CULTURE AND SPORT

A grand ceremony to commemorate the death anniversary of Lac Long Quan and Au Co, the nation’s legendary father and mother was held in Phu Tho province on April 15.

Manchester United ambassador and former goalie Peter Schmeichel will visit Vietnam at the invitation of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam.

World No.10 Nguyen Tien Minh will join his Vietnamese teammates at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei, China from April 16-21.

The national men’s football squad has dropped three notches to 132nd in the latest April rankings of the International Federation of Association Football,, but still tops the region.

The Cinema Department has requested a halt on the release of a new movie directed by Charlie Nguyen so the production house could revise scenes labelled as too violent.

After singer My Tam was accused of excessive appearance fees, several promoters confirmed that her rates are normal.

A 28,000-seat stage has been set up along the Han River bank on Tran Hung Dao street, the central road of the city, in preparation for the sixth Da Nang International Fireworks Competition.

Singer My Tam has responded to the Chairman of Danang after he said he didn't want her to perform at the International Fireworks Festival due to high appearance fees.

Thua Thien-Hue province’s Phu Loc district will host the international Laguna Triathlon on April 14.

Prominent UK musician, Leafcutter John, will entertain audiences in a variety of activities in Hanoi this month.

A music project to encourage young composers of Vietnamese traditional music instruments has been launched by US-based artist Vo Van Anh.

A beauty contest, named “The Crescent’s Beauty 2013” will be held from April 15-18, 2013 to mark the Vietnam Day for People with Disabilities, which falls on April 18.

To lessen anticipation, the national team at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games will have lower targeted expectations.

Two Spanish choreographers Elias Aguirre and Alvaro Esteban of the EA&AE group will perform a contemporary dance piece called Entomo (Insects) on April 8 in Hanoi.

A northern mountainous market will be reproduced with the direct participation of ethnic groups during the 2013 Vietnam Ethnic Groups Cultural Day from April 19 to 21, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on April 4.

Vietnam and Singapore will co-host the 2014 ASEAN Football Championship or AFF Suzuki Cup, the ASEAN Football Federation has announced.

Rapid modernization and modern lifestyles are threatening the survival of the ancient Cham culture and other ethnic traditions in Quang Nam Province, home to two UNESCO world heritage sites and a world biosphere reserve.

Most threatres in the north failed to attract audiences due to poor marketing, bad shows and a lack of good actors, experts said.

Leading Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has been confirmed as the second seed at the Yonex Australian Badminton Open, only preceded by Malaysian World No.1 Lee Chong Wei.