Vietnam’s national football team remains the leader of Southeast Asia after climbing one notch to 100th position in the FIFA latest rankings.

Vietnam’s International Grandmaster Le Quang Liem recorded his second win at the Aeroflot Open in Russia on February 14 after beating China’s Lu Shanglei in the eighth round.

Vietnam has lost to Taiwan in the final match of the 2012 Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s Thomas Cup being held in Macau (China) from February 13-19.  

The Vietnamese football team has been placed in group G with the Republic of Korea (RoK), Malaysia, Myanmar, Chinese Taiwan and the Philippines for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U22 Cup qualifying round.  

An exhibition is being held at the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi from February 14-18 to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-the Republic of Korea (RoK) diplomatic ties.

Viet Art held an art performance for lovers to celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Hanoi Opera House on February 13.  

All of three representatives from the Vietnam National Academy of Music have won prizes in the second Asia-Pacific Electone (electronic organ) Festival (APEF) in Hong Kong which ended on February 13. 

Vuong Thi Vy and Luu Thi Duyen will compete at the Asian boxing Olympic qualifiers in Kazakhstan from April 4-13.

Vietnamese young chess star Le Quang Liem has failed to defend his champion title at the 2012 Open Aeroflot in Russia after his latest defeat on February 12.

Four foreign clubs will take part in the 6th international women’s volleyball tournament which is scheduled to begin in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on February 18.

Vietnam has proposed 15 sporting events for the fifth Asian Beach Games, to be hosted by the country in June 2016.

An exhibition of paintings by four Thai artists opened in Bangkok on February 12, featuring both old and new Vietnamese architectural styles.

With its shimmering, blue ocean, white sandy beaches, grand hotels and tourist friendly resorts, including Hon Ngoc Viet (VinPearl), Hon Tre (Bamboo Island), Hon Tam (Silkworm Island) and the Hot Spa Tourism Centre, the southern city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province is a Mecca for tourists in Vietnam.

A Vietnamese water puppet show taking place at Claude Levi-Strauss Theatre in Paris has attracted a lot of French spectators.

Defending champion Le Quang Liem was defeated by US player Robson at the seventh match of the 2012 Aeroflot Chess Open.  

Vietnam’s international GM Le Quang Liem failed to hold on to his unbeaten streak at the Aeroflot Chess Open, losing to his host Alexander Khalifman on February 11.

Vietnamese track-and-field athletes will compete in five international tournaments in the coming months and strive to earn one to two berths for the 2012 London Olympics this summer.

A Vietnam-Japan friendship association in Chukyo, Japan, presented 500 cherry trees to Hanoi on February 11.

The British Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City held a flag raising ceremony on February 11 to mark the 200-day countdown to the world's major sporting events, 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra plan to organize a special concert entitled “Brahms Cycle” to introduce masterpieces by famous German musician Johannes Brahms.

Top Vietnamese chess GM Le Quang Liem was held again to a draw with Indian rival Parimarjan Negi in the fourth round of the Aeroflot Chess Open on February 10.  

Dancing with the Stars, a Vietnamese TV series, will be live broadcast on Vietnam Television channel 3 (VTV3) as from March 18.

Four Vietnamese athletes will take part in the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Champs, to be held in Hangzhou, China, from February 16-19.  

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem was held to a draw against his Moldovan rival Viorel Iordanchescu at the Aeroflot Chess Open on February 10th 2012.  

A four minute video clip featuring the Vietnamese flag and ao dai (traditional long dress) has been screened on Channel [V], the world leading music television network.

A Vietnamese film on lesbianism was screened at the second Lifescapes Southeast Asian (SEAN) Film Festival, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand early this month.

A miniature Hoi An City with its narrow streets, mossy roofs and centuries-old homes will be created during the Hoi An Culture Day to take place in HCM City on February 10.

Vietnam's top chess player Le Quang Liem tied with Venezuela's Eduardo Iturrizaga in the second round of the Aeroflot Chess Open's group A on February 9.

The 2012 international HDBank chess tournament will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 1-8.

Vietnam is entering the race to host the Asian Games 2019 (ASIAD) against Chinese Taiwan, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).