CULTURE AND SPORT

Miss Vietnam World 2007 Ngo Phuong Lan and international chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem will participate in the torch relay of the 2012 London Olympics.

The fourth Vietnamese-European documentary film festival will be held in Hanoi and Danang.

Harry Potter author is putting the magic in a "Book of Spells" that uses augmented reality to make ink-and-paper works interactive using PlayStation 3 videogame consoles.

Vo Trong Nghia has been awarded as one among the world's 21st century architects for his well-known bamboo designs.

A filmmaking team from Thailand began to shot a documentary featuring the daily life of Vietnamese people living on the banks of Mekong River.

Brendan Rodgers was appointed the new manager of Liverpool on Friday, the Premier League club announced, after joining from Swansea.

The third cartoon festival will be held in Hanoi from today, June 1, until June 8 at the Hanoi Library.

Falling out of the world top ten badminton players, Nguyen Tien Minh will not be seeded in the men's singles event at the Djarum Indonesia Open.

Vietnamese-American actor Johnny Tri Nguyen recently opened a martial arts school in Ho Chi Minh City.

The list of 22 members of the national football squad has been unveiled to play friendlies against stronger China and Hong Kong teams.

Pop star Siu Black will stage a solo in HCM City on this Friday featuring new performances in pop, dance and rock in a free concert tour for students.

Tens of thousands of fans were enthusiastic with the MTV EXIT 2012 show at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on May 26.

Former Formula One world champion urged Australian compatriot to leave Red Bull and join Ferrari, saying it would be "breath of fresh air".

Vietnam ranked fourth at the Asian Chess Championships which wrapped up in China on May 27.

Singer Minh Hang and her partner Atanas excelled at the eighth night of the Dancing with the Stars competition on May 27.

"Love", the wrenching tale of an elderly man caring for his dying wife, scooped top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Novak Djokovic will accept the 'unique' French Open challenge of becoming the first man in 43 years to monopolise all four Grand Slams, but six-time champion Rafael Nadal has his own history to make.

Germany and the Netherlands, widely-tipped as potential Euro 2012 winners, suffered worrying friendly international defeats.

A group of Hanoi hip-hoppers will attend the International Dance Festival in Jakarta which will be held from June 2 to 8.