CULTURE AND SPORT

The grand finale of the 2016 Miss Vietnam beauty pageant will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28, seeing the competition of 30 beauties from across the country.

German disco band Boney M and Chris Norman, former lead singer of the Smokie band, are set to perform in Hanoi in October.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced plans to bring a variety of shows to the Hanoi Opera House to help small drama troupes, and attract more audiences to the theatre.

More than 200 photos, documents and objects, many of them featuring the period when Vietnamese revolutionary leader Nguyễn Ái Quốc, later President Hồ Chí Minh, worked in France (1911-41) are on display in downtown Hanoi.

A music video by transgender Huong Giang Idol is facing the risk of being banned due to containing provocative images.

Numerous Vietnamese and international designers will gather at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, to be held in Hanoi for the first time from November 1-6.

The history of Vietnam’s sport has turned to a new page as shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh won the first Olympic gold medal for Vietnam.

Three Vietnamese children performed in an international opera entitled “Dream of the 21 st century” held by the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom) on August 18 at the Opera Helikon in Moscow, Russia.

As of August 19, Vietnam was ranked 45th in the medal table of the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil with one gold and one silver, both won by shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh.

12 types of Vietnamese folk paintings will be introduced from August 18 at the Museum of Hanoi on Pham Hung Street.

A photo campaign entitled “Super Selfie” has been launched with a view of promoting Vietnam’s landscapes and boosting tourism.

German rock band Scorpions will join in the annual Monsoon Music Festival 2016 which is scheduled for October 21-23, according to the organiser.

The national futsal team has arrived in Spain to begin final preparations for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup running September 10 to October 1 in Colombia.

The Management Board of Hoa Lo Prison historical relic site in Hanoi received valuable remembrances from the family of Water Eugene Wilber, a US pilot who was detained in the prison from 1968 to 1973.

Many people gave Hoàng Xuân Vinh a hero’s welcome upon his return to Hanoi, after he returned to Hanoi yesterday from Rio Olympics.

Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has emerged victorious for the second time at the Rio Olympics, having defeated his Austrian rival David Obernosterer on August 13 at a Men’s Single Group E match-up.

Vietnamese rowers Ta Thanh Huyen and Ho Thi Ly finished third at the semifinals C/D of the Rowing Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls on August 11 after the event was one day delayed due to strong wind.

The 21st Southeast Region Fine Arts Exhibition 2016 is taking place in Da Lat, Lam Dong province from August 12-21, featuring 154 fine art works.

Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi has failed a doping test at the Rio Olympics, the official Xinhua news agency reported Friday, citing the Chinese Swimming Association (CSA).