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French auction house Aguttes is focusing on major works by Vietnamese artists on March 11th.

The Hoi An Centre for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation will carry out seven solutions in the 2020 - 2025 period in a bid to conserve and sustain values of Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam, said Director of the centre Pham Phu Ngoc.

More Vietnamese are watching Republic of Korean and American films than Vietnamese films on the digital movie platform Netflix.

According to Binh Dinh provincial newspaper, two photographers from the province have won gold medals from the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) at "Picto - Real International Salon 2019" international artistic photo contest.

Classical and contemporary masterpieces by veteran Romanian painters such as Nicolae Grigorescu, Ion Andreescu, and Henri Catargi and remarkable works by one of the best contemporary painters of Vietnam, Van Tuong Thanh will be displayed at a painting exhibition which will open in Hanoi at 17h00 on March 10th.

Tam Dao district, the northern province of Vinh Phuc, has held a ceremony to announce the decision of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to recognize the worship of Tay Thien National Mother in the district as a national intangible cultural heritage.

In response to the program "Ao dai - Vietnamese cultural heritage" of the Vietnam Women's Union, the Vietnam Women's Publishing House organized a photo and writing contest on Ao dai.

Hanoi city Culture Center has encouraged musicians to compose children songs praising the homeland to mark great festivals of the nation and the capital in 2020.

The southern An Giang provincial Women’s Union has launched Ao dai week among female civil servants, laborers and students in response to “Ao dai - Vietnamese cultural heritage” program.

The set of books “Ho Chi Minh and Communist Party” is a key investment of the Tre Publishing House which has spent over 20 years developing the Ho Chi Minh Heritage Bookcase, to welcome the Party Congresses at all levels, Ho Chi Minh city’s 11th Party Congress and the 13th National Party Congress.

The 6th Hanoi International Film Festival is scheduled to take place in the fourth quarter of this year, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

As part of a new decree, actors on TV or in film will only be able to drink alcohol in scenes which depict historical figures or condemn this behaviour.

Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV) has released a new short film calling for an end to bear bile farming which tells the story from a captive bear’s perspective.

Despite putting in a great effort, the Vietnam national women’s team lost to Australia 5-0 in the first leg of the Asian qualification play-off for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 held at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on March 6th.

A wide variety of practical activities will be held nationwide within 2020 in recognition of the Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress) as a national intangible cultural heritage.

About 10,000 books introducing an overview of the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh will be displayed at an exhibition which is scheduled to open at the central Nghe An provincial Museum at 11 Lenin Avenue, Vinh city, from May 15th to 20th.

The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that it will organize an exhibition in Hanoi to honour the 20 best Vietnamese painters.

A photo exhibition, themed “Vietnam: Country and People”, has been held at the Primorye State Art Gallery in Vladivostok, Russia, from February 27th to March 1st.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won his quarter-final match at the M15 Sharm El Sheikh tennis tournament in Egypt on February 28th.

The 10th Binh Duong International Women Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2020 kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on February 28th.

According to Ho Chi Minh city Department of Tourism, the seventh version of the Ho Chi Minh city Ao dai Festival has been delayed as a result of the ongoing situation relating to cases of acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

In response to the activities in the "Ao Dai - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage" program, the central Phu Yen provincial Women's Union will encourage all cadres, members, women, female servants, officials and employees to wear Ao dai from March 2nd to 8th.

The 7th Japan - Vietnam Festival has been postponed due to fears over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It will around mid-year or year-end, depending on the situation at that time.

Vietnam’s Nghe An province and Russia’s Ulyanovsk province have joined hands to build the Lenin Statute in Vinh city, the capital city of Nghe An province, on an area of 3,040 square meters, using over VND8 billion.

On February 26th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism assigned the Department of Performing Arts to coordinate with relevant agencies to launch a contest on compositions of literary scripts and songs to mark the 130th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth (May 19th).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has coordinated with the State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam to organize an exhibition, themed "Ho Chi Minh: Life and career".

On the occasion of International Women's Day (March 8th), instead of direct book fair like every year, Vietnam Women’s Publishing House will open an Online Book Fair for the first time, to avoid crowds assembling during the Covid-19 outbreak.

The central province of Quang Nam has approved a management plan for Hoi An ancient town in the 2020-2025 period and orientation until 2030.

As part of “Ao Dai - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage” launched by Vietnam Women’s Union, the southern Binh Duong provincial Women’s Union will organize “Ao Dai week” in the locality from March 2nd to 8th.

The Organizing Committee of the Vietnam Art Photo Contest and Exhibition 2020 will encourage artists to create new and valuable works to serve people’s cultural and spiritual life, contributing to introducing Vietnam’s land and its people to the public.