CULTURE AND SPORT

Back in Melbourne to defend his title, Novak Djokovic was nowhere near as untouchable as he was in 2011.

The programme of football for society was opened in Hanoi, under the witness of Vietnam Football Federation President Nguyen Trong Hy and Barcelona FC’s representative Marce Xavi.

Vietnam expects to host the 2012 U19 ASEAN Football Federation Championships, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

"The Help" was the big winner at the Screen Actors Guild awards ceremony, sweeping the top prizes for best actress, best supporting actress and best ensemble.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has defeated Argentina’s Felgaer Ruben in his fourth game in the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival.

Novak Djokovic wore down Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis to claim his third Australian Open title.

Hiromi Pham beat nine contestants to win the “Miss Vietnam in Japan” title in Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo, on January 28.

Vietnam will host the Asian football qualifying playoffs for the London 2012 Olympic Games, says the Asian Football Confederation.

Multinational jazz band “Unit Asia” will perform on February 3 and 5 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City respectively.

Victoria Azarenka routed Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 to win the Australian Open women's title and secure the No. 1 ranking.

Rafael Nadal Saturday said only a mental block was stopping Andy Murray from becoming the world's best player after he blew a golden chance to reach the Australian Open final.

If anyone knows how Novak Djokovic feels after sweating and scrapping for almost five hours in the Australian Open semifinals, it's his next opponent — Rafael Nadal.

Rafael Nadal once again proved Roger Federer's grand slam nemesis on Thursday, withstanding a withering opening from the Swiss great to reach the final of the Australian Open.

The Global Beauties website has voted Daniela Nguyen Thu May the third runner-up in Miss Supranational 2011, as one of the world’s 25 sexiest women.

In the last few years, many V-pop stars have been caught lip syncing on stage, causing a furious backlash from their fans.

2011 was a successful year for overseas Vietnamese singers on performance tours across the homeland.

Martin Scorsese's 3D adventure "Hugo" earned 11 Oscar nominations, just ahead of silent movie "The Artist" with 10 nods for the awards.

Rafael Nadal battled back to oust Tomas Berdych in four sets on Tuesday and set up a mouth-watering Australian Open semi-final with long-time rival Roger Federer.

In recent years the Vietnamese music industry has been lit up by a new generation of emerging female artists who can write their own songs and perform them with their hearts and their talent.