(VOV) -Young Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam beat the host nation’s favourite Go Hyun 7-6 in their November 6 match at the ongoing International Tennis Federation (ITF) B1 Group Tournament in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

(VOV) -The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism’s Performing Arts Department has announced 1997’s Miss Sports Vietnam Tran Thi Quynh will represent the country at the 2013 Mrs World pageant in China on November 14–23.

(VOV) -Two Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre delegations, led by Lan Huong and Trong Thuy, are touring the Republic of Korea and India.

Ten ASEAN member countries will join India, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea to introduce their cultural heritage at the first UNESCO-ASEAN Heritage Festival in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from December 27-31.

A Japanese film festival will take place in Hanoi, Danang and Vung Tau from November 11 to December 15, as part of activities to celebrate the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year 2013.

Hoang Xuan Vinh and Kieu Thanh Tu are expected to perform well at the ISSF World Cup Finals, which start on November 6 in Munich, Germany.

The second season of the Vietnamese version of international reality cooking show MasterChef has officially opened.

(VOV) -The Asian Record’s Organisation has recognized eight Vietnamese specialties to set new Asian records.

(VOV) -Miss Vietnam Ethnic runner-up Truong Thi May took to the catwalk with confidence during the bikini and evening gown section of the 2013 Miss Universe’s semi-final.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese Graduates from Australia Club (VGAC) will host a gala for Vietnamese graduates of Australian universities and launch an Australian alumni documentary in Hanoi on 8 November. 

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced the recognition of an additional eight pieces of national intangible cultural heritage, bringing the total number to 48. 

(VOV) - U23 Vietnam will clash SEA Games 26 defending champions Malaysia at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Myanmar later this year.

(VOV) -A series of cultural activities will be held at the Holland Village event which is scheduled to take place at 23/9 Park in Ho Chi Minh City from November 22-December 1.

Russian culture-lovers in Hanoi will have a chance to enjoy the country’s well-known films from November 7-12, according to the Russian Embassy in Vietnam. 

Vietnam ranked second after the Republic of Korea at the just-ended eighth World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Bali, Indonesia, with three gold, three silver and five bronze medals.

(VOV) - The German band Aufbau West has scheduled four performances in Vietnam—two in Hanoi on November 12 and 16, one in Haiphong on November 14, and one in HCM City on November 19.

(VOV) -Thua Thien-Hue’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has announced the province will host its 2014 international dance festival in the middle of June next year.

Literature and arts plays an important role in nurturing the friendship between Vietnam and China and their people, a senior Party official said while welcoming a delegation of Chinese writers to Vietnam.

A contest looking for architectural ideas for the Old Quarter in Hanoi concluded on November 4 with first prize going to Italian architect Masimo Alvisi and his Vietnamese colleague Nguyen Dinh Thanh.

(VOV) -The performance of national costumes took place in Moskva, Russia, on November 3 as part of Miss Universe contest 2013.

(VOV) - The photo exhibition of Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Japanese Kyodo News will bring vivid images of the fine relationship between Vietnam and Japan and help visitors explore both nations’ cultural beauty and people.

(VOV) -The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on November 4 approved the list of Vietnamese delegation to attend the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar this December.

The Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of ethnic groups in the northwest region will take place in HoaBinh province on November 16 -18.

Vietnamese artists clinched one gold and one bronze medals in the Taolu (Performance) category at the ongoing 12th World Wushu Championships in Malaysia.

Thirteen student teams of different grades will represent Vietnam at the International Robothon Competition to be held in the Philippines on November 23.

Nguyen Dinh Toan and Nguyen Minh Tu failed to defend second place at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Bali.

(VOV) - A photo book on Nick Vujicic and his days in Vietnam was introduced at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 3 involving a large number of readers and disabled people.

Photos capturing Vietnam’s landscape and the daily life of its people are on display at an exhibition in Paris.

(VOV) - Hosts Becamex Binh Duong successfully defended their Binh Duong Television (BTV) International Football (BTV) Cup's title after defeated U23 Vietnam 1-0 in a final match on November 3.

(VOV) - The Vietnam-Fukushima friendship festival is being held at the Vietnam Women's Museum in Hanoi from November 2-3 to mark the 2th anniversary of tsunami and earthquake in Japan.