The National Academy of Music in Hanoi has revealed that traditional Then singing will be submitted to UNESCO in a bid to be recognised as a piece of intangible world cultural heritage. 

The Vietnamese Embassy has for the first time joined its counterparts of 50 countries and international organisations in a bazaar of diplomatic corps in Venezuela. 

(VOV) - UK officials and experts have shared their experience in organizing the recent London 2012 Olympics and Para-Olympics with Vietnam which will host the 2019 Asian Games (ASIAD).

(VOV) - Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh was defeated 0-2 once again by Pengyu Du of China in their clash at the Indonesia Open Badminton Tournament on June 12.

(VOV) - About 28 professional and 32 semi-professional motorcyclists will compete at a national motor racing championship for 125-135cc engines in Binh Phuoc province on June 16. 

An art troupe from Kazakhstan is making a performing tour of Hanoi from June 11 to 14, within the framework of the Kazakhstan Cultural Days in Vietnam in 2013. 

Junior Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has shone at the recent Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Groups Swimming Championship in Brunei.

A French contemporary performance by the Chabatz d’Entrar circus troupe will be held at the Ben Thanh Theatre as part of the 2013 Vietnam – France Year on June 20. 

Vietnam comfortably beat Myanmar 2-0 in their friendly at HCM City's Thong Nhat Stadium yesterday, thanks to a display full of confidence, power and skill.

(VOV) -The Vietnamese national futsal squad has defeated Italia’s second division Reginna club in the first friendly match during its training session in Italy.

(VOV) - The Southeast Asian Youth Chamber Orchestra (SEAYCO), including six Vietnamese players, will perform at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on June 16.

(VOV) - Vietnamese player Le Quang Liem outclassed most of his leading players at the World Blitz Chess Championship in Russia on June 10, securing top place for the first time. 

(VOV) - American jazz diva Diane Witherspoon will be performing from now until the end of July at LeClub of the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi.

(VOV) -A series of prominent Vietnamese films produced between 2000 and 2010 will be shown in Italy during Vietnam Cultural Days in Venice from June 7-21.

(VOV) -Japan expects to promote its cultural identity during a cultural week which opened in Nghe An province, central Vietnam, on June 10.

(VOV) - The third International Choir Competition will open in Hoi An city on June 19 as part of the fifth Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2013.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s international GM Le Quang Liem on June 9 outperformed his opponents in the opening matches of the ongoing 2013 World Blitz Chess Championships taking place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

(VOV) - An exhibition of 21 lacquer paintings by the Thai Consul General Panpimon Suwannapongse opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum on June 8.

(VOV) - The second UNESCO Culture and Development Week will be held as part of the Quang Nam Heritage Festival from June 19-26.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s international GM Le Quang Liem secured fourth place at the 2013 World Rapid Chess Championship held in Russia from June 6-8.

(VOV) - A variety of films featuring Vietnam's sea and islands will be screened across the country from June 17-23.

(VOV) - Nearly 40 Vietnamese and foreigner competitors took part in a sailing boat race in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa province, on June 8.

(VOV) -Various activities took place during the Vietnam-UK Cultural Day in HCM City on June 8 to mark the 40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

(VOV) - With 26 golds, Vietnam topped the Southeast Asia Youth Athletics Championships which concluded in HCM City on June 8. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese players have done well in two rapid and nine blitz events at the ongoing 2013 Southeast Asian (SEA) Open Chess Championships in Thailand.

(VOV) - “Got to Dance”, a popular TV contest to discover talented new dancers will be coming to Vietnam in July.

(VOV) - Vietnamese chess stars Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Le Quang Liem both recorded wins and draws in the ongoing 2013 World Blitz and Rapid Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on June 7.

(VOV) - Vietnamese athletes took home 13 gold medals on the first day of the 2013 Southeast Asian Junior Athletics Championships, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7.

Horsemen from ethnic groups on the Bac Ha plateau in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai gather at the annual horse race festival on June 8. 

(VOV) - The traditional music Ensemble SINAWI from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnamese break-dance group S.I.N.E will entertain spectators in Hanoi on June 8.