More than 140 chess players, including 65 females, from 14 cities and provinces, are competing at the 2012 National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships from July 5-10.  

The 2012 Asian Billiards Championships opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 4.

The 6th festival of the International Federation of Cinema, Television, Tourism and Sports (FICTS) officially opened at Hanoi Opera House on July 4.

Vietnam’s national football team has moved down 22 places to stand at 120th position in the FIFA rankings in July, marking their departure from the top 100.

Traces of prehistoric man have been found at the Na Mo Cave in the northern province of Bac Kan. 

A photo exhibition showcasing the Venezuelan cultural identity is being held in Hanoi from July 3-7 to celebrate the country’s 201st Independence Day (July 7).

The Republic of Korea (RoK) defeated Vietnam 2-0 in the final match of the U22 Asian Cup qualifier at Aung San Stadium, Myanmar on July 3.  

An exhibition of Vietnamese sand paintings will take place in Birmingham City, the UK on July 7.

A painting exhibition themed “War and Peace through Children’s Eyes” is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City.

Top Vietnamese swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc has not been named in the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) list of aquatic athletes who will compete in the 2012 London Olympics.

A book recently launched by Literature Publishing House features Vietnamese and foreign writers.   

The Football Association of Indonesia has invited Vietnam to take part in two friendly matches against its national squad, and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has yet to accept the invitation.

Offroad Team 2 (in professional event) and Offroad Team 10 (in basic event) have won the championship titles of the 2012 Vietnam Offroad Cup (VOC), which closed in Hanoi on July 1.

The Official Draw for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2012 will be organized in Bangkok, Thailand on July 11.

An exhibition of photographs on Vietnam, its countryside and people, shot by Argentinean photographer Amanda Perez, is underway in Montevideo City in Uruguay. 

A selection of 145 films from 25 domestic and 42 overseas studios will be shown at the sixth Vietnam International Cinema, Television and Sports and Tourism (FICTS) Festival, due to take place in Hanoi from July 4-7. 

Individuals and organisations from across the world have donated over US$7 million between 1992-2012 to help preserve and restore historical sites in the former imperial city of Hue. 

French-Vietnamese Gabriel Tran Phuong Nam will play piano solo at a night concert in Ho Chi Minh City on July 8.  

Duong Thi Viet Anh has qualified as the second representative of Vietnam’s track-and-field team for the upcoming London Olympics after winning at the Asian All Star Athletics Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan on July 1.

Miss Vietnam 2010 runner-up Vu Hoang My will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2012 pageant in Ordos, China, in August.

It is the custom of the Thai ethnic minority in Quan Hoa district of Thanh Hoa province that a girl will marry the same man twice.

The National Junior Football Tournament, the 2012 Yamaha U11 Cup, kicked off in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak on June 30.

Vietnam’s U22 football team has failed to proceed to the final round of the 2013 Asian U22 Tournament after loosing to Malaysia 0-3 on June 30.

As many as 104 drivers from 52 teams nationwide are competing at the 2012 Vietnam Off-road Cup (VOC), which officially kicked off in Hanoi on June 30.

The Vietnamese version of the original American dance competition “So You Think You Can Dance” will be launched in big cities across the country next month.

Twenty-nine art works by 14 famous Indian artists are on display at the Ho Chi Minh City Art Museum.

The Vietnamese team competing at the 4th ASEAN Student Games has set off for Indonesia, this year’s host country.

The southern province of Bac Lieu will play host to the Southeast Asian Judo Championships this October.

32 individuals from Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam will take part in the 2012 Asian Billiards Championships, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from 4-8 July.  

The 2012 Asian Muay Thai Championships will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from July 7-14, gathering fighters from nearly 20 countries and territories around the region.