CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

International grand master Le Quang Liem mustered only a fourth place finish in the blitz chess at the 2014 World Blitz and Rapid Championships which drew to a close in Dubai on June 20.

Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on June 19 won a treasure trove of gold medals at the ongoing Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Singapore.

The sixth Meeting of ASEAN Puppetry Association officially kicked off at the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre in Hanoi on June 19.

A national competition for younger people involved in traditional arts will start today in Tay Do Theatre in the southern city of Can Tho. It will run until June 26.

Hanoi and HCM City film fanatics will have the chance to watch a premier red carpet live stream of a famous Hollywood blockbuster “Transformer 4- Age of Extinction” which will be broadcast live on MTV channel.

A Fine art exhibition themed “Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea and islands” opened in Hanoi on June 18.