Exhibition highlights Spanish friendship
Exhibition highlights Spanish friendship

Nearly 120 photos featuring Spain's landscape and people are on display in Ho Chi Minh City from November 22-25. 

Exhibition highlights Spanish friendship
HCM City hosts national Muay tourney
HCM City hosts national Muay tourney

(VOV) - The second National Muay Championship opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 22.

HCM City hosts national Muay tourney
Liem ranks 6th at UAE Chess Champs
Liem ranks 6th at UAE Chess Champs

(VOV) - International GM Le Quang Liem has failed to secure a position in the top three even though he defeated Sergey Fedorchuk of Ukraine in the final round of the Fujairah Chess Championship on November 21.

Liem ranks 6th at UAE Chess Champs
Tien Minh wins first badminton match in HK Open
Tien Minh wins first badminton match in HK Open

(VOV) - Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh easily defeated host rival Ka Long in straight sets at the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2012 on November 21.

Tien Minh wins first badminton match in HK Open
Exhibition recalls ‘Dien Bien Phu in the air’ battle
Exhibition recalls ‘Dien Bien Phu in the air’ battle

(VOV) - More than 800 domestic and overseas publications featuring the 1972 victory over the US air force in Hanoi’s skies are on display at an exhibition which opened in the capital city on November 21.

Exhibition recalls ‘Dien Bien Phu in the air’ battle
No hope for Liem at UAE chess tourney
No hope for Liem at UAE chess tourney

(VOV) - Hope has disappeared after GM Le Quang Liem was defeated by his Indian underdog Chanda Sandiphan at the Fujairah International Chess Championship on November 21.

No hope for Liem at UAE chess tourney
U22 Vietnam enters BTV Cup 2012 semi-finals
U22 Vietnam enters BTV Cup 2012 semi-finals

(VOV) -U22 Vietnam narrowly beat Thailand’s Chonburi FC 2-1 in its final match of Group A to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2012 Binh Duong Television (BTV) Cup on November 20.

U22 Vietnam enters BTV Cup 2012 semi-finals
Liem cherishes hope at UAE Chess Champs
Liem cherishes hope at UAE Chess Champs

(VOV) - Vietnam’s international GM Le Quang Liem defeated Constantin Lupupescu of Romania at the Fujairah International Chess Championship on November 20, raising fresh hope for the top title.

Liem cherishes hope at UAE Chess Champs
Footballers leave for AFF Suzuki Cup in Thailand
Footballers leave for AFF Suzuki Cup in Thailand

(VOV) - The national squad left HCM City for Bangkok for tough Group A competitions at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup.

Footballers leave for AFF Suzuki Cup in Thailand
Youth Theatre artists to perform in Israel
Youth Theatre artists to perform in Israel

Two young artists from the Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre are representing Vietnam at the International Stage Festival for Children in Tel Aviv, Israel. 

Youth Theatre artists to perform in Israel
Khoi wins in the final round of World Chess Champs
Khoi wins in the final round of World Chess Champs

Nguyen Anh Khoi beat Andrey Esipenko of Russia in the 11th and final round of the World Youth Chess Championship which wrapped up early on November 19 in Maribor, Slovenia.

Khoi wins in the final round of World Chess Champs
187 marksmen shoot at targets in Hanoi
187 marksmen shoot at targets in Hanoi

(VOV) - As many as 187 marksmen began competitions at the 48th annual National Shooting Tournament in Hanoi on November 19.

187 marksmen shoot at targets in Hanoi
Swimmer Anh Vien wins silver at Asian tourney
Swimmer Anh Vien wins silver at Asian tourney

(VOV) - Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has performed well at the current Dubai Asian Swimming Championships, clinching a silver medal on November 18 after pocketing a bronze three days earlier.

Swimmer Anh Vien wins silver at Asian tourney
Another draw for Liem at UAE Chess Champs
Another draw for Liem at UAE Chess Champs

(VOV) - Vietnam’s International Grand Master Le Quang Liem was held to a draw by his Chinese rival Ma Qun at an ongoing chess tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 19.

Another draw for Liem at UAE Chess Champs
Exhibition on Long Bien Bridge
Exhibition on Long Bien Bridge

(VOV) - The legend of Long Bien Bridge is the major theme of an exhibition to be held in Hanoi from November 21-24.

Exhibition on Long Bien Bridge
U22 Vietnam’s first defeat at BTV Cup
U22 Vietnam’s first defeat at BTV Cup

(VOV) -The U22 Vietnamese football team had an unsuccessful start losing 1-4 to host Becamex Binh Duong in its first match at the 2012 Binh Duong Television (BTV) Cup on November 18.

U22 Vietnam’s first defeat at BTV Cup
Young talent wins U10 world champs
Young talent wins U10 world champs

(VOV) - Nguyen Anh Khoi has claimed the title of world champion in style with his tenth consecutive victory at the 2012 U10 World Chess Championships in Slovenia.

Young talent wins U10 world champs
Indian light festival shines in Hanoi
Indian light festival shines in Hanoi

(VOV) - The Diwali Festival of Lights, one of India’s biggest national festivals, was celebrated in Hanoi on November 17, drawing more than 1,500 visitors from government bodies, enterprises, cultural agencies, and the expat community. 

Indian light festival shines in Hanoi
Four young footballers to play for Arsenal squad
Four young footballers to play for Arsenal squad

(VOV) - Four Vietnamese footballers, Tran Huu Dong Trieu, Nguyen Cong Phuong, Luong Xuan Truong and Nguyen Tuan Anh, have been selected to play for Arsenal FC in London.

Four young footballers to play for Arsenal squad
Vietnamese-Italian fashion show shines in Hanoi
Vietnamese-Italian fashion show shines in Hanoi

(VOV) - More than 30 models and celebrities joined a Vietnamese-Italian fashion show in Hanoi on November 16 to display collections by famous designer Minh Hanh.

Vietnamese-Italian fashion show shines in Hanoi
Young swimmer secures bronze at Asian Champs
Young swimmer secures bronze at Asian Champs

(VOV) - Teenage swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has won a bronze medal at the ongoing Asian Swimming Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Young swimmer secures bronze at Asian Champs
Int’l paragliding competition kicks off in Hoa Binh
Int’l paragliding competition kicks off in Hoa Binh

(VOV) -An international paragliding competition began in Lac Son district in the northern province of Hoa Binh on November 17.

Int’l paragliding competition kicks off in Hoa Binh
GM Liem held to draw at Int’l Chess Champs
GM Liem held to draw at Int’l Chess Champs

(VOV) - Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem was held to a draw in his November 17 fourth round match against Azerbaijani opponent Gadir Guseinov at the ongoing Furajha International Chess Championships in UAE.

GM Liem held to draw at Int’l Chess Champs
Germany supports Hue Imperial Citadel restoration
Germany supports Hue Imperial Citadel restoration

(VOV) -The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs will donate more than US$4.3 billion to a project restoring and preserving the interior decoration of the Ta Vu (Mandarins’ House) in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Germany supports Hue Imperial Citadel restoration
Jade Buddha statue goes on show
Jade Buddha statue goes on show

(VOV) -A huge jade Buddha statue, about 1.6m high and weighing 2 tonnes, will be displayed at Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi to celebrate the upcoming seventh Vietnam Buddhist Congress scheduled for November 21-24. 

Jade Buddha statue goes on show
Oc Eo-Ba The relic to seek UNESCO recognition
Oc Eo-Ba The relic to seek UNESCO recognition

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has assigned the Vietnam Institute for Culture and Arts to make a dossier on Oc Eo-Ba The relic and submit to UNESCO to seek recognition as a world cultural heritage site. 

Oc Eo-Ba The relic to seek UNESCO recognition
International Circus Festival opens in Hanoi
International Circus Festival opens in Hanoi

(VOV) -The 4th International Circus Festival officially opened in Hanoi on November 15.

International Circus Festival opens in Hanoi
Vietnam represented at Cuban International Book Fair
Vietnam represented at Cuban International Book Fair

(VOV) - The Vietnamese pavilion at the 2013 Cuban International Book Fair has displayed books about President Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionary cause, the renewal process, and the Vietnamese country and people.

Vietnam represented at Cuban International Book Fair
Fencers pocket seventh gold medal at Asian Champs
Fencers pocket seventh gold medal at Asian Champs

Vietnam won their sixth and seventh gold medals in the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championship after winning team events on the fourth day on November 15.

Fencers pocket seventh gold medal at Asian Champs
Minh says goodbye to China Cup
Minh says goodbye to China Cup

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh lost to Parupalli Kashyap of India 21-12, 20-22, 14-21 at the Li Ning China Cup on November 15.

Minh says goodbye to China Cup
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