CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

Writers and artists in Hue City have opened late musician Trinh Cong Son’s apartment for tourists.

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.”