Culture - Sports

Hanoi and Moscow have joined hands to organise “Moscow Days in Hanoi”, scheduled to take place from November 28th to December 1st.

The 15th addition of the Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition opened at Suoi Tien Theme Park, Ho Chi Minh City, on November 15th.

The instruction was made by Deputy Head of the PCC’s Commission for Popularization and Education Le Manh Hung at a working session with Hai Duong provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Popularization and Education on November 13th.

Vietnam defeated Group G’s favourites the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 in their match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s second qualifying round at the Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium on November 14th.

The Secretariat of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee has launched an online contest on the Communist Party of Vietnam for teenagers.

An exhibition of 120 photos on ethnic people in Ho Chi Minh city has opened at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, district 1.

Central Ninh Thuan province on November 12th organized a training course for 124 prestigious people in ethnic-inhabited areas from 124 villages in 37 districts, seven districts and city in the province.

Every artist and cultural and artistic activist must be a disseminator in building a cultural city and civilized lifestyle. Each artist must be an “ambassador” in the preservation of the beauty of culture, morality, tradition and have a civilized, modern and sentimental lifestyle.

Vietnam were named best men's National Team of the Year at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 8th.

Vietnam's national U19 football team enjoyed a resounding 3-0 victory over Mongolia in their opening match in the qualifying round for the AFC U-19 Championship on November 6th.

Young generation in Quang Ninh province is emulating to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3rd, 1930 – February 3rd, 2020) and Party Congresses at all levels and the 15th provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure.

Residents and tourists in Hanoi will have an opportunity to enjoy Korean cuisine and cultural experiences at the Vietnam -Korea Culture Culinary Festival 2019 to take place at Ly Thai To square near from November 8th to 10th.

Diverse activities honouring culture of Vietnamese ethnic groups will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi from November 1st to 30th.

Diverse activities to provide information about Party congresses at all levels in the northern province of Quang Ninh will be held in localities.

Da Nang city People’s Committee has approved nine projects on the preservation and restoration of local historical and cultural relics with an investment of over 42 billion VND.

The Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union organized a ceremony to inaugurate and put into operation the Ho Chi Minh City Student Cultural House in the urban area of Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City on October 24th.

The Belgian beer festival is underway in the northern port city of Hai Phong from October 25th to 27th, starting a series of Belgian festivals and events in the locality.

Korean art troupes performed at the Korean Culture Day in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on October 26th.

Vietnamese lifter Vuong Truong Khoi secured one gold and two silvers on October 25th at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The Da Lat Flower Festival will take place in Da Lat and Bao Loc cities and several localities in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 20th-24th, the provincial People’s Committee announced at a press conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 25th.

An exhibition of photos, reportage and documentary films on the country, people, environment, climate changes and ethnic groups in the ASEAN community is taking place at Khanh Hoa provincial Conference Center from October 25th - 28th.

Over the past years, the Central Highlands Dak Nong provincial cultural sector has restored 28 traditional festivals of three ethnic minority groups on the basis of origin, contributing to the preservation of traditional folk culture.

The total number of visitors since its establishment in March 2018 is about 45,000 visitors with nearly 600 delegations.

The Dak Lak Central Highlands provincial Cultural Center has launched a ten-day training course on building festival programs and teaching gongs and traditional musical instruments.

A ceremony was organized to inaugurate Hai Ba Trung statue by the Women’s Union of District 11 and Dam Sen cultural park on October 20th.

The season praying festival is an annual agricultural ritual of Kho Mu ethnic minority group in Tuong Duong district, the central province of Nghe An.

During weekends in Autumn, many cultural activities have been taking place at the pedestrian zone near Hoan Kiem lake, Hanoi.

The 5th Hanoi cherry blossom festival will take place at Ly Thai To statue garden near Hoan Kiem lake, from March 27th to 30th, 2020.

As many of 21 dancers and musicians from Japan and Southeast Asia, including Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam will gather in Hanoi at the "Dance Dance Asia - Crossing the Movements 2019" at the Youth Theatre, No.11 Ngo Thi Nham street, from October 24th to 26th.

Circus performances at pedestrian street nearby Hoan Kiem lake over the past weekend were part of activities in the framework of International Circus Festival 2019 in Hanoi from October 15th to 20th.