CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam beat Japan at the quarter-finals of the AFC Futsal Championship to earn a ticket to 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time.

The Clipper World Yacht Race fleet finished its sixth leg in the central coastal city of Da Nang on February 17 and received a spectacular welcome from local people.

Kelly Marie Tran, an actress of Vietnamese origin, has been selected as the cast member of‘Star Wars Episode VIII-an upcoming American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson.

Vietnam will face a crunch encounter against reigning champion Japan in the knockout stage of the 2016 AFC Futsal Championships after they missed the Group C top spot following a 1-3 loss to Thailand on February 15.

The VFF has finally managed to persuade Nguyen Huu Thang, previous coach of two-time V-League champions Song Lam Nghe An, to take the position of Vietnam coach.

As many as 120 King Kong 2 film crew members are due to arrive in Vietnam on 18 February to perform its first shoots at some famous tourist sites in the world’s largest cave Son Doong in central Vietnam,

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the opening of the Dong Da festival in Hanoi on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, marking the 227th anniversary of Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da victory over the Chinese

With less than two weeks to go until the world famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race arrives in Viet Nam on February 17, Da Nang is counting down to its hosting the international crew and showing itself off

Adam Johnson has been sacked by Sunderland after pleading guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming.

Bookworms can spend the Tet holiday walking along Le Thach Street in downtown Hanoi, browsing thousands of books that are offered free of charge.

Quang Ninh Coal Football Club President Pham Thanh Hung has sounded out the former Vietnamese national team coach Toshiya Miura to lead his team.

The annual spring festival featuring the cultural colours of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minority groups as seen through their New Year celebrations is ready to open on February 12, according to the organizers.

Stellar circus performances will be delivered by local and foreign artists during the second International Circus Festival scheduled for Ho Chi Minh City from February 8 to 21.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently issued a circular on off-road car racing in Vietnam, including special regulations for the sport.

Over 300 documents, images and artifacts on the distinctive Cong Chieng (gong culture) of Vietnam's Central Highlands are currently on display at an exhibition that opened yesterday at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Dak Lak.

Despite the VFF claiming it wants to employ a local coach for the national team, they may be forced to look overseas for help as several domestic candidates seem reluctant to take over the vacancy left by Toshiya Miura.

The Cay Neu (Neu pole) erecting ceremony, a traditional activity in the run up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, was re-enacted at the Hue Imperial Citadel, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on February 1.

The Binh Duong International Women's Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2016 – is scheduled to kick off in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 8.

A buffalo fighting festival in Phuc Tho District has been cancelled this year because of controversy over concern it promotes cruelty to animals.