CULTURE AND SPORT

The second International Piano Competition Vietnam has kicked off, with new rules promising improved quality and judging standar

Vietnam’s top fashion designer Minh Hanh will bring 50 hand-made traditional ethnic dresses to the International Festival of Extraordinary Textiles to be held in France.

Nine Vietnamese players brought home 1 gold and 5 bronze medals at the 5th World Cup Woodball Championships in Malaysia.

Vietnam’s female chess team has trounced US players in the fifth round of the ongoing World Chess Olympiad in Turkey.

Oscar Pistorius was dethroned as young Brazilian stole his Paralympic T44 200m crown with a powerful run, topping a successful night on the track for the South American nation.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic stormed into the US Open last 16 as Andy Roddick stretched his long goodbye into a prime-time showdown.

Spanish filmmaker David Victori has won the inaugural edition of YouTube's Your Film Festival for his short movie "The Guilt."

Vietnam's top female sprinter Truong Thanh Hang had her right leg broken in a motorcycle accident during a regular practice along with her fellow athletes on a wide road along the seashore of Da Nang central city on Friday.

2003 champion Roddick stuck around at least a little longer by getting past 59th-ranked Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-5, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4.

European champions Chelsea crashed to a 4-1 Super Cup defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Stade Louis II stadium.

Vietnam men's and women's teams failed to claim a second win at the World Chess Olympiad in Turkey.

Composer Quoc Trung, along with several local and foreign artists will introduce traditional music at a show titled 'The Beginning'.

Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is still placed 14th in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings, despite winning the 2012 Vietnam Yonex Sunrise Open.

The Prime Minister has approved a campaign for hosting the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Vietnam in 2019.

The fourth Vietnamese concert run by the Hennessy liquor company will be held in Hanoi's National Convention Centre on September 7.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 to lift the Spanish Super Cup before a full house at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Venice film festival kicks off on Wednesday with the arrival of stars on water taxis for an art-house dominated line-up dealing with issues from religious extremism to economic crisis.

The Vietnam football team has employed a physical strength coach in their preparation for the Southeast Asian Football Federation Cup later this year.

Lai Huong Thao, who was crowned at the Miss Sports 2012 beauty pageant, will represent Vietnam at this year’s Miss Supranational in Warsaw.