CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will take part in the Asian Continental Individual Chess Championships in Manila, the Philippines, next month.

The Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival, the only electronic and experimental music event in the country, will hit the capital for the sixth time on April 12 and 13.

Diverse activities will be held in Phu Tho from April 13-19 to commemorate the death anniversary of Hung Kings – the founders of the Vietnamese nation.

Vietnamese-American fashion designer Chloe Dao, winner of television reality show Project Runway USA in 2005, will be one of five judges for the reality show Project Runway Vietnam.

Top musicians from the ASEAN countries, art groups and the Hanoi community around will gather at a much-anticipated music festival on May 11.

The Vietnam Football Federation has selected caretaker coach Hoang Van Phuc to train the national squad despite the team’s recent defeats at the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Vietnamese gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh won a gold medal at the Challenge Cup in Doha, Qatar on March 29.

An official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism agreed to Ly Nha Ky’s decision to give up her running to become the tourism ambassador.

Discussions about wildlife photography and conservation will be held in Hanoi and HCM City this weekend with the participation of American photographer Gabby Salazar.

An exhibition representing world heritages in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam opened in the central city of Da Nang on March 28, with the co-operation of UNESCO in Vietnam and the Museum of Champa Sculpture.

The image of Vietnamese football referees has been worsened after a member of the VPF referee board accused another member of embezzlement.

Jewelly-lovers will have a chance to contemplate fine gold and silver craft products made by prominent craftsmen at a festival which opened in the Hanoi Old Quarter on March 26 as a gesture to honour the traditional vocation.

A comic book featuring youth slang, which was withdrawn from bookstores after its racy content and potentially offensive language were criticized, will be released in a revised edition to meet readers' “huge demand.”

Gymnast Nguyen Ha Thanh has won a gold medal in the men’s parallel bars event at the Challenge Cup in Germany.

58 local players and 211 opponents from India, Brunei, Hong Kong, the US, etc. are taking part in the 2013 Hanoi Vietnam Challenge International Badminton Championships from March 26-31.

Thousands of objects and documentation related to landmines and unexploded ordnance in Vietnam are being displayed at the Museum of Army Engineers in Hanoi from March 25-April 5.

Vi-Dam folk music is seeking UNESCO’s recognition as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Chan Wai Ho’s only goal helped Hong Kong earn three points in an Asian Cup 2015 qualifier clash against Vietnam on March 22.

Vietnam will host three Men’s Futures professional tennis tournaments under the International Tennis Federation's system in the coming weeks.