CULTURE AND SPORT

Actress-turned-director Angelina Jolie is to make a film about Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime seen through the eyes of a war-scarred child for Netflix, the streaming giant said Thursday.

The 29th Golden Racket table tennis championship kicked off at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City on July 23, drawing Asian competitors.

Golfers from clubs worldwide will compete in the Accor Viet Nam World Masters Golf Championship, being held in Da Nang, Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue from September 6 to 12.

Vietnamese art, fashion and music will be introduced at Vietnamese Cultural Days in Washington DC and New York City from August 8 to 12 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Ticket sales for a "friendly" football match between Vietnam and Manchester City have been slower than expected, forcing organisers to look at new ways to attract the crowd.

Nguyen Thi Huyen will be Vietnam's sole representative to compete at the Athletics World Championships in China next month.

Pop singer Tuan Hung has closed his Facebook account, saying he is under too much pressure from public attacks after he posted a status in which he used coarse words to express his anger towards a show's organiser.

An information exhibition on AO/Dioxin opened at Quang Ninh museum on July 21 marking the 54th anniversary of AO disaster and day to remember AO victims in Vietnam.

Several Vietnamese artists have allegedly paid bribes to be awarded the title of People's Artists.

Nguyen Thuy Doan, the reigning Miss Deaf Vietnam, was crowned Miss Deaf World 2015 second runner up at the conclusion of the international pageant held on July 18 at the Top Hotel in Prague.

Organisers of the annual fashion TV reality show Viet Nam's Next Top Model 2015 surprised the press and guests while introducing this year's top 14 models in an unusual way during a recent press meeting.

The Toyota Classics Concert 2015 will take place at the central city's Trung Vuong Theatre on August 9, the event's organising committee has announced.

Manchester City FC is worried about security at Hanoi's My Dinh Stadium, where it will play a friendly match on July 27, its main concern being the throwing of flares by fans during play.

Recent state recognition of the contribution of certain artists has stirred a public outcry that the selection process is unfair.

Popular United Kingdom-based Vietnamese model and entrepreneur Jessica Minh Anh will present her historic 10th show inside the award-winning solar power plant Gemasolar in Seville, Spain, this Friday.

Several Vietnam celebrities have been criticised for wearing modifications of the Ao Dai, but many others have won high praise at international beauty contests.

Ly Hoang Nam has become the first Vietnamese tennis player to earn a Grand Slam junior title after winning the boys doubles trophy at the Wimbledon championships with partner Indian Sumit Nagal on July 12.

Several Vietnam celebrities have been criticised for wearing modifications of the country's traditional long dress, the Ao Dai.

Vietnam’s tennis ace Ly Hoang Nam has reached another milestone in his illustrious sports career by reaching the semi-finals of the boys' doubles at Wimbledon.