The Vietnam-Korea Times-the first Korean language newspaper in Vietnam-made its debut in Hanoi on June 18. 

Vietnam won an emphatic 7-1 victory over Malaysia in the opening match of the Asian Football Confederation U14 Girls’ Regional Championship (ASEAN zone) in Ho Chi Minh City on June 18. 

(VOV) - A subsidiary of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has agreed to contribute US$220,000 in sponsorship to the 2013 Cambodia International Football Tournament.

(VOV) -A seminar on international trends in television production will be held at Hanoi Friendship Culture Palace on June 20.

Vietnam has completed all necessary preparations for the 5th Southeast Asian student sports festival, including sporting facilities, accommodation and transportation. 

(VOV) - The Vietnam- Republic of Korea (RoK) cultural exchange centre officially debuted on June 17 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

(VOV) - The UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) opened its 37th session in Cambodia on June 16.

(VOV) - Hoang Minh Ha defeated his two rivals to win the championship title on the final night of the “Project Runway Vietnam” television fashion show in Ho Chi Minh City on June 16.

(VOV) - The Embassy of Vietnam in Belgium in co-ordination with Ternnesse Golf and Country Club in Anwerpt province organized the Ambassadors Golf Trophy tournament on June 15.

Vietnam’s HCM City will host the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in 2015, said World Taekwondo Federation president Chungwon Choue.

Khmer ethnic people in the southern province of An Giang are determined to revive their traditional “Ngu Am” music, which requires five to seven musical instruments.

(VOV) - Seven Vietnamese weightlifters will fly to Kazakhstan on June 18 to participate in the Asian Weightlifting Championships.

(VOV) - The well-known blind Japanese pianist, Nobuyuki Tsujii, will give solo piano performances in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on June 19 and 21, respectively.

(VOV) -The second qualifying round of the Women’s Volleyball World Cup for the Southeast Asia region started in the central province of Quang Tri on June 15.

(VOV) -Vietnam Days in Venice kicked off on June 14 with a week-long photography exhibition featuring Vietnam-Italy friendship in the 1960s and 1970s.

(VOV) - A painting entitled “My Hanoi City” by Tran Tuan has won third prize in the “Bright Lights, Big City” online art competition held by the British Saatchi Gallery.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s futsal club, Thai Son Nam, will encounter strong Japanese opponents Nagoya Oceans at the upcoming 2013 AFC Futsal Club Championship from August 27 to September 1.

(VOV) - The French band, Lo’Jo, will perform at HCM City’s Institute for Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on June 25 and Hanoi’s French Cultural Centre L' Espace on June 27.

(VOV) - An international Taekwondo championship will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from June 15 to 16 for martial artists from French-speaking countries.

(VOV) -The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform a concert on June 19 with a line-up comprising both Vietnamese stars and internationally renowned artists.

(VOV) -11-year-old player Nguyen Anh Khoi has shocked the Southeast Asia (SEA) Open Chess Championships being unbeaten in all nine matches of the U16 standard chess to bag a gold medal on June 13.

(VOV) - Miss World Vietnam 2010 Luu Thi Diem Huong, the second-runner up at Mrs World 2011 Nguyen Thu Huong and Miss Southeast Asia 2012 Dieu Han have been invited to attend the 28th Asian Advertising Congress (AdAsia 2013) which is scheduled for November 11-14 in Hanoi.

(VOV) -A gala concert was held at the Hanoi Opera House on June 13 during Kazakhstan Cultural Days in Vietnam.

(VOV) - The Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technologies (Vietnam-Telefilm 2013) will offer an opportunity for filmmakers and television agencies to approach new technologies and ways to produce films in a systematic manner.

(VOV) - A festival will be held in Quang Nam province from June 21-26 to popularize the cultural values of UNESCO-recognised heritage sites in the locality.

(VOV) -Cinema fans in Ho Chi Minh City will have a chance to watch the UK’s “Ping Pong” Documentary Film, which will be shown on June 27 as part of the 2013 International Documentary Film Festival catering for audiences of all ages.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia hosted a cultural exchange in Kuala Lumpur on June 12 to promote mutual understanding among women from ASEAN member countries.

(VOV) - Talented Polish young pianist Krystian Tkaczewski will perform at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on June 20.

(VOV) - Lee Min Ho-an actor in the famous Korean film “Boys Over Flowers” will perform in Hanoi on August 3.

A wide range of cultural activities will be held in Hanoi from June 17-21 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Luxembourg.