CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese chess ace Le Quang Liem leapt up two places to 34th position with an Elo raitng of 2718 in the latest men’s world rankings, as announced by the International Chess Federation.

Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan believes he will have completely recovered from injury and could win medal at the approaching Olympics in Brazil.

The Australia 1 team won the first prize at the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Beach Volleyball Tour 2016, which wrapped up in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 1.

The Vietnam National Academy of Music has unveiled that it will present Hungarian pianist Adam Gyorgy, one of the world’s finest classical musicians, in concert on May 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Australia 1 team won the first prize at the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Beach Volleyball Tour 2016, which wrapped up in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 1.

A photography exhibition is showcasing famous photos captured by foreign reporters that depict the harsh reality of war and the key events that signalled the end of the war in Vietnam.

With lights, dance, music and fireworks, the biennial Huế Festival opened yesterday evening, showcasing a variety of cultural and craft shows performed by artists and artisans from Vietnamese localities and other countries.

From April 28 to May 2, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai hosts numerous activities for Sapa Culture and Tourism Week 2016.

Many artists in Vietnam have to raised their concern about numerous fake profiles on Facebook that are using their names to commit fraud.

Saigon Classical Music Group will come back with a free-entrance Springtime Melodies concert at 7 pm on April 30 at Edenstar Hotel in HCMC’s District 1.

As many as 200 objects and historic photos are on display at the Hồ Chí Minh Museum in downtown Hanoi featuring Hồ Chí Minh and Vietnam’s first National Asembly elections .

Dozens of international groups and hundreds of local artists will bring to the Hue Festival 2016 folk shows, hot air balloon performance, beer carnival and other activities.

The city’s first Ornament Plant and Pet Festival is to take place from Wednesday to May 5 in Vinhomes Riverside ecological urban area in the Long Biên District.

Vietnamese film Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass" has just won the best film at the Kids International Film Festival, part of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Kites of all shapes, sizes and colours will fill the skies over Ecopark in Hanoi this coming April 30-May 3, as the first-ever international kite festival of the suburban township takes flight.

On April 25, K+ Satellite Digital Television announced that it has acquired the broadcast rights of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2016-19 season.

Domestic designers took the first show of Vietnam International Fashion Week 2016 (VIFW) by storm, which is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 23-26 , Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People’s Army) newspaper reported.

Several photographers have voiced their opposition to a new Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism circular that bans artists and models from nude photography, saying that they would ignore the circular.

The Swing for the Kids 10th annual charity golf tournament has so far this year raised US$67,250 for scholarships and grants for needy Vietnamese children to further their education.