CULTURE AND SPORT

58 local players and 211 opponents from India, Brunei, Hong Kong, the US, etc. are taking part in the 2013 Hanoi Vietnam Challenge International Badminton Championships from March 26-31.

Thousands of objects and documentation related to landmines and unexploded ordnance in Vietnam are being displayed at the Museum of Army Engineers in Hanoi from March 25-April 5.

Vi-Dam folk music is seeking UNESCO’s recognition as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Chan Wai Ho’s only goal helped Hong Kong earn three points in an Asian Cup 2015 qualifier clash against Vietnam on March 22.

Vietnam will host three Men’s Futures professional tennis tournaments under the International Tennis Federation's system in the coming weeks.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoang Hiep is among 10 amateur photographers who received awards in different categories at the Sony World Photography awards 2013.

Classical musicians are struggling to earn a living in Vietnam and the situation is discouraging parents from letting their children study music.

David Beckham is out in front as the highest-paid player in world football, according to a report that appears in Tuesday's edition of France Football magazine.

A Chinese drama that touches on sensitive topics including police corruption won the best picture at the Asian Film Awards, while Japan's Takeshi Kitano scooped the best director gong.

A delegation from the Olympic Council of Asia led by Wei Jizhong on March 18 worked with administrative representatives from Khanh Hoa, Danang and Binh Thuan to prepare for the 5th Asian Beach Games.

Japanese expert Kazuyoshi Tanabe, Deputy Director of the VPF, said how to attract fans to return to V.League’s football matches should be the top priority.

Football superstar David Beckham will begin his highly-anticipated role as ambassador for the Chinese Super League next week, with domestic media saying he will visit three cities on a five day trip.

The Vietnamese men’s football team has moved up to 129th position in the latest International Federation of Association Football rankings.

An exhibition that examines domestic violence opened on Tuesday in Hanoi, with art on show reflecting the struggles of abused women from all over the country.

The 3rd Miss Ethnic Vietnam pageant will commence in the central Quang Nam province's Hoi An ancient town in May.

Arsenal became the last English club to bow out of the Champions League despite a 2-0 second-leg win at Bayern Munich.

A photo exhibition depicting artists’ preoccupation about artistic creation in the modern life was opened in Hanoi.

Around 300 guests and artisans representing 10 ASEAN member countries, Canada, Japan, India, and the US will attend the 4th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium in Thai Nguyen province from March 15–18.

A romantic novel by Vietnamese-French writer Nguyen Hoai Huong won the top prize at the Foire Du Livre de Bruxelles book fair in Belgium.