Culture - Sports

Vietnam will take part in the JENESYS Japan-ASEAN U19 Women’s Football Tournament from March 2nd-6th.

The Binh Son Refinery and Petrochemical JSC on February 28th organized a training course titled “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” for leaders and staff of the company.

More than 150 images, documents and selected artifacts on border guards are being displayed at an exhibition which has opened in the northern province of Lang Son.

Vietnamese special foods are carefully prepared to serve more than 3,000 international reporters in Vietnam to cover the second DPRK-US Summit in Hanoi.

As many 30 images and documents, as well as 20 versions of wood blocks from the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam (1802-1945), are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on February 25th.

On the occasion of the second summit between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the US in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi, young painter Le Duc Tung made three paintings on Vietnam-DPRK friendly relations, and portraits of DPRK and US leaders.

The “Truong Sa spring” arts program 2019 is a gratitude of people, businesses and organizations to the sacrifices and dedication to the cause of national protection of island soldiers.

An exhibition displaying over 250 photos on Bru-Van Kieu ethnic minority people in Vietnam by a Hungarian scientist kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on February 21st.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a project to preserve and promote the traditional costumes of Vietnamese ethnic minorities with a total funding of VND222.9 billion.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien on February 21st received Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro, who started his term in November 2018.

The northern Bac Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has provided free tours by bus to its tourism sites in the framework of of the “Returning to the land of Quan ho 2019” festival.

49 objects of the Mong ethnic minority group in the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai are on display at La Rochelle Natural History Museum, Nouvelle Aquitaine region, Republic of France.

As many of 32 images and documents and 20 Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks will be displayed at an exhibition which will open at the Temple of Literature on February 25th.

Thai artist Vichit Nongnual has brought Vietnamese art lovers a new experience with the portrait genre through the "Asian appearance" exhibition which opened in Hanoi on February 19th.

(CPV) - In the chilly weather in the central city of Nha Trang, spring came in the lane, while an agarwood incense stick burned. Stories were told together with the special smell of fragrant smoke.

In the framework of the 3rd International Poetry Festival and the 17th Vietnam Poetry Day, on February 18th, the “Ha Long International Poetry Night” program took place in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

A lot of tourists eagerly flocked to Lim festival 2019 which has officially opened in Tien Du district, the northern province of Bac Ninh.

The 4th international conference on Vietnamese literature and the 3rd international poetry festival opened in Hanoi on February 16th with the participation of nearly 200 poets, writers and translators from 46 countries and territories around the world.

The restoration and upgrade of Kien Trung Palace in the Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) began on February 16th in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

The open dragon boat race 2019 kicked off at West Lake in the capital city of Hanoi on February 16th, attracting thousands of locals and visitors.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has recently signed a decision announcing 17 new national intangible cultural heritages.

Various activities such as Quan ho singing contest and spring press festival are taking place in the northern province of Bac Ninh as part of the “Returning to the land of Quan ho 2019” festival.

When spring comes, the dancing festival of Dao ethnic minority group in Son Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, will be held as a traditional ritual that converges human values and carries profound influence in their life.

The traditional brocade weaving of the Hre ethnic minority group in Ba Thanh commune, Ba To district, the central province of Quang Ngai, has been in the list of 17 national intangible cultural heritages.

Captain Nguyen Van Quyet converted a penalty into a goal to help Hanoi FC beat hosts Bangkok United 1-0 in the Preliminary Stage 2 tie of the AFC Champions League in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 12th.

The Management Board of Kim Lien Relics Site welcomed 139,257 people to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of Tet holidays.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has coordinated with Bac Giang provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Bac Giang provincial Museum to organize the programme “Enjoying the New Year of Pig 2019: Bac Giang culture specialities”.

Diverse activities related to Tet celebrations of ethnic groups will take place in February at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

After a successful 2018, managers and fans are brimming with hope that Vietnam’s sportsmen and women will obtain more international successes this year.

After a successful 2018, managers and fans are brimming with hope that Vietnam’s sportsmen and women will obtain more international successes this year.