CULTURE AND SPORT

Làng Sen Festival 2016, which will celebrate late President Hồ Chí Minh’s 126th birthday, will officially kick off tomorrow in Vinh City and Kim Liên Commune with a variety of activities.

Thanks to the teaching efforts made by veteran artisans and effective operation of clubs, Then singing has become wide spread in every corner of the daily life as well as in the cultural and spiritual practices of people in

Nearly 500 art works, books and documents as well as tools featuring Buddhist cultural values are on display at an exhibition which opened at Pho Quang Pagoda, Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.

Artists and the public are still talking about Vietnam Feature Film Studio (VFS), the country’s largest State-owned film studio, which held its initial public offering in mid-April.

An exhibition of photos, reportage and documentary films on peoples in the ASEAN Community is scheduled to be held from May 14-17 in the Tuan Chau Island Tourism Complex in the city of Ha Long, northern Quang Ninh province,

The HCM City-based War Remnants Museum has just received the original English version of a diary written by war martyr Dr Đặng Thùy Trâm, who worked on the battlefield as surgeon in a central province of Vietnam during the

The 10th European Food Festival, a day of authentic European cooking demonstrations by chefs from leading hotels and restaurants in Hanoi, will take place on May 14 in the gardens of the National Library in the capital.

Hundreds of circus performers from eight countries will participate in the International Circus Festival 2016 in Hue City from May 28 to June 4.

Movie lovers in Vietnam will be enthralled by an array of the best European films during the European Film Festival 2016, which will showcase 13 contemporary films from EU member countries.

Hollywood film producer and actor Paul Blackthorne will be in Vietnam from May 19 to June 2 to get involved in a series of activities to protect rhinos.

Premier badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has made history as Vietnam’s first ever three-time Olympian after officially booking a slot in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A taste of European cuisine is once again coming to Hanoi as the National Library of Vietnam hosts its 10th annual food festival on May 14, said the organizers at a press conference.

On Saturday, Hanoi Creative City (HNCC) will host its second Street Art Fair.

Europe Days 2016 will come back to Vietnam from May 9-June 9, said the European Union Delegation to Vietnam.

The international hot air balloon fiesta kicked off in Hue city, central Thua Thien-Hue province on May 4 as part of the 9th Hue Festival.

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.