CULTURE AND SPORT

Nguyen Thi Loan will replace the first runner-up of Miss Ao Dai Vietnam pageant 2016 Yen Nhi to become Vietnam’s official representative to attend Miss Grand International (MGI) 2016, according to the website of Miss Grand Vietnam.

Vietnamese and foreign fashion designers will introduce luxury and ready-to-wear clothing and accessories at the Elle Fashion Journey 2016 at HCM City’s Gem Centre this week.

Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism Do Dinh Hong spoke to DTiNews about the forthcoming Ao Dai Festival which will be held on October 14-16 at Thang Long Citadel in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Spring Summer 2017 Fashion Week will take place from September 29 to October 2 in Hanoi, bringing about 1,000 new designs by 27 designers from Vietnam, Malaysia and Italy to the catwalk.

The 2016 Kawasaki Vietnam International Series is scheduled to kick off on September 28 in the northern province of Bac Ninh with the participation of nearly 200 badminton players from fifteen countries and territories around the world.

Vietnam's top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was crowned champion at the men's singles event of the 2016 Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tournament, after beating his Japanese rival Masato Shiga 2-0, in the final in the southern province of

Vietnamese Nguyen Ke Nhon and his teammates bagged three bronze medals for Vietnam in Muay Thai on September 23 in the fifth Asian Beach Games in Danang.

The second Van Yen cinnamon festival, themed “Van Yen luscious cinnamon”, will be held at the Central Stadium of Van Yen district, Yen Bai province from October 7 - 8.

Vietnam Cable Television successfully bought the rights to air the UEFA Champions League football tournament in Vietnam again after encountering some copyright issues.

Seven handicraft villages in the city will join the annual Handicraft Tourism Villages Festival Hanoi - Vietnam 2016 to be held here next week.

Vietnam’s national futsal team were defeated 7-0 by Russia in the round of 16 at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Medellin, Colombia, on September 21.

Some 50 artists are participating in an exhibition that opens on September 21 in downtown Hanoi to showcase 30 years of the country’s renewal policy.

Nearly 4,600 coaches and athletes from 45 countries and territories will participate in the 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) in the central coastal city of Da Nang from September 24 to October 3.

Vietnam’s famous model Ha Anh, Miss Global 2005 Natalie Glebova, Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri and world’s renowned Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao have been invited to serve as judges at the final round of Miss Global 2016 on September

In honour of World Rhino Day, a series of art activities will be held by TRAFFIC – the wildlife trade monitoring network – and Dom Dom – the hub for experimental music and art.

“The Grapes and Wine Festival – Ninh Thuan 2016” will take place from September 29 to October 1, according to the provincial People’s Committee of Ninh Thuan.

Vietnam’s national men’s football team have dropped three spots to 141st place in the latest FIFA rankings.

Nine local films have been selected to represent Vietnam at two prominent forthcoming international film festivals, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST).

Vietnam aims to develop a film making industry worth of US$50 million in revenue by 2020.