(VOV) -Vietnam’s U21 squad was defeated by Sydney FC 0-4 in an October 19 match in the 7th International Football Tournament framework sponsored by Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper, which is taking place in Ninh Thuan province.

(VOV) - Around 40 outfits designed by world and Vietnamese leading designers were presented at a fashion show in Hanoi on October 19 to mark the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties.

Vietnam’s track-and-field athletes have set a target of 10 gold medals at the upcoming 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 27) slated for December 9-18 in Myanmar, maintaining the country’s place in the region’s top three.

(VOV) - Hanoi’s Voice of Vietnam Theatre will host the first concert of Japanese quartet Kuricorder’s latest Vietnam tour on November 1, followed up by the group with a second performance at the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam on November 2. 

(VOV) - A mobile cinema will screen four French films in 15 Vietnamese cities and provinces from October 18 to December 20, celebrating 40 years of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties.

(VOV) - Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has added another tie to his record at the 2013 Spice Cup in Missouri, USA, drawing with Turkish opponent Alexander Ipatov on October 19.

(VOV) - Leading Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has extended his stay at sixth position in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

(VOV) -Leading Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has shared first place with Latvia’s Alexander Shabalov at the 2013 Spice Cup in Missouri, USA, on October 18.

(VOV) -The “Vietnam: Land, People, and Traditional Fashions” exhibition opened at Buenos Aires’ Evita Museum on October 17, marking the 40th anniversary of Argentina-Vietnam diplomatic ties.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s U21 players will battle their Australian rivals Sydney in the final round of the Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper’s 2013 U21 International Football Tournament underway in Ninh Thuan province.

(VOV) -Vietnamese music aficionados are eagerly anticipating Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra’s (MPO) Vietnam tour from October 29 to November 3.

(VOV) - The northwestern province of Dien Bien is gearing up for the third Vietnam-Laos-China “con” (colourful fabric ball) throwing festival due to open one week later.

VOV -The 49th national shooting championship will be held at the National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi from October 22 – November 1. 

Feature films "Nhung Nguoi Viet Huyen Thoai" (The Legend Makers) and “Scandal – Bi Mat Tham Do” (Scandal – Red Carpet Secret) won Golden Lotus Awards at the 18th National Film Festival, which ended in Ha Long city on October 16. 

(VOV) -The Asian Book of Records has recognized Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre as the only Asian theatre performing water puppet shows every day of the year.

(VOV) - Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem covered himself in glory again when he trounced American rival Kayden Troff in the second match of the Spice Cup held in Missouri State, USA, on October 17.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Festival is taking place in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from October 9-19 as part of activities to mark the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-UAE diplomatic ties. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was beaten 1-2 by Chong Wei Feng from Malaysia in the first match of Denmark Open 2013 on October 16.

The Alhayat Aljadeeda daily of the Palestine on October 14 and 15 published the first two episodes of a book on the 1954 Dien Bien Phu battle, which was translated into Arabian by Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama. 

(VOV) - French artists Jean François Heisser and Marie Josèphe Jude and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will stage a joint classical music performance at Hanoi Opera House on November 14.

(VOV) - Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem easily defeated 14-year-old American rival Akshat Chandra in the first match of the Spice Cup held in Missouri State, USA, on October 16.  

The sixth Vietnam-India People Friendship Festival will be held in Vietnam from October 20-26 to promote understanding, friendship and cooperation between the two countries’ people.

Les Siestes Electroniques, a French festival dedicated to experimental music, will be held in Hanoi on October 19. 

(VOV) -Vietnamese flautist Nguyen Ly Huong has won first prize at the International Flute Competition hosted by the Chinese city of in Nanning over October 10–13.

(VOV) - Finnish artist Maritta Nurmi – Creative Person of the Year 2013, nominated by the Embassy of Finland – will hold a solo exhibition at Manzi Café, Hanoi, in November.

(VOV) - Jessica Minh Anh of Vietnamese origin will join the final round of Vietnam Supermodel Contest 2013 as a jury member for the first time.

UNESCO presented an official plaque to the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi on October 14, reconising its achievements in conserving the Lost Bomb Shelter.

(VOV) - The 18th Vietnam Film Festival opened in Halong City in the northern province of Quang Ninh on October 14.

(VOV) - Vietnamese player Le Quang Liem has come first in rapid and blitz chess at Missouri State Chess Championship 2013. 

(VOV) - The Performing Arts Department has permitted Truong Thi May - first runner-up of Miss Vietnam Ethnic 2007 to take part in the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.