CULTURE AND SPORT

Arsenal Coach Arsene Wenger kept his promise to invite the Vietnamese Running Man to the Emirates Stadium, which has done wonders for the team’s image in Asia.

Vietnamese top player Nguyen Tien Minh outperformed New Zealand’s Joe Wu, earning a ticket to the 2nd round of the World Badminton Championships 2013.

Several competitors form Vietnam have refused to compete at Miss World 2013, giving the opportunity to Miss Sport 2012, Lai Huong Thao.

French coach Grachen Guillaume has been chosen to lead the U19 Vietnam football team to the coming Southeast Asian tournament.

Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh has been named the best player in Southeast Asia in an online voting contest organised by sports online newspaper Goal.

Vietnam’s female football squad has defended its 28th place in the latest International Federation of Association Football rankings, its1654 points leading the Southeast Asian region.

South Korean star Lee Min Ho's expected concert in Hanoi will be cancelled due to too expensive ticket prices and modest sales.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on August 1 launched a contest to design State formal wear that will be worn at national and international events.

Vietnamese-American supermodel Bao Hoa starring in the trailer of the US animated movie “Elysium”, is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam on August 23.

The editorial staff of a dictionary of Vietnamese folklore should take responsibility for adding Tran Dang Khoa’s poem to the book, an official said.

Canadian director James Cameron is making three sequels to his film "Avatar," which will be released between 2016 and 2018, Fox Studios announced Thursday.

The first international mountain marathon will take place in Sapa, Lao Cai province on October 5.

Residents of the capital will have a chance to experience distinctive art works by acclaimed Vietnamese artists including leading lacquer painter Nguyen Gia Tri at an exhibition held at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

South Korean star Lee Min Ho's concert, which is due to take place on August 3 in Hanoi, has been delayed because of the Vietnamese promoter's weak capability.

A poem written by a well-known modern Vietnamese poet was accidentally added to a dictionary of Vietnamese folklore by a national literature research project.

Dog racing is scheduled to begin in the coastal southern city of Vung Tau on September 2.

Singer My Tam beat out nine other candidates to represent Vietnam in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2013.

Popular singer Siu Black has admitted that she owes over VND2.5 billion after getting into the cafe business.

Several young people in Vietnam have found, with the help of new methods, their avocation to be the making of documentary films.