CULTURE AND SPORT

A photo exhibition depicting the Dien Bien Phu Victory is now on display in Quang Binh province, the resting place of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

The Vietnam Football Federation is speeding up procedures to sign a contract with a Japanese coach to lead the national football team.

A new museum which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory will be inaugurated on May 5.

Visitors to the Thanh Hoa Museum can now see an exhibition of pack-bikes and other items used by local people during the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.

The National Traditional Boat Racing Tournament will kick off on May 5, on the Con Son Lake of the Con Son-Kiep Bac Tourism Site in Hai Duong Province.

Nguyen Cong Tri is one of 100 well-known contemporary designers who have been invited to Italy to attend a large fashion exhibition.

Vietnam lost 1-3 to Bulgaria in their last group series of the on-going 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo on May 1.

Police in Ninh Binh Province recently arrested two footballers from the provincial football club for betting on the results of a recent football match.

Vietnam Film Week in Laos is scheduled to take place from May 5-11 in Vientiane and Savannakhet provinces, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory.

Da Nang will build the Hoang Sa Museum inspired by the design of a 1835-made seal from the Nguyen dynasty's King Minh Mang for establishing the Hoang Sa Flotilla.

An exhibition showcasing autographs of famous personalities from all over the world will open to the public in Hanoi on Friday.

Vietnam is preparing to celebrate the United Nations Day of Vesak 2014 (the day of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death) at Bai Dinh Temple in the northern province of Ninh Binh from May 7-11.

Over the past few days the Vietnamese entertainment industry has been abuzz over claims by certain artists that they have been cursed with black magic.

An exhibition themed "General Vo Nguyen Giap through artworks" opened in Hanoi on April 27, partially reproducing the portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap - the elder brother of the Vietnamese People's Army.

More than 300 gong artisans from ethnic minority groups across the Central Highland province of Lam Dong will join together in a gong culture festival in Lac Duong district on April 29-30.

Director Thanh Van talked about some of the challenges he faced in making a state-funded historical film about the battle of Dien Bien Phu.

An eclectic mix of ceramic statues are on display at the Vietnam National Museum of History in an exhibition that chronicles the historical roots of Vietnamese culture.

Vietnam will compete against strong rivals in Group C at the final round of the U19 Asia Football Tournament 2014, according to a draw held in Myanmar on the evening of April 24.

The first national festival of “Don ca tai tu”, a world intangible cultural heritage, has officially opened in Bac Lieu province with the participations of artists from 21 provinces and cities in the region.