CULTURE AND SPORT

Striker Le Cong Vinh will return to his former club, Song Lam Nghe An, but with much lower pay than he received at Hanoi Club.

The annual International Windsurf Race will take place tomorrow on the Phan Thiet City beach in Binh Thuan Province.

Vietnam's film industry lacks films of high quality to attract large audiences, said Director Nguyen Quang Dung.

The year’s most-anticipated poetry festival takes place at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi this weekend with the theme Tuoi Tre Voi To Quoc (Youth and Nation).

AC Milan outplayed FC Barcelona for a 2-0 win in the first leg of its Champions League last-16 tie, beating the Spanish team for the first time in eight matches.

VFF's chairman Nguyen Trong Hy talked about the coming congress and his plans to resign from his current post.

Bayern Munich loaded fresh misery onto beleaguered Arsenal with a 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium that left them with one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Visitors to the fourth biennial Coffee Festival in Buon Ma Thuot City in the Dak Lak Province will have the chance to immerse themselves in the culture-soaked region while enjoying the delights of thousands of coffee brands.

The Goethe Institute has announced that Hanoi will reprise its hosting role for September’s “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance" festival.

The Vietnam Professional Football JSC has finally agreed a contract with Japanese football expert Kazuyoshi Tanabe.

Vietnamese karate artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan has been invited to compete at the ninth 2013 World Games, which will be held in Cali City, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4.

Director Nguyen Huu Phan talked about historical Vietnamese TV series and movies, which he said, not only have poor quality, but lack talented filmmakers.

Ethnic groups across the country will gather for a spring festival from today to Friday to highlight their cultural identities.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan attended Le Tich Dien or the Ceremonial Ploughing Festival hosted by the Ha Nam provincial People’s Committee on February 16.

The Vietnamese pavilion at the 2013 Cuban International Book Fair has displayed books about President Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionary cause, the renewal process, and the Vietnamese country and people.

The women football team has their sights set on the Women's World Cup 2015 and winning first place at the 27th SEA Games.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has finished 62nd at the Aeroflot Blitz Chess category in Russia despite his fourth seed.

Thousands of locals and visitors have attended a festival in Hanoi’s Dong Da Park marking the 224th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da Victory.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has won two matches at the 2013 Aeroflot Open chess tournament currently underway in Russia.