Young Vietnamese businesspeople working in creative industries are encouraged to join a global competition launched by the British Council.

A collection of poems and prose pieces by dozens of modern Vietnamese and Thai writers just hit the bookshelves in Hanoi on August 5.

(VOV) -Vietnamese top player Nguyen Tien Minh on August 4 outperformed New Zealand’s Joe Wu in just 27 minutes, earning a ticket to the second round of the World Badminton Championships 2013, which is taking place in Guangzhou, China.

(VOV) - Vietnamese Hungarian Hoang Thanh Trang drew with Viktorija Cmilyte (Lithuania) in the last game on August 3, winning the 2013 European Individual Women’s Chess Championship title held in Belgrade, Serbia.

(VOV) - One hundred thirty overseas Vietnamese took part in a friendly tennis tournament in Budapest, Hungary, on August 3-4 to celebrate Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

(VOV) - Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh has been named the best player in Southeast Asia in an online voting contest organised by sports online newspaper Goal.

(VOV) - The Asian Culture Festival themed “Fire and Water” opened at Potsdam, Germany on August 4.

Nguyen Thanh Tung pocketed a second gold medal for Vietnam on August 4 at the World Games in Cali, Colombia.

(VOV) -The Algeria Vovinam (Vietnamese Martial Arts) Federation (FAVV) was official launched during its congress in the capital city Alger on August 3.

(VOV) -Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien gained good results at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain on August 4.

(VOV) - Around 330 beer companies from 86 nations are participating in the 17th International Beer Festival, opened in the German capital Berlin on August 2.

(VOV) -More than 100 archers from across the country have gathered in Hanoi to contest the 8th National Junior Archery Tournament at the National Sports and Physical Training Centre on August 3.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s female football squad has defended its 28th place in the latest International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rankings, its1654 points leading the Southeast Asian region.

The reality as well as the solutions to the protection and upholding of special cultural identities of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, especially the space of Gong culture, were among topics discussed at a seminar in Kon Tum city on August 2.

(VOV) -Vietnamese-American supermodel Bao Hoa starring in the trailer of the US animated movie “Elysium”, is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam on August 23.

(VOV) - PVF Vietnam couldn’t make it to the semi-finals of U15 Asean Champions Trophy 2013 after losing 1-3 to Frenz Malaysia A in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1.

(VOV) - The Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) will present two concerts at Hanoi Opera House on August 10 and 11.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on August 1 launched a contest to design State formal costume that will be worn at national and international events.

(VOV) - French designer Francine Pairon has been invited to judge Vietnam’s version of the internationally successful reality TV franchise “Fashion Star”.

(VOV) -The first international mountain marathon will take place in Sapa, Lao Cai province on October 5.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s top chess grandmaster, Le Quang Liem, has fallen 11 places to 44th in the rankings of 2700chess.com.

(VOV) - The U23 Vietnam team will admit another overseas Vietnamese player – Le Duc Huy – coming from German Leipzing Club.

(VOV) - Russian Cultural Days will be launched in Hanoi, HCM City and Binh Duong from November 11-17.

The special folk and classical music performances staged by artists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam cheered up audiences in a programme held in the central province of Phu Yen on July 30. 

(VOV) - The 2013 National Junior Karate Tournament opened at the Can Tho municipal gymnasium on July 30.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s striker Le Cong Vinh has been listed among 20 nominees for the best player title in Southeast Asia in 2013, according to prestigious sports online newspaper Goal.

(VOV) - The national women football team will fly to the Republic of Korea (RoK) this September for a training course and two friendlies there in preparation for ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2013.

National chess champion Nguyen Thi Mai Hung will train in Hungary for one year to seek for women’s International Grandmaster (IGM) title.

World champion Pham Van Mach will be representing Vietnam at the 47th Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in HCM City’s Phu Tho Gymnasium from August 27 to September 2.

(VOV) - To celebrate their two countries’ 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties, a selection of Japanese and Vietnamese U12 football teams will play friendly matches in Hanoi on August 3-4.