Twenty five pilots from Japan, the US, France and Poland are taking part in the Danang International Paramotor Race (DIPR 2012) from May 26-27.  

Three groups of participants in the Vietnam Supermodel 2012 competition took part in a photo shoot at the Cam Ranh shipbuilding company in the southern province of Phan Rang.  

Leading Italian artists will perform at the Gala Italiano Concert, to be held in the Hanoi Opera House to mark the Italian National Day (June 2).  

The Vietnamese men's team has held to a draw with India in the seventh round of the Asian Nations Chess Cup in China.  

A group of well-known artists from Vietnam has just joined stars from around the world to attend the Cannes International Film Festival 2012, one of the world’s largest cinematography events, held from May 16 to 27.

Famous Mexican writer Alberto Ruy Sanchez is scheduled to  introduce his three famous novels, which has been translated into Vietnamese, to readers in Hanoi on May 28.  

Bach Phuc Nguyen from the central province of Thua Thien-Hue stunned the jury board of the 2012 Doremi programme by singing songs in English, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese.  

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will invite Vietnamese nationals abroad to play for the national U22 squad in preparation for the Asian U22 qualifiers.

Vietnamese hip-hop dancers are scheduled to compete in Indonesia next month.

A book on traces of Indian culture in Vietnam written by Professor Geetesh Sharma made its debut in Hanoi on May 23.

Japan’s famous guitarist Yamada Gaku will perform at a concert in Ho Chi Minh City on May 29 together with local artist Nguyen Tri Doan, a member of the Saigon guitar club.

Local classical music lovers will enjoy a piano solo performance given by world-known musician Roger Muraro at Hanoi Opera House on June 19.

Vietnamese men’s and women’s teams lost to their Chinese opponents in the fifth round of the standard event at the Asian Nations Chess Cup in China on May 22.

Hanoi has secured its top position in the medal tally of the 18th National Junior Karatedo Championships, which ended in the northern province of Lang Son on May 23.

The Danang International Paramotor Race, DIPR 2012, began in the central province on May 23, with the participation of 25 competitors from Japan, France, the US and Poland.

Ten of Vietnam’s records have been recognized as Asian ones, announced the General Director of Vietnam Guinness Book Centre (Vietbooks) Le Tran Truong An on May 21.

Living mainly in Lai Chau province in northwest Vietnam, the La Hu ethnic community preserves its own unique wedding customs.

Famous German pianist Andreas Boyde and Norwegian-Vietnamese conductor Khac Uyen will join a two-night concert at the Hanoi Opera House on May 28-29.

Manchester City’s captain Vincent Kompany will stay in Ho Chi Minh City with the Barclays Premier League Trophy from June 7-9 at the invitation of Eximbank.  

Nearly 120 photographs of Spain and its people are being exhibited in Hanoi from May 22-29.  

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced that Phan Thanh Hung and Lu Dinh Tuan will take over as head coaches of the national football team and the U22 team, respectively on May 25  

Around 20 teams with 40 car racers from Vietnam and Laos will take part in the first off-road racing championships, the “Ha Long Challenge 2012”, to be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 2-3.  

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong received a delegation from the India Vietnam Solidarity Committee of West-Bengal state led by its President Geetesh Sharman in Hanoi on May 21. 

Eighty percent of Asian countries have supported Vietnam’s bid to host the 2019 Asian Games, Hoang Vinh Giang, General Secretary of the Vietnam Olympic Committee quoted the President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) as saying.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap held a forum on national conservation on May 21-22, coinciding with its reception of a certificate recognizing Tram Chim (bird sanctuary) National Park as a Ramsar site of Wetlands of International Importance.

Vietnam has a chance to receive a wildcard to join the coming Summer Olympics in London, announced the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on May 20.

An exhibition  displaying calligraphic works in Korean script based on the late President Ho Chi Minh’s “prison diary” poems, opened in Hanoi on May 21.

Vietnam has won a gold medal in the men’s team blitz event of the ongoing Asian Chess Tournament in China.

The Hue Academy of Music has set up a group of artists to perform Nha nhac cung dinh Hue (Hue royal court music) for free every weekend to attract more visitors to the former capital city.

In the early morning May 21, many local people and tourists gathered at Bien Dong (East Sea) Park in the central city of Danang to see the partial solar eclipse.