CULTURE AND SPORT

Pop legend Whitney Houston may have overdosed on drugs and alcohol before drowning face-down in her bathtub, coroners said in a new report.

The list of nominations for the Ho Chi Minh and the State awards for Literature and the Arts has been announced.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh easily defeated Kaveh Mehrabi from Iran 2-0 to enter round 16 of an ongoing Yonex badminton tournament in Sydney.

Coach Mai Duc Chung of the U22 team has scheduled a training session in Europe this June to help the team prepare for the Asian Under-22 Football Championships 2013 qualifiers.

The world acclaimed violinist Sarah Chang, will play ‘The Four Seasons’ by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi in the 16th Hennessy Concert at the Hanoi Opera House on April 12.

Vietnamese hopeful Nguyen Thi Lua has taken a berth to the world’s largest sporting event after wining a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic-Asian Wrestling Qualifiers in Kazakhstan.

Romantic drama Cham, or Touch, a Vietnamese film that has won several international awards, was officially launched in Hanoi.

The 2012 Men’s Futures – Tanimex Cup, a professional tennis tournament of the International Tennis Federation, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 2-22.

Hollywood blockbuster "The Hunger Games" directed by Gary Ross will not be screened in Vietnam as earlier scheduled on March 30.

The film industry in the north of Vietnam has been struggling to compete with a flood of southern-made productions.

National television station VTV has successfully acquired the rights to broadcast all 31 matches of the UEFA Euro 2012, and has set high requirement for sharing the rights.

A stage production of Charles Dickens’ ‘Oliver Twist’ by artists from the UK TNT Theatre will be performed in Ho Chi Minh City, Danang and Hanoi from May 2-13.

Actress Van Trang showed off her curves and flexibility when she performed Cha cha cha with Vasil in the first competition night of the Dancing with the Stars 2012.

My Quyen, a respected DJ in Vietnam, also known as DJ Bo, died of acute pneumonia during a tour in Haiphong City.

The fourth semi-final show of the Vietnam Got Talent 2012--on March 25 in HCM City, entertained the audience with interesting performances.

Hollywood icon James Cameron has made it to Earth's deepest point.

Manchester City will look to return to the top of the Premier League and pile the pressure on title rivals Manchester United when they travel to Stoke on Saturday.

At the age of 12, Phung Hoa Hoai Linh won the Best Actress award at the International Dubai Film Festival, for her leading role in “Mother’s Soul” by well-known director Nhue Giang.

Vietnam will play host to a number of international sport events, including football, badminton, chess and Taekwondo tournaments, this year.