(VOV) -The national squad will face Turkmenistan in the opening match of 2012 VFF Cup on October 24 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The first classical guitar concourse for Vietnamese players will be held at the Vietnam Academy of Music in Hanoi from October 21-28. 

Vietnamese people are invited to take part in a contest to design a book of paintings highlighting the life and career of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

(VOV) - Vietnam and Bulgaria will organize a wide range of cultural activities next year.

(VOV) - The Japanese Film Festival titled “Comedy 2012” will take place in Hanoi, Phan Thiet and Ho Chi Minh City from October 25-December 1.

(VOV) - Miss Hung Temple Giang My has been choosen as a jury member of The Next Iron Chef, a Vietnamese cooking programme based on Japan’s Iron Chef show. 

A documentary on the life of a Greek who fought with the Vietnamese resistance in the first Indochina war against the French has won first prize at the sixth Greek Documentary Festival held in Chalkida, Greece.

(VOV) - The first Vietnam-RoK Film Festival opened at Megastar Crecent Mall in Ho Chi Minh City on October 18.

(VOV) - Spice Cup defending champion Le Quang Liem has been held to a draw by German Grand Master Georg Meier after just 30 moves. 

(VOV) - Republic of Korea (RoK) actress Cha Ye-Ryeon, ambassador of the Vietnam-RoK Film Festival, visited Ho Chi Minh City on October 17. 

(VOV) - An exhibition featuring more than 40 contemporary Vietnamese artworks in Malaysia is grabbing attention from local and international audiences.

(VOV) - Vietnamese teenager Ly Hoang Nam was defeated by Japanese tennis player Jumpei Yamasaki 4-6, 7-6, 6-7 in the opening match of the men’s singles titles at the Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships on October 16.

Twelve Vietnamese martial artists took part in the Asia Vovinam Championships at Kish Island, Iran, on October 18.

Defending champion Le Quang Liem experienced his fifth draw at the ongoing Spice Cup Chess Festival in the US on October 17.

Vietnam easily defeated Thailand 2-0 in their last group match of the Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper International U21 Football Championships in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai on October 17.

The One Pillar Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, has been recognised by the Asian Records Organisation as having the most unique architecture on the continent.

An open-air concert at the Japan Foundation on October 19 will feature a combination of modern and traditional music, especially Jew's harp. 

(VOV) -Three Vietnamese athletes will compete in the third Asian Aerobic Championships to be held in Palembang, Indonesia from October 17-November 2. 

(VOV) - Duong Van Long’s No 52754 was crowned Miss Milk Cow 2012 with a cup and a cash prize of VND55 million. 

Vietnam won two silvers and six bronzes at the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships which ended in Vientiane, Laos, on October 15.

(VOV) - The culture and tourism festival for Cham ethnic people closed in the southcentral province of Ninh Thuan on October 16. 

Vietnam were held to a goalless draw at home by Indonesia in a friendly match on October 16.

(VOV) - An exhibition of photographs entitled “Metamorphosis of Japan after the War: 1945-1964” will be on show in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang from October 17 to December 22. 

(VOV) - Fifty medals have been awarded to the winners of the National Wrestling Championships, which ended in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on October 16.

(VOV) - Nearly 30,000 people from the Mekong River Delta flocked to Ta Miet pagoda in Tri Ton district, An Giang province on October 14 to enjoy the annual Bay Nui cow race during the Khmer Sene Dolta Festival 2012.

(VOV) - Supermodel Truong Nam Thanh has received an invitation from Mister World 2012 to represent Vietnam in this year’s beauty pageant, said Thuy Nga, director of Elite Vietnam company.

(VOV) - The talented young violinist, Le Hoang Nam, will perform in the Toyota Classics 2012 concert at the Hanoi Opera House on November 4.

Vietnamese cyclist Ha Thi Nga won a gold medal in the women's junior 15km downhill race at the Asian Mountain Bike Championships in Lebanon on October 14. 

(VOV) - Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem successfully held strong Chinese rival Ding Liren to a draw in his third match in the US Spice Cup on October 15.

(VOV) - Italian novelist Giarico Caroifiglio had an exchange on his novel “the past is a foreign country” with his fans in Hanoi on October 15.