CULTURE AND SPORT

Around 1,000 Overseas Vietnamese will join the programme 'Xuan Que Huong' (Homeland Spring) 2015 which is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on February 7-8.

National Taekwondo player Le Huynh Chau recently announced a surprise retirement, which has left Viet Nam's fate during upcoming tournaments hanging in the balance.

The city of Danang will be hosting a light festival, which is free to everyone, as a way of providing a cultural experience and an opportunity to connect with the culture and heritage of the region.

The Foreign Ministry and 30 foreign embassies in Hanoi hosted a food festival on January 24 in a bid to promote cultural exchange among nations and raise funds for orphans and the disabled.

A photo exhibition entitled – Wild Birds in Mating Season – by photographer Tang A Pau will be held on January 24th - 28th at the city Youth Cultural House in HCM City aiming to promote wild bird conservation.

A video clip of a Vietnamese artist painting on a hot pan has gone viral on YouTube.

A special book fair that offers good books at cheap prices will be held at Hanoi's Quan Ngua Gymnasium.

Vietnamese American comedian Thuy Nga's husband has said he will sue her for defamation, alleging lies she has told about him and their marriage have seriously damaged his livelihood.

Hanoi’s traditional craft villages, with their centuries old cultural values and techniques passed down from generation to generation, have become increasingly popular with tourists.

Vietnam Television has been fined VND40m for broadcasting the reality programmed "The 7th Wish" about a street singer couple, which contained falsehoods.

Nguyen Oanh and Quang Hung were crowned on the finale of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2014 on January 17.

Japanese coach Toshiya Miura of Vietnam’s U23 squad said his trainees are hopeful to secure a top 2 position in Group I at the 2016 Asia Football Championships.

Vietnam Television has apologised to its viewers about false information in a recent reality programme featuring a street singer couple.

The Vietnam Television is investigating 'The 7th Wish' programme after it was found one of the episodes, about a street singer couple, was untrue.

Famed Italian actor and director Michele Placido, best known for his role as inspector Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra, is coming to Vietnam in June to participate in a variety of cultural, fashion and cinematography activities.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in collaboration with the provincial Museum of Nam Dinh and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts on January 15 opened an exhibition on old Vietnamese lion and “Nghe” sculptures.

The much-talked about film – Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories – directed by Phan Dang Di will make its international debut at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

The Vietnam National Music, Dance and Vocal Theatre will represent Vietnam at the Chingay Parade to be held in Singapore on February 27-28.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a workshop to review a regulation handed down five months ago that bans foreign-style symbols, sculptures and worship objects unsuitable for Vietnamese culture.