CULTURE AND SPORT

The Vietnam Olympic football team officially earned a berth to the next round of ASIAD 17 after Iran drew with Kyrgyzstan 1-1 in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 18.

Model and entertainer Ho Ngoc Ha has hopes of representing Vietnam at the MTV Europe Music Awards' Best World-Wide Act category.

Nearly 500 runners from 40 countries are expected to compete in the 70-km ultra international Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2014 taking place in the northern Vietnam mountains in Hoang Lien National Park from Sept. 20-21.

Artist Ha Manh Thang will showcase a painting collection at the Thavibu Gallery in Bangkok from September 20 to October 18.

The Vietnam Olympic football team produced a dream start to their campaign at the 17th Asian Games (Asiad) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), as they beat out their Iranian counterparts by a shocking score of 4-1 on

A send-off ceremony was held in Hanoi on September 13 for the Vietnamese delegation to the 17 th Asian Games (ASIAD 17), held in Incheon.

Vietnamese national team suffered a harrowing 0-1 defeat at the hands of their tenacious Japanese opponents on September 13.

Marksmen Hoang Xuan Vinh and Tran Quoc Cuong have earned the right to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

"Anyone who has had a dream, anyone who is passionate about anything, anyone who is working towards success or has met success, anyone who struggles or struggled with challenges can relate to this show," choreographer John Huy Tran says

Indonesian officials are confident they will return from the Asian Games in South Korea with confirmation that their country will host the next edition, and are pitching a two-city event that they'd like to stage a year ahead of schedule.

Vietnamese football fans flooded the streets in big cities to celebrate the U19 team's victory over Myanmar on September 11.

Hosts Vietnam delivered a convincing performance in their rematch against U19 Myanmar and their persuasive 4-1 victory earned them a ticket to the final clash with U19 Japan of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Nutifood Cup.

A film that warns about the impact of climate change on humans will be screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) in the US.

An exhibition on one of the most important periods in northern Vietnam's history, the Land Reform campaign, opened yesterday in downtown Ha Noi to commemorate Viet Nam's National Day and the anniversary of Vietnam's August Revolution.

Bai choi singing in the central provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Quang Nam was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in late August, a move expected to facilitate the application for recognition of the folk singing

This year, a number of prestigious Vietnamese designers will show their collections in the Museo di Roma in Palazoo Braschi.

Despite their 2-3 loss to U19 Japan at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Nuti Food U19 Cup in Hanoi on September 9, hosts U19 Vietnam delighted home fans with their impressive performance at My Dinh Stadium.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism imposed a fine on the producer of film “Apartment No. 69” VND10 million for its containing sexually provocative scenes.

Japan's 4-3 win over Australia on Sunday has pushed the winner and hosts Vietnam to the semi-final round of the Hanoi's ASEAN Football Federation U19 Nutifood Cup.