CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese American model Mindy Ngoc Minh Tran will take part in Miss Vietnam Global Heritage 2016 with the aim of earning money to help orphaned children.

The Embassy of Italy in Hanoi has announced it will present a joyous (and delicious) celebration of Italian culture on June 2 at the Casa Italia Cultural Centre located at 18 Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi.

Vietnamese footballers beat their Syrian counterparts 2-0 at an international friendly match at the My Dinh National Stadium on May 31.

The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships will be held at Thống Nhất Stadium in HCM City on Friday.

Both Vietnam and Syria considered their friendly match today at My Dinh Stadium to be a test for their upcoming tournaments.

Entertainment centres in HCM City offered new shows last weekend on the occasion of the International Day for Children (June 1).

The fifth International Circle Festival – 2016 officially kicked off in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on May 28, gathering nearly 70 artists from Vietnam and a number of international delegations.

Hundreds of appetising dishes and drinks are waiting for local and international gastronomes at the sixth southern food festival 2016, which is underway at Dam Sen Park in Ho Chi Minh City from May 28 to June 1.

Vietnam will host the ASEAN Children Festival 2016 from May 28 to June 2.

On Saturday, artists from Hanoi Guitar Club will present a guitar concert entitled La Fantasia – The Music Inventions.

A very famous Vietnamese singer has been strongly criticised by some for her interpretation of the Vietnamese national anthem before a speech by US President Barack Obama.

With 18 official tickets for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Vietnam has fulfilled the target set before the Olympic qualification rounds: to earn from 15 to 20 places for the Games.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi will present various games originating in Southeast Asian countries to children this weekend.

HCM City will host its annual Southern Fruit Festival at Suối Tiên Tourist Park in District 9 from June 1-9.

The Bourbon Street Jazz and Blues Festival will be held on Saturday this week at Cargo Bar in District 4, HCMC to raise funds for manufacturing wheelchairs for the disabled in Vietnam.

Many cultural and sports activities will be held on the Cham Island to celebrate the day it was recognised as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO on May 26.

Pham Thuy Trang from northern Hoa Binh province was crowned Miss Sea Vietnam 2016 on the final night of the pageant held in Ha Long city, in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday attended a ceremony to celebrate the 2560th birthday of Lord Buddha at Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi.

The world’s top 32 players in three-cushion carom billiards are showing off their skills at the World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City.