Culture - Sports

Vietnamese students win one silver medal and one bronze at the first International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) 2024 which took place in Burgas, Bulgaria, from August 9 to 15.

The 8th Vietnam Festival will be held in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture on September 7 - 8 to help strengthen bonds between the two nations, heard a press conference on August 14.

Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Children's Festival is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from August 13 to 15 to create a useful playground and learn opportunities for cultural exchange for children from the three countries.

Mr World 2024 is rescheduled to take place in Vietnam in November instead of September as previously planned.

The 10th Da Lat Flower Festival is scheduled to take place in December and will last until the end of the year to feature the most beautiful flowers.

A special concert titled “Brilliance in Harmony: A Night of Musical Mastery” will take place at the Ho Guom Opera House on August 16.

"Pho Nam Dinh" (Nam Dinh-style pho) and "My Quang" (Quang Nam-style noodle soup) have been recognized as part of the national intangible cultural heritage list by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper will coordinate with Quang Tri provincial authorities to organize a special arts programme entitled ‘The 17th Parallel - Aspiration for Peace’ at the Hien Luong – Ben Hai Historical Relic Site in Vinh Linh District, Quang Tri Province on August 16.

The International Dance Festival 2024 will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from August 17 to 22 with the participation of artists from 17 art troupes in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

On August 12, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the recently completed periodic maintenance of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

The seventh festival of the traditional Then singing and Tinh musical instrument of the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic groups will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Vietnam from November 15 to 17.

A wax coconut tree festival, the first of its kind in the nation, will take place in the Mekong delta province of Tra Vinh from August 25 to 31 to promote wax coconut as a famous specialty of Tra Vinh province, whilst offering an opportunity for businesses to expand their market share, whilst locals and tourists get to taste new coconut products.

The 20th Hoi An - Japan Cultural Exchange Programme was launched this week in the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province, with numerous diverse activities planned to preserve and develop unique folk arts, attracting the participation of many tourists and locals.

The Cam Ranh Lobster Festival was official opened in Cam Ranh city in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on August 9, attracting thousands of visitors.

The third Vietnam Festival in Sapporo – a cultural exchange between Vietnam and Japan was opened on Sapporo city, Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture on August 10.

Works by Vietnamese famous painter Tran Van Can have been introduced in a book to mark the 30th death anniversary of the painter.

A film screening programme celebrating the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945-2024) and the National Day (September 2, 1945-2024) will take place in provinces and cities nationwide from August 19 to September 5.

A cultural, natural heritage, handicraft exhibition will take place in the central province of Nghe An from November 22 to 26.

The northern province of Ha Nam has received nominations in two significant categories at the 31st edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA) for the Asia and Oceania region.

The international beach tennis tournaments will take place in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh in August.

Diverse cultural activities will be held during the Hung Yen culture, sports, tourism week in Hung Yen city, the northern province of Hung Yen, from November 19 to 24.

300 photos by photographer Nguyen A are on display at an exhibition which opened at the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi on August 7.

On August 6, the Party Central Committee’s Commission of Popularization and Education and the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper held an art performance to mark the 77th anniversary of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day (July 27).

The cooking competition has been held in the Southern Traditional Cake Festival from August 3 to 11 in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to preserve the cultural value of southern traditional cakes made from palmyra palm.

Delegates to Cao Bang Provincial Fatherland Front Congress have offered incense and flowers at President Ho Chi Minh Temple in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

Vietnamese shooter Trinh Thu Vinh advanced to the Paris 2024 Olympics’ 25-metre pistol women’s final as she ranked fourth with 587 points at the qualification event on August 2.

Tran Tung Anh, who is one of the rare local male singers possessing a castrato voice, won a special prize in the youth’s opera category at the Qingyin award-international youth music festival which recently concluded in Hangzhou of China.

On July 30, the Hanoi Radio Television organized an art performance in Hanoi to pay tribute to Vietnamese wounded and fallen soldiers as part of activities to mark the 77th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

Famous Italian opera 'La Traviata' co-invested, staged and produced by Ho Guom Opera and the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will be performed in Hanoi on August 9 and 10.

Ly Mi Cuong, a contestant from Mong ethnic minority group in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, Vietnam, has won the first prize at the Qingyin award-international youth music festival in Hangzhou of China.