CULTURE AND SPORT

The fifth National Motor Racing Cup will be held in southern Binh Phuoc Province this Sunday for both professional and semi-pro racers.

The minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism rolled out a litany of tough measures to clamp down on the country’s entertainment industry.

The final round of the third Miss Vietnam pageant is taking place in the picturesque city of Hoi An.

Authorities in Spain are investigating FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi and his father over suspicions they used offshore havens to avoid paying some €4 million in taxes on income from some of the star footballer's endorsement deals.

Several Vietnamese singers will be fined for participating in an online music video which advertised whiskey.

The artwork “My Hanoi city” by Vietnamese artist Tran Tuan was ranked Third in the online art competition “Bright light Big city” by London’s prestigious Saatchi Gallery in May 2013.

The National Academy of Music in Hanoi has revealed that traditional Then singing will be submitted to UNESCO in a bid to be recognised as a piece of intangible cultural world heritage.

The Criminal Police Department has begun an investigation into the most recent bribery case, involving four VFF referees.

Vietnamese player Le Quang Liem outclassed most of his leading players at the World Blitz Chess Championship in Russia on June 10, securing top place for the first time.

The Southeast Asian Youth Chamber Orchestra, including six Vietnamese players, will perform at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on June 16.

Top chiefs from the VFF's referee department have been suspended after four referees were accused of receiving bribes.

The second UNESCO Culture and Development Week will be held as part of the Quang Nam Heritage Festival from June 19-26.

Rafael Nadal became the first man to win eight titles at the same Grand Slam tournament when he beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the French Open final Sunday, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.

Top-seeded Williams beat No. 2 Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 to secure her second French Open title, 11 years to the day after she beat her older sister Venus to win her first in 2002.

The movie Bui Doi Cho Lon (Chinatown) by Vietnamese-American director Charlie Nguyen has been banned from distribution and screening in Vietnam because the film is "too violent" and misrepresented HCM City's Chinatown.

Dang Chau Anh has been invited to judge at the third International Choir Competition held in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province from June 19-22.

The Vietnam Football Federation is committed to promoting the “Football for All in Vietnam” initiative to discover talents for national football.

A local director has slammed his Vietnamese peers for producing poor quality films, claiming they are more interested in quick cash returns.

German piano prodigy Mona Asuka Ott will join the Hennessy Concert at Hanoi Opera House on June 12.