CULTURE AND SPORT

The International Grapes and Wine Festival 2014 will take place in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city, central Ninh Thuan province from July 17-19.

The provincial People’s Committee of the south central province of Khanh Hoa recently announced this year’s annual International Yacht Festival is scheduled for August 2-4.

MasterChef USA 2012 winner Christine Ha will showcase her culinary talent at the Taste the Stories charity gala dinner on July 5 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Floor Killer, the fourth Vietnam recreational dance championship, will be held this weekend in Hanoi. About 800 contestants from Vietnam and overseas are expected to take part.

A new music programme featuring young performers kicked off this week to entertain students, workers and others who could not pay for tickets to live concerts.

Vietnamese cartoonists have expressed their views about the Chinese oil rig illegally deployed in Vietnam's territory in the East Sea.

Hanoi will host its fifth Oktoberfest at the JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel late this October.

The second event of the "Chess for Girls " series takes place in Ho Chi Minh City during July 2-7.

An exhibition featuring historical maps, documents and photographs affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos opened at Quang Ngai provincial museum, on July 1.

Two-time winner Hoang Xuan Vinh will head to Beijing this week to compete at the International Sport Shooting Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in China.

Vietnam won three bronze medals in the age group event at the ongoing World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships and World Age Group competitions from June 23-29 in Cancun, Mexico.

A food festival in the central province of Khanh Hoa will feature outstanding specialties from all corners of Vietnam from July 8 – 13, heard a press briefing on Jue 27.

The second Vietnam Mountain Marathon will kick off in September expecting to attract a large number of global participants.

Portraits of Vietnamese ethnic groups taken by photographers Sebastien Laval from France and Le Vuong of Vietnam will be on show in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris from today until July 6.

People’s Supreme Procuracy decided to prosecute Truong Thi Tuyet Nga, winner of Vietnam’s Successful Lady Contest 2009, for alleged swindling.

Northern border Quang Ninh province on June 24 hosted an exhibition featuring photos, documents and map collections of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, asserting Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two islands.

A special collection "Desire for Peace" by designer Thuan Viet will be introduced in France and Belgium to celebrate Vietnam Days from June 23 to July 1.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) teams are heading for their first World Cup blank in 24 years, with Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iran all failing to muster a single victory in Brazil so far.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has officially decided to fine several music websites for publishing songs with crude or sexual lyrics.