Culture - Sports

An instruction on the dissemination on Party Congress at all levels and the 13th National Party Congress which includes three phrases has been issued by the Party Central Committee’s Commission of Popularization and Education.

The program "Auction of Artworks - Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic", which has been organized by the Capital Security Newspaper and Indochine Art Joint Stock Company (Indochine Art), collected over VND 500 million to support doctors in the frontline against epidemics.

With the theme "Love and Life in Hanoi", entries to the festival show the affection of Vietnamese and international friends towards the capital.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent a document to Hanoi City People’s Committee on proposal on Hanoi – Toulouse (France) Cooperation Project at Thang Long Imperial Citadel heritage site.

The northern Thai Binh provincial Party Committee’s Commission of Popularization and Education has issued a document to ask the provincial Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to coordinate with the provincial Department of Education and Training to organize the contest on Uncle Ho and children.

An online painting exhibition on Facebook fanpage ToheFun tells emotional stories about life of seven autism children.

A new bilingual picture book that was recently released should appeal to both Vietnamese and expat children.

Vietnam remain at No 94 in the world FIFA rankings, the Vietnam Football Federation said on April 10th.

On April 9th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a document to send the Hanoi city People's Committee on coordinating to organize the 6th Hanoi International Film Festival 2020, from November 4th to 11th.

The Vietnam Association of Musicians on April 9th has compiled and released a collection of 60 songs titled “Belief” on COVID-19 prevention and control.

The 2020 Golden Kite Awards have been postponed for the second time because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the physical distancing measures introduced nationwide, according to the organizer, the Vietnam Cinematography Association.

A film week in celebration of ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020 will introduce outstanding works, showing the cultural identity, characteristics and natural beauty, social life and people of ASEAN member countries.

Olivier Ochanine, the Musical Director and Conductor of the Sun Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has announced that the orchestra suspends its performances from April 1st to the end of August this year.

The new series of “Nhung Ngay Khong Quen” (Unforgettable Days) will feature life in urban and rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Vietnamese version of Beethoven: The Music and The Life has been released on the occasion of the composer's 250th birthday (1770-2020).

The northern Thai Binh provincial Party Committee has just issued a plan to organize activities for the 130th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's Birth (May 19th).

In implementing an instruction of the Party Central Committee Commission (PCC) on Popularization and Education, the PCC has urged Party organizations and the political system to increase dissemination of President Ho Chi Minh's life, revolutionary career, ideology and morality.

Many Vietnamese singers and comedians have participated in MV "Vietnam oi, cung nhau ta dong hanh" (Vietnam, let us join together) to encourage the spirit of the people in the battle against COVID-19.

American singer Kyo York has unveiled his own version of the northern folk song "Trong Com", in which he sings in both English and Vietnamese in an attempt to raise public awareness about preventive measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recommends that localities mobilize families not to organize festivals and gatherings during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Director of the Department of Cinema under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vi Kien Thanh has signed a document to send the National Studio of Documentary and Science Film One Member Limited Company to make a documentary film on COVID-19 prevention and control in 2020.

According to central Quang Binh provincial Department of Tourism, a team of 11 experts from the British Royal Caving Research Association (BCRA) has discovered 12 new caves during their exploration from March 3rd to 20th.

Two Vietnamese players have been named among the top 10 all-time ASEAN goal scorers in the AFC Cup by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Vietnamese publishing houses are offering free e-books to entertain their readers over the long break.

From April 1st-30th, film lovers will have the opportunity to experience free and unlimited 12 French films, Vietnamese subtitles on DANET, an online movie watching system with copyright official.

Vietnamese photographer Vu Duy Thong has won gold medals at the International Exhibition of Art Photography Contrast 2020 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A large number of Vietnamese artists have participated in a series of online concerts that last the entire day as a way of encouraging citizens to stay indoors in an attempt to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

As many of 14 samples of posters on COVID-19 prevention and control have been printed and sent to the Cultural and Sports Centers of districts, towns, and residential areas at 10,732 People's Committees of communes, wards and towns nationwide.

On March 31st, the Ministry of Information and Communications coordinated with the Ministry of Health and Vietnam Post Corporation (Vietnam Post) to issue two sets of stamps aiming at raising the awareness and responsibility of the citizens in COVID-19 prevention and control.

The book "COVID -19: Understanding and preventing properly" was issued by Saigon Books Culture Joint Stock Company (Saigon Books) to be distributed free to readers nationwide with 100,000 copies.