Russian pianist Pavel Kushnir will join Vietnamese colleagues to present classic keyboard repertoire at the Piano Sings 2013 concert at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on March 16. 

(VOV) -The 3rd Miss Ethnic Vietnam pageant will commence in the central Quang Nam province's Hoi An ancient town in May.

The Army Music and Dance Theater will make a tour of the Republic of Korea (RoK) from March 17-23 as part of efforts to strengthen ties between Vietnam and the RoK.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 second runner-up Thien Trang has posed for a photo album themed “Saigon by Night”. 

(VOV) - Nearly 400 cueists from 15 cities and provinces nationwide gathered at the opening of the National Billiards and Snooker Championship in Hue City on March 12. 

(VOV) -Around 300 guests and artisans representing 10 ASEAN member countries, Canada, Japan, India, and the US will attend the 4th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium in Thai Nguyen province from March 15–18.

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City will host Vietnam’s first-ever Hong Kong Film Festival from March 22–27.  

Twelve movies in different genres – such as feature, documentary and animation - will join the Francophone Film Festival starting in Vietnam this week.

(VOV) -The fourth round of the 125cc National Racing Championships is taking place in the Central Highland province of Buon Ma Thuot from March 9–12.

(VOV) -French-Vietnamese author Nguyen Hoai Huong’s novel ‘L’ombre Douce’ (Soft Shadows)—set during a turbulent period of Vietnamese history—has won the Brussels Book Fair’s Prix Première.

(VOV) -Mai Giang, the winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012, has performed impressively at the Aquafina Fashion and Passion show.

(VOV) - Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc won a silver medal at the 20km Asian Race Walking Championships which closed in Nomi City, Japan, on March 10. 

(VOV) - LienViet Post Bank (Vietnam) defeated Karaganda (Kazakhstan) in the final match of the 7th VTV-Binh Dien Cup International Women’s Volleyball Tournament held in the Central Highland city of Pleiku on March 10. 

Over 200 athletes from the US, France, England, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Japan are scheduled to race in the Laguna Lang Co Triathlon on April 14, the organizing committee has said.

Eight Vietnamese children, who excelled in the national round of the Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa painting contest, will have their paintings sent to the final round of the competition in Japan. 

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City hosted a March 9 ceremony to present the prestigious 2012 Golden Kite Awards, Vietnam's local equivalent of the Oscars.

A dossier outlining how to make Dong Ho folk woodcut paintings will be prepared for submission to UNESCO for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding. 

(VOV) - Japanese culinary arts and traditional costumes will be represented during the 2013 Hue Traditional Craft Festival running from April 26 to May 1.

Vietnamese gymnast Nguyen Ha Thanh has been invited to take part in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup to be held in La Roche-sur-Yon City, France on March 16-17. 

(VOV) -The famous Belgian jazz band Tricycle will perform two concerts in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on March 18 and19.

(VOV) - The 2013 national women’s football championship (Thai Son Bac Cup) kicked off in the northern province of Ha Nam on March 8.

(VOV) - Cyclist Cao Thi Cam Le has finished the final day of the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament (Biwase Cup) wearing the yellow leader’s jersey. 

(VOV) - Recently appointed Mrs World 2013 image ambassador Dr Kim Hong has begun compiling the materials she will use to promote Vietnam’s image on the world stage. 

(VOV) - Barbara Bui, a Vietnamese-born French fashion designer, has taken advantage of Paris Fashion Week to release her latest designs for women, accentuating female strength and elegance. 

(VOV) - Thanh Hoa province is currently hosting an exhibition showcasing objects and artifacts relating to the world heritages and major museums of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

More than 2,000 athletes, both professional and amateur, as well as tourists and local people are expected to participate in the 2013 International Marathon, scheduled for September in the central coastal city of Danang. 

(VOV) -Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh crushed India’s Verma 2-0 in his second match of the All England Super Series on March 8.

(VOV) -Artists from the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) will perform classical pieces under the baton of famous German Professor Bernhard Epstein at the Hanoi Opera House on March 20.

(VOV) -More than 250 traditional Japanese dolls are on display at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum and the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam from March 7-31.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Malaysia’s Tan Chung Seang in the 2013 All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, UK, on March 6.