(VOV) -58 local players and 211 opponents from India, Brunei, Taiwan and Hong Kong (China), Thailand, the US and Iraq are taking part in the 2013 Hanoi Vietnam Challenge International Badminton Championships from March 26-31.

The fifth Southeast Asian Student Sports Festival looks to enhance solidarity and knowledge sharing among regional students. 

(VOV) - An exhibition displaying 45 photographs of Vietnam, its people, culture and socio-economic achievements during the Doi Moi (Renewal) period was held in Mexico from March 18 to 23.

(VOV) - Czech-Vietnamese Monika Leová is the first Asian to have won a distinguished prize in the national beauty pageant Miss Czech Republic.

Vi-Giam folk music was officially selected as a representative of Vietnamese heritage seeking UNESCO’s recognition as World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014. 

(VOV) - Le Quang Liem of Vietnam has held Berker Ferenc of Hungary to a draw, winning the trophy of the HDBank International Chess Championships in HCM City.

(VOV) - The Ba Ria-Vung Tau provincial People’s Committee on March 23 received a government certificate recognizing Con Dao Prison as special National Heritage site.

Vietnamese history and people have become the theme of a workshop held within the framework of the “World Culture Day” in Gretz-Armainvilliers city, France, on March 23-24. 

(VOV) - An exhibition on Hue City themed “water city” by Japanese photographer Hasegawa Taro opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on March 23.

(VOV) - Vietnamese No.1 player Le Quang Liem drew with the Philippine rival Barbosa Oliver on March 24 to stay atop the HD Bank International Chess Championships in Ho Chi Minh City.

“Don’t Burn” by director Dang Nhat Minh has won the hearts of Argentinean audiences after it was screened at the third Political Film Festival in Buenos Aires on March 22. 

(VOV) - Miura Gakuen halted Vietnamese HAGL Arsenal JMG’s winning streak after a penalty shootout on March 23, entering the semi-finals of the ongoing Sanix Cup in Japan.

(VOV) - A number of Hong Kong-made blockbusters will be screened during a film week which started in the city on March 22.

(VOV) - Chan Wai Ho’s only goal helped Hong Kong earn three points in an Asian Cup 2015 qualifier clash against Vietnam on March 22.

(VOV) -Fiesta Cultural Festival 2013, encompassing the varied identities of 12 international cultures from across the world, opened at the Banking Academy of Vietnam (BAV) on March 22.

(VOV) - Nguyen Hoang Hiep, a Vietnamese amateur photographer, has been recognised in the 2013 Sony World Photography open competition.

(VOV) - Danang-born swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc has claimed four more golds in the national swimming-diving championships in Hue City on March 22, raising his championship total to 13.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s U17 HAGL Arsenal JMG has thrashed Queensland’s U17 team 4-0 to progress to the quarter-finals of the Sanix Cup in Japan. 

Some tourist guides working in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang tourism centre in the central province of Quang Binh on March 21 discovered, quite by chance, an ancient jar inside the Phong Nha grotto. 

Thousands of people from all corners of the country flocked to the northern province of Hung Yen on March 21 to attend a festival commemorating Chu Dong Tu and Tien Dung, who have been honoured by generations for their immortal love. 

A ground-breaking ceremony for the Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) Conservation Project was held in the Hue imperial citadel complex on March 21. 

The American Centre under the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City launched a logo design contest for a “Save the Dugong” campaign on March 20. 

(VOV) -The Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) and the Tan Binh Import - Export Corporation (TANIMEX) will co-host three Men’s Futures tennis events in the southern province of Bac Lieu from March 25-31 and Ho Chi Minh City from April 1-14.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s U17 HAGL Arsenal JMG narrowly beat China’s U17 Hangzhou Greentown 1-0 in its second match of the Sanix Cup in Japan on March 21.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s 17-year-old girl Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has bagged two gold and three bronze medals at the South Florida swimming championships in Fort Lauredate city, and broke four national records.

One of the most popular Italian chamber orchestras, I Solisti Veneti, will bring the melody and virtuosity of Italian music to classical music lovers at the Hanoi Opera House on March 21.

(VOV) - An art exchange between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held at the Korean Broadcasting Station (KBS) in Seoul on March 20.

(VOV) - National chess player Nguyen Duc Hoa (Elo 2492) topped the leader board after all three winning matches, making a surprise run in the HD Bank International Chess Championships in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20. 

(VOV) - The U23 national football squad will play two friendlies against clubs from France and Japan between May and June in preparation for the 27th SEA Games. 

One hundred Finnish posters since the beginning of the 20th century, will be displayed at the National Library in Hanoi from March 21-24.