CULTURE AND SPORT

The American in his 50s typically parks his bicycle next to the concert hall, on the corner of Dong Khoi and Cao Ba Quat streets, at about 11 a.m.

The musical "Once" was the big winner at this year's Tony awards ceremony, scooping eight prizes.

Pham Phuoc Hung has won a gold medal in the men’s parallel bars event of the Challengers Cup 2012 International Gymnastics Tournament in Belgium.

Italy showed great character after a traumatic run-in to Euro 2012 by holding defending champions Spain to a 1-1 draw.

Russia's Maria Sharapova became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles when she defeated Italy's Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final.

Denmark beat the Netherlands 1-0 while Germany beat Portugal by the same scoreline, as the tournament moved to Ukraine.

A novel by Vietnamese writer Nguyen Nhat Anh, was added to the curriculum of all Vietnamese language faculties at Russian universities.

Chef Do Chi Cong from a Hanoi restaurant will be the first-ever Vietnamese chef to compete at the prestigious cooking contest Bocuse d'Or Asia.

Russia took command of Group A on the opening day of the European Championships with a 4-1 win over the Czech Republic.

Poland take on Greece in the opening match of Euro 2012, with the match threatening to be overshadowed by fresh racism fears.

Manchester City Captain Vicent Kompany received a warm welcome from hundreds of Vietnamese fans after landing at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City.

Over 20 young dancers at a recent hip hop dance festival in Hue City have greatly impressed the audience with parkour moves.

The South Korean newspaper Sport Chosun has accused Vietnamese pop singer Bao Thy of plagiarising the concept of a South Korean singer's music video.

The national women’s rowing team has clinched five gold, three silver and four bronze medals at the 2012 Asia Rowing Cup in Singapore.

Chef Do Chi Cong will be the first Vietnamese chef to compete at the prestigious cooking contest Bocuse d'Or Asia in Shanghai this month.

South Korea’s Allkpop website recently reported that Bao Thy, a Vietnamese pop singer, copied the idea of Korean teenage singer HyunA’s “Bubble Pop” clip.

The fourth ICFOOD Cup has been held at Chungnam National University in the Republic of Korea, by the Vietnamese Students’ Association and the Korean ICFOOD Company.

The winner of the Miss Vietnam pageant which will be held in August will receive a smaller cash prize due to economic downturn.

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.