Colourful art by children from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is on display at an exhibition in the capital.

(VOV) -A viscerally gripping photo exhibition entitled “The Vietnam War and Okinawa Bases” of Japanese war photographer Bunyo Ishikawa opens at the Japan Newspaper Museum in Tokyo on October 25. 

The U19 Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG (HAGL) team defeated U21 Malaysia 2-1 on the second day of the Thanh Nien Newspaper-sponsored 2014 U21 International Football Tournament in Can Tho City on October 21. 

Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung on October 21 won the sixth gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2014 in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.

(VOV) - The Central Highland province of Lam Dong in co-ordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to build “Da Lat-Lam Dong corner” in some Vietnamese embassies abroad in 2015.

(VOV) - Following three days of competition at the ongoing second Asian Para Games in Incheon, Vietnam stands at 5 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals in the medal tally, placing ninth overall in the rankings.

(VOV) - A collection of traditional dress (Ao dai) by Vietnamese designer Vo Thuy Duong helped second runner-up Miss Vietnam World 2013 show her beauty and elegance in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. 

The central city of Da Nang has proposed that the Mukhalinga, a statue of the Hindu god Shiva that was unearthed at the My Son Sanctuary site in 2012, is officially recognised as a national treasure.

(VOV) - Exhibitions of the undeniably beautiful and highly developed handicraft techniques of Tohoku craftsman are set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 31 to November 10 and Hanoi from December 12-22.

(VOV) -The Miss Vietnam crown, which is decorated with a number of rare natural pearls, has been recognised as a National Guinness record.

(VOV) -Laos lost 1-2 to Myanmar on October 20 in the qualifying round of the 2014 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Nuti Food U19 Cup to rank second, and is scheduled to meet Vietnamese opponents in the final round.

The Vietnamese taekwondo team will participate in the World Taekwondo Championship 2014 in Mexico in late October.

Two Japanese calligraphers, along with a Vietnamese calligrapher who has been their tutor for nearly a year, are holding a joint exhibition titled Duyen (Predestined Affinity), displaying 60 of their works in HCM City.

Vietnamese weightlifter Nguyen Binh An set a new Asian record of 179kg for the men’s 54kg category at the ongoing second Asian Para Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, on October 20, securing the 4th gold medal for the Vietnamese team. 

A week of Italian will be kicked off at 18 Le Phung Hieu st in Hanoi from October 23-30 as part of the 14th edition of the Global Italian Language Week. 

(VOV) - Business Insider, a US online newspaper based in New York City, has published an article by American photographer Robert Schrader with the above caption, which includes 29 pictures of Vietnam he took on his many visits.

Vietnam U21 football team defeated Singapore 3-0 on the first day of Thanh Nien Newspaper’s 2014 U21 International Football Tournament in Can Tho City on October 19.

Le Van Cong won Vietnam's first gold medal in the Asian Para-Games in Incheon, in the Republic of Korea on October 19.

Numerous rare Champa artifacts have been found at the excavation site of Champa tower relics in the Rung Cam forest of this central province.

Vietnamese weightlifters will try to secure their Olympic berths at the coming world championships to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from November 4 to 16.

Swimmer Trinh Thi Bich Nhu brought the first medal to the Vietnamese team at the ongoing second Asian Para Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea on the morning of October 19 (Vietnam time).

(VOV) -As many as 117 girls from the northern region gathered in Hanoi on October 19 for the qualifying round of the Miss Vietnam 2014 pageant.

(VOV) -The space of gong culture in the Vietnam Highlands is home to cultures that value gongs. It spreads in the Central Highland provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong.

(VOV) - The Indian embassy and Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam co-organised the Diwali festival in Hanoi on October 18. 

The Kathina (robe offering) ceremony is being held for the first time at the Khmer pagoda in the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay district, 40km west of Hanoi’s centre.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has underscored the significance of culture, saying that it is a spiritual foundation of the society, a measure of national progress and on par with politics, economics and environment. 

(VOV) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in conjunction with Panasonic Vietnam Co, Ltd kicked off a photo exhibition featuring world heritage sites in Hanoi on October 18.

(VOV) -On October 25 the Goethe-Institute Hanoi will celebrate the European Day of Languages for the fourth time.

(VOV) - TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, has named the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi the winner of its Traveler’s Choice award, citing it as one of the highlights for any visit to the Southeast Asian country.

(VOV) - The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel will present a French dining experience featuring the cuisine of Chef Gilles Reinhardt – executive chef of Paul Bocuse’s3-Michelin star restaurant – from October 29 to November 1.