CULTURE AND SPORT

The first ever world Vietnamese traditional martial art championship will take place in HCM City from July 26-29 at the Phu Tho Gymnasium, HCM City, according to Hoang Vinh Giang, Chairman of the World Federation of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts.

Kong Skull Island trailer shows off Vietnam's landscape

Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and Quang Binh Province are showcased in the trailer for the Hollywood blockbuster Kong: Skull Island.

Top singers and bands perform at Cocofest

Top Vietnamese and foreign singers will spark the central city of Đà Nẵng during Cocofest on August 26-27.

Hanoi Int’l Film Festival registration opens

The Vietnam Cinema Department has announced that online registration is now open for media, industry and students wishing to participate in the fourth edition of the Hanoi International Film Festival (Haniff).

Singers ignore copyright infringements

Most Vietnamese singers still ignore being paid copyright fees from music downloading websites.

Italy hosts first Down's Syndrome 'Olympics'

The roar from the stands in Florence could not have been louder if it had been stars Usain Bolt or Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on the track.

Quang Tri sculpture workshop remembers iconic battle

Artists introduce works featuring the life of people during battle of Quang Tri 1972 at a sculpture workshop in the central province of Quang Tri.

Forged paintings case ends without answer

Whether the paintings at the Paintings Returned from Europe in HCM City are original or not remain unclear as the exhibition came to an end while investigation is on-going.

Celebrity fake wedding PR stunt raises controversy

A dramatically choreographed ‘artistic’ wedding between famous MC Thanh Bach and the owner of Thuy Nga Productions has been criticised as a crass PR opportunity.

Hanoi to host Ao Dai Festival this October

The Hanoi People’s Committee recently issued a plan to celebrate the Ao Dai Festival at the Thang Long-Hanoi Preservation Centre from October 14 to 16.

Museum confirms authenticity issues over paintings

Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts announced that paintings at the Paintings Returned from Europe Exhibition will be further researched after accusations that they have been wrongly attributed.

Choir performs for disabled kids

Musical project Look at the World, which aims to raise funds for the programme Thien Nhan and Friends will be organised at Hanoi Opera House on July 20.

Vietnam International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival 2016 to take place

The Vietnam International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival 2016 will take place at 8pm at the Youth Theater in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on July 19 and 20 respectively.

Festival features popular symbols of Japanese culture

Iconic characteristics of Japanese culture, including Mount Fuji, Hello Kitty, ninjas, and Geishas, are being featured at the Feel Japan Festival that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16.

Vietnam secures first gold at University Games

Truong Thanh Nhan won the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing ASEAN University Games in Singapore on July 14.

VN down in FIFA world ranking for July

Việt Nam dropped six places in FIFA’s July ranking which was released this week.

New dispute surfaces from the accused fake painting exhibition

Painter Nguyen Thanh Chuong has said a painting he completed in 1970 is currently on display under the name of Ta Ty dated back to 1952 at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

Football bureaucrats plan European junket

The Vietnam Professional Football Company intendeds another fact-finding ‘study-trip’ to Europe as part of research to improve the Vietnamese football environment, despite the scant results of previous trips.

HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera to perform operatic extracts

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform operatic extracts by well-known composers at the HCM City Opera House on July 29.

Exhibited paintings accused of being fake

Audience and experts have expressed doubts over the authenticity of the paintings that are on display at Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, suggesting most of them are fakes.

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