CULTURE AND SPORT

Oktoberfest, the largest cultural event of German-speaking communities across Southeast Asia, is due to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in October.

Nguyen Tan Anh, an official of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club, has confirmed he heard rumours that two Australian football clubs are evaluating recruiting talented player Cong Phuong.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced its best players, chosen from the U13 football festival will enjoy an exchange tour of Japan from August 17- 21.

Manchester City FC officially will play a friendly match on July 27 at Hanoi's My Dinh Stadium.

A European festival themed “The Colour of Summer” is taking place in Ba Na Hills tourist area in central Da Nang City.

Tickets for the friendly match between Vietnam and English giant Manchester City on July 27 will sell at a record price.

Four talented musicians from Vietnam, Poland and Hungary will perform together for the first time in Vietnam this weekend.

The first Vietnam Belly Dance Festival Competition is to take place at the SC VivoCity Shopping Mall in Ho Chi Minh City on July 11-12.

The Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf will open in Hanoi's Soc Son district this autumn.

Musician Phan Huynh Dieu, the author of many revolutionary and love songs, took his last breathe at the age of 91 at the Thong Nhat hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29.

Captain Phung Ngoc Vinh Quy scored twice to help Khanh Hoa beat Thua Thien-Hue 2-1 in the curtain-raiser of the National Beach Football Championship yesterday.

Vietnam beat defending champions Thailand 2-1 in the final to win the Asian Football Confederation U14 Girls’ Regional Championship in Hanoi on June 28.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien was a phenomenon at the just-concluded 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

Vietnamese athletes have so far managed a successful run at the ongoing Southeast Asian Weightlifting Championship in Thailand.

Nguyen Thi Huyen of Vietnam won gold at the Asian Grand Prix Athletics at Thammasat University Sports Complex near Bangkok, Thailand.

Central Highlands provinces have undertaken various measures in a bid to preserve and uphold values of the cultural space of gongs – part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

Vietnam singing sensation Tung Duong will be featured as one of the major attractions on July 10 at the 2015 Chaing Mai International Jazz Festival in Thailand, organizers have announced.

President Truong Tan Sang yesterday congratulated the nation's athletes for their achievements at the recently concluded Southeast Asian Games 28 in Singapore, saying they would motivate development of the sports sector in Vietnam.

AS Roma have agreed to compete with the national football team in late July, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced.