CULTURE AND SPORT

Indonesian officials are confident they will return from the Asian Games in South Korea with confirmation that their country will host the next edition, and are pitching a two-city event that they'd like to stage a year ahead of schedule.

Vietnamese football fans flooded the streets in big cities to celebrate the U19 team's victory over Myanmar on September 11.

Hosts Vietnam delivered a convincing performance in their rematch against U19 Myanmar and their persuasive 4-1 victory earned them a ticket to the final clash with U19 Japan of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Nutifood Cup.

A film that warns about the impact of climate change on humans will be screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) in the US.

An exhibition on one of the most important periods in northern Vietnam's history, the Land Reform campaign, opened yesterday in downtown Ha Noi to commemorate Viet Nam's National Day and the anniversary of Vietnam's August Revolution.

Bai choi singing in the central provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Quang Nam was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in late August, a move expected to facilitate the application for recognition of the folk singing

This year, a number of prestigious Vietnamese designers will show their collections in the Museo di Roma in Palazoo Braschi.

Despite their 2-3 loss to U19 Japan at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Nuti Food U19 Cup in Hanoi on September 9, hosts U19 Vietnam delighted home fans with their impressive performance at My Dinh Stadium.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism imposed a fine on the producer of film “Apartment No. 69” VND10 million for its containing sexually provocative scenes.

Japan's 4-3 win over Australia on Sunday has pushed the winner and hosts Vietnam to the semi-final round of the Hanoi's ASEAN Football Federation U19 Nutifood Cup.

Leading Vietnamese and foreign performers will gather at the Monsoon Music Festival, the first-ever "Made in Vietnam" international music festival.

Vietnam’s international GM Le Quang Liem (Elo 2706) has maintained his winning streak after six rounds, lifting the trophy of the Webster University – Spice Rapid Invitational in the US.

Cong Phuong’s late goal earned Vietnam three points in their opening match against U19 Australia of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Nuti Food U19 Cup taking place in Hanoi on September 5.

Thousands of photographers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are expected to attend Canon PhotoMarathon – an annual Quick Photo Composing Competition –organized by Canon Marketing Vietnam Limited Company.

The Vietnamese film “Lua Phat” (Once Upon A Time in Vietnam) will be screened at the third ASEAN Film Festival scheduled to take place in Prague, the Czech Republic from September 9-13.

The glitzy and glamorous Pham Thuy Vy Victoria was crowned Miss Vietnam Globe International 2014 at the finals competition held in Atlantic City, the US recently.

Over 600 ceramic antiques are on display at a two-month exhibition which opened at the beginning of September in the southern province of An Giang.

Dominant performance and straight-set win sent top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh to the third round of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam GP Open.

The U19 Australian team arrived in Hanoi on September in preparation for the Nutifood Cup opening match with U19 Vietnam on September 5.