(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.

(VOV) -Annette Herfkens, the sole survivor of Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 which crashed in the mountainous jungle en route to Nha Trang airport on November 14, 1992, visited Ho Chi Minh City on August 11 to promote her book “192 Hours memoirs” retelling the horrific tragedy.

(VOV) -The Vietnamese men’s chess team has moved up 15 notches to 17th place at the 2014 Chess Olympiad taking place in the Norwegian city of Tromso after defeating Peru 3.5-0.5 in the ninth round on August 12.

(VOV) - Mai Chau brocade has become a symbol of the local Thai people’s culture.

Vietnamese researchers and authorities are planning to seek UNESCO "material heritage" recognition for a group of documents from the former French government in Southern Vietnam.

(VOV) -A short play entitled Cai Lao Hoan Dong (Rejuvenation) performed by 13 artists from the Vietnam National Drama Theatre captivated Korean audiences at the 14th Pohang International Performing Arts Festival on August 11.

(VOV) - Doan Ngoc Hao of the Vietnam national futsal team has been hit with a two-year ban for a doping offence, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese women’s team defeated Iran 2.5-1.5 in the eighth round, climbing to eleventh position at the 2014 Chess Olympiad in the Norwegian city of Tromso on August 10.

(VOV) -An exhibition of 40 propaganda posters glorifying the bravery of Vietnamese women during wartime in the second half of the 20th century has gone on display at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris.

(VOV) - Coming from HCM City, Tuong Vy beat out other beauties around the world, winning Miss Vietnam Continents 2014 in California, the US, on August 9.

Local and international filmmakers are invited to attend in the 3rd Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) slated from November 23-27.

(VOV) - Vietnamese athletes won 1 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze medals, finishing sixth in the Asian Junior Karate Championships which was closed in Malaysia on August 10.

(VOV) - Ten ASEAN nations will attend a solidarity week scheduled to take place from November 18-23 at Hanoi’s Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).

(VOV) - Vietnamese fans will get their first-ever chance to see the Republic of Korea’s K-Pop singers 2NE1 on the evening of August 10 at HCM City’s Phu Tho Stadium, District 10.

(VOV) -The annual ASEAN Food and Cultural Festival held in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 8, attracted the participation of many ASEAN countries, including Vietnam.

(VOV) - Striker Tuan Tai on August 9 scored two goals, helping U19 Vietnam outplay U21 Singapore 4-0 in their opening game at the U22 Southeast Asian football tournament taking place in Brunei.

(VOV) -Vietnam Television Film Centre (VFC) and CJ E&M Pictures, a subsidiary of CJ Group from Korea, are set to start filming the production of a motion picture entitled "Forever Young" on August 10.

(VOV) - Famous producer Paul Welsh, whose “Skeletons” has been nominated as a BAFTA Outstanding Debut Feature, is coming to Hanoi in late September for a seminar with 30 local young filmmakers.

(VOV) - The Hanoi-based Youth Theatre will play host to the fourth Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance from September 24-28, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced. 

(VOV) -A Russian Film Week kicked off in the central city of Danang on August 8, introducing local audiences to the best of Russian cinematography in recent years.

Designer Vo Viet Chung, will present his inspired ao dai collection at Couture Fashion Week New York on September 6 at the Crown Plaza, Times Square in Manhattan.

(VOV) - Jennifer Chung beat out 20 other Asian beauties and was crowned Miss Asian America on August 3 in San Francisco the US.

(VOV) -The “Asian – Europe” New Music Festival 2014 featuring symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, chamber music and solo repertoire programmes will take place from October 8-12 in Hanoi and Ha Long city.

The U19 Uzbekistan team will train in Hanoi-based Youth Football Training Centre until August 9 in preparation for the 2015 AFC U19 Women's Championship qualifiers.

Coach Toshiya Miura has said the doors are still open to all those players who aspire for a victory at the coming ASEAN Football Federation's (AFF) Suzuki Cup.

(VOV) - The Aristocrats – rock/fusion’s rowdy new power trio (guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller, and drummer Marco Minnemann) will debut in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13.

(VOV) - The 2014 International Three-Cushion Carom Billiards Tournament is set to kick off in   southern Binh Duong province on August 15.

A collection of short films, which participated in 64th Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, will be screened at the Goethe Institute Hanoi on August 8 and 9. 

Vietnam will send 18 young martial artists to compete in the Asian Junior Karate Championships in Kuala Lumpur on August 8-11.

An exhibition of more than 200 photographs and artifacts that reveal the contributions Vietnamese youth have made to national causes, from the Three Readies Movement until today's Youth Volunteer Programme, recently opened in downtown Hanoi.