CULTURE AND SPORT

The National U19 Football Championship 2016 will be organised from January 11.

Pham Huong, the Vietnamese representative at the Miss Universe pageant this year, has been accused of having plastic surgery.

The Vietnamese disability sports contingent staged a successful end to the eighth ASEAN Para Games (APG2015), finishing in fourth place overall with a total of 48 gold, 58 silver and 50 bronze medals, meeting the target of winning 45-50

More than 400 artworks of painting, graphics, performance art and video art, representing Vietnam's fine arts field between 2011 and 2015, are on display in downtown Hanoi.

Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) won the Golden Lotus Award for best feature film at the biennial 19th Vietnam Film Festival organised by the Ministry of Culture.

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh qualified for the semi-finals in the men's singles at the US Yonex International badminton tournament.

The World Records Union has released the official certificate announcing the new world record for Vietnamese talented poet Nguyen Du's Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), according to the Vietnam Book of Records.

Vietnamese swimmers on December 4 made a splash at the ongoing ASEAN ParaGames 2015 in Singapore, bringing home three gold medals while setting two new Games records.

The Singapore's ASEAN Para Games, which officially kicked off on December 3, is an exuberant celebration of the mental and physical strengths of people of all abilities.

Vietnamese singer Dong Nhi has just won Vietnam artist of the year at the MAMA awards at Asian Music Awards 2015 which are taking place in Hong Kong.

The moc ban (wood blocks) and chau ban (official administrative papers) Kings of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) used to record history are on display for the first time at an exhibition opened yesterday in Ha Noi.

Tran Ngoc Lan Khue has been selected to perform on December 18 at the opening ceremony of the final round of the Miss World 2015 beauty pageant, the jury selection committee has unveiled.

Ho Thi Oanh Yen, winner of the Mister and Miss PanContinental 2015 has announced that she will refuse to pay a VND30m (USD1,300) fine for appearing without permission in beauty contests abroad.

More than 200 local artists will compete at the 2015 Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Young Circus Talent Contest, December 8-12, in Hanoi, according to the Department of Performing Arts.

The central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is making preparations for the Kiteboard Tour Asia 2016 which will be organised at Ninh Chu Bay from February 24-28 next year.

Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan of Hoang Anh Gia Lai said he knew how to tear through the South Korean net in the final match of the International U21 Football Tournament.

Asia's football chief has won unanimous backing from his executive committee as the man to "rebuild FIFA" as he strengthens his campaign to take over the corruption-tarnished world body.

The annual food festival titled Taste of the World featuring Vietnamese and international dishes will be held at September 23 Park in HCM City from December 3 to 6.

Dan Chu Cinema, one of the oldest in Hanoi, has just been shut down after years of poor business.