(VOV) - The Vietnamese Women’s Futsal team lost 0-1 in its June 28 match against Iran at the fourth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG). 

(VOV) - The 2013 Sao Mai (Morning Star) television singing contest has taken place in the Czech Republic, choosing the nine contestants to the European region’s final round scheduled for Germany on July 20.

Vietnamese chess players bagged four gold, four silver and seven bronze medals, ranking second at the 2013 Asian Youth Chess Championships held in Iran from June 19-27. 

Three Vietnamese museums have entered the list of the top 25 most attractive museums in Asia, according to a recent Travelers' Choice Attractions survey conducted by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest tourism website. 

(VOV) -Vietnam’s Pencak Silat martial artists on June 27 collected 13 gold medals from the  total 22 golds at the ongoing 5th ASEAN School Games (ASG).

(VOV) -The runner-up of Vietnam’s 2010 Next Top Model Tuyet Lan has been selected by the leading world fashion magazine, Rouge, as the face for its Beauty shooting

The Vietnamese Government always creates favourable conditions for students to join Southeast Asian sporting activities.

(VOV) -Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has climbed one notch in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) Men’s Singles rankings, reclaiming 9th place.

(VOV) - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (ethnic Kinh) from the central province of Thanh Hoa won the crown of the third Miss Ethnic Vietnam Pageant in Hoi An City, Quang Nam province on June 26.

French artist Sandrine Llouquet will host a solo exhibition featuring her latest paintings and installation works at Galerie Quynh, due to open on June 29.

The fifth Quang Nam heritage festival was concluded in the central province of Quang Nam on June 26, with the Miss Ethnic Pageant final putting the last note to a string of colourful events. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese pencak silat martial artists added their names to the list of winners at the ASEAN Schools Games (ASG) in Hanoi on June 26.

(VOV) - The Italian magician will give performances in Ho Chi Minh City from July 5-7.

(VOV) - Vietnamese and British audiences enjoyed the opportunity to watch a fashion show featuring Ao Dai – a traditional Vietnamese long dress - during the cultural event “Vietnam Open Festival” recently held on the Thames River in London. 

Business Insider, a New York based business news site, has listed Hanoi’s Phở, a “tangy beef module soup”, as the first of “40 meals you should eat in your lifetime”. 

(VOV) -Vietnamese track-and-field athletes won seven gold, four silver and four bronzes on the second day of the 5th ASEAN School Games (June 26).

(VOV) -The Vietnamese badminton pair Le Thu Huyen and Pham Nhu Thao has successfully brought home a silver medal from the women’s doubles competition at New Zealand’s 2013 Fernbaby Auckland International.

(VOV) -Vietnamese swimmer Anh Vien extended her domination at the 5th ASEAN Schools Games on June 25, claiming three gold medals during the event’s second day.

Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van has received an Honorable Mention in the professional Fine Art category at the seventh annual Prix de la Photographic in Paris. 

Player Do Kim Phuc has won the Asian Freestyle Football Championship 2013, which was held in Vietnam for the first time.

(VOV) - Phan Hoang Thu and Nguyen Dieu Linh will represent Vietnam at the 2013 Asia Super Model Contest in Nanning, China from July 1-15.

(VOV) - A week-long photographic exhibition on Indian cultural vestiges in Vietnam opened at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations headquarters in Kolkata, capital of the Indian state of West Bengal on June 24.

Defending champions Vietnam are in Group A together with arch rivals Thailand for the ASEAN Women’s Football Championships which will be held in Mandalay City, Myanmar, from September 9-22.

Vietnam’s women national football team leapt up two notches to 28th in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings, which were announced on June 21. 

(VOV) - Student athletes from Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines and Laos began their competitions in Hanoi on June 24. 

2010 world youth champion Thach Kim Tuan has bagged three silver medals in the men's 56kg weight category at the ongoing 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. 

A film about the daily lives of Vietnamese Agent Orange victims in Ho Chi Minh City has won top prize for documentaries at the New York City International Film Festival. 

(VOV) - Le Tuan Minh and Tran Tuan Minh have both won gold medals in the boy’s U18 and U16 rapid categories at the ongoing 2013 Asian Youth Chess Championships in Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.

(VOV) - Vietnamese singer Tung Duong and the Unit Asia band will give free jazz concerts in Hanoi on July 12 and Ho Chi Minh City on July 14 to commemorate Japan-Vietnam Friendship Year 2013.

(VOV) - Vietnamese athlete Tran Hue Hoa earned a gold medal on June 23 in the women’s triple jump at the Singapore Open Track-and-Field Championships.