CULTURE AND SPORT

National men’s football team of Vietnam secured their first win at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round after overcoming Taipei 2-1 at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in Chinese Taiwan on September 8.

Ha Long city will host the Miss Tourism International 2015 beauty pageant from November 10 to 30.

Beneath Stone and Water is a short novel worth reading and reflected upon - A Thoughtful Reflection on Human-to-Human Relationships. Written by the young author Tien Vo who is a senior at a boarding Phillips Academy Andover.

The fifth annual “Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance” festival is set to get underway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from September 30 to October 4.

Vietnamese female weightlifter VuongThi Huyen has bagged two gold medals at Asian Weightlifting Champs 2015 in Phuket, southern province of Thailand.

Three Vietnamese films will be presented at the British Film Institute's annual London Film Festival, on October 7-18.

The fifth Vietnam International Book Fair will take place in Hanoi's Thong Nhat Park from Thursday.

Vietnam missed the opportunity to reach their second AFF U-19 football title in history after suffering a bitter 0-6 loss to Thailand in the final of the 2015 Championship in Laos on September 4.

Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh won a silver medal in the men's 50m pistol category on September 3, at the World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol 2015 being held in Munich, Germany.

Viet Nam U19s will meet Thailand in the final match of the 2015 ASEAN Football Federation U19 Youth Championship after defeating hosts Laos 4-0 in their semi-final on September 2.

The ninth Tourism, Sports and Culture Festival 2015 of ethnic groups in the northeast region will take place in Bac Kan province from September 10-12.

Le Vu Lan (Filial Piety ceremony, or Ghost festival) may soon be recognised as a national festival of Vietnamese culture. The Centre for Religious Cultural Heritage Preservation has submitted the festival to the State for recognising.

Vietnam will play the hosts in the semi-final of the ASEAN Football Federation's U19 Championship after their win yesterday in the last match of the Group B yesterday in Vientiane, Laos.

Modern military vehicles are on display at an exhibition on Hanoi's Giang Vo Street to mark the country's 70th National Day.

Young Vietnamese piano talents will have a chance to compete at the 3rd Hanoi International Piano Competition, scheduled to kick off on September 4 at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

The first film produced by Vietnam and Japan will be launched nationwide in October.

Vietnam Cable Television has announced an exclusive three-year deal for the broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League on pay-TV in Viet Nam.

On Saturday and Sunday mornings, visitors to Tao Dan Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 can hear the sweet sound of violin coming from a corner in the park.

The ‘Autumn Melodies 2015’ arts festival, introducing audiences with the essence of world academic music and the most prominent pieces by Vietnamese composers, officially opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Theatre.