Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has drawn with Grandmaster Lalith Babu of Indonesia in the fifth round of the Asian Continental Chess Championships in the Philippines.

A five-minute trailer of the Vietnamese action fantasy Lua Phat (Once Upon a Time in Vietnam) has been presented to film distributors and international journalists at the Film Market of the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won on May 21 to place second at the Asian Chess Championships in the Philippines.

Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH)-a non-formal group of foreign residents living in Hanoi who work voluntarily to promote and preserve Vietnamese cultural and historical heritage-will host a city walk for people to discover Hanoi on May 18.

Designer Vu Ta Linh was one of three who shared first prize at an Asian fashion design competition held in Singapore on May 13.

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain, from July 19-August 4.

Photographer Nguyen A has presented his new 800-page photo book featuring the images and life stories of 400 Vietnamese people who have made great contributions to society.

Export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial zones (IZs) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have attracted 204 investment projects, capitalised at more than US$1.84 billion, according to the Can Tho EPZs and IZs Authority.

Students from eight international schools in Hanoi have gathered to showcase their art and craft work at the second annual Hanoi Inter-School Art Show.

The famed Polish Royal String Quartet (RSQ) will perform their debut concert in Hanoi on May 7, showcasing several compositions from world-famous composers.