CULTURE AND SPORT

The UN's cultural agency met on Sunday (Jul 10) in Istanbul to consider adding over two dozen new sites to its prestigious global heritage list, and called for a strong global response to the threats posed by extremism.

A film screening room with 12 seats that recline into beds, blankets and fluffy pillows has just been opened at a cinema in HCM City, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

Andy Murray finds himself in the unusual position of favourite to lift a second Wimbledon title on Sunday with fate seemingly doing its best to make sure the British star captures a third career Grand Slam crown.

The first Cai Rang Floating Market Festival is taking place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from July 7-9 with numerous activities to mark Vietnam Tourism Day (July 9), said Nguyen Hoang On, Director of the Can

Around 200 companies and television stations from 15 countries and territories around the world will attend the 2016 Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology (Telefilm), scheduled to open in Hanoi on July 13.

Vietnamese boys and girls have pocketed three gold and one bronze medals at the 6th Children of Asia International Sports Games, which is taking place in Sakha Republic (Russia) from July 4.

A contest themed “Painting and composing messages about care and anti-stigma and discrimination against children affected by HIV/AIDS in 2016” was launched on July 7 in Hanoi.

American and Asian guitarists will perform at the 2nd International Finger Style Guitar Festival (IFSGF) in Hanoi and HCM City this month.

More than 250 cyclists from cycling clubs nationwide will race in the first Cycling Tournament – Asanzo Cup along the Hàn River this Sunday.

Candidates from the northern provinces will participate in the final round of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant to be held on Tuần Châu Island in northern Quảng Ninh Province from July 11 to 17.

Former world heavyweight champion and boxing icon Mike Tyson is set to visit Vietnam to star in a horror film, reports the Vnexpress online newspaper.

Vietnamese-German DJ and producer Chi Thanh, a Grammy nominee, will release his latest music video (MV) featuring deep house in Vietnam this month.

Music and yoga enthusiasts in Long An, Da Lat, Hanoi, HCMC and Nha Trang will have the opportunity to enjoy free music performances by multicultural band Music of Joy (MOJ) from Australia between July 5 and 17.

The Hanoi Collective Orchestra will come back for the second time in Hanoi on July 17 in the courtyard of the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.

An exhibition themed ‘Vietnam Today’ displaying 96 outstanding photos of Vietnam’s landscapes and people will be open to the public at the Centre for Fine Arts and Photography (29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi) from July 5-9.

Residents in HCM City and provinces have been invited to compete in a national amateur traditional music contest.

Usain Bolt confirmed suffering a grade one hamstring tear at Jamaica’s Olympic trials on Friday but the star sprinter expects to secure his place at the Rio Games by proving his fitness at the London Anniversary Games later this month.

A total of 23 athletes will represent Vietnam at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this August, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

Nón or Conical Hat, a contemporary dance show featuring Vietnamese traditional music will be held in Hanoi next month for the first time.