CULTURE AND SPORT

Serena Williams has fallen out of love with tennis despite recording an impressive comeback win over Chanelle Scheepers in the first round of the Brisbane International.

Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" topped the North American box office with $30 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed.

With 1,425 points, the Haiphong born gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh was awarded the “best athlete of the year”.

Audio Visual Global (AVG) has the exclusive broadcast rights to all the matches of the Super League for the 2011-2030 seasons.

Vietnam has just been ranked No.5 in the top Asian countries which were most successful in beauty pageants in 2011 by Global Beauties Magazine.

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is likely to face world No 1 Lee Chong Wei in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open Super Series 2012.

One of Vietnam's most talented hip-hop dancers said the industry in the country has been saturated with non-skilled dancers.

The National Coaching Council agreed with the VFF to fire Coach Falko Goetz for U23's poor performance at the 26th SEAGames.

"Fast Five," "Hangover II" and "Thor" were among the most-pirated movies of 2011, according to a new list from the blog TorrentFreak.

Actress Minh Huong who starred in the film Dung Dot as Doctor Dang Thuy Tram won the best actress award at the 8th International Festival of Military Patriotic Films.

The Vietnamese entertainment industry has experienced quite a vivacious year, with several scandals.

Le Huynh Thuy Ngan has entered the top 20 of the Miss Tourism Queen International beauty pageant, being held in China.

The Vietnam Football Federation will employ a domestic coach if it sacks the German coach, Falko Goetz, said the federation chairman.

Vietnamese taekwondo martial artists have finalised their preparations for the coming London Olympics next August.

Bollywood struck gold in 2011, revving up lacklustre box offices in India with help from its leading men who wooed audiences back to cinemas after a dismal 2010.

The National Coaching Council strongly opposed the Vietnam Football Federation's proposal to fire Coach Falko Goetz.

The Vietnam Football Federation signed a$1.65 million contract with Japan’s Dentsu Company to sponsor Vietnam’s national football teams for one year from 2012-2013.

Vietnamese music fans welcomed 10 well-known foreign singers and bands this year.

Vietnam surprisingly defeated stronger Georgia 3-1 in the third round of the 2011 Women’s World Chess Team Championship in Turkey.