CULTURE AND SPORT

Outstanding short stories and cartoons submitted to a writing contest for children, in the framework of a project on supporting literature for children between Vietnam and Denmark, were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 17.

A Japanese beauty queen said Monday she has been barred from a ceremony where she was to hand over her crown to a successor after she refused to sign with a major talent agency.

Cambodia has recently become a popular destination for many Vietnamese artists, following high demand from Vietnamese expats there.

Even though Vietnam is currently ranked fourth, the head of the delegation predicted they would be in the top three at the 27th SEA Games.

A 24-minute film entitled Picture. Perfect by American director Winston Tao has won the highest prize, the Golden Heart Award, at the Vietnam international YxineFF 2013 online short film contest, which screened 76 films selected from 200 entries worldwide.

The Pencak Silat team won four gold medals at the SEA games today, bringing the Vietnamese gold medal tally to 34.

Vietnam’s best male badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has unexpectedly lost to Indonesian rival Rumbaka in their December 13 semifinal at the ongoing SEA Games in Myanmar.

Vietnamese wrestlers have earned a total of 9 gold medals from competitions in Myanmar over the past few days, one more gold medal than the set target.

Grammys organizers announced lifetime achievement awards Thursday for The Beatles and six other acts, including the Isley Brothers and electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk.

Teenager Nguyen Thi Anh Vien yesterday won a double victory, with both a title and a record, at the ongoing 27th Southeast (SEA) Games in Myanmar.

Vietnam’s Bui Tuan Anh and Nguyen The Anh have both claimed SEA Games men’s freestyle wrestling gold medals with victories in Myanmar on December 12.

A France-Vietnam cuisine festival will be held at Park 23/9 in Ho Chi Minh City on December 14-15 as the biggest street festival to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Myanmar officially welcomes thousands of athletes on Wednesday for the Southeast Asian Games.

The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people) community will be the central focus of an art festival taking place from December 14-29 in Hanoi.

Beyond experts’ expectations, marksman Thanh Dat was awarded a gold medal in the men’s 50m Rifle Prone in Myanmar on December 11.

A national sculpture exhibition opened at the Hanoi Museum on December 11 to showcase the best works created by local artists over the past ten years.

Singapore defeated Vietnam 1-0 in the second round match of the SEA Games' Group A yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

Pop megastar Justin Bieber sang to and played basketball with young survivors of the Philippines' deadliest typhoon Tuesday after he flew into the disaster zone to boost an international relief effort.

Vietnamese Wushu artists won one more gold medal in Myanmar on December 10, bringing the total number of their gold medals at the ongoing 27th SEA Games to 5, surpassing the set target.