Culture - Sports

The Monuments Conservation Institute under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism opened an exhibition of traditional Vietnamese village architecture and introduced the book "Vietnamese ancient village architecture” - volume 1.

Works by 19 leading contemporary Vietnamese artists are on display at an exhibition which opened at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on August 6th.

Director Hoang Nhat Nam and nearly 60 artists from different fields will organize an online music night with many special performances in order to raise funds to support the people as well as the medical teams in Da Nang city and central Quang Nam province.

On August 5th, Hanoi City People’s Committee issued a plan organizing activities in celebration of the 1010th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

Hanoi City will suspend festivals and gatherings at the pedestrian space around Hoan Kiem Lake.

Promoting dissemination of legal documents in culture, sports and tourism is one of the important contents implemented by the northwestern Lao Cai provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Over the past years, the southern Dong Thap provincial People’s Committee has directed departments, agencies and localities to organize art programs and make videos to promote the locality's image on the mass media.

As many of 39 black and white photos reflecting life and culture of modern Vietnam by Spanish architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo are on display at an exhibition at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi.

The northern Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee has issued a document strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control, including temporarily pausing festivals, closing bars and karaoke services in the locality from 0:00 on August 3.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document on cancelling the organization of the mobile dissemination competition due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The Library Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinate with the Vietnam Association of the Blind to organize a contest "Reading and lifelong self-study according to President Ho Chi Minh's example" 2020.

Vietnamese short movie “May nhung khong mua” (Live in the Cloud – Cuckoo Land) has been nominated for the Orizzonti Short Competition award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival to be held in Italy from September 2nd-12th.

Leading Vietnamese football chiefs moved to halt all activities throughout the national football pyramid from August 2nd due to the renewed threat caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

The Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies has coordinated with the National Political Publishing House to make public a set of books on Vietnam's sea and island culture, including nine volumes.

The weaving craft of the Co Tu ethnic minority people in the central province of Quang Nam will be introduced at an exhibition in Hanoi on August 1st and 2nd.

The restoration of Nam Huong communal house aims to preserve heritage for future generations, contributing to the education about cultural and historical values; and meeting the people's religious needs.

A book entitled “Hoang Sa - Truong Sa: Luan cu va Su kien” (Hoang Sa - Truong Sa: Arguments and Facts) by Dinh Kim Phuc, which affirms Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea and islands, has been translated by Professor Kazutaka Hashimoto and published in Japan.

The Management Board of Hoa Lo Prison Relic will organize a special programme entitled “Back to memory - Lighting fire of gratitude" at the relic site on July 27th to mark the 73rd anniversary of Fallen and Wounded Soldiers’ Day (July 27th).

The northern Phu Tho provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue implementing inventorying plans and solutions to preserve and promote the traditions of Vietnamese ethnic minorities in the locality.

On July 21st, Vice chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc, representatives from HCMC Cultural Heritage Association and a number of agencies and committees paid a working visit to Bui Van Ngo Agricultural Mechanics Co., Ltd. In Tan Binh district.

The Hue Festival 2020 will take place from August 26th to 31st with the participation of artistic troupes from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak and many other artistic groups.

“Light Gate” by Pham Trung Hieu, Pham Thai Binh, Vu Binh Minh, Pham Huy Dong and Nguyen Dang Hai from Hanoi won the first prize in a contest to design the “Kilometre Zero landmark” - a national cultural symbol and important tourist destination in the area around Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake.

The 2nd HCMC Children's Book Festival 2020 aimed to build a learning society through the development of reading and honor reading culture among young generations in families, schools and society.

The southern Bac Lieu provincial Cultural Center has coordinated with Don ca tai tu Artisans’ Association and the provincial Literature and Arts Association to organize a training course on Don ca tai tu for 50 artisans.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has coordinated with the northern Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee to organize a ceremony to debut a special stamp collection on the Bach Dang victory (1288).

The Unseen River directed by Pham Ngoc Lan will be internationally premiered at the Pardi di domani shorts competition of the Locarno Film Festival which will be held from August 5th to 15th.

In the evening of July 18th, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City coordinated with Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau to light candles to commemorate fallen soldiers at Hang Duong Cemetery in Con Dao Island.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has offered many stimulus packages with attractive activities to support the stimulus program for domestic tourism and encourage "Vietnamese people travel in Vietnam".

The 13th “Mau hoa do” (Red Flower Colour) arts performance 2020 was broadcast live on VTV2 channel of Vietnam Television and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Online Newspaper at 20:00 on July 17th.

The Vietnamese national football team have maintained their leading position in Southeast Asia, according to the July FIFA world rankings.