Culture - Sports

A collection of objects and documents affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are on display at an exhibition which opened in Dong Giang mountainous district, the central province of Quang Nam, on April 23rd.

Runner Quach Thi Lan won a gold medal at women’s 400m hurdles at the ongoing 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on April 22nd (local time).

The K tower cluster, which has been completely restored by Indian and Vietnamese experts, are ready to serve on the occasion of national holidays (April 30th and May Day).

The northern province of Quang Ninh held a ceremony in Ha Long city on April 22nd to introduce two newly-recognised national treasures - the Dau Ram pottery jar and the Ngoa Van-Yen Tu golden lotus-flower-shaped box.

Formula One legend David Coulthard drove the Aston Martin Red Bull car and hit the streets of Hanoi on the night of April 20th, in build up to the F1 race in the capital city.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will provide free entrance and guidance to war veterans and young volunteers to the museum from April 28th to May 1st, 2019.

As many of 923 books, including those penned by the President along with books and articles on his life, career, ideology and testament written by other authors, are on display at an exhibition which opened in Ho Chi Minh city on April 21st.

The first International Magic Festival 2019 will open in Ho Chi Minh City next week to celebrate the 44th anniversary of Reunification Day on April 30th and Labour Day on May 1st.

The reading encouragement week, themed “Books and the young community”, was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19th, on the occasion of the sixth Vietnam Book Day (April 21st).

The Google Arts & Culture Platform has added 3D digitized version of Vietnam’s Tu Duc tomb to the Open Heritage Project to introduce the whole world.

Nearly 150 documents, maps and objects on Dien Bien Phu historical victory are on display at an exhibition which opened at Museum of Dien Bien Phu Victory on April 19th.

The book by The gioi Publisher reflects many aspects of life and culture among ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands, thus helps readers understand more about the traditional cultures.

Dien Bien Phu provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize national film week on the historical Dien Bien Phu campaign to mark the 65th anniversary of the campaign.

Vietnam topped the 8th Southeast Asian Karate Federation Championship which has closed in Bangkok, Thailand.

The profile on marking the 650th death anniversary of Vietnamese celebrity Chu Van An in 2020 was adopted on April 16th by the 206th session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), together with 48 others among 71 profiles nominated by 41 countries.

The Vietnam National Art Troupe has successfully conducted a performance in Pyongyang in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the framework of a programme to celebrate the birthday of DPRK leader Kim Il-sung.

The Vietnamese delegation brought home three gold medals at the 30th Suzuki FIG World Cup 2019 in aerobic gymnastics, which wrapped up in Tokyo, Japan on April 14th.

The 4th Hoi An International Food Festival wrapped up in Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam on April 14th.

Chang Vo Cua Em (My Mr Wife), a movie on struggle of woman in modern society, won the two top prizes at the annual 2018 Golden Kite awards given by the Vietnam Cinema Association in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12th.

The eighth International Table-Tennis Tournament for Hoang Thach Cup kicked off in the northern province of Hai Duong on April 12th.

A programme entitled “Xoan singing in an ancient village” is being held during the death anniversary of the Hung Kings at the Hung Kings Temple Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho – home to this traditional singing genre – from April 7th to 12th.

As many of 200 photos that had been gathered from a contest with the theme of the country’s seas and islands are on display at an exhibition which opened at Ngo Mon Square in the imperial city of Hue on April 12th.

The Pho Hien folk culture festival 2019 opened in the northern province of Hung Yen’s eponymous capital city on the night of April 10th, attracting thousands of visitors.

On April 17th and 18th, the Spring Concert will take place at Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi, drawing the participation of world famous talented artists.

About 500 Laos students, who are studying in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, have welcomed Bunimay Festival, creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere.

HOLI Festival of Colors 2019 titled “Bring the true Indian Cultural Spirit to Hanoi” was organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (INCHAM) at West Lake Waterpark on April 7th.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Quang Tung has had a working session with a delegation from Laos’ Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism on supporting the development of a nomination dossier on Hin Nam No National Park as a World Natural Heritage.

The ASEAN Committee in Argentina, which groups the embassies of Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, organised an annual ASEAN bazaar on April 6th, featuring a wide range of their traditional handicrafts, food and musical performances.

Vietnam’s national men’s football team have moved up one spot since last month to hit 98th place in the latest FIFA rankings.

Vietnam Ancestral Global Day 2019 will be celebrated in five countries, including Laos, Thailand, Japan, Canada and Poland.