CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

Harrison Dillard, who overcame racial prejudice to become the only man to achieve the Olympic double of 100m and 110m hurdles gold, and fought as a Buffalo Solider in the Second World War, was honoured on Friday.

A Vietnamese model may be punished for attending Asia's Next Top Model in Singapore without getting approval.

Vietnamese hip-hop team S.I.N.E have won three champion titles at K-Battle International 2012 held in Thailand.

Many foreign channels of pay TV services in Vietnam which are not edited and translated into Vietnamese will not be licensed to broadcast in the near future.

Vietnam’s first opera, named Co Sao will be revived by the Vietnam Opera Ballet Theater on November 24 and 25.

Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh easily defeated host rival Ka Long in straight sets at the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2012 on November 21.

U22 Vietnam narrowly beat Thailand’s Chonburi FC 2-1 in its final match of Group A to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2012 Binh Duong Television Cup.

Chelsea's hopes of defending their Champions League title were left hanging by a thread after a 3-0 defeat to Juventus.

The unique traditions and culture Red River Delta will be on display in Hanoi from November 21 to support Vietnam Heritage Day.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien earned a silver to add to her bronze at the Asian Swimming Championships in Dubai on November 19.

The seven finalists of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 had a photo shoot at the Times Square in New York.

Vietnam’s International Grand Master Le Quang Liem was held to a draw by his Chinese rival Ma Qun at an ongoing chess tournament in the UAE.

The legend of Long Bien Bridge is the major theme of an exhibition to be held in Hanoi from November 21-24.

Miguel Angel Jimenez became the oldest winner on the European Tour by clinching victory in the Hong Kong Open at the age of 48 years and 318 days.