FIFA chief slams Egypt 'political interference'

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has slammed "political interference" in Egyptian football, in the wake of the death of 74 fans in riots following a midweek domestic match.

Museums take history to the country

Museums in HCM City are changing their way of doing business by taking exhibitions to the doorsteps of rural and suburban residents.

Mancini reopens City door for outcast Tevez

The Carlos Tevez saga took another twist on Friday when Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said the outcast striker could yet play a part in the club's pursuit of the Premier League title

Former UEFA president calls for Blatter to go

Former UEFA president Lennart Johansson said on Friday that the time had come for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to quit

VN top-tier football league asked to rename itself

The “2012 Super League” should be changed into a name that will show it is the Vietnamese national football league

Ha Long City hosts festival of poetry

Eighty-two poets from 26 countries and territories around the world gathered in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Feb. 2 to take part in the first Asia Pacific Poetry Festival.

Vietnamese film screens at French festival

The Vietnamese film Bi, Don't be afraid produced in 2010 is currently being screened at the 2nd French-language film festival in Paris.

FIFA requests report into Egypt violence

At least 1,000 people were injured in the violence on Wednesday when fans invaded the pitch after local team al-Masry beat Cairo-based Al Ahli, the most successful club in Africa

Germany halts support for local track-and-field development

The German government will stop its financial aids to Vietnam’s athletics training program two years earlier than expected

“Quan ho” folk singing contest opens

Almost 200 artists, both amateurs and professional, are competing at the 22nd “Quan ho” (love duets) folk singing contest in the northern province of Bac Ninh.