Tunisian-French singer and Arabian music symbol, Emel Mathlouthi, is set to perform in Vietnam in September.

Overseas Vietnamese model and global event organizer Jessica Minh Anh will attend the final night of Miss Vietnam 2012 pageant.

The organizers of Vietnam’s Next Top Model have announced the 12 contestants from the southern region who qualified for the semi-finals of the reality show.

The 40 finalists for the Miss Vietnam 2012 title held their first real practice for the grand finale on August 22.  

Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, Duong Anh Vu and Tran Quyet Chien have been invited to take part in the Carom Billiards Three-Cushion World Championships in Portugal from September 5-9. 

Defending champion Nguyen Tien Minh made a good start cruising through Indonesian opponent Adi Pratama 2-0 at his first match of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open on August 21.

A performance of Aikido was jointly held in Hanoi from August 18-21 by the the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Aikido Vietnam and Aikido Hanoi.

A tourism and cultural festival will be held in Tokyo and Fukuoka from September 11-20 to introduce local people to Vietnam’s typical specialities and call for cooperation in various areas.

A film week has been launched in the north-western province of Dien Bien to welcome the 2012 Vietnam-Laos Friendship Year.

The second Central Highland Cultural Days will be held at the Vietnam Exhibition Center for Culture and Arts in Hanoi from August 28 to September 2, announced the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on August 21.

In addition to receiving expert training on proper behaviour, communication, and other soft skills, 40 beauties also have to learn how to dance for the final night of the pageant.

The 14th National Junior Wrestling Championships 2012 opened in the northern province of Bac Ninh on August 21, with the participation of more than 120 wrestlers from 13 teams across the country.

Artists inspired by the country's islands and territorial waters show their work at an exhibition entitled “Nation's Border, Sea and Islands”, which is open to visitors in Hanoi.

An international seminar on preserving the traditional architecture of the Co Tu ethnic group took place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 20.

2010 Miss Vietnam Dang Thi Ngoc Han has been in the central city of Danang with other contestants entering the final round of Miss Vietnam 2012.  

The 8th Asian Wushu Championships began at Phu Tho Competition House in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21.

Around 120 male and female fencers from 6 cities and provinces are competing at the 3rd National Junior Fencing Championships in the northern province of Hai Duong from August 19-28.  

The 2012 National Boxing Championships opened in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak on August 20 with the participation of 111 male and 80 female boxers from across the country.

A jar of ancient bronze coins has been unearthed in Quang Trach district of central Quang Binh province. 

The 10th Hoi An-Japan Cultural Exchange will take place from August 24-26 in Hoi An city, in the central province of Quang Nam to respond to the National Year of Heritage Tourism 2012. 

The Vietnam’s Next Top Model jury has announced the names of the 31 contestants who will advance to the reality show’s semi-final round.

More than 120 young sharpshooters from nine teams across the country will take part in the 21st National Junior Shooting Championships in Hanoi from August 23-31.

The Promotion Fund for Vietnamese Football Talents (PVF) U13 team will represent Vietnam at the 2012 Jubilo Cup in Japan from August 22-28.  

SHB Danang won Vietnam's top-flight football championship after beating Ninh Binh in an away game in the last round of Eximbank V-League on August 19.

The world’s famous Oktoberfest 2012 Beer Festival of Germany will be held at Bitburger restaurant on Vo Van Kiet avenue in Ho Chi Minh City from September 20-22.

The Center for Preservation of Hue Relics has opened Khai Tuong Lau (An Dinh palace), where Vietnam’s last king Bao Dai and his family lived from 1945 to 1955, to tourists.

Forty beauties of the Miss Vietnam 2012 pageant dazzlingly posed for photographs in ao dai (traditional long dress) at a resort in the central city of Danang on August 19.

The country’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has dropped three notches in the international rankings released by the Badminton World Federation.

The wedding ceremony of the Mong ethnic will be a highlight of the 2012 National Cultural, Sports and Tourism Festival Week in the northern province of Yen Bai from September 14-20.

Quang Ninh province will submit a profile of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong to UNESCO for recognition as a Great Man of Culture.