000 local and foreign artists and film-makers.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has announced that Vietnam will host one of the two ASEAN futsal championships in 2017.

Many Vietnamese and international designers will attend Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) Fall/Winter 2016 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on November 1-6.

Well-known Norwegian record producer and DJ Alan Walker will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City to perform at the Revolution Music Festival, which is scheduled to take place on December 8, according to a local newspaper, the An ninh

The 40th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championships will take place at Hanoi’s National Sports Training Centre from November 1-12 with the participation of nearly 300 shooters representing nine countries and territories across the region and the continent.