CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese cultural figures are being featured in wax figure museum by sculptors Nguyen Van Dong and Thai Ngoc Binh, who plan to make 100 wax figures of famous people and artists.

Vietnamese movie Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) has won the best film award at the Silk Road International Film Festival in Fujian Province, China.

Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai forward Nguyen Cong Phuong is poised to join J.League second division side Mito Hollyhock for the 2016 season campaign.

Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh emerged triumphant at the 2015 Sydney International after handily defeating Malaysian rival Zulfadli Zulkiffli 2-0 in the final round.

Coach Toshyia Miura has called 27 players to train for two matches during the 2018 World Cup qualifier.

The Vietnam Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion Week will take place from September 25-28 in Hanoi, bringing 900 new designs by 17 designers from Vietnam, Malaysia and Italy to the catwalk.

A dance festival “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance” will come to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time as the fifth event is scheduled to take place in the southern hub and the traditional venue of Hanoi

Millionaire Chess Open Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will be the only representative of Vietnam at this year's Millionaire Chess Open in Las Vegas, which takes place from October 8-12.

The central city started the final countdown for the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG5), which starts a year from today.

The fourth Southeast Asian Handball Championships begins in HCM City's Tan Binh Sports Centre on September 23.

The nominees for Bui Xuan Phai – For Love of Ha Noi Awards have been announced by the Vietnam News Agency's daily The Thao & Van Hoa (Culture & Sport) newspaper.

A short film ‘David And Luisa’ directed by renowned Vietnamese filmmaker Bui Trung Hai has carried off the Silver Remi Award for a Dramatic Short Film at the 48th Houston International Film Festival in the US.

Becamex Binh Duong held onto their V.League 1 trophy in style, with a brilliant 4-2 victory over Dong Thap in the final round match of tournament.

The second runner-up of 2015 Miss Ao Dai Vietnam beauty contest, Nguyen Thi Le Quyen would be representing at Miss Grand International 2015 and Miss Supranational 2015 beauty pageants.

World famous violinist Mirijam Contzen from Germany is expected to delight Hanoi classical music lovers with a free concert in the dark at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on September 24.

The Vietnam Tennis Federation has announced a list of international tennis players who are to compete in 2015 Vietnam Open slated for October 10 at Lan Anh tennis club in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam beer festival-exBEERience Fest is set to get underway in SC Vivo City Rooftop on 1058 Nguyen Van Linh street, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City from 4.30pm on November 11-15.

The top 45 candidates in the final round of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 pageant will show off their inner and outer beauty in the beach city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province on October 3.

Grammy-winning soul singer Joss Stone tops a long list of artists from 10 different countries performing at the second Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) in Ha Noi next month.