The Kumho Construction Company will provide US$18,000 to the fifth Vietnamese Student Sports Festival in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The Hanoi City People’s Committee has unveiled a master plan on preserving the site of the ancient Thang Long Imperial Citadel and developing part of the area into a culture and history park.

A giant shoe 500 times larger than normal is now on display at Diamond Plaza in HCM City.  

Touring Vietnamese model and global event organiser Jessica Minh Anh has held the J Summer Fashion Show on the river bank of Seine in Paris, France, to widespread critical acclaim.

A photography exhibition commemorating the 51 years of the Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin catastrophe in Vietnam opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1.

Two Vietnamese rowers Pham Thi Hai and Pham Thi Thao came fifth out of six pairs competing in the Repechage 1 of the women’s lightweight double sculls event at the London 2012 Olympics on July 31.

A team from the central city of Danang has taken part in the 22nd international fireworks “Honda Celebration of Light 2012” at Vancouver, Canada from July 28-August 4.

Vietnamese photographer An Le has won the New Exposure fashion photography contest, held jointly by Vogue magazine, RED Digital Cinema and Bottega Veneta in New York.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh did not secure a place in the second round of the London 2012 Olympics after being defeated by Kashyap Parupalli from India.

The 4th international book fair will be held at the Exhibition and Fair Centre in Hanoi from September 17-21.

An exhibition on Vietnam’s border, sea and island sovereignty opened in the northern province of Lang Son on July 30.

Vietnamese film-maker Le Hoang’s feature Ngược dòng (Upstream) has won two gold prizes - one from the jury, the other from the audience - at the Golden Lotus Bud Awards in the capital city on July 29.

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh narrowly defeated underdogs Tan Yuhan from Belgium in his first match of the London 2012 Olympics qualifying round on July 30.

Vietnamese hopeful Tran Le Quoc Toan failed to bring home a bronze medal in his 56kg event on July 30.

Two female Vietnamese gymnasts Do Ngan Thuong and Phan Thi Ha Thanh were disqualified for the next stage of the London 2012 Olympics on July 29.

The third Trans-Asia Bridge Span Festival opened in Dong Ha City, central Quang Tri Province on July 28.

Marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh, Vietnam’s second hope of winning a medal at London 2012, has been knocked out of the qualifying round.

Cambodian people enjoyed the opportunity to listen to classical symphonies played by Vietnamese artists on July 28.

The first international Seaport Festival will be held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from November 10-12.

Vietnam's judoka Ngoc Tu Van was defeated by Brazilian rival Sarah Menezes in the women's 48kg category on July 28 at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Like most people, the Lo Lo ethnic minority regards marriage as an extremely important event in an individual’s life.

US blockbusters and movies produced by foreign companies are overwhelming Vietnamese productions, making up 80 percent of movies screened in the nation’s cinemas, according to a seminar in Hanoi on July 25.

Hoang My, representing Vietnam at the Miss World Pageant being held in China, has introduced three stones symbolizing the northern, central, and southern regions of Vietnam for charity purposes in the World Rock Garden.

The final round of the 8th National Sports Festival began in Can Tho city on July 26.

HCM City's well-known Rong Vang (Golden Dragon) Water Puppetry Troupe will take part in the Kijimuna Festa 2012 in Japan from July 28 to August 6.

Many Hanoi fans will get their first chance to see rapper Coma-Chi's perform at a one-night show late next month by the Club for Arts and Music Appreciation (CAMA) in collaboration with the Japan Foundation.

An exhibition of ancient Vietnamese artifacts and an Oc Eo-Phu Nam civilisation room were jointly opened in Hanoi on July 25 by the Vietnam National Museum of History and the Thang long Artifacts Association.  

The Trang An Tourism Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh has great historical and geological value, experts declared at an international workshop held in Ninh Binh on July 24. 

An art exchange in tribute to martyrs was live broadcast on VTV2 channel from the Hanoi Opera House on July 24.

An exhibition of 300 portraits of Heroic Vietnamese Mothers painted by Dang Ai Viet opened at the Vietnam Women’s Museum on July 24.