Culture - Sports

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Department of Culture and Sport has launched a poster contest to welcome Party Congress at all levels.

The central Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee has issued a plan on the implementation of the project to preserve and promote ethnic traditional costumes in Vietnam in the 2020-2030 period in the province.

After many modern tunes have encouraged citizens to help stop the COVID-19, now it is the turn of traditional Vietnamese music. One of the earliest works is a song entitled Tieu Diet Corona (Destroy Corona) by Xam Ha Thanh (Hanoi buskers’ singing group).

Musician Phong Nha, who composed many songs on children took his last breath on March 28th at the age of 97.

The Party Central Committee’s Commission of Popularization and Education has issued a document on the dissemination of the 130th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth. Accordingly, diverse activities will be held at central and local levels.

Authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho held a ceremony on March 29th to commemorate the legendary national ancestors of Vietnam, Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co.

The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History is located at Nguyen Binh Khiem street in District 1, set beside Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, which were built by the French colonialists.

The Vietnamese women’s national football team have kept their spot as the top team in Southeast Asia following the release of the latest FIFA rankings.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document establishing its working group to support Laos in completing the dossier on Hin-nam-no National Park in order to seek UNESCO’s recognition as a world natural heritage.

Photographer Tran Phong has released a new book entitled Tuong Go Tay Nguyen (Wooden Statues in The Central Highlands of Vietnam).

A total of 60 art works will be put up for auction by An Ninh Thu Do (Capital Security) newspaper and Indochine Art JSC in support of the COVID-19 fight.

The head coach of the Vietnamese men’s football team Park Hang-seo on March 26 donated 5,000 USD to Vietnam’s fight against the COVID-19.

The traditional Vietnamese musical instrument performance competition will take place in September 2020 in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, said the Department of Performing Arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

As many of 32 typical physical cultural heritages of Hoa and Khmer ethnic minority groups in the southern province of Ca Mau have been investigated. 18 of these are of the Khmer ethnic group, and 14 of the Hoa.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has honoured Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh as one of five ASEAN legends on its Facebook page.

The complicated developments of COVID-19 has forced the postponement of an exhibition to honour 20 painters, which was slated for April this year.

The Hanoi city Party Committee has issued a plan on the implementation of its external activities in 2020.

The National Political Publishing House has just released a new book featuring profound studies on legends of 130 village saints in Thang Long – Hanoi.

A fund of 84 billion VND (3.6 million USD) has been reserved for the conservation of the ruined Dien Hai Citadel in the central city of Da Nang in 2020.

A plan to launch the 200-day emulation campaign to welcome district-level party congresses and the 11th City Party Congress (the 2020-2025 term), towards to the 13th National Party Congress has been made in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

The northern Lang Son provincial Steering Committee for Great Festivals and Events in 2019 - 2020 has promulgated a plan on activities to celebrate the 130th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday (May 19th).

The Hanoi Book Street Executive Board has announced the temporary closure and cancellation of all activities at the street until the end of March in order to protect the health of the capital's people and tourists, and limit the spread of COVID-19.

Books on issues related to Party Congress at all levels, such as its importance, preparation, decoration, standards, structure and process of congress personnel have been issued in the northern province of Hai Duong.

As many of 100 paintings by 60 Vietnamese and Singaporean artists are auctioned online at the Viet Art Exchange Facebook from March 23rd to 25th to raise funds for the fight against the COVID-19.

Diverse cultural activities will take place in Hanoi to create a joyful and exciting atmosphere, encouraging cadres, party members and people to well perform political tasks, promoting patriotic emulation movements and making achievements to welcome the 17th Hanoi city Party Congress and the 13th National Party Congress.

Diverse activities such as an online national seminar, a provincial ceremony in Vinh city, a broadcast television programme and Sen Village Festival will be held to celebrate the 130th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth.

The Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum has announced that visits to the site in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square and the nearby monument dedicated to martyrs will be suspended starting from March 23rd to fight against COVID-19.

All ticket purchases for the Formula 1 Vietnam Grand Prix (GP) 2020 still remain fully valid along with their benefits, and will be automatically updated to the new race schedule when announced, according to organisers Vietnam Grand Prix Corporation (VGPC).

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs on March 20th asked religious organisations and worship places to suspend festivals, conferences and activities for large crowds.

The central Hue city People's Committee has sent a document to relevant units about the suspension of Hue folk singing performances to limit crowds and prevent COVID-19.