Vietnamese residents aged 15 to 35 have been invited to participate in a photo contest "I Love My City, My People" to celebrate the French Year in Vietnam and Vietnamese Year in France, which culminates in 2014.

(VOV) - Nguyen Van Dong, a prospective football talent of Haiphong city, committed suicide in his home on December 3 due to alleged love affairs problems. 

When the new French Consul General in HCM City, Fabrice Mauries, took office in April 2011, the lacquer painting Dam Ruoc (The Procession) by one of Vietnam's noted artists was gracing the wall of the consulate reception room.

(VOV) -Hanoi’s Giang Vo Exhibition Centre will host “Ake Ome!” – a Japanese cultural festival on December 29, celebrating New Year’s Eve 2014.

(VOV) -Dang Chau Anh will sit on the jury of the International Choir Competition in the Philippines from December 12-14.

(VOV) - A photographic exhibition opened in Tokyo in Japan on December 2 to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan and three decades of cooperation between the Vietnam News Agency and Kyodo News Agency.

(VOV) - A French Week will take place in Da Lat city from December 9-15 as part of activities to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and France (1973-2013), announced Nguyen Tao, Director of the provincial Department of External Relations.

(VOV) -Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam is competing at the Eddie Herr Championships for young players, which opened in the US on December 2.

(VOV) -An exhibition introducing the cultural significance of village temples in the northern delta region will be held in Hanoi from December 6-19.

(VOV) -The Vietnamese sporting delegation is expected to reach the top three of the medal tally at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar this December, said Hoang Vinh Giang, Deputy Chairman and Secretary General of the Vietnam Olympic Committee.

(VOV) - The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV) will organise the biggest French street festival of the year on December 14-15 to mark 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Artisan Luong Van Nghiep from Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district in the central province of Nghe An is well-known in the region for his knowledge and enthusiasm for Thai ethnic people’s folk songs. 

Vietnam's international concert pianist, Dang Thai Son, will perform, for the first time, at Piano International 2013, the city's music festival, on December 2 at the HCM City's Concert Hall.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Consulate General in Perth in coordination with Australian partners has held a series of cultural activities to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia.

(VOV) -Body-builders from Ho Chi Minh city have basked in glory with a total of 5 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals at the 17th National BodyBuilding Championships that closed in the northern port city of Haiphong on December 1.

(VOV) - Hanoi hosted an awards ceremony, on December 1, to honour 48 outstanding images chosen by  the seventh International Artistic Photo Competition.

(VOV) - A photo exhibition on Vietnamese women, past and present, opened in Paris on November 30 to mark the exchange year (2013-2014) between the two countries.

(VOV) - The International Women’s club of Moscow organised a charity fair in the Russian capital, on November 30, to raise money for the elderly, vulnerable and underprivileged.

(VOV) -The “One Day with Doraemon” painting exhibition, organised by Kim Dong Publishing House, launched in Hanoi on November 30.

The 17th National Bodybuilding Championships opened in the northern port city of Hai Phong on November 29 with the participation of 80 athletes from 11 cities and provinces.

(VOV) -The graphic design exhibition “Printed Letters and Words” opened at the Hanoi Goethe Institute on November 29.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology’s (VME) specialty Southeast Asian museum building will open its doors to visitors from December 1.

The Institute of Archaeology under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has contributed remarkably to the research of national history, sovereignty and traditional cultural values.

(VOV) - Farida Shaheed, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights, has concluded a 12-day Vietnam visit to investigate and learn more about the state of cultural rights protections in the country.

(VOV) -Two hundred athletes representing 20 countries and territories are competing at the 2013 Ho Chi Minh City Open International X Games on November 29-30.

(VOV) - Vietnam will have the chance to vie for a World Cup 2015 berth following a draw of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2014 in HCM City on November 29.

Five teams from four universities of Vietnam will attend the Shell Eco-marathon Asia, to be held in Manila, the Philippines from February 6-9 next year.

(VOV) -The shooting team is considered Vietnam’s “gold mine” at the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Myanmar this December.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s national football squad is placed 158th in the latest FIFA rankings, seven notches lower than in the previous month.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s best male badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has earned 8th place in the World Badminton Federation’s (WBF) latest rankings.