CULTURE AND SPORT

A number of Vietnamese-made 3-D cartoons have recently shown a great amount of commercial success.

Vietnam’s first 3D trompe l'oei or trick-on-the-eye exhibition was recently held by Kim Se Hyuk and his actress wife Ngoc Trinh.

Tran Vuong Mai Khanh won a silver medal in the girls' U-8 category at the World Youth Chess Championships in Brazil on Sunday.

Mister Vietnam 2010 will participate in the beauty contest for men in Bangkok, Thailand from December 7 to 17.

An exhibition showcasing woodcut prints and an installation piece by artist Pham Khac Quang, based on rural life in Vietnam, is being held at the capital's Fine Arts Museum.

World No 4 badminton player Peter Hoeg Gade of Denmark will visit Vietnam to compete with local top seed Nguyen Tien Minh in a friendly match.

The second Street Art Festival will take place at Ly Thai To Flower Garden in downtown Hanoi on November 29 and in Ho Chi Minh City on November 30.

Manchester United were denied the chance to keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City as Demba Ba's controversial penalty gave 10-man Newcastle a 1-1 draw.

A national festival celebrating Cheo will open Thai Binh Province, which is considered to be the birthplace of the art form.

Japan's former two-time world champion Mao Asada will bid to seal her ISU Grand Prix finals' place at the Cup of Russia - the sixth and the last event of the series.

A short stop-motion movie made by two Vietnamese students has just won the top award at the worldwide PLURAL+ Video Festival held by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, under the aegis of the United Nations.

In the FIFA rankings for men’s teams in November, announced on November 23, Vietnam’s position remained unchanged at 134th.

Barcelona dazzled as they beat AC Milan 3-2 at the San Siro to ensure top spot in Champions League Group H.

Tuyet Lan, runner-up of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2010, will be in China to compete in the “2011 Elite Model Look World” contest to be held in Shanghai.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the festival with the theme “Book- Knowledge – Integration and Development” next March.

The 26 th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 26) wrapped up in Indonesia on Nov. 22 with Vietnam finishing third in the medal tally, after host Indonesia and Thailand .

The Italian Embassy in Vietnam will present “Dialektos,” a jazz concert performed by the famous duo Maria Pia De Vito and Huw Warren, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City next month.

Vietnam completed competitions at the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia on November 22 with 96 gold, 90 silver and 101 bronze medals.

The South Korean girl band 2NE1 received rave reviews after an impressive gig in Hanoi.