CULTURE AND SPORT

Modern military vehicles are on display at an exhibition on Hanoi's Giang Vo Street to mark the country's 70th National Day.

Young Vietnamese piano talents will have a chance to compete at the 3rd Hanoi International Piano Competition, scheduled to kick off on September 4 at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

The first film produced by Vietnam and Japan will be launched nationwide in October.

Vietnam Cable Television has announced an exclusive three-year deal for the broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League on pay-TV in Viet Nam.

On Saturday and Sunday mornings, visitors to Tao Dan Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 can hear the sweet sound of violin coming from a corner in the park.

The ‘Autumn Melodies 2015’ arts festival, introducing audiences with the essence of world academic music and the most prominent pieces by Vietnamese composers, officially opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Theatre.

Singer Son Tung, having received the most votes from fans, will represent Vietnam at the upcoming 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards set for October 25 in Milan, Italy.

Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the semi-final match of the Egypt F27 Futures Tennis Tournament on August 23.

A pop song written by composer Nguyen Van Chung of HCM City has been included on two CDs by the Casa Musica, a music company in Germany.

Sixth seed Ly Hoang Nam has entered the semi-finals of the Egypt F27 Futures Tennis Tournament.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa will do the best to ensure social security, healthcare, transport and food safety for the success of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015, slated to be held in Nha Trang City from September

A photo exhibition in downtown Ha Noi features the lives of visually impaired people in Ha Noi, offering insight into their unique worldview.

Nearly 500 bicyclists from 40 teams nationwide will participate in the Hanoi Open Bicycle 2015 race, as heard at a conference to introduce the event on August 18 by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

One hundred children aged 7-15 have participated in a painting contest that highlights the friendship between Vietnam and the US as well as the aspiration for peace and amity among nations around the world

Danang municipal government has decided to invest VND45 billion on upgrading and restoring the Museum of Cham Sculpture next year.

A movie on one of Viet Nam's most notorious female gangsters won the Best Feature Southeast Asia Panorama award during the Festival of Globe Awards 2015 held in California, the US.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien bagged bronze at the women’s 400-metre individual medley event on August 16 at the 2015 International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup Paris in Chartres city, France.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has passed an overall plan to compose a national dossier to nominate “Then” singing of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

A line-up of talented classical musicians from Viet Nam and the US will gather to perform at the first Vietnamese American Music Festival, which will start in Ha Noi and HCM City this week.