CULTURE AND SPORT

Swedish band Vocalettes will make their debut performance in Hanoi tonight to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Sweden's and Vietnam's diplomatic relations.

Paintings of Hanoi's peach blossoms, the symbolic Tet flower of the North, by Nguyen Huu Khoa are being displayed at an exhibition called Dao Xuan.

Russian punk band Pussy Riot missed out on a prize at the inaugural Prudential Eye Awards in Singapore on Saturday for a video featuring a protest inside a Moscow cathedral that landed members in jail.

Nearly 150 maps, publications, and artifacts are on display in Da Nang city at an exhibition titled “Hoang Sa, Truong Sa archipelagos are of Vietnam’s sovereignty – historical evidence”.

An injury-hit Serena Williams crashed out of the Australian Open against Ana Ivanovic Sunday, denying her an 18th major title and the chance to win a rare calendar-year Grand Slam.

The first high-end, large-scale exhibition featuring Japanese history, culture and the long-term trading relations between Japan and Vietnam has opened in downtown Hanoi.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) plans to increase its investment in the national women’s football squad to improve their performance at the 2014 Asia finals.

All Megastar cinemas have been renamed CGV as of Wednesday, January 15, announced the CJ CGV Group of South Korea, the new manager of Vietnam's biggest cinema chain.

Hollywood is holding its breath for the unveiling on Thursday of this year's Oscar nominations, with top Golden Globes winners "12 Years A Slave" and "American Hustle" leading a crowded field of contenders.

The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright announced the best selling song of 2013, which brought in around USD7,759 in licensing fees.

Hollywood actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin have arrived in Nepal to shoot a new film based on the Everest bestseller "Into Thin Air", a government official said.

After putting the finish-ing touches to her tied-up hair, and buttoning up her glittering, long silk dress, Doan Thi Thu Huong takes a deep breath and walks onto the stage.

Vietnam’s U19 national team will attend training camps in the UK, Belgium and Japan in preparation for the upcoming Asian U19 Championships scheduled for Myanmar in October 2014.

Cristiano Ronaldo ended the four-year dominance of Lionel Messi when he was awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or in Zurich on Monday.

A spring festival celebrating the upcoming Year of the Horse will take place in Hanoi from January 16-23 with an exciting and varied programme.

Vietnamese model, Ngo Thanh Van, has been selected as one of the top most beautiful women in the world by website World Actuality.

Veteran musician Vu Huy Tien has spent 30 years writing Vietnamese lyrics and the music score for the contemporary opera Notre Dame de Paris, based on the French author Victor Hugo's classic novel.

Tanaka Koji, a Japanese specialist, has met with leaders of the Vietnam Professional Football Company before signing a contract soon.

Leading Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has suffered an upset loss at the hands of Chinese rival Chen Long in their January 10 third round match of the Korea Open.