Huynh Chi Khuong and Tran Thanh Hoang from the Military team have won the men’s doubles event at the ongoing National Tennis Championships in Binh Dinh province.

Four Vietnamese photographers have entered the “Who’s Who 2011” rankings by the Photographic Society of America (PSA), according to the website www.psa-photo.org.

The 19th national shooting championships will open in Hanoi on May 22.

Judo artists from the Republic of Korea ranked first with 12 gold medals, and one bronze at the Hanoi International Judo Tournament, which closed on May 20.

The third Vietnam-China Friendship Singing Contest was launched in China’s Beijing and Guangxi province and Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province on May 19.

Vietnam’s top tennis player Do Minh Quan has successfully defended his national championship title for the tenth time after claiming victory in the men’s singles event at the National Tennis Championships on May 19.

Coach Mai Duc Chung will not be leading the Vietnamese U22 football team during the Asian qualifiers in Myanmar in next month.

Nearly 78 folk paintings from the collection of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum are being displayed in the northern province of Lang Son from May 18-30.  

Vietnam’s top model Tuyet Lan took centre stage of a show dubbed ‘Thoi trang & Dam me’ (Fashion & Passion), which was held in Hanoi on May 17.  

Twelve teams from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Laos, Indonesia and France will began competitions at the 2012 Hanoi International Judo Tournament on May 19.

Two performances of the electro-rock band Success from France will take place in Vietnam, on May 29 in Ho Chi Minh City and on May 30 in Hanoi, at 8.00 pm.

The 2012 Lang Sen (Lotus Village) Festival began in the home village of late President Ho Chi Minh’s Kim Lien commune in Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An, on May 17.

CJ Group of the Republic of Korea (RoK) has provided sponsorship for the Taekwondo team’s overseas training in preparation for the coming Summer Olympics in London.

This year’s North Vietnam International Cycling Tournament has drawn the participation of 45 cyclists from nine teams, including two from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Thailand, the organizing board said in Hanoi on May 17. 

Contestants for Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 will have the opportunity to undergo a real-life experience during an upcoming trip to the US as part of the show.

A collection of woodblocks printed with Buddhist Sutras was officially listed as world heritage by UNESCO on May 16.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism has announced a VND3.5 million (US$175) penalty against the organizer of a fashion show held last month for allowing a model to smoke on the runway.

Around 25 athletes from Japan, France, the US, Poland and Vietnam will attend the Danang International Parachute Competition (DIPC) to be held from May 23 to 27.

Vietnam’s U19 football team has lost the chance to enter the semi-finals of the Al-Nakba International Football Tournament after its goaless draw with Pakistan’s U22 team on May 16.  

Trio Vu Ba Dong, Nguyen Tien Phuong and Tran Thu Ha will join 370 athletes from 36 nations at the World Championships in aerobic gymnastics in Sofia, Bulgaria, from May 31-June 3.  

A special concert has been held in Hanoi to celebrate the 122nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, known Uncle Ho to Vietnamese people.   

The final round of the Miss Vietnam 2012 pageant will take place in the central city of Danang from August 12-25, according to a press briefing on May 16.

The current coach of Hanoi T&T FC, Phan Thanh Hung, has been chosen to lead Vietnam’s national football team, according to Chairman of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Nguyen Trong Hy.

The international women’s volleyball tournament (2012 LienVietPost Bank) will kick off in the northern province of Bac Ninh from May 26 to June 3.

More than 70 sandy statues were created by hundreds of Vietnamese and foreign visitors on My Khe beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, in Danang city on May 13.

Vietnam will take on Asia U19 defending champions the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship.

A new film by a well-known French photographer and filmmaker which highlights the importance of water and the protection of natural resources will be screened in Hanoi on May 16.

The U19 Vietnam team was defeated by the host Palestine 0-2 in the opening match of the Al-Nakba International Football Tournament on May 14.  

Black Voices, an all-female UK band, will present shows in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from May 20-22.  

Vietnam will join seven other teams at the 2012 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championships to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13-22.