CULTURE AND SPORT

Cycling could be cut from the Olympic programme if the Lance Armstrong scandal implicates the sport's governing body of covering up a widespread doping scheme, the International Olympic Committee said.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is seeking to introduce swinging fines for art performances it believes sully the national character.

Lance Armstrong confessed to talk show host Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.

The movers and shakers at the Golden Globes ceremony, which saw Les Misérables, Argo and Django Unchained scoop awards ahead of next month's Oscars.

Trainer Hoang Van Phuc has been assigned to lead Vietnam’s national football team in its two matches with the UAE on February 6 and Hong Kong on March 22 in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying round.

MU beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday while Manchester City secured their first league win at Arsenal in 38 years, beating them 2-0.

People living in the Red River Delta are preparing to celebrate the Huong Pagoda festival 2013, which a local official has promised will be the biggest ever.

As many as 61 young tennis players from across Asia will participate in the international tennis federation U14 Asian Championship-Division 2, 2013.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was beaten 1-2 by China’s Wong Wing Ki in the first round of the 2012 Korean Open on December 10.

Overseas Vietnamese singer Khanh Ly has to apply for a new license for performing in the country, an official has confirmed.

Mick Moloney, one of Ireland's most renowned traditional musicians and musicologists, will return to Vietnam for an evening of Irish music and song at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi next Monday.

The Vietnam Football Federation announced a draft list of 50 players who will prepare for the qualifier of the 2015 Asian Cup.

Music service providers in Vietnam said they would continue to tighten control over music copyright.

Former Khanh Hoa coach Hoang Anh Tuan has turned down the opportunity to coach the national football team at the last minute.

Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan has established the Saigon Big Band.

Khanh Hoa FC coach Hoang Anh Tuan is expected to train the national football squad for their first two games of the Asian Cup 2015 qualifiers.

The first film based on the life of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be released in April, according to independent distributor Open Road Films.

A new book on the Cham culture has just been published in five languages by the The Gioi (World) Publishers.

The Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company has invited a Japanese expert to act as its deputy general director for the 2013 season.