CULTURE AND SPORT

Australian-British string quartet Bond is returning to Vietnam to perform with some famous local singers in Hanoi.

Two goals each by Nguyen Cong Vinh and Nguyen Van Toan helped Vietnam to secure their first international win under coach Nguyen Huu Thang over Chinese Taipei in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification’s Asian category.

Vietnamese and foreign belly dancers will participate in the fourth Vietnam Unlimited Belly Dance Competition in July in Hanoi.

Six Flags Entertainment has announced to open amusement and water parks in Vietnam.

Twelve mixed media paintings by Hanoi-based artist Nguyễn Thế Hùng that will be on show at the Craig Thomas Gallery in HCM City from March 25 to April 21 along with a fascinating story about how the Dao and

Some 20 art troupes from 15 countries worldwide will attend the 9 th Hue Festival which takes place in central Thua Thien-Hue province from April 29 to May 4.

A cultural festival featuring Japanese cherry blossoms and Vietnamese yellow ochna flowers kicked off in Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh entered the third round of the ongoing Maurice’s Pools and Spas Waikato International 2016 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Well-known rock musician and singer Trần Lập died yesterday after fighting rectum cancer for more than four months. He was 42 years old.

Michelin star chef Raphael Le Mancq has flown in from Haute-Savoie, France, with goodies in his luggage to share the taste of France with people in Việt Nam at the Gout de France (Good France) on Monday night.

More than US$1 million has been mobilised from Thai and Vietnamese sponsors so far to serve the fifth Asian Beach Games 2016 (ABG 5) that will take place in the central city of Da Nang in September.

The Miss Vietnam Pageant 2016 has officially been launched in Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to honour the beauty of Vietnamese women and promote the image of the country and people.

A grand music festival will take place at Ecopark in Hanoi on March 27 with the participation of world leading DJ Steve Aoki, Ummet Ozcan, Headhunterz and Quintino as well as local ones like Huy DX, Looze, Minh Tri

A cooking contest titled ‘The Great Bake-off’ for amateur bakers opened at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi as an event to celebrate the British Food and Drink Festival in Vietnam.

Thousands of visitors gathered at the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak’s Buon Don District to see a race by local elephants.

More than 400 news organisations have participated in the first ever national press festival that opened in Hanoi.

Hairdresser Michael Barnes, of London hairstyling fame, will appear along with supermodels Pham Huong and Ha Anh on March 23 at a free public fashion event of five emerging local designers in Ho Chi Minh City.

Z.com, a Japanese GMO Internet Group providing Internet solutions, signed a deal with the Vietnam Football Federation to sponsor the national football team.

The ninth Hue Festival 2016 will be held from April 29 to May 4, honouring cultural and historical values of the former capital city.