(VOV) -The recent tryouts for the upcoming Dep Fashion Runway 3, which were held at the Royal City Mall in Hanoi, attracted a large number of young Vietnamese and foreign models.

(VOV) -Miss Teen Friendly 2011 Nguyen Thi Anh Tho has been selected one of the seven young delegates worldwide to attend the Peace Conference of Youth (PCY) 2014 slated for Osaka from August 25-30.

As spring arrives in the northwestern region, it is the time when young H’Mong men ask their friends to help them to “steal or pull a wife”, an established local custom. 

(VOV) - A Czech survey shows up to 85% of the country’s respondents enjoy Vietnamese food cooked at Vietnamese restaurants in capital Prague.

Vietnam held Brunei to a 2-2 draw in the fourth round of the ASEAN Youth Football Championship for the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy in Brunei on August 15.

Ningyo Johruri Bunraku, traditional puppetry from Japan, will be performed in Hanoi by Osaka's Bunraku Company.

(VOV) - Vietnamese cinemas are set to begin screening the 2014 Korean film “Roaring Currents” directed by Kim Han-min from September 5.

(VOV) - The 14th Gwangju International Film Festival (GIFF) set to take place in the Republic of Korea (RoK) from August 28 to September 1 will feature the Vietnamese film “Thần tượng” (Idol).

(VOV) - The fifth season of the Vietnamese smash hit reality TV show Next Top Model is now open for both female and male contestants.

(VOV) - A collection of ritual outfits used in Vietnamese Mother Goddesses worship and Chau Van (ritual singing) performances will go on display in Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands in September. 

(VOV) -It took Vietnamese pastry chefs at the Daewoo Hotel in Hanoi two days to bake a giant pink wedding cake, measuring 1.6mx 1.6m and elaborately decorated with over 3,500 flowers, including 2,500 roses.

(VOV) - The General Department of Sports and Physical Training on August 15 revealed 298 candidates have signed up to participate in the 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

(VOV) - Nguyen Tien Minh slid down ten spots to 30th position in the latest world badminton rankings released by the Badminton World Federation on August 15.

(VOV) - Vietnamese men failed to defend their top 7th place finish at the Olympiad world chess team championships in Norway, sliding down 20 notches to 27th. 

(VOV) -Japanese coach Toshiya Miura has chosen 26 players for the Vietnamese football team to prepare for the upcoming ASEAN Football Championship- 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup.

(VOV) - The third International Three-Cushion Carom Billiards Tournament opened in Binh Duong on August 15 with the participation of 52 players, including 5 foreigners from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan.

Well-known contemporary dance Out of Context by one of the most famous dance troupes in Europe, Les ballets C de la B, will be staged for the first time in Vietnam on August 19 at the HCM City Opera House.

Southern An Giang authorities have paid attention to preserving and promoting values of the Oc Eo special national cultural relic.

(VOV) - The ravishingly beautiful Nguyen Thu Hoai, former Mrs Vietnam Continents for 2012, has refused the invitation to compete in the Mrs Universe pageant, citing health reasons.

(VOV) - The U19 Vietnamese women’s team has departed for Thailand to compete in the 2014 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup taking place from August 16-26.

(VOV) - Without playing any matches in July, Vietnam dropped another 10 notches in the latest FIFA rankings to 139th position.

Vietnam defeated Indonesia 3-1, in the third round of the ASEAN Youth Football Championship, for the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy in Brunei on August 13.

(VOV) -The Youth Theatre in Hanoi brings Bertolt Brecht’s masterpiece the “Caucasian Chalk Circle” to Hanoi from September 16-19, announced theatre Director Truong Nhuan at a press conference on August 13.

The US embassy has given US$40,000 to authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc to enable them to restore a traditional dinh (communal house) built nearly 300 years ago.

(VOV) -A week of Korean traditional cultural activities is set to get underway at the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi from August 17-23.

A delegation of 13 athletes on August 13 leaves for China to represent Vietnam at the second edition of the global competition for junior athletes - the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

(VOV) - Aronian Levon (Elo 2805) was held to a draw by Le Quang Liem (elo 2710) in a historic game between Armenia and Vietnam at the ongoing Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, on August 12.

A collection of ritual outfits used in Vietnam's Mother Goddesses worship will be displayed in Europe next month.

(VOV) - Robbert van de Corput, better known by his stage name DJ Hardwell, will bring his Asian tour “I am Hardwell” to a finale in Ho Chi Minh City with a powerful performance on September 28.

(VOV) - The US Embassy in Hanoi on August 12 announced a grant of US$40,000 to the Vinh Phuc provincial People’s Committee for the preservation of Cam Gia temple in An Tuong commune, Vinh Tuong district.