CULTURE AND SPORT

Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh failed in his quest for a repeat victory over world No.3 Chen Long from China in the second round of the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships.

A vulgar scene in a TV movie that was screened on VTV3 on March 6, depicting the rude caressing of a couple, has aroused fury among many people.

A series of films reflecting various modern life cultural and social issues will be screened as part of the UNESCO Culture and Development Week.

MU's miserable European season continued at Old Trafford as they suffered a stunning 3-2 first-leg defeat by Athletic Bilbao.

English teacher Vo Trong Phuc and “Dong Thoi Gian” group have become the first finalists in the “Vietnam’s Got Talent” contest.

With a total of 347 points in February, the Vietnamese football team has jumped two places to 98th in the FIFA rankings.

Vietnamese movie “Canh Ba Ba” by Yeti group has just won the prize for the Second Runner Up for Best Film at the Filmapolooza 2011 in America.

Taekwondo fighter Chu Hoang Dieu Linh has won a bronze medal at the German Open in Hamburg.

Famous German conductor Jonas Alber will join the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in a special concert to be held at the Hanoi Opera House on March 9-10.

Vietnam ranked 6th for the first time at the World Team Three Cushion Championship, which concluded in Germany on March 4.

The 2012 ASEAN singing contest will open in Ho Chi Minh City on March 5.

The Government will issue a ruling on nude art, as it tries to grapple with a rash of online supposed photography scandals.

Cory Dung Tran, a Vietnamese-origin fashion designer in New York, said that the winner of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011, Hoang Thuy has conditions to become an international model.

People’s Artist Tran Binh has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s permission to open a copyright protection centre, the second of its kind in Vietnam.

Vietnam's Next Top Model 2011 winner Hoang Thuy is preparing to join the Top Model of the World competition in Germany.

Davis Love matched the course record with a 64 to seize a two-shot first-round lead at the Honda Classic over a group led by Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.

The Vietnam Vovinam Federation sent its Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Chieu and General Secretary Vo Danh Hai to Milan, Italy, to supervise the European Vovinam Championships from March 2-4.

Music acts performing at this year’s Hue Festival will also play at two hospitals in Thua Thien Hue Province.

Vietnam Television will begin broadcasting new ethnic language television shows on Channel Five from today, March 1.