CULTURE AND SPORT

Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han will present Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) of leading domestic designers at Paris City Hall (Hotel de ville de Paris) on November 3 during her cultural exchange visit to France.

Vietnamese top player Nguyen Tien Minh is back in the world top 20, nudging his way up to the 17th spot in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings with total points of 42,720.

Thousands of ethnic Cham and tourists travelled to the Po Inu Nagar Temple, Po Klong Garai Tower and Po Rome Tower in the central province of Ninh Thuan to celebrate the traditional Kate festival that kicked off yesterday.

One Miss Vietnam contestant has been disqualified because of suspicions she has had plastic surgery.

A celebration of Germany's Oktoberfest will be held in Hanoi on October 23-24.

Following three days of competition at the ongoing second Asian Para Games in Incheon, Vietnam stands at 5 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals in the medal tally, placing ninth overall in the rankings.

The latest autumn-winter collection from leading designers and brands will be on show at the seasonal Hanoi Fashion Week that opens on October 24.

The organisers of Miss Vietnam 2014 have announced that this year's pageant crown will feature pearls, bringing its value to around VND2.5 billion.

Swimmer Trinh Thi Bich Nhu brought the first medal to the Vietnamese team at the ongoing second Asian Para Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea on the morning of October 19 (Vietnam time).

Vietnamese weightlifters will try to secure their Olympic berths at the coming world championships to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from November 4 to 16.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in conjunction with Panasonic Vietnam Co, Ltd kicked off a photo exhibition featuring world heritage sites in Hanoi on October 18.

As many as 29 martial artists will represent Vietnam at the 9th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, scheduled to take place in Aguascalientes, Mexico from October 30 to November 2.

Vietnam will send its men’s team of five weightlifters to compete in the 2014 IWF World Championships, scheduled to take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from November 4-16, aiming to seek early berths in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Vietnamese supermodel Ha Anh has been fined VND10 million and banned from performances for three months in HCM City for wearing skimpy costumes.

The third Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), ‘Cinema – Integration and Sustainable Development’, is scheduled to be held in Hanoi from November 23-27, said the Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Cinema on September 15.

After the Miss Vietnam International 2014 finale in Japan, several Vietnamese artists expressed dissatisfaction with arrangements at the show.

A Vietnamese name, Phann Thanh Hau, was included on the Guardians list of promising football players, Next generation 2014: 40 best young talents in world football.

Nearly 10,000 athletes from around the globe have registered to compete in the Hanoi Martial Arts festival scheduled to take place from November 14-16 at the Cau Giay Sports Centre.

An exhibition and fashion show featuring four Italian collections of Vietnamese designers will take place at the Centre of Italian Culture and Brands (Casa Italia) in Hanoi from October 15-20.