CULTURE AND SPORT

The opening of Dancing With the Stars 2012 contest took place at Hanoi’s Quan Ngua Sport Centre on the evening of March 18.

While “Mui co chay” predictably won Best Picture, action film “Long Ruoi” reaped four awards and “Lost in Paradise” missed all the important ones was not a pleasant surprise for many cinema observers.

The Vietnam Football Federation has turned down the proposal to hire international referees to work in the V-League.

Binh Thuan province will host the first Vietnam balloon festival scheduled to take place from April 26 to May 1, said the director of the provincial department of culture, sports and tourism.

John Isner pulled off the biggest upset of his career at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday before Roger Federer imperiously outplayed long-time rival Rafa Nadal in the other semi-final.

The Union of European Football Associations has officially granted rights to Vietnam Television to broadcast the final rounds EURO 2012 in Vietnam.

New York art dealers might need to pull out marker pens and add zeros to their price tags during Asia Week sales starting this week in auction houses and galleries across the city.

Although Vietnamese young people are showing a great interest in comics, they seem to have shunned domestic ones.

Large numbers of Vietnamese young people flocked to the Vietnam – Korea Music Festival to lively watch their idols.

China dominates the global art and antiques market as of last year, said a report ahead of the launch of the European Fine Art Fair.

Rafael Nadal raced into the Indian Wells quarter-finals with a dominating win, while Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer needed three sets each to beat unseeded opponents.

The hit US television series 'Luck' starring Dustin Hoffman has been canceled after three horses died during filming, the channel which makes the show announced.

“The voice”, an original Dutch singing talent search will hit Vietnamese television this April, featuring top local music stars as its judges.

Domesco Dong Thap has taken lead in the second International Women’s Cycling Race, which concluded in southern Binh Duong province on March 14.

One of the most costly Vietnamese TV film projects has been expelled from the Golden Kite Awards.

Bayern Munich marched into the Champions League quarter-finals by smashing FC Basel 7-0 in the second leg of their last 16 clash.

The ten celebrities of the Dancing with the Stars 2012 have released beautiful shots before the competition begin this Sunday, March 18.

Belgian singer Cloe du Trefle will perform at the Tuoi Tre Theatre, PUKU Cafe & Bar and Hanoi Opera House to mark International Day of the Francophone.

Model Ngoc Quyen has brushed aside accusations that her latest photo collection is worthy of an apology.