CULTURE AND SPORT

A photo competition organised by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists is causing a public stir because the winners were unspectacular.

The northeast province of Phu Tho is undertaking all necessary actions to preserve and revive Xoan singing, according to Ha Ke San, Vice-Chairman of the People's Committee of the northern province of Phu Tho.

Vietnamese-German youth Trong Hieu beat his female rival Bich Ngoc to win the Vietnam Idol contest last night, after receiving the overwhelming majority vote from the audience.

Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien failed in the semi-final of the women's individual 200m medley of the 2015 World Swimming Championship in Kazan, Russia.

The chairman of the SHB Bank, Do Quang Hien, says he incurred big losses sponsoring a "friendly" match between Vietnam and Manchester City.

The 22nd Open HCM City International Athletics Tournament will open on August 1 in HCM City.

Vietnamese chess masters will leave for the United Arab Emirates on July 31 to participate in the 2015 Asian Continental Chess Championships, scheduled to take place at the Hilton Hotel in Al Ain from August 1 to 13.

Vietnam will meet Thailand's U23 squad in the semi-final of the International Women's Volleyball Tournament – VTV Cup in the southern province of Bac Lieu on July 31.

A collection of photos of the shaved heads of young volunteers has gone on show in HCM City to support breast-cancer patients.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has fined singer Le Quyen and her husband VND4 million each for upsetting order and discipline on a flight after their young son urinated in an airline sick bag.

The fourth Viet Pride for the lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender community in Hanoi will be held from July 30 to August 2.

A mountain climb race is scheduled to take place in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh province from August 5 to 20 in conjunction with the local cave festival season.

The central city and Clipper Ventures, the UK-based operator of the Clipper Race, yesterday officially signed a sponsorship agreement for the Da Nang-Vietnam team.

Vietnam defeated Thailand's U23 squad in their third match at the International Women's Volleyball Tournament – VTV Cup in the southern province of Bac Lieu.

Dominating the match with skills, a perfect performance and world-level power, the English Premier League runners-up Manchester City soared to an 8-1 win over Viet Nam in a friendly match at Ha Noi's National My Dinh Stadium.

Ticket prices for the friendly between Vietnam and Manchester City tonight are being slashed with only a few hours to kick off.

Nearly six months after being found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home — and a month after being moved to hospice — Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown,

Toshyia Miura of Vietnam's national football team said nothing could make a difference with Manchester City in their friendly match today, but he hoped his players would score goals.

A documentary depicting the first two gay-pride parades in Ha Noi in 2012 and 2013, known as Viet Pride, and other compelling stories from the LGBT community, will premiere at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), East Africa's largest