CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

The Performing Arts Department said they had given permit to Dang Pham Phuong Chi to participate in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2016 in China.

The film ‘Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass” directed by Victor Vu has been nominated to compete at the 89th Oscar held on February 26, 2017.

The Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM) 2016, to be held on September 24 and 25 in Sapa, is expected to attract 1,500 runners, including the British Ambassador, to take on some of the toughest and most beautiful running trails in

The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), which will take place from November 1 to 5, will feature about 550 films from over 40 countries and territories across the world.

Four films selected from the Mons International Romantic Film Festival (FIFA Mons) are being screened for the first time at the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio (NDSFS) at 465 Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Hanoi, from September 14-17.

Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung and javelin athlete Cao Ngoc Hung won medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Brazil on September 13.

Vietnam created a seismic event at the ongoing Futsal World Cup in Colombia on September 11 as they performed beyond expectation, trouncing Guatemala 4-2 in the opener of Group C.

Vietnamese actress Nha Phuong has won the Asian Star award at the Seoul International Drama Awards.

Đặng Thị Linh Phượng brought Vietnam its second medal at the Rio Paralympics on Saturday.