CULTURE AND SPORT

While many traditional art forms in Vietnam are facing difficulties in attracting audiences, water puppetry has remained popular among tourists.

Top 5 outstanding contestants to the Miss Beauty Doll Vietnam 2016 (MBD Vietnam) beauty pageant have arrived in Paris, France for the third semi-finals. Accordingly, they will choose appropriate outfits to attend a cocktail party.

Exhibits affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Spratly) and Truong Sa (Paracel) archipelagos are being showcased in Nui Thanh district in the central coastal province of Quang Nam from October 27.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of HCM City imposed VND22.5 million ($1,000) fine on model Lam Thuy Anh right after her return as the fourth runner-up at the Miss Global Beauty Queen 2015 in South Korea.

Vietnamese gymnasts will get another chance to book their berth in the Summer Olympics in Brazil, despite their defeat at the world championships in Scotland recently.

Two films from Vietnamese directors will be screened at the 26th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) which will open from November 26th to December 6th.

The 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Football Championship is set to get underway in Vietnam, as approved by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), said the Vietnam Football Federation.

Poet Phan Huyen Thu has been stripped of her award granted for a poetry book Seo Doc Lap (Scars for Independence) due to a controversy about plagiarism.

The movie Nuoc (2030), directed by Nguyen Vo Nghiem Minh, has picked up the best feature film award at the San Pedro International Film Festival in the US.

Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem (Elo 2,697) was named the overall winner of the 2015 SPICE Cup Open chess tournament after drawing with former Ukrainian champion, Illya Nyzhnyk (Elo 2,628).

Over 500 Vietnamese and international runners are expected to take part in the first Laguna Lang Co Marathon races on October 24-25.

JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel, in collaboration with the German Business Association, will host the sixth Hanoi Oktoberfest from October 22 to 24.

A novel, Nguoc Mat Troi (Journey Against the Sun), written by novelist Nguyen Mot, has been translated into English and will be published in the US by Song Magazine.

Hoi An silk village will join the International Silk Forum at Hangzhou, China with world-famous silk enterprises and brands from Brazil, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Thailand and mainland China on October 22-23.

About 30 valuable paintings from the collection of Nguyen Minh will soon be displayed in downtown Ha Noi.

The 2015 UK Film Week organised by British Council Vietnam will take place from 4 to 12 November in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to tribute to all the unsung heroes in making music as an

Vietnam's publishing houses are turning to foreign comic books because local authors are unable to meet growing demand.

Vietnam’s famous model Ha Anh and world’s renowned Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao have been invited to serve as judges at the final round of Miss Global 2015 pageant scheduled for October 22 in Manila, the Philippines.

The newly established Vietnam Film Distribution Association promises to protect domestic film distributors from the competition they face from foreign groups.