CULTURE AND SPORT

Australian Olympic chief renewed his calls for the nation's anti-doping body to have to right to compel witnesses to give evidence as it probes doping in cycling.

Vietnam's Super Grandmaster Le Quang Liem secured his third draw at the Spice Cup Chess Festival in the US yesterday.

Roger Federer will give it all in his quest to retain the world number one ranking until the end of 2012.

Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Quoc Huy won a gold medal at the 9th ‘Bucovina Mileniul 2012’ international photographic contest in Romania.

Vietnam's Nguyen Tien Minh has jumped two places from 13th place to 11th in the world rankings, according to the latest figures from the Badminton World Federation.

Swedish rookie Jonas Blixt earned his first US PGA victory after rolling in a four-foot par putt on 18 to capture the $5 million Frys.com Open by one stroke.

Djokovic saved five match points in the second set before outlasting Andy Murray in the Shanghai Masters final.

Hosts U21 Vietnam crushed their weaker Singaporean rivals 6-1 in their opening game of the International U21 Football Tournament.

The People's Committee in HCMC has tasked the DoCST to resolve all existing problems within the country’s professional football clubs.

A Government decree banning lip syncing and skimpy performing outfits at art and fashion shows will take effect from January next year.

Several prominent names from the world of international cinema have been announced as jurors for the second Hanoi International Film Festival which comes to the capital next month.

Since the economic downturn many chairmen of football clubs have fallen into debt to their coaches and players.

Japan’s leading comedian Utazo Katsura will perform for free in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in late October.

The 21st World Military Taekwondo Championship will be held at the Military Zone No.7’s Sport Complex Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from October 19-26.

Untrained or naturally talented singers are eclipsing those artists who have gone through more music training, an artist complained.

A performance by Melanine Moore, winner of the US's So You Think You Can Dance 2011, will open the final round of the Vietnamese version of the competition.

Tales of Chewing Gum, Noodle Soup are the intriguing title of an exhibition that brings together rarely seen works by acclaimed artists Nguyen Trung and Hoang Duong Cam.

Korean sensation Psy, whose hit song "Gangnam Style" has taken the pop world by storm, will wave the chequered flag at his home grand prix on Sunday, where he will also be performing live.

The Vietnamese football team appears to be rather lucky in the coming qualifying round of the 2015 Asian Cup.