A wide range of activities to mark the Vietnam Ethnic Groups Cultural Day got underway at the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture and Tourism Village, Son Tay town, Hanoi on April 19.

(VOV) - France will exhibit its woven products during the Hue Traditional Craft Festival from April 27 to May 1, the French embassy announced on April 18.

(VOV) - The 26th Senior Asian Wrestling Championships opened in New Delhi, India on April 18, attracting 200 athletes from 19 regional countries, including 9 from Vietnam.

(VOV) - An exhibition on the Vietnamese Cultural Space was opened in Florence, the capital of Tuscany region, on April 17, kick-starting “Vietnam Days in Tuscany”.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s No.1 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was surprisingly disqualified from the first round of the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei (China) on April 17.

(VOV) - Miss Vietnam 2010 Dang Thi Ngoc Han will join a gala night in Hue city on April 27-28 to mark the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties.

Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van was granted the Best Actress at the sixth Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) which was wrapped up recently at the University of California in the US.

Vietnamese side Thai Son Nam grabbed the last qualifying slot for the finals of the AFC Futsal Clubs Championship after a 6-3 win over Australian Dural Warriors in the third-place playoff match at the Panasonic Sports Complex, in Malaysia on April 16.

Music fans will have a chance to enjoy a big seasonal outdoor feast, Luala concert, scheduled for April 20 to May 12, which will test the mixed blend of traditional and new age music. 

(VOV) - A French jazz concert featuring the Fabien Mary Quartet will be held at the French Cultural Centre, L’Espace, on April 24. 

(VOV) - An installation by Nguyen Trinh Thi entitled “Solo for a Choir” will open at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on April 18.

(VOV) - Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co. Ltd has invited former coach Masakuni Yamamoto to seek new talent and train them up to international standards.

Thirty-two Vietnamese karate martial artists have departed for the Philippines to take part in the 2nd Southeast Asian Karatedo Championships to be held in Pampanga from April 18 to 21.

(VOV) -The 2013 Vietnam Fashion Week Fall Winter showcasing unique collections of 18 domestic and foreign designers will be held at Hanoi Deawoo Hotel from April 18-20.

(VOV) -One hundred and sixty nine players representing 14 clubs from across the country are contesting the 2013 National Pentaque Championships in the southern province of Soc Trang from April 16–24.

A 10-member wrestling team on April 15 departed for New Delhi to attend the Asian Wrestling Championships 2013 held from April 15-22. 

The Pho Hien (Hien Street) Cultural Festival opened on April 15 in the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen with an art performance themed “Hien Street – the Light in Red River Delta’s sediment.” 

Student Nguyen Thi Anh Ngoc has been crowned the winner of the first-ever pageant in Vietnam for handicapped women. 

(VOV) - Vietnam has well implemented its commitments with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.

(VOV) - The Khmer culture, sports and tourism festival 2013 opened in the southern province of An Giang on April 15. 

A Vietnamese culture festival will be held in Germany in August.

Vietnamese athletes have earned three tickets to compete at the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in China next year.

Shenzen Nanling of China edged past Thai Son Nam of Vietnam with a 3 – 2 win in a thrilling semi-final that went into extra time. 

(VOV) - The qualifying round for the Miss Jewelry 2013 pageant will take place from May 19 to June 21.   

(VOV) -A Cultural Camp and Festival of Xoan and Phu Tho folk singing officially opened in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on April 14, as part of activities to celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival.

(VOV) -Manchester United ambassador and former goalie Peter Schmeichel will visit Vietnam at the invitation of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).

The worship of Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation, generates a source of strength for their offspring to overcome any difficulties and challenges in national building, State President Truong Tan Sang has said.

(VOV) -Vietnamese students are taking part in the annual Rouen Multicultural Festival in France from April 11-14.

(VOV) -Female guitarist Le Thu will join with two male colleagues, Tuan Khang and Hung Phong, to perform at the French cultural centre L'Espace in Hanoi on April 18.

(VOV) -World No.10 Nguyen Tien Minh will join his Vietnamese teammates at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei, China from April 16-21.