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Futsal team convene for 2016 World Cup
The national futsal team convened yesterday in HCM City to prepare for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup from September 10 to October 1 in Colombia.
Authenticity of Vietnamese rare paintings is on debate
Museum officials, artists and experts announced after attending a private meeting on July 19 that 17 paintings of collector Vu Xuan Chung displayed at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum appeared to be inauthentic and signed by artists who had not painted the works.
Trang, Linh enter Vietnam Open’s second round
Host athletes Vu Thi Trang and Nguyen Thuy Linh booked their berths in the second round of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open badminton tournament.
EDM Festival to sweep through capital
One of the most anticipated EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festivals of the summer will be held on July 23 at Hanoi Creative City.
Vovinam absent at 29th SEA Games
The 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will feature 38 sports and 405 events but it will not include vovinam (Vietnam’s traditional martial art), according to a recent meeting of the hosts Malaysia and the SEA Games Federation (SEAGF).
Ancient tomb unearthed in Ha Tinh
A boat-shaped tomb made from a tree trunk dating back to the 13th century has just been discovered at a construction site in a mountainous area in the central province of Ha Tinh.
Xoe dance hoped to be intangible cultural heritage of humanity
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has assigned the authority of the northwestern province of Yen Bai to submit a dossier of the Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic people to UNESCO to seek the title of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Nam drops four places in world rankings to 874
Vietnam’s top tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam, dropped four places from world No 870 to 874 in the ATP rankings, which were released on July 18.
Duties imposed on imported steel
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on July 18 decided to impose additional tariffs on imported steel products as an official safeguard measure against cheap imports that were allegedly threatening the domestic industry.
Textile firms blast formaldehyde directive
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has been urged to retract a directive, which experts say creates unnecessary obstacles for textile and garment manufacturers.