Culture - Sports

The program “Cultural Festival for Peace” in Hanoi in November has a scale of about 10,000 people, including about 700 domestic and international guest delegates, 9,000 participants including parade and performance forces including artisans and people from 30 districts, towns; artists, actors, musicians and people from all walks of life in the capital, international friends.

Four Vietnamese students have won medals, including three golds and one silver at the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO) in Saudi Arabia from July 21 to 30.

French orchestra Les Musiciens du Louvre will perform at the Mozart Concert programme themed 'Bei Momenti' (Beautiful Moment) at the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on August 23 and 24.

The 7th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), will take place in the capital city from November 7- 11 to stimulate the Vietnamese cinema industry and contribute to popularising the image of Vietnam as a safe, friendly, hospitable, integrated and developed country.

Vietnam Pho Festival 2024 will take place in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), from October 5 to 6 to promote Vietnamese culinary culture to international friends.

The Kim Dong Publishing House has launched a book series on young heroes who fought and sacrificed their lives at a very young age.

On July 28, the Ministry of Information and Communications organized a ceremony to launch third set of national treasure-themed stamps with a focus on ceramic objects.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, all five members of the Vietnamese team won medals, including two gold and three silver medals, at the 2024 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Iran.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung presented valuable books written by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to the Vietnam Cultural Center in France on the afternoon of July 25 (local time), according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Book on Vietnamese national culture entitled “Thousand years of Vietnamese national culture" has been introduced to readers in both Vietnamese and English on the occasion of Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2024.

Vietnamese culture week will take place in Denmark from September 4 to 12 to celebrate 55 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Sweden and to promote Vietnamese culture in Denmark.

On July 23, the Heart of Vietnamese Soldiers organization coordinated with the Forever 20 Club, Vietnam Urban and Environment Magazine, the Vietnamese Women’s Museum and the Vietnamese Dang Family Council to organize a ceremony in Hanoi to introduce restored portraits of ten female fallen soldiers of the Lam Ha Militia.

A portrait of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was created by artist Le Van Nghia (Bay Nghia, 62 years old, living in Long Hung B commune, Lap Vo district, Dong Thap) using lotus leaf material, touching many people.

(CPV) - On July 23, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong had a reception and working session with Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Takebe Tsutomu.

Japanese Homma Eri and Otsuka Erina took the women's doubles title of the ITF - BT50-2 Vietravel Cup 2024 which closed on August 22 in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province.

(CPV) - The Department of Culture and Information of Khanh Hoa province is coordinating with relevant units to implement a plan to repair and embellish the relic of Doctor A.Yersin's grave site in Suoi Cat commune, Cam Lam district, Khanh Hoa province, developing the value of this monument into a tourist destination.

On July 22, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai and delegates respectfully offered incense and flowers to commemorate President Ton Duc Thang.

The Vietnamese community in Singapore brought to Racial Harmony Day celebrations in Singapore Vietnamese staples, traditional conical leaf hats, Ao dai, and cultural art performances.

The capital city of Hanoi and the central city of Da Nang have been ranked among the seven best places in Southeast Asia for solo travellers by Lonely Planet.

Vietnam’s images of land and people are being introduced at a summer camp held by the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia, from July 15 to 19.

Doucmentary “Once upon a bridge in Vietnam” by French-Vietnamese director François Bibonne has been screened at the Ruthin International Arts Festival (RIAF) 2024 held in the historic North Wales town of Ruthin from June 28 to July 28.

Over the past two years, many books written by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong have been published.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on July 19 hosted a cultural exchange themed "Living Fully in Vietnam”, as part of a series of events celebrating the 31st anniversary of Vietnam-Israel diplomatic ties (July 12).

Hangeul - Korean Writing System is being introduced at an exhibition which opened at the Vietnam National Library, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and RoK's National Hangeul Museum, part of a series of activities to bring Korean cultural values to Vietnam.

Japanese dolls and Ukiyo-e Arts (Japanese woodblock prints and paintings from the 17th through 19th centuries) will be introduced at the opening ceremony of the annual 20th Hoi An-Japan Cultural Exchange in the ancient town from July 26 to August 4.

An art performance will be held at An Hoi Sculpture Park on the Hoai River on July 20 to mark the 10th anniversary of twinning between Vietnam’s Hoi An ancient town and Hungary’s Szentendre city.

Vietnamese sweet and sour soup, known locally as Canh Chua Cá, has been placed in eighth position in a list of the Top 57 fish soups in the world, as compiled by international food website TasteAtlas.

The seventh Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) will take place from November 7 to 11 to provide a chance for international and Vietnamese filmmakers to hold exchanges, honour excellent cinematographic works, and seek new talents working in the cinema industry.

The DanceSport team of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance (UEF) successfully claimed a silver medal at the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) World Challenge Cup Rising Stars Latin and Standard, which was wrapped up at the Military Zone 7 Gymnasium on July 14.

Diverse activities will take place in the central Quang Nam province to mark 25 years of UNESCO’s recognition of Hoi An Ancient Town as a world heritage site.