CULTURE AND SPORT

The SEA Pride 2016 ASEAN music festival is set to take place in Hanoi on June 25 with a wide range of activities for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) community.

Vietnamese sports has won 20 places in 10 sports to the 2016 Summer Olympics that will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5-21, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

Local authorities in Hue has tightened management on waterways safety to prevent possible accidents and improve the quality of folk singing shows on boats.

Eighteen women from southern and central provinces have been chosen to compete in the final round of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant in HCM City in August.

The celebration of the first International Yoga Day will be held at Hanoi’s Quan Ngua Sports Complex on June 26.

Four actors and actresses in the Indian soap opera Balika Vadhu (Child Bride) – inspector Shiv, groom Jagdish, nurse Ganga and Saanchi are due to visit Vietnam and join numerous activities in July, according to a film publishing company

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has submitted a request to the Prime Minister to host the 2019 ASEAN Tourism Forum in either Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Danang.

France made a perfect start to the European Championship on Friday, with its national team beating Romania and its security forces ensuring that everyone stayed safe at the Stade de France.

Well-known dancers from around the world are expected to wow audiences at a one-night performance of Parisian Ballet in Hanoi on June 11.

The Prime Minister has issued a decision regulating the shipment of national treasures abroad for exhibition, research or conservation purposes on a temporary basis.

Truong Dieu Ngoc from the central city of Da Nang was crowned Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016 on the final night of the pageant which concluded in Ho Chi Minh City.

An international marathon event will be held shortly in the southern island district of Phú Quốc in Kiên Giang Province.

A documentary featuring a young victim of Agent Orange, by director Courtney Marsh, will be screened shortly at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The Islamic Cham ethnic community in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang are celebrating Ramadan festival, beginning one month of fasting from June 6.

Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên set a new Southeast Asian Games record in the women’s 400m freestyle event, with a time of 4min 7.96sec.

150 maps, documents and clips related to the establishment of Vietnam sovereignty on the Spratly and Paracel Islands since the 17th Century are on display at a three-day exhibition in Nghe An Province.

Bruno Garcia said Vietnam find themselves in a difficult group for the upcoming Futsal World Cup but his team are 99 percent ready to spring another surprise.

The Angels of Italy event held on Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi on the evening of June 2 celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Italian Republic.

About 3,100 athletes will take part in the 5th Asian Beach Games, scheduled to take place from September 29 to October 3 in the central city of Da Nang.