CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam's Nguyen Tien Minh has moved up one place to reach 13th position in the world, according to the World Badminton Federation's latest rankings.

An exhibition featuring Vietnamese and French artworks is being held at the Cernuschi Museum in Paris from September 21, 2012 to January 27, 2013.

Reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the China Open because of flu while her sister Venus has also pulled out, citing a back injury, organisers said.

Nearly 1,000 domestic and foreign delegates will take part in the second international film festival in Hanoi from November 25-29.

Despite coming to Vietnam in the 1990s, contemporary dance has lagged behind many other arts.

Former Dutch player Edgar Davids arrived in HCM City on September 27 to attend the 2012 Tiger Street Football tournament.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will take full advantage of the chance of a lifetime to participate at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 in Canada.

Nhac Xua Café at No. 46 Yen Hoa Street, Hanoi is an ideal place for those who love the sound from old music machines.

The Third International Percussion Festival themed “Cracking Bamboo", will be held on October 6, 7, and 10.

Film “The scent of burning grass”, by director Huu Moi, has been nominated for an Academy award next year.

The Vietnamese sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly islands have been added into a local famous comic.

The 2012 Oktoberfest will be held in Hanoi on October 19-20, offering visitors the chance to wear traditional German clothes and drink draught beer imported from the EU nation.

The Department for Performing Arts has licensed Overseas singers Khanh Ly and Bang Kieu to perform in Vietnam again.

Pham Van Mach successfully defended his men's under-55kg category title at the Asian Bodybuilding Championships, which wrapped up on Sept 23 in Guangzhou, China.

"Homeland" ended "Mad Men"s' dominance, scoring Showtime its first Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series on Sunday night.

Vietnam won the ASEAN Football Federation's Women's Football Championships after beating Myanmar 4-3 on a penalty shootout.

John Terry announced his retirement from international football ahead of his disciplinary hearing on racism allegations.

The contemporary dance programme called ‘Europe meets Vietnam’ will be held for the second time at Hanoi Youth Theatre later this month.

More than six million revellers from around the globe are set to descend on Munich from Saturday for the world's biggest beer fest.