CULTURE AND SPORT

More than VND 6.5 trillion from the State budget will be spent in developing the cinema industry nationwide from now to 2020, according to the Department of Cinematography.

About 30,000 Vietnamese spectators saw with their own eye Arsenal FC players do a warm-up exercise in Hanoi on July 16, one day ahead of their friendly match against Vietnamese players.

The vice-captain of the Vietnamese National Football Team said that the team will try their best in the friendly match against Arsenal today.

Authorities in Phu Tho province have proposed a project worth USD9.31 million to preserve hat Xoan or Xoan singing.

Vietnamese girls will have a chance to show off their beauty, intelligence and talent at the “Charming Vietnam” pageant which starts this month.

Hundreds of Vietnamese football fans came to Noi Bai Airport and waited many hours to welcome their Arsenal team idols.

Vietnam's National Museum of Nature is building a new exhibition hall dedicated to the evolution of living things, which will help it become the leading museum of its kind in Vietnam.

Vietnamese badminton player, Nguyen Tien Minh triumphed over his Chinese rival, Wing Ki Wong 2-1 in the US Open Prix Gold’s final clash on July 14, winning the championship title.

Vietnamese badminton player, Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Japanese rival Kento Momota 2-0 in the semi-finals of the US Open Prix Gold 2013 on July 13.

The US Motion Picture Association has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to deal with three websites that violated US copyright regulations.

The first Vietnam-ASEAN UNESCO Heritage Festival 2013 will be held in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from December 27-31.

The HCMC Tax Department made public the tax arrears from five famous artists, which amounted to VND1.3 billion.

Vietnam's top badminton Nguyen Tien Minh breezed through to the quarter-final round of the Yonex OCBC US Open GPG badminton tournament on July 11 in California.

Arsenal has reduced their player number for the upcoming friendly match in Vietnam to just 22, from the initial 44.

A national hip hop contest will be held in the capital this weekend, bringing together more than 1,700 dancers from throughout the country, according to organisers.

Five recreation areas have been built and play equipment has been installed at 25 other playgrounds for children in far-flung, mountainous and border areas and islands since 2012 with funding from the National Target Programme on Culture in 2012-2015.

Co Loa outdoor studios in Hanoi’s Dong Anh District has failed to attract local film makers due to substandard infrastructure and high service fees.

The northern province of Bac Ninh will spend nearly 65 billion VND on preserving Quan ho (love duet singing) and Ca tru (ceremonial singing) as part of a 2013 - 2020 project.

US Open Badminton Championship No.3 seed Nguyen Tien Minh had no trouble thrashing Andres Lopez (underdog world no.244) from Mexico 2-0 in the first round of the tournament on July 9.