A group of women trained in playing traditional music surprised the audience at the recent Bai hat Viet 2005 (Vietnamese Songs) awards ceremony with their performance of the song “Freshness of the Sun” composed by Duc Tri.

Hundreds of local authorities and residents, and more than 600 Cham ethnic minority people from all parts of the country gathered in central Khanh Hoa province's Ponagar Tower Relic to attend the Goddess Ponagar Festival 2006 which opened on April 19 (the 22nd of the third month of the lunar year).

The Hanoi sporting delegation dominated the 2006 National Women’s Boxing Tournament, which concluded on April 19, snatching four gold, two silver and three bronze medals.

The ao dai, the traditional Vietnamese costume, will be put on display at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in the US for nearly three months starting Tuesday.

Among 20 kites to be introduced at the festival, there will be traditional kites, which have existed in Hue for nearly 200 years such as phoenix kites, pheasant kites and dragon kites.

Ho Chi Minh City's An Do Hanh broke a national record and won the gold in the girl's 50m freestyle event at the National Age-groups Swimming Championships 2006 on the weekend.

Vietnam won two bronze medals in the 18th Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan on April 11.

Northern Ha Tay province won a gold medal in the sixth National Sports and Physical Training Festival's female football event after defeating Ha Noi's team 5-3.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has decided to launch the ASEAN Football Quartet Cup instead of the second Southeast Asia Football Championships.

Wish Band will perform Hay Biet Uoc Mo (let's cherish dreams) as the theme of next week's "Colors of Music" concert at Nguyen Du Stadium in HCM City's District 1.

Hoang Anh, restaurant owner, author of a number of books on Vietnamese cuisine, and teacher of Saigontourist tourism training school, is known best as ‘preserver’ of traditional Vietnamese food.

Fans of the bittersweet music of loss and longing that has unified millions of Vietnamese expats in the US are warming to songs and stars from a homeland many still mistrust, AFP reported.

The matriarchal Ede people in the Central Highlands have rare all-woman gong troupes unique to the region.

Eighteen basketball players from the national women’s team will gather at National Sports Training Centre I on April 5 for further training under the guidance of two coaches Thai Dong and Pham Gian Tu.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Thanh Nien (Youth) Publishing House launched “Relaying Flames of Tradition - Twenty Eternally” as part of a collection of articles about heroic youths during the American resistance war.

The 4th SVUK Cup football tournament took place from April 3 – 4 in the UK city of Nottingham, drawing the participation of 500 Vietnamese students enrolled in UK universities.

Over 100 female boxers from 15 clubs across the country have enrolled in nine different weight categories of the tournament.

Top Vietnamese bowler Huynh Ngoc Diem Thuy snatched a gold medal in the women's singles at the 29th Malaysia Open International Bowling Championship, which was held in Kuala Lumpur from March 21 to April 1.

After 6 days of competing at the 8th World Wushu Championships, Vietnam's Wushu has not only achieved its target of ranking the second but left good impression on the international community as well.

The trend of overseas Vietnamese singers returning home to perform is on the rise, and no one is happier than local audiences, who have welcomed the influx with open arms.