Young swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a gold medal in the women’s 400m freestyle event at the Southeast Asian Swimming Championships which was wrapped up in Singapore on June 17.

A book on the history of traditional Vietnamese martial arts was released in HCM City on June 17.

Classical and modern jazz pianist Francesco Tristano, from Luxembourg, will perform at the Hanoi Opera House on June 25 to celebrate the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg’s birthday and the country’s National Day.

More than 100 photographs on the amazing beauty of Vietnam by photographer Pham Hong Thang will be showcased in the 360o Panorama Exhibition at the Sofitel Plaza Hanoi hotel from June 28 to July 28.    

Five contestants from previous Vietnam’s Next Top Model competitions, Tuyet Lan, Hoang Thuy, Tra My, Le Thuy and Thuy Trang, were invited to join an exclusive fashion party at Chanteloup Castle in France.

Minh Hang, a pop singer from HCM City, became the ‘dancing queen’ at the finale of the Dancing with the Star 2012 in Hanoi on June 17.

A charity concert to raise funds against climate change will be held at the HCM City Opera House on June 19 by the Fund for UN Women and Harper’s Bazaar, a magazine on women’s fashion.

Vietnam totally dominated the friendly match against underdog Maldives at Rajamagala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 17.

The “Samsung Hope Relay” to promote the 2012 London Summer Olympics and raise funds for charity was held at the Phu My Hung urban centre in Ho Chi Minh City on June 17, attracting 7,400 people.

Ninety-one Vietnamese athletes have begun fierce competitions against rivals from more than 40 countries and territories at the third Asian Beach Games, which opened in Hai Yang city, China, on June 16.

Internationally recognized American street painter, Tracy Lee Stum, has completed a 3D painting called Snow Lotus, which was open to public at Youth Cultural House, 4 Pham Ngoc Thach, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on June 16-17.

The first Evason Ana Mandara-Nha Trang Sailing Cup ended in Khanh Hoa City on June 16, awarding the best players in the amateur, open and professional categories.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on June 16 presented a certificate to Vietnam, officially recognising the Ho Dynasty Citadel as the World Cultural Heritage.

Fifteen female students, including some from Laos, have been chosen from hundreds of hopeful candidates for the final round of a beauty contest at the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

Vietnam took part in the Asia Film Festival 2012 organized by the embassies of Asian countries in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from June 1-10.

The national U22 football team arrived in Thailand on June 15 to start training in preparation for the 2013 Asian Cup qualifiers in Myanmar.

Painter Ho Huu Thu and his son Ho Hong Linh are showcasing their figurative vs. abstractive artworks at an exhibition which opened at Silom Art Gallery in Bangkok on June 15.

An exhibition entitled “Vietnam-Cambodia Fighting Alliance and Comprehensive Cooperation” opened at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on June 15 to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

The Russian ambassador to Vietnam, Andrey G. Kovtun, has been awarded an insignia for his contributions to cultural, sport and tourism cooperation between Vietnam and Russia.

“Ranh Gioi Trang Den” (White-Black Boundary) will be premiered in four Southeast Asian countries on July 6 to become the first Vietnamese movie that reaches out to the regional market.

Vietnam defeated Cambodia 1-0 in the final game of the AFC U13 Women’s Football Festival for Southeast Asia on June 14, winning the bronze medal.

Nha Uyen, a beauty in the Top 20 of Miss Vietnam 2010, has stolen the show as a Sapa girl.

A Thai 3D horror movie themed “407 Dark Flight” will be screened in Vietnam as of June 22.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is trying to restore the ‘Zeng’ weaving craft of minority groups in its A Luoi mountain district to preserve the traditional craft and generate jobs for locals.

The 13th National Youth Martial Arts Tournament opened in the central highland province of Dak Lak on June 15, attracting 310 athletes from 29 cities and provinces across the country. 

Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has shown off her skills at the ongoing Southeast Asian Swimming Championships in Singapore that bolstered her chance of qualifying for the coming Olympics Game.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched a voting campaign on June 14, seeking to identify 100 “exciting things” about HCM City.

Vietnamese beach volleyballers experienced their first wins at the third Asian Beach Games in Haiyang, China on June 13.

The Vietnamese embassy in Malaysia is taking part in the 4th International Gifts, Premium & Stationery 2012 Fair (KLIGP 2012) in Malaysia's capital city of Kuala Lumpur from June 13-15.

Nguyen Thi Huyen has won a gold medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at the 15th Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Sri Lanka.