CULTURE AND SPORT

A contest called “Children painting for traffic safety” was launched in Hanoi to mark the National Traffic Safety Year 2012.

Nine-time world MotoGP champ Valentino Rossi says he and Jorge Lorenzo can put their past differences aside and will have no problems coexisting as teammates with Yamaha.

Bui Cong Duy and five other artists from the Vietnam National Academy of Music will join the Hafnia Chamber Orchestra at the 2012 Danish-East Meets West music project on August 21-22.

Japan will continue assisting Vietnam to restore late painter Nguyen Phan Chanh’s silk paintings owned by his family.

The Le Ba Dang Art Centre, of Hue, is hosting an exhibition of 64 antiwar paintings, many of them by well-known artists.

Music property violation which occurred for years in Vietnam leading to big losses for the local music industry, said an official.

"Lay Chong Nguoi Ta" (In the name of love), will participate in the 37th Toronto International Film Festival.

A record number of people will sing and dance together in the name of peace and love at My Dinh Stadium Square on October 7 for a programme called Hay Cung Hat Vang (Let's Sing Along).

Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will defend his title at the Viet Nam Open-Yonex Sunrise Cup which starts on August 20 in HCM City.

The Vietnam Writers' Association will launch a translation centre next month to help promote Vietnamese literature abroad.

The international badminton tournament Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2012 will take place from August 20-26 in Ho Chi Minh City.

A biennial competition that shows off the talent and skills of the DJs in the country – the Vietnam Digital DJ Battle 2012 – will take place at the Windsor Plaza Hotel from August 15 to September 8.

China proved they've arrived as a genuine Olympic super-power, and both Koreas impressed -- but Japan were top of the flops among Asian countries at the London Games.

A number of coffee shops have combined serving caffeinated beverages with the handling of a several species of exotic domesticated animals.

The London Olympics closed after a two-week sporting festival that was watched by billions around the world.

Mexico stunned Brazil to win their first gold in the Olympic men's football tournament as Oribe Peralta's double clinched a shock 2-1 victory over the five-time world champions.

Usain Bolt's Jamaica smashed the 4x100m world record and Britain's Mo Farah clinched a magical distance double.

US musical icon Neil Diamond crowned his nearly five-decade career with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Two Vietnamese young football players have been chosen to join a month-long training course at Qatar's Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence.