(VOV) - The final round of the 2013 Sao Mai (Morning Star) television singing contest will be held in the northern province of Haiphong from August 10–31.

(VOV) - Ninh Thuan province will host the first cultural festival for Raglai ethnic people in Bac Ai district from August 29–31.

A series of Vietnamese short films focusing on the theme of water will soon take centre stage at the Asian Film Festival Berlin 2013 in Germany scheduled for August 8-11. 

(VOV) -The Chula Design House introduced its new collection of Ao Dai (traditional long dress) as part of the 2013 Radio Asia Conference in Hanoi on July 29.

(VOV) -Singer My Tam will represent Vietnam to compete for the "Best Worldwide Act" at the MTV European Music Awards 2013 (MTV EMA).

(VOV) -Four young golfers will represent Vietnam at the 8th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final to be held at Mission Hills Golf Club in China in March 2014.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s singer Khuat Duy Vinh has won the third prize worth 20,000 euros in the New Wave international song contest for young pop singers which closed in Latvia on July 28.  

(VOV) - A competition on building sand art objects was held for the second time in the central city of Danang on July 28, attracting 300 young Vietnamese and foreign tourists.

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City won the first place with 307 golds, 200 silvers and 110 bronzes in the national sports tournament for disabled people closed in Hanoi on July 28. 

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has awarded the 2013 Vietnam Environmental Award to the Nung ethnic community in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang for their solutions to protect, use rationally and develop natural resources. 

(VOV) -The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, in coordination with the Vietnamese Culture Centre in France, held an exhibition in Paris on July 27 to showcase Vietnamese folk paintings.

(VOV) -A festival based on popular Vietnamese and Japanese comic books is taking place in downtown Hanoi on July 27-28 as part of activities to mark the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

(VOV) -Miss Ethnic Vietnam, Ngoc Anh and other contestants of the beauty pageant have arrived in Hanoi as part of their national charity tour.

(VOV) -Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper Reporter Viet Van will be the sole Vietnamese representative with works showcased as part of “The Story of the Creative” exhibition, running from July 26 to September 10 in the US.

(VOV) - Overseas Vietnamese athlete Truong Mai Nhat Linh will represent Vietnam at the 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, to be held in Ukraine from August 28 to September 1.

Vietnamese children’s choir Sol Art has won the Audience Prize at the 8th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival in Wemigerode, Germany. 

(VOV) - An exhibition named “Beautiful Sunny Day” is being held by the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi from July 25- August 10.

(VOV) - A nine- year- old Vietnamese girl won the first prize in the third Mozart International Piano Competition 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand on July 25.

(VOV) -Various cultural activities will be held at a festival featuring Japanese anime and manga in Hanoi on July 27-28.

In the second half of this year, another six national golf tournaments are due to take place, according to the Vietnam Golf Association. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese famous dancer Linh Nga and twenty artists of the traditional Bong Sen (Lotus) Song and Dance Theatre will have a week of performance in the World Youth Festival in Beijing, China from July 25 to August 1.

(VOV) - Heiniken Live Access 2013, supported by modern LED and laser lighting, will be held in HCM City on July 27, expecting to dazzle local audiences. 

(VOV) -Vietnam is making every effort in implementing the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), showing its commitment to preserving and promoting cultural and natural heritage.

(VOV) - Young Vietnamese tennis defending champion Ly Hoang Nam and his coach Tran Duc Quynh have arrived in the US for a two-month training course. 

(VOV) - The national sports tournament for disabled people kicked off in Hanoi on July 24, attracting 833 athletes from 31 cities and provinces across the country.

(VOV) - Chief coach Hoang Van Phuc has decided to only lead the national U23 squad in preparation for the upcoming 27th SEA Games in Myanmar later this year.

Indian badminton club Pune Vijetas has bought Vietnam’s leading player Nguyen Tien Minh (world No.7), for US$44,000 to play in India’s first badminton league (IBL), scheduled for August 14-31.

Vietnamese artists have won first prize in the sixth International Contest of Clowns in Cuba.

Leaders of Central Highlands localities require issues like farmland, jobs and the lives of ethnic minority groups to be settled promptly and effectively in the coming time.

(VOV) - The draw for the World Badminton Championships 2013 has left the door wide open for Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh to progress to tough rounds.