CULTURE AND SPORT

More than 50 artworks depicting the beauty of nature and rich ethnic culture in the picturesque hill town of Sapa are on display at the Festival of Art in Lao Cai starting on September 21.

Vietnamese wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi snatched the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in the Republic of Korea.

A painting exhibition opened at on September 18 at Casa Italia No. 18, Le Phung Hieu Street, Hanoi, featuring images of contemporary daily life in Vietnam through the personal perspective of Barbara Pellizzari, an Italian artist.

The fourth international festival, Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance, will be held from September 24-28 at the Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre in Hanoi.

Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen has joined an international marathon in the mountainous town of Sapa which takes place from September 20 to 21 as part of a charitable programme.

Vietnam’s national football team fell by three positions, ranking 142nd in FIFA global rankings in September, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Vietnamese marksmen secured their first medal after locking down third place in shooting competition at the ongoing 17th Asian Games in the Korean city of Incheon on September 20.

A lavish opening ceremony at the Asian Games included poetry, the standard fireworks, and a rousing finale of singer PSY belting his signature hit "Gangnam Style" through a sequined microphone on Friday.

The Olympic Council of Asia on September 19 selected Indonesia as a host country of the next Asian Games in 2019 (ASIAD 18) in lieu of Vietnam.

The Vietnam-Italy Fashion Council was founded on September 17, during Vietnam Culture Week in Italy.

The Vietnam Olympic football team officially earned a berth to the next round of ASIAD 17 after Iran drew with Kyrgyzstan 1-1 in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 18.

Model and entertainer Ho Ngoc Ha has hopes of representing Vietnam at the MTV Europe Music Awards' Best World-Wide Act category.

Nearly 500 runners from 40 countries are expected to compete in the 70-km ultra international Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2014 taking place in the northern Vietnam mountains in Hoang Lien National Park from Sept. 20-21.

Artist Ha Manh Thang will showcase a painting collection at the Thavibu Gallery in Bangkok from September 20 to October 18.

The Vietnam Olympic football team produced a dream start to their campaign at the 17th Asian Games (Asiad) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), as they beat out their Iranian counterparts by a shocking score of 4-1 on

A send-off ceremony was held in Hanoi on September 13 for the Vietnamese delegation to the 17 th Asian Games (ASIAD 17), held in Incheon.

Vietnamese national team suffered a harrowing 0-1 defeat at the hands of their tenacious Japanese opponents on September 13.

Marksmen Hoang Xuan Vinh and Tran Quoc Cuong have earned the right to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

"Anyone who has had a dream, anyone who is passionate about anything, anyone who is working towards success or has met success, anyone who struggles or struggled with challenges can relate to this show," choreographer John Huy Tran says