CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

The 12th Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo 2016 (ITE-HCMC 2016) is scheduled to be held in the southern city from September 8-10, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Miss Mekong Delta Vietnam 2015, Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em, has just been selected to represent Vietnam at the Miss Earth 2016 pageant.

The Danang-Vietnam team were greeted by thousands of spectators along the banks of London’s Thames River as they finished seventh at the 10th edition of the Clipper Round World Yacht Race on Saturday, after eleven months of sailing on

The drama Dạ Cổ Hoài Lang (Night Drumbeats Cause Longing for Absent Husband), a production by talented scriptwriter Thanh Hoàng, will be restaged in a new version in the US.

On one side of the cramped outdoor pool, children are taking swimming lessons. Opposite, another group of kids riotously splash around. In the middle, a teenager is desperately trying to train for the Rio Olympics.

Vietnam secured the first place at the world Vietnamese traditional martial arts championships after four days of competitions at Phu Tho Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City.

About 10,000 fans will participate in the Fun Beach Festival, a music festival, at East Sea Park in Đà Nẵng from August 12 to 14.

In addition to match-fixing complaints involving players, even referees in the V-League now also face criticisms about mistakes and decisions made on the field.

A photo exhibition entitled ‘Light from the Heart’ is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from August 8-15 to raise funds for disadvantaged children.

15 teams from 7 countries and 34 local teams will participate in the 6th Vietnam Traditional Martial Art Festival held in Binh Dinh Province.

Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) in cooperation with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) have announced the Toyota Concert Tour 2016 with the theme of Russian classical music.

The first Tài Tử Music Festival for Children, to be held at HCM City’s Labour Cultural House next week, will include participants under 15 years old performing songs and instrumental pieces.