CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on August 11 clinched a bronze medal in the final of the women’s 200m individual medley at the FINA Swimming World Cup 2015 which is taking place in Moscow, Russia.

The ‘Dieu Con Mai’ (Remaining Forever) concert will come back to the stage to mark Independence Day on September 2 after a one year hiatus.

Nguyen Tien Minh yesterday defeated South Korean Lee Dong-keun 21-13, 20-22, 21-15 in the first round of the Total Badminton World Federation World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Vietnamese Cultural Days in the US kicked off in Washington D.C. to mark the 20th founding anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (1995-2015).

The Vietnam Traditional Martial Arts Festival – Thang Long Cup – began on Sunday in Hanoi.

Nearly 100 maps along with many documents, objects and publications proving Vietnam ’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos are on display at an exhibition that opened on August 7 in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city,

Tangible and intangible cultural values of traditional communal houses will be introduced at the exhibition “Vietnamese Village Communal House – Things remained and lost”.

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem is placed third at the Asian Continental Chess Championships 2015 in the United Arab Emirates.

Korean and Vietnamese performers begin their tour of the northern and central regions on August 6.

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.