(VOV) - V-League is now one of the top 100 national leagues in the world rankings, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

As many as 61 young tennis players from across Asia will participate in the international tennis federation (ITF) U14 Asian Championship-Division 2, 2013.

(VOV) - Significant achievements of the culture, sports and tourism sector have contributed to ensuring national stability and promoting the Vietnamese images to international friends.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s rising tennis star Ly Hoang Nam has left a good impression in the Copa Gatorade 2013 in Venezuela after achieving two consecutive wins. 

The Vietnam Book of Records (Vietbooks) is currently conducting research on Buddhism, former artisans and must-see travel destinations so that it can submit the information to the India-based Asia Book of Records. 

Archaeologists have found a tomb containing the remains of a man who was believed to live in the period of the Phung Nguyen culture about 3,500 years ago, at the Dong Dau relic site in the northern province of Vinh Phuc. 

(VOV) -Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was beaten 1-2 by China’s Wong Wing Ki in the first round of the 2012 Korean Open on December 10.

(VOV) - Construction of a Buddhist statue, the biggest of its kind in northern Vietnam began on a 15,000 m2 campus of Dong Kien pagoda in Phu Tho province on January 9.

(VOV) -An international training seminar aimed at sharing experiences in joining the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme was held in Hanoi on January 8 by the State Records Management and Archives Department of Vietnam. 

(VOV) - The Embassy of Ireland in Vietnam in co-ordination with Vietnam Youth Theatre will hold traditional song and dance performances in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on January 14 and 17, respectively. 

(VOV) - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) is seeking a caretaker coach for the national football squad after Khanh Hoa FC coach Hoang Anh Tuan refused the invitation.

(VOV) - The Hanoi Spring Flower Festival—which this year will aim to honour craft village culture and officially recognise high quality agricultural products—will be hosted by the Vietnam Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre at Hoa Lu Street No 2 from January 30 to February 5. 

(VOV) - The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel will hold its annual “rural market” from January 31 to February 2 to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Rising young tennis star Ly Hoang Nam moved up 66 spots in the International Tennis Federation (ITF)'s latest junior ranking list. 

Vietnam will host two international badminton tournaments this year. 

(VOV) -A night concert featuring Indian traditional music mixed with Jazz and Blues performed by the Shwaas rock band was held by the Indian Embassy in Hanoi on January 7.

An age-old well was discovered in Xuan Giai village, Vinh Tien commune, Vinh Loc district of central Thanh Hoa province, about 300m away from the inner part of the world’s cultural heritage, Ho Dynasty Citadel. 

(VOV) - The British Council will officially launch the “UK in my eyes” competition in Hanoi on January 8 to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the UK.

Well-known saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan and his jazz group, the Saigon Big Band, will entertain HCM City fans with a concert at the Opera House on January 17.

Hanoi T&T will play a friendly against the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Ulsan Hyundai FC at the capital's Hang Day Stadium on February 2.

(VOV) -A cultural exchange programme dubbed “Spring on Spratly Islands” was held in Hanoi on January 5 to welcome the New Year 2013.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 4 officially launched a campaign to select a new Tourism Ambassador for the 2013-2014 tenure. 

(VOV) -Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh’s 55,354 points have secured him 8th place in the newest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

(VOV) - The World Chess Federation (FIDE) recently announced Vietnamese No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem has advanced one notch to 39th in the world’s rankings with an Elo of 2705. 

Starbucks Corporation, the world’s largest coffeehouse company, has announced that it will open the first coffee shop in Vietnam next month in a bid to expand its presence across Asia. 

(VOV) -A range of films based on Grimm’s Fairy Tales will be shown during the German Film Week at the Goethe Institute, Hanoi from January 11-18.

(VOV) -The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced their top 10 prominent events and acheivements for 2012. They include:

Vietnam won three gold medals at the Asian Kickboxing Championships, which wrapped up in Pune, India on December 31. 

Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien will start a long-term training course with Integration Sports in Taipei on January 4. 

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre opened the Ta Tung Tu relic (Left Temple) after a year of restoration work, according to the centre's director, Phan Thanh Hai.