CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

The fifth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival has kicked off in Buon Ma Thuot city, Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, as part of activities to mark the 40th anniversary of the Buon Ma Thuot victory.

Objects, letters and diaries recording essential moments in the lives of more than 80 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people throughout Vietnam are on display at the first exhibition of its kind in downtown Hanoi.

Nguyen Van Son, who won the Mister Global 2015 male beauty pageant in Thailand now faces trouble at home because he failed to get permission from Vietnam authorities to compete.

An exhibition has been held in the central city of Danang as part of activities marking the upcoming 40th anniversary of the city’s liberation (1975-2015).

Both Vietnam’s Olympic (or Under-23) football team and its Indonesian counterpart are looking for a win as they lock horns in a friendly match at the My Dinh Stadium on March 9.

Several experts have raised concerns about the improper behaviour of young local "celebrities" after recent altercations with police.

Vietnamese Ly Hoang Nam has advanced to the final round of the Chang Thailand Junior G1 boys singles finals ongoing in Thailand with a victory over Australia’s Marc Polmans.

Berlin hip-hop dancer and choreographer, Raphael, Hillebrand will team up with Ha Noi-based crew S.I.N.E. to stage a new hip-hop production in Ha Noi next week.

French artist Rehahn, who ranks 4th among the top travel photographers in the world, will launch his first exhibition “Precious Heritage” featuring Vietnam’s landscapes and people in HCMC.

Nguyen Van Son is making a strong impression on judges in the Mister Global 2015 male beauty pageant underway in Thailand.

An exhibition about the lives and strength of women in Vietnam when it was divided between north and south is being held in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Football Federation has invited Japanese trainer Takashi Norimatsu to serve as head coach of the Vietnam women’s national football team following a selection period with support from the Japan Football Association.

Becamex Binh Duong languishes at the bottom of Group E after being trounced 1-5 by hosts Kashiwa Reysol in a second round match of the Asian Football Federation Champions League in Kashiwa, Japan.

The first runner-up of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 contest Kha My Van will appear on the Italian Vogue- a world’s leading fashion magazine. She has begun her career as a professional model in Milan, Italy.

Vietnamese literature is about patriotism and humanity, Chinese translator Zhu Yang-xiu said at an international conference held yesterday in Hanoi.

Australian painter George Burchett loves Vietnam. After many years working and living in Vietnam, Burchett even calls himself Vietnamese.

Model and artist Trang Tran was arrested on Thursday night after an altercation with police when her taxi was stopped for a traffic violation.