VietNamNet Bridge – "Golden" girl Nguyen Hoang Ngan won Vietnam's second gold of the year after defending her karate kata (performance) title at the repechage Paris Open over the weekend.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Ho village in the Northern Province of Bac Ninh, renown for its Dong Ho folk paintings, is now famous for making paper votive objects that are burned as religious offerings.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam and France will cooperatively organize a special light and fashion show at the Ngoc Son Temple and at Hoan Kiem Lake, named “Hanoi - the City for Peace, Ho Guom - a Shining Pearl” on New Year’s Eve.

VietNamNet Bridge – People’s Artist Quach Thi Ho not only holds the secret to the almost dead art of ca tru (choral chamber music), but seeks to revive it by sharing her gift with the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – A concert by Vietnamese Australian pianist Van Anh will take place on the evening of January 27 at the HCM City Conservatory of Music.

VietNamNet Bridge - The final round of Miss Viet Nam 2008 will be held at the Hoai River Square, in the ancient town of Hoi An from 10-30th August 2008, according to the organisation board of the beauty contest.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Academy Award organizing board has made public the list of nine finalists which will compete for five nominations for the 80^th Oscar’s Best foreign Film category, Vietnam’s “White Silk Dress” was not among them.

Nhu Quynh is the second Vietnamese artist to have won a special prize from the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) following actor Quoc Tri from the Vietnam Army’s Drama Troupe, who was recently awarded by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS).

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past several decades, Vietnamese music fans knew only one female song writer - Truong Tuyet Mai, but now a generation of female song writers has emerged and impressed listeners thanks to the Bai Hat Viet contest.

VietNamNet Bridge – Organisers of the 2008 Huong (Perfume) Pagoda Festival are attempting to improve the quality of the event by raising ticket prices.

The event aims to create favorable conditions for athletes and referees to gear up for ASIAN Indoor Games 3.

The hosting of several global beauty queen pageants over the past year has promoted Vietnam’s image to the international community.

A 12-strong puppet troupe from the Central Puppet Theatre will leave for Myanmar on January 16 to take part in a traditional arts festival to mark the third ASEAN and ASEAN+3 Cultural Ministers’ Meeting.

VietNamNet Bridge – The national women's team amidst a series of staff changes began preparations on Sunday for the second qualifying round of the 2008 Asia Football Championship, which will take place on March 1-9.

VietNamNet Bridge - As many as 23 players have been called up to prepare for the second qualifying round of the 2008 Asia Football Championship.