CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam takes a one goal lead back to Hanoi as they trumped a lacklustre Malaysia.

Eighteen year-old Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen from northern Nam Dinh province was crowned Miss Vietnam 2014.

Designers will premiere 1,000 of their latest creations during the Vietnam Fashion Week Spring-Summer for one week.

The Vietnamese team are worried that the hometown crowd would again use flares and laser pointers against them in the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final match in Malaysia tomorrow.

Tonight, all eyes of Vietnam will be on the tropical paradise of Phu Quoc Island and the crowing of the next Miss Vietnam, but the dazzling, sometimes elegant images, from this year’s illustrious competition are certain to last a lifetime.

Vietnam’s top-tier football league, V-League will begin its 2015 season on January 4 with a first-round clash between reigning Becamex Binh Duong and Dong Thap at Binh Duong Stadium.

POPS Awards, which honour digital entertainment products, will be presented soon for the first time in Vietnam.

More than 60 restaurants and hotels from over 20 countries and territories are showcasing their special dishes at an international food festival which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4.

Singer Ho Quynh Huong was named "Best Asian Artist" at the prestigious 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong on December 3.

Images of culture and daily life in Vietnam 100 years ago are now on show in the capital city.

Fans are unhappy when the Vietnam Football Federation has raised ticket prices for AFF Cup matches following the success of the local side in the first round.

Coach Toshyia Miura believes that even though Malaysia are strong team, Vietnam will still emerge the winner in the semi-final match of the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup this weekend.

Trans-Vietnam cycling tournament 2014 - national defence cup kicked off in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on December 2 with the first 180-kilometre long race to Can Tho city.

China will send artists, film-makers, and TV personnel to live among the masses in rural areas in order to "form a correct view of art", state media said on Tuesday.

Cau Vong Khuyet (Part of the Rainbow), a play by Kim Khanh staged at IDECAF yesterday to mark World HIV//AIDS Prevention Day, December 1, gave the audience a glimpse into the challenges faced by gay people.

The chairman of the Vietnam Football Federation spoke highly of the U23 national squad coach, Toshiya Miura, after the win against Philippines in an AFF Cup match.

Plentiful fashion shows and exhibitions are keeping Vietnamese fashion designers busy as the year nears its end.

Renowned cai luong (reformed opera) artist Hong Nga plans to organise a live show to mark her 70th birthday on January 17 in HCM City.

Vietnam produced their best performance so far at the ongoing Southeast Asian Football Championship to beat the Philippines 3-1 in the last group game, marching into the semi-finals as Group A winners.