(VOV) -The Vietnam Open Festival (VOF) featuring 40 stands to introduce visitors about Vietnam’s unique culture, arts, costumes and music is being held in London on June 23-24.

(VOV) - UNESCO will cooperate and support Thua Thien Hue province in preserving historical relics, coping with climate change, and sharing experience in sustainable development.

(VOV) -The Vietnamese U14 female squad has been crowned the 2013 Asian Football Championship for Southeast Asian (SEA) region after thrashing Cambodia 7-0 in its last match in Ho Chi Minh City on June 23.

(VOV) -Art troupes from Southeast Asian countries and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will give 18 performances at the 5th Heritage Festival being held in the central province of Quang Nam from June 22-26.

Jean Claude Gallotta, the leading French contemporary choreographer, will bring one of the most outstanding ballets in the world to HCM City on June 27 and Hanoi on June 29, respectively.

(VOV) - An international seminar on experiences and orientations for preserving intangible cultural heritage was held on June 23 in central Quang Nam province.

(VOV) - The fifth Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2013 is taking place in central Quang Nam province from June 22-26, aiming to honour the values of cultural heritage in the region and the country.

Paintings by Hanoi girl Phan Huong Giang has won the Grand Prix Award at the Mitsubishi Asian Children's Enikki Festa painting contest.

(VOV) - On June 26, the Vietnamese sports team will leave to take part in the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Gamesat Incheon in the Republic of Korea, from June 29 to July 6.

(VOV) - An exhibition on Vietnam and ASEAN cultural heritage space opened on June 21 in the UNESCO World Heritage ancient city of Hoi An in Quang Nam province.

(VOV) - The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra performed with  classical and modern jazz pianist, Francesco Tristano from Luxembourg, in Hanoi on June 21 to mark the 40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

The central city of Danang will host the final round of the futsal tournament – the Larue Cup, at the Eastern Bank Stadium on June 29-30. 

(VOV) -UNESCO has committed to supporting Vietnam in developing biosphere reserves, geological parks, and oceanography programmes.

(VOV) - Residents in the French city of Saint-Amand les Eaux are enjoying four days full of Vietnamese atmosphere at the city’s Water Festival running over June 20–23.

(VOV) - Final round contestants in the third Miss Ethnic Vietnam pageant have completed the traditional costume show in Quang Nam province.

(VOV) - Vietnamese singer Ho Quynh Huong has been crowned 2013’s Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Woman after a fierce, month-long voting contest that recently ended at PETAAsiaPacific.com. 

(VOV) -A special event celebrating traditional Japanese cuisine, arts, and culture took place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 20.

UNESCO will assist Vietnam in the transfer of experience and expertise for sustainable development, said its Director General Irina Bokova while meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi on June 20. 

(VOV) - The Vietnamese version of the internationally popular reality TV fashion franchise “Fashion Star” has officially launched.

(VOV) - Trang Nhung, the second runner-up in Miss Photogenic Vietnam 2005, will play a key role in a London fashion show on June 22–23.

(VOV) - Seventy-one contestants competed in the bikini contest section of the third Miss Ethnic Vietnam pageant’s final round, taking place in Quang Nam province on June 19.

Vietnam’s shooting squad will participate in the World Shooting Cup 2013 slated for July 3-12 in Spain. 

(VOV) - A ceremony was held in Obninsk City, Kaluga province, Russia on June 19 to introduce the new Russian version of “Dang Thuy Tram Diary”.

(VOV) - Vietnam is one of the five countries which have been invited to the 12th Paris Tropical Carnival due to take place on July 6.

The French circus troupe Chatbaz d'Entrar will present its latest repertoires during performances in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi this week. 

One of England’s most renowned football clubs, Arsenal FC, have produced a video promoting their forthcoming summer tour to Vietnam, Japan and Indonesia.

(VOV) - VTV Binh Dien-Long An will represent Vietnam at the Women’s Volleyball World Cup 2014 qualifiers for Asia scheduled for this September in Japan and China.

(VOV) - An exhibition of Indonesian contemporary art titled “Picturing Pictures-From symbols to works” opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum on June 19.

(VOV) - Vietnamese player Vu Thi Trang was beaten by her Indian rival 0-2 in the first round of Singapore Badminton Open Tournament 2013 on June 18.

(VOV) - The Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) has inaugurated the national football centre and Cambodian football academy in Baty district, Kandal province.