Culture - Sports

Vietnam’s U15 team secured a 1-0 win over their Singaporean rivals in their third match of Group A at the AFF U15 Championship 2019 on July 31st.

The 16th Dak Lak provincial Mass Artistic Performance themed “Uncle Ho lives forever with the Central Highlands” will take place at the provincial cultural center from August 20th to 22nd.

As many of 1,000 people will take part in a performance of traditional clothes at a street event at the 5th Ben Tre Coconut Festival in the southern province of Ben Tre from November 14th to 20th.

Diverse practical activities during the “Childhood festival” will create a useful playground for children at the end of summer at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism from August 1st - 31st.

The seventh International Traditional Martial Arts Festival - Binh Dinh is set to take place from August 7th to 11th, heard a media briefing on the tournament held in the south central province of Binh Dinh on July 29th.

Malaysian singer Rosario Bianis became the champion of the 2019 ASEAN + 3 singing contest organized in the northern province of Quang Ninh from July 26th to 29th.

Xoan singing is a unique form of folk culture in the northern province of Phu Tho - the land of the Hung kings.

The first Vietnam - Russia Youth Forum wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh city on July 28th, vividly illustrating the close friendship between the two countries.

Vietnamese referee Ngo Duy Lan (in red) is recognised as an elite-level referee by FIFA. (Photo: VNA) The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has recognised Vietnamese referee Ngo Duy Lan as an elite-level referee.

“Mother and child” painting by hearing-impaired artist Duong Phuong Linh is being displayed at the RealEYES art gallery at Vinicio hotel, Ansedonia town, Italy’s Tuscany region from July 26th and August 5th.

80 artisans with extensive experience in silk weaving and products will demonstrate their traditional crafts at the 5th Vietnam - Asia Silk and Brocade Culture Festival in Hoi An city from August 7th to 9th.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien on July 25th presented a medal for the causes of culture, sports and tourism to Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Vietnam Christian Berger.

ASEAN - Japan Music Festival 2019 will take place in Hanoi on July 28th.

The Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts has coordinated with the Singapore National Museum of Arts to organize a seminar on researching, collecting, displaying and managing museum collections.

The reinstatement procession of princess Ngoc Hoa and Japanese trader - Araki Sotaro at 16h30 on August 10th and 11th on Hoai river will be the highlight of the 17th “Hoi An - Japan Cultural Exchange”.

An exhibition was opened in Dai Tu district, the northern province of Thai Nguyen on July 23rd, giving visitors an insight into the historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Twenty-two professional pop singers from ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will compete at the ASEAN+3 singing contest from July 26th to 29th in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh.

More than 100 photos by Nguyen A recording beautiful moments of local people’s daily activities on Ly Son island are on display at an exhibition which has opened at Ho Chi Minh city Youth’s Cultural House in district 1.

Nearly 100 photos, documents and artifacts that highlighted the deep sentiments of the late President Souphanouvong with Vietnamese people, showing the long-term friendship between the two neigbouring countries are on display at an exhibition which has opened in Hanoi.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will branch out its traditional handicrafts and craft villages in a manner that harmonises economic development and building new-style rural areas.

A 103-strong team of Vietnam, the biggest of its kind, took part in the opening ceremony of the 11th ASEAN Schools Games in Semarang, Indonesia, on July 18th.

Brocade and silk products of ethnic groups in Northern Vietnam are on display at an exhibition which opened in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on July 18th.

Dam Rong district People's Committee in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has held a training course on gongs for 40 K’Ho ethnic young people (aged 15 to 25) in remote Da Long commune.

According to the Vietnam National Museum of History, the museum welcomed 355,610 people in the first six months of 2019.

The complete set of nearly 120,000-word Czech-Vietnamese dictionary has been released at a ceremony in Prague, the Czech Republic.

A delegation from the Indian Society for Cultural Cooperation and Friendship (ISCUF) led by its Vice President Das Saktidhar is on a working visit to promotes cultural exchanges in Vietnam from July 15th to 20th.

The Vietnamese traditional arts show titled “Vietnamese soul” with seven unique items contributes to preserving and promoting traditional arts as well as brings Tuong arts closer to domestic and foreign tourists.

The Vietnamese women’s team finished first in Group A after enjoying an easy victory over the Maldives at the ongoing Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship - the Dong Luc Cup in Hanoi.

More than 200 photos on the beauty of Hanoi’s land and its people are on display at an exhibition which opened on July 12th.

The ticket sales from Junior Maius Orchestra’s concert will be donated to music promotion fund and charity fund for disadvantaged children.