Vietnam has won third prize and had three other photos chosen into the 10 finalists of the APEC Photo Contest 2013. 

Russia has presented the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi with six historic documents related to Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh during the 1945-1952 period. 

(VOV) - The national tennis tournament Vietravel Cup 2013 will be held at My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi from October 6-12.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s international chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has jumped from 45th to 34th in the world chess rankings.

(VOV) - The preliminary round of the Vietnamese iteration of “The X-Factor” television music competition will be held throughout October and November.

(VOV) -A photo exhibition entitled “Life Worlds”, introducing aspects of life in Germany, is being held at the German Embassy in Hanoi, to mark the 23rd German Reunification Day (October 10).

(VOV) - Well-known Japanese singer May’n will take part in the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) TV Song Festival at the Hanoi Opera House on October 26. 

(VOV) - Hanoi will host its Toulouse Culture Week from October 4–9,marking the 40th anniversary of French-Vietnamese diplomatic ties and celebrating the close ties between the two municipalities.

(VOV) -About 200 foreign athletes representing 29 Hanoi-based embassies and international organisations have registered to participate in the Hanoi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper’s annual open marathon.

(VOV) -Hanoi’s National My Dinh Stadium will host the 2013 U13 Southeast Asian Football Tournament (2013 Yamaha Cup) from October 4–6.

(VOV) -A photographic exhibition on Hanoi’s tramcars underway at 45 Trang Tien Street in Hanoi to mark the 59th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954– 2013).

(VOV) - The Australian Government has launched the online competition “Win your Future Unlimited” which will run from 1 October to 18 November 2013.

The Santo Tomas University’s choir, under the Philippines’ National Commission for Culture and the Arts will make a performance tour in Hanoi and the northern port city of Hai Phong from October 2-7.

(VOV) - Vietnam continues to support reform efforts by Irina Bokova, General Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help the organisation through a difficult time and gradually improve its performance efficiency.

Paintings featuring the unique feathery expression of famous Japanese artist Iwasaki Chihiro are being displayed in Hanoi.

The Yamaha ASEAN under-13 Football Cup will kick off on October 4 at the Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium.

Dr. Nguyen Dai Trang, a Vietnamese lecturer at Canada’s Centennial College, has launched her second book on President Ho Chi Minh, bringing an insight into his humanism. 

(VOV) - A photography exhibition themed “Vietnam-UK relations: From the past to the future” was held at the Exhibition Centre of Fine Arts and Photography on 29 Hang Bai street in Hanoi on September 30.

(VOV) - Vietnamese girls defeated their hosts Myanmar 4-3 in the opening match of the pre-SEA Games futsal tournament on September 29.

(VOV) - Around 100 ancient items from 10 Asian countries will be exhibited at the National History Museum in Hanoi from October 8, 2013 to the end of January 2014.

Vietnam's under-23 football team defeated Brazil's Santos U23 squad 3-1 in the second match of the Ho Chi Minh City Challenge Cup on September 29 at the Thong Nhat Stadium.

(VOV) - The Catwalk section of Vietnam Supermodel Contest 2013 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28 with Ao Dai (traditional long dress) and bodysuit costumes.

(VOV) - American guitarist Rene Izquierdo and Vietnamese guitarist Thai Minh will have performances in Hanoi on September 30 and Ho Chi Minh City on October 1.

(VOV) - Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has climbed two notches to sixth position in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

(VOV) - Young Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam lost to Latvia’s Arturs Lazdins 0-2 in their China Junior U16 Beijing semifinal on September 27.

(VOV) -More than 170 athletes representing 40 countries have registered to compete in the International Mountain Marathon on October 5-6 in the northern tourist resort town of Sa Pa.

Vietnam beat Turkey’s Galatasaray 2-1 in their opening game of the Challenge Cup at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City on September 27.

(VOV) -Project Runway Vietnam’s 2013 Champion Hoang Minh Ha will attend the world-famous Tiffany Fashion Week in Paris from September 27–29.

(VOV) -Vietnam is aiming to earn at least 76 gold medals at the 27thSoutheast Asian Games (SEA) in Myanmar this December and will not be content with finishing outside of the medal tally’s top three.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists’ (VAPA) seventh international photo contest received around 15,360 entries from1,430 artists representing51 countries and territories across the world.