(VOV) -The famous English Premier League football club, Arsenal F.C, will visit Vietnam this July to play a friendly and participate in some activities as part of its Asia summer tour.

(VOV) - Famous French House DJ Bob Sinclar will perform a set at Blanchy’s Tash bar in Ho Chi Minh City on May 9. 

(VOV) - Vietnam has defended its No.1 position in Southeast Asia, placing 132nd in the latest FIFA world rankings with 234 points.

(VOV) - Fan Yang, a renowned bubble magician who currently holds 18 Guinness World Records, will perform in Danang City on May 15. 

Vietnamese athlete Do Thi Thao pocketed her second silver at the Asian Grand Prix Series second leg in Chonburi, Thailand, on May 8.

(VOV) - This was confirmed by the Thanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee in a press release on May 8.

(VOV) -The 14th European Film Festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Danang to celebrate “Europe Days 2013” in Vietnam from May 15-26.

(VOV) -Canadian composer and pianist Alain Lefevre will perform in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13 and Hanoi on May 15.

(VOV) -The 2013 European Food Festival will kick off at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on May 18.

(VOV) -Vietnam will compete at the world team championships (Sudirman Cup) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May 19-26.

(VOV) -Nearly 30 exclusive documentary photographs of France’s famous actress Brigitte Bardot will be displayed in Ho Chi Minh City as from May 10.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese Students Association chapter in northwestern France has launched a photo contest themed “A glimpse of Vietnam in France”.

Attacking midfielder Huynh Quoc Anh and goalkeeper Dang Thi Kieu Trinh won the Golden Ball Awards at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 7.

Photographer Nguyen A has presented his new 800-page photo book featuring the images and life stories of 400 Vietnamese people who have made great contributions to society.

(VOV) - Australia’s Elixir Trio will stage two concerts at Hanoi’s Voice of Vietnam Theatre on May 16 and 17.

(VOV) - Vietnamese director Tran Dung Thanh Huy’s film entitled “16:30” will be shown as part of the Short Film Corner at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

(VOV) - More than 120 international Sofitel Luxury Hotel branches, including those in Vietnam, will play host to the French multi-genre musical celebration La Fête de la Musique on June 21. 

(VOV) - The 2013 Danang International Marathon Competition will be held in central Danang City on September 1.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese hearing-impaired artist group “Noi Den” (Destination) will perform for the first time at the German Pfalzbau Theatre in Ludwigshafen in mid-May. 

An open air concert celebrating Japanese and Vietnamese music featuring the Hanoi Brass Band will be held at the Japan Foundation on May 10. 

A 35-strong art troupe from China’s Henan province will perform in Vietnam from May 8-18 as a part of cultural exchange activities in the National Tourism Year of the Red River Delta-Hai Phong 2013. 

(VOV) - The exhibition “100 Years-100 Posters” opened on May 6 in Da Nang city to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Finland and Vietnam.

(VOV) - A performance of Son Long Quyen art of the Vietnam International Martial Arts Federation took place at the I’UNIL sports centre, Switzerland, on May 4.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s Lien Viet Post Bank was placed 5th in the final round of the Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship 2013 in Dak Lak province on May 5 after defeating its Taiwanese rival 3-0.

The northern province of Bac Ninh is making great efforts in conserving its intangible cultural heritage, looking towards the development of cultural tourism. 

(VOV) -Vietnam’s sole representative at the Asian Grand Prix in Thailand, runner Do Thi Thao, came in second in the first leg of the women’s 800 meter event on May 4.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Days in Emilia-Romagna program was launched in Bologna, Italy on May 4 with an exhibition on the highlights of Vietnamese culture.

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has dropped two places to the 29th position on the latest ranking by the World Chess Federation’s (FIDE) compared to early April. 

A Vietnamese lantern festival will light up Wernigerode , Germany , during the Vietnamese Culture Week from July 26 to July 28, according to the Thanh Nien (Young People) daily. 

As many as 160 competitors will take part in the ninth International Kite Competition on the beach at the Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort and Spa on May 18.