A photo capturing people’s passage over a yellow sandy hill by Nguyen Quoc Huy has won a gold prize of the “open” section at the 9th edition of “Bucovina Mileniul III” International Salon of Photographic Art in Romania. 

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has jumped two places to 11th position in the world rankings, according to the Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s latest standings. 

An art performance to mark the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-India diplomatic ties and the fifth anniversary of their strategic partnership took place in Hanoi on October 14. 

(VOV) - Nine contestants of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 look so goreous as nice imperial maids in fashion clothes designed by Mai Lam. 

(VOV) - Six music talents from Vietnam will take part in concerts to be performed by the Southeast Asian Youth Chamber Orchestra (SEAYCO) in Bangkok, Thailand and Yangon, Myanmar later this month. 

(VOV) - A special sports, culture and tourism festival featuring members of the Cham ethnic group began in the southcentral province of Ninh Thuan on October 14.

(VOV) - In the ninth episode of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2012, the contestants performed at Ben Thanh market, downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - The U19 United Arab Emirates (UAE) team beat the Vietnam rivals 3-1 in a friendly match at Alam Shah stadium, Malaysia on October 14. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese student Nguyen Trong Nghia has been honoured with South Australia’s International Student of the Year award.

(VOV) - Hosts U21 Vietnam on October 13 crushed their weaker Singaporean rivals 6-1 in their opening game of the International U21 Football Tournament at Pleiku stadium in the Central Highlands.  

(VOV) - Do Minh Quan and Le Quoc Khanh from Ho Chi Minh City defeated Huynh Chi Khuong and Tran Thanh Hoang from the Army to win the championship title in the men's doubles event at the National Tennis Championships, Viettravel Cup, in Hanoi on October 13. 

(VOV) - Spice Cup defending champion Le Quang Liem has been held to a draw by German Grand Master Georg Meier in the first match of the 2012 Spice Cup chess tournament in the US.

(VOV) -Germany will continue assisting the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in education, heritage preservation, bomb and mine clearance, resettlement, and coping with natural disasters.

(VOV)- Five world famous documentaries and two feature films will screened at the African Film Festival being held at the People's Police Academy in Hanoi on October 12-13.

(VOV) - An annual exchange featuring the traditional food and cultures of ASEAN member countries entitled “Contact Morning” was held at the Vietnamese embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 12.

(VOV) - The National Dance Sport Championships and Open Dance Sport Cup 2012 opened at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi on October 12.   

(VOV) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism presented the “For the Cause of Culture, Sports and Tourism” insignia to David Marmel, President of the Mrs World pageant, at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 12.

Teenager Ly Hoang Nam won the men's title at the National Tennis Championships-Viettravel Cup in Hanoi on October 12.

The Indian office of the Asia Book of Records has confirmed that a cake made by Ton Nu Thi Ha and her daughter Phan Ton Tinh Hai of HCM City's Mint Culinary School will be named in the category of creativity.

(VOV) -K-Pop superstars Super Junior will perform at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) on December 21.

(VOV) -Hoang Anh Tuan marked his glorious return from a 2-year doping ban by bagging a gold medal in the men’s 56kg snatch event at the 2012 National Weightlifting Championships.

(VOV) - People’s artist Nhu Quynh has been chosen as a member of the feature film jury for the second Hanoi International Film Festival (Haniff) scheduled for November 25-29. 

(VOV) - Japan’s leading comedian Utazo Katsura will perform for free in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in late October. 

(VOV) - Vietnam International Fashion Fair (VIFF) 2012 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 12. 

Ha Minh Thanh will be the sole Vietnamese representative at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Thailand on October 22-27.

A delegation from the Southwest Region’s Steering Committee visited the Khmer ethnic community in the southern province of Soc Trang on October 11 to wish them well during the 2012 Sene Dolta Festival.

(VOV) - An exhibition on theatrical art achievements opened at the Van Ho Exhibition Centre, Hanoi on October 11 in the presence of State President Truong Tan Sang.

(VOV) - The 21st World Military Taekwondo Championship will be held at the Military Zone No.7’s Sport Complex Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from October 19-26. 

(VOV) - More than 200 wrestlers from 19 provinces across the country are taking part in National Wrestling Championships that opened in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on October 11.

(VOV) -All players of the Vietnam Youth Newspaper Team have been summoned for the U21 International Football Tournament in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai from October 13-21.