CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

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.