CULTURE AND SPORT

The Global Beauties website has voted Daniela Nguyen Thu May the third runner-up in Miss Supranational 2011, as one of the world’s 25 sexiest women.

In the last few years, many V-pop stars have been caught lip syncing on stage, causing a furious backlash from their fans.

2011 was a successful year for overseas Vietnamese singers on performance tours across the homeland.

Martin Scorsese's 3D adventure "Hugo" earned 11 Oscar nominations, just ahead of silent movie "The Artist" with 10 nods for the awards.

Rafael Nadal battled back to oust Tomas Berdych in four sets on Tuesday and set up a mouth-watering Australian Open semi-final with long-time rival Roger Federer.

In recent years the Vietnamese music industry has been lit up by a new generation of emerging female artists who can write their own songs and perform them with their hearts and their talent.

2001 is considered a golden year for the Vietnam’s Haiphong- born female gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh.

Top Vietnamese chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will participate in the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival from January 24-February 2.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic wrecked Nicolas Mahut's birthday, losing just two games as he powered through to the last 16 of the Australian Open to join Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Vietnam will take part at the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championship in Thailand without key member Doan Kien Quoc.

Vietnamese movie “Khat Vong Thang Long” (Thang Long Aspiration) has been removed from the nominee list for the Best Foreign film category of Oscar 2012.

Rafael Nadal reeled off another straight-sets victory to reach the Australian Open's last 16, but he insisted everything was not as easy as it appeared.

Images from the development of the Hanoi urban centre from 1873-1945 are on display at the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre.

Vietnam’s national football team has remained in the lead of Southeast Asian despite dropping two notches to 101st position in the FIFA January rankings.

Barcelona came from behind to beat holders Real Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of the Spanish Cup quarter-final.

Well-known French electronic artist Alex Millan is set to perform at the French cultural centre l'Espace in Hanoi next month.

Rafael Nadal bulldozed past Tommy Haas at the Australian Open as Swiss great Roger Federer reached the 3rd round without even picking up his racquet.

Vietnam's top player Nguyen Tien Minh has risen to the seventh place in the Badminton World Federation rankings.

Novak Djokovic made a dazzling start to his Australian Open defence as his close rival Andy Murray struggled and home hope Samantha Stosur became the first big name to fall.