CULTURE AND SPORT

Reigning vertical running world champion Thomas Dold will return to Vietnam to participate in the second edition of the Hanoi Vertical Run at the country's tallest building, Landmark 72.

Actress Angela Phuong Trinh has been temporarily suspended from performing because she pole danced scantily clad.

Vietnam’s world No5 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has flown to Taipei in his quest for the 2013 Taiwan Open Grand Prix Gold title for the third time.

Despite his old age, the 2013 Bui Xuan Phai - Love for Hanoi Awards winner, Photographer Quang Phung, is still engrossed in capturing moments in Hanoi.

The ‘Asian Journalists' Culture Forum' will take place in Gwangju City in the Republic of Korea on September 5, 2013, with an aim to promoting journalists' contribution to cultural exchanges and communication among the Asian countries.

Vietnam triumphed at the 47th Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in HCM City, winning a total of 10 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze medals.

Well-known Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh has received the Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Film Award at the Gwangju International Film Festival which is being held in the Republic of Korea.

The first pan-pipe festival of the H’Mong ethnic group opened in Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on August 31, attracting hundreds of ethnic artists.

A four-month exhibition at Hanoi’s National History Museum is showcasing almost 140 priceless pieces of ancient Vietnamese jewellery.

The joyous celebration at Hang Day Stadium and the breathtaking race for second and third places may be the last resorts for helping the ailing V-League 2013 national football championship end with some impression left for football fans.

Public controversy arose recently when a veteran composer pointed out weak points of several top singers and received a rude reply from one of them.

The Six Tones, a Vietnamese-Swedish experimental music ensemble, will launch its double album “Signal in Noise” in Hanoi on August 30.

Siu Black, a popular singer from the Central Highlands, has admitted that she in fact owes around VND10 billion, not the recently announced VND2.5 billion.

The Hanoi Ca Tru Club is launching free weekly performances, starting August 31, to popularize one of the most preserved Vietnamese traditional art forms and a piece of world cultural heritage.

The fourth German Film Festival in Vietnam will run from September 5 to October 3 in seven cities.

Many films facing public criticism for their alleged poor quality have submitted to compete at the National Film Festival this year.

A new photo exhibition honouring the beauty of provinces and cities in the Red River Delta opens in coastal Hai Phong City today.

Actress Angela Phuong Trinh may be fined for wearing a skimpy costume while performing a sexy pole dance at a bar in Hanoi, one official said.

Pianist Dang Thai Son, one of the world's leading pianists, will hold a concert in Hanoi and HCM City in December.