CULTURE AND SPORT

An exceptional line-up of musicians took the stage on September 7 at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi with a dazzling array of traditional Asian folk music performances.

The Lifestart Foundation (LSF) Educational scholarship Charity Bike Ride 2017, a cylcing race raising scholarships for poor students in the central region, will take place April 13-27th of next year.

Disabled weightlifter Le Van Cong became the first-ever Vietnamese athlete to snatch a Paralympic gold medal setting a world record lift of 183kg.

An annual European-Asian contemporary dance festival will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City later this month.

Free performances by Russian artists in Hanoi’s Old Quarter have entertained people using the pedestrianised streets.

Vietnam’s sport delegation is attending the 2016 Paralympics with a record number of eleven athletes competing in three disciplines: weightlifting, swimming and athletics.

Actress Ngo Thanh Van's first feature film Tam Cam: The Untold Story has been selected to compete at the 21st Busan International Film Festival.

The seventh Hanoi Oktoberfest will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi from October 6-8, the German Business Association (GBA) has announced.

Vietnam’s futsal team have arrived in Cali, Colombia, commencing their campaign to make it into the last 16 of the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, where they are one of 23 teams qualifying from six separate continental competitions.

Fashion designer Minh Hanh will hold her Breathing Through Vietnam’s Mountain Forests runway show in France soon.

The central city of Da Nang will hold the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG5) from September 24 to October 5.

Hundreds of children participated in the Mask Festival at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi to prepare for the nearing Mid-Autumn Festival.

Tran Thi Khanh Ly won a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Wushu Championships which began in Taoyuan City of Chinese Taipei on September 1.

The 10th Hue Festival, held by the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will take place in April 2018, the provincial People’s Committee announced.

A South Korean traditional cultural festival will take place at the Việt Nam Art Culture Centre on September 3.

Swiss federal prosecutors on Thursday announced that they had opened criminal proceedings against German legend Franz Beckenbauer amid corruption allegations in the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany.

At a press conference on August 31, the organizers announced 42 countries have registered to participate in the – Asian Beach Games (September 24-October 3) – in Danang.

The peaceful beauty of Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago and the life of the soldiers and people there are depicted through 70 photos taken by Nguyen My Tra, a journalist from The Voice of Vietnam Radio.

More than 200 athletes from 14 countries will compete in the 6th Asian Yoga Sports Championship, which is scheduled to take place at CTM Plaza in Hanoi on September 3-5.