CULTURE AND SPORT

The increase in popularity of the Republic of Korea’s culture, also known as Hallyu, has taken root in numerous Asian countries, including Vietnam, through cinemas, game shows, cuisine and fashion trends, highly influencing the youth in the country.

Vietnam beat Malaysia 2-1 in the first match of Group I in the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) U23 Championship Qualifier yesterday in Kuala Lumpur.

An exhibition of dozens of pictures of HCM City taken over the last two decades by a photojournalist opened in the city's Phu My Hung area.

Coach Toshiya Miura says Vietnam's national U23 team is primed to face Malaysia in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification match in Kuala Lumpur today.

A photo exhibition is set to open at the Vietnam Art Gallery in celebration of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between America and Vietnam, and the 40th anniversary of the end of the war.

The 12th ASEAN Taekwondo Federation Championships kicked off at the Lanh Binh Thang Sporting Hall in Ho Chi Minh City on March 23, attracting a record number of athletes.

Yamaha Motor Vietnam has officialy launched its “Yamaha – For the Future of Vietnam Football” 2015 programme.

Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam claimed the championship title of the boys’ singles event of the 25th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup (I) ITF Junior Tennis tournament in Malaysia after defeating the Republic of Korea's Chan Yeong Oh.

Vietnam’s premier tennis player Ly Hoang Nam made it through to the semifinals of the 25th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup (I) ITF Junior Tennis Championship (Grade 1) after outplaying Chinese Wu Yibing in their quarterfinal match in Kuching, Malaysia.

Truong Ho Phuong Nga, 2007 Miss Vietnam in Russia, has recently been arrested for swindling VND16b and she may be revoked her crown.

The US Cable News Network CNN has introduced a number of Vietnam’s propaganda posters during wartime that raged between 1954 and 1975.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2015 (DIFC 2015) will kick off in the central city on March 28, drawing five teams.

The National Futsal Championship will kick off on March 29 in Ho Chi Minh City with new rules, under which 10 teams will compete in a two-stage tournament.

Vietnamese top seed player Le Quang Liem on March 14 defeated Laylo Darwin of the Philippines in the Zone 3.3 qualifying round of the World Chess Championships 2015 in HCM City to secure a berth in the upcoming Chess

Vietnam's national U23 team will meet U23 Uzbekistan in a friendly match in HCM City today in preparation for the 2016 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.

Trang Ha, a young and renowned Vietnamese writer, has strong views about Vietnam's men.

Seventeen chefs from Viet Nam will join more than 1,000 chefs from all over the world for the first-ever "Gout de France" (Taste of France) to celebrate French gastronomy on March 19.

As many as 296 badminton players from 17 countries and territories around the world will be competing for top honours at the Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2015 at Cau Giay gymnasium in Hanoi from March 17 to 22.

Nearly 800 of the latest works from Vietnamese designers are being showcased at Vietnam Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2015 showing off the designers’ creativity — a good sign for Vietnam’s fashion industry.