CULTURE AND SPORT

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood remain on track for a semi-final showdown and a chance at the world No. 1 ranking after comfortable wins in the third round of the WGC Match Play Championship.

A number of Korean artists will join a concert in Hanoi on March 15 to mark the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-Republic of Korea diplomatic ties.

Miss Vietnam 2010 runner-up Hoang My has been criticised for cultural insensitivity in a recent photo-shoot.

Mai Duc Chung has become the No 1 option for head coach of the national football team.

The runner-up of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2010 Tuyet Lan joined the show of Indian-origin designer Sushma Patel in the Couture Fashion Week in New York on February 17.

Thai Ha, one of Vietnam's A-list models, has been fined VND5 million for her clothes that were too revealing at an event.

The 2012 Golden Kite awards ceremony will be held at the Friendship Palace in Hanoi on March 13.

Several famous actors and actresses are among contestants of the third season of Dancing with the Stars reality show, which is called “Universal Steps” in Vietnam.

The news John Terry could be out for six weeks due to the need for exploratory knee surgery means Chelsea will have to reorganise their defence, manager Andre Villas-Boas admits.

Cong Hien, or the "Devotion Music Awards", may expand the categories this year.

The monthly fashion show called “Fashion and Life” was held in HCM City on the evening of February 18.

World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting said he intended to continue playing Test cricket for Australia despite being told he had no future in the national one-day team.

Local producers said horror movie “Ngoi nha trong hem” achieved record sales of VND 2.4 billion (USD114,887) from its Tuesday premier alone.

Rio's Carnival celebrations reached their peak with the start of the sumptuous parades at the city's hallowed Sambadrome -- a riotous frenzy of skin, sweat, sequins and music.

Hollywood stars, music greats and loved ones praised the "sweet miracle" of Whitney Houston at a moving funeral service.

Over 30 musicians asked the PM to take drastic steps to deal with the increasing cases of music copyright infringement.

The family of a contestant said that the producer of the Vietnam's Got Talents had arranged the show, the jury is said to be “acting” too much.

For the first time Vietnamese models performed in the New York Fashion Week. Hoang Thuy and Tuyet Lan impressed the audience by their confidence.

As many as 24 businesses have committed more than VND27.5 billion (USD1.31 million) to the 2012 Danang International Fireworks Competition.