CULTURE AND SPORT

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism discussed expenses for the 18th ASIAD, which is to be held in Vietnam in 2019.

Hanoian model Hong Que may be fined from VND50-70 million for wearing a scanty dress at a film festival, one official has said.

Vietnam martial artists won eight gold, nine silver and three bronze medals at the 15th Pencak Silat World Championships.

Digital film has become the smart choice of film-makers around the world, in particular in Europe and the US, a seminar in Hanoi was told.

Vietnam's football appears to be in a slump after the national team lost the recent match in the Asian Football Federation Cup.

Thousands of spectators cheered wildly as some 50 teams from several Mekong Delta provinces vied with each other to win the Ngo Boat Race held in Soc Trang Province.

Phuong Vu Manh, one of the first body painting artists in Vietnam has displayed his work on buffalo skin.

Director Peter Jackson and the cast of "The Hobbit" received a rock star reception at the Tolkien epic's world premiere in Wellington, cheered on by 100,000 screaming fans.

Achim Ecke from the German National Olympic Committee is running a training course in Hanoi for Vietnamese coaches.

Many Vietnamese young people slept overnight at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport to await their Kpop idols despite rainy and cold weather.

Vietnam’s national team lost to the Philippines 0-1 in the second match of the ASEAN Football Federation of Suzuki Cup at Rajamangala Stadium in Thailand on November 27.

The famous German pop-rock band FOTOS, natives of the city of Hamburg, will hold three concerts in Hanoi and Haiphong next month.

Vietnamese gymnasts won two golds and one silver at the 2012 Ostrava World Cup, which wrapped up in the Czech Republic.

Rangana Herath grabbed two big wickets to lead Sri Lanka's fightback on the second day of the second and final Test against New Zealand at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo.

The Hanoi International Film Festival opened on the evening of November 25 with the participation of local and foreign artists.

Haiphong City student Mai Thi Giang, 21, was the winner at Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012.

Vietnam’s representative at the Mr. World 2012 pageant, Truong Nam Thanh, won the Mr. Fashion title and entered the top ten contestants in the final night on November 24 in the UK.

Feature films and documentaries from 31 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific are to be shown at the Hanoi International Film Festival which opened yesterday.

Vietnam were held to a 1-1 draw by Myanmar in the opening game of the 2012 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup in Bangkok on November 24.