Vietnamese-Australian pianist and music producer Nguyen Van Anh will perform at HCM City's Opera House on December 13 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia.

(VOV) - Two out of three Vietnamese wrestlers brought home two gold medals in Myanmar on December 9, following their Wushu artists’ impressive performance.

(VOV) -An Argentina Cultural Week will be held in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from December 14-18 to mark 40 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations.

(VOV) - Nguyen Thi Chinh and Nguyen Thu Hoai overwhelmed their foreign rivals in the women’s Sanshou in Myanmar on December 9, securing two more gold medals for Vietnam. 

Vietnam’s women’s team beat their Thai rivals in the final match 35-27 to retain their title at the 2013 Southeast Asia Handball Championships, which took place from December 2-10 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vietnam's field hockey team will compete at the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 27) for the first time during this week's first international tournament.

(VOV) -As many as 8,600 athletes are competing at 28 events of the 8th Sports Festival, which opened in Hanoi on December 8.

The Vietnamese could not be happier with their win during the first match at the 27th Southeast Asian Games’ football match.

(VOV) -During his trans-Viet tour in 1992, talented French journalist and director Raymond Depardon captured the essence of Vietnamese people and their environment in a series of evocative images.

(VOV) -Wushu athlete Hoang Thi Phuong Giang on December 8 clinched another gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing 27th SEA Games in Myanmar.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s second national kite flying competition is unfolding at the southern coastal city of Vung Tau’s Bien Dong (East Sea) Resort on December 7–8.

(VOV) -Wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi won Vietnam’s first gold medal at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar, triumphing in the women’s Jianshu on December 7.

(VOV) -The Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations and Indonesia’s Embassy in Vietnam jointly hosted the Vietnam-Indonesia Cultural Night on December 6.

Vietnam wants to broaden its sporting collaboration with other nations and views sport as an impetus to national development and friendship between countries.

(VOV) -Hanoi will host a oil painting exhibition named "Emotion Zone"  from January 3-20, 2014 at Hotel de l’Opera Hanoi, in cooperation with Green Palm gallery.

(VOV) -Miss Jewelry 2013 Lo Thi Huong Tram will represent Vietnam at the 2013 Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo from December 6–17.

(VOV) - “Vietnam Year in Italy” has been wrapped up with an exhibition of Ao Dai (traditional long dress) by designer Huong Lan at Rome Museum.

(VOV) - Sixty restaurants and hotels are showcasing dishes from more than 20 countries at 120 stands of a food festival, which opened in HCM City on December 5.

(VOV) - “Queen of the Catwalk” Jay Alexander who has sat on the jury of American’s Next Top Model for 18 years will attend the final night of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2013 as a catwalk director and judge.

Vietnam’s cultural policy profile, as part of the International Database of Cultural Policies, was unveiled at a forum on innovative industry strategy in Hanoi on December 5. 

The art of Don Ca Tai Tu's music and songs in southern Vietnam has officially become a recognised UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Hoang Quy Phuoc will carry Vietnam's national flag during the opening ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar on December 11.

Vietnam's wushu artists are expected to bring home the country's first medals from the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s U23 football squad arrived in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw on December 4, beginning their quest for a championship title at the biggest sporting event in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam's hopes to claim the World Badminton Federation's Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open will rest on the shoulders of Nguyen Dinh Tuan Kiet and Pham Cao Cuong after the first round matches in HCM City on December 3.

Vietnamese U23 team captain Nguyen Van Quyet said team effort is key to Vietnam's success at the 27th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 27) in Myanmar.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s judo team is expected to clinch between three and six gold medals at the 27th SEA Games, scheduled for Myanmar later this month.

(VOV) -Local film-fanatics can enjoy Palestinian movies at Hanoi Cinematheque from December 4-9.

Findings from two recent excavations in central Thanh Hoa province show the development of stone tools by early cave dwellers and their adaptation to climate change, according to scientists.

Outstanding Vietnamese students majoring in piano along with domestic and international pianists participated in the opening performance of the 2013 International Piano Festival at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on December 2.