Culture - Sports

Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) landscape site in the central city of Da Nang has been recognised as a national Special Relic, one of the 16 approved by the Prime Minister recently.

The central Quang Ngai provincial People’s Committee has proposed that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism add Hre ethnic traditional brocade weaving to the list of national intangible cultural heritage.

As many of 80 photos on Vietnam – DPRK friendship are on display at an exhibition which has opened at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.

An arts performance praising President Ho Chi Minh will take place at Hanoi Opera House at 8p.m on January 5th, 2019.

As many as 100 photos on the charm of nature and people in Vietnam and China are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on December 26th to mark the 10th anniversary of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

A festival to introduce and popularize culture and tourism activities involving ethnic minority groups in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien will take place in Dan Phuong district, Hanoi, from December 29th, 2018 to January 1st, 2019.

The final round of the Vietnamese Football Tournament was recently organized in Kanto, Japan, by the Football Association of Vietnamese in Japan.

From December 29th, 2018 to January 1st, 2019, the activities of a northern mountainous market will be re-created at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, Hanoi.

On December 25th, the "From Indonesia to Vietnam with Love" music exchange took place at Ly Thai To statue near Hoan Kiem lake, Hanoi to mark the 63rd founding anniversary of Indonesia - Vietnam diplomatic ties.

Vietnam was unable to secure victory despite a 1-0 lead in a friendly against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Hanoi on December 25th.

In the framework of the project “Heritage of the Future Past” implemented by British Council in Vietnam, activities in the component “community culture heritage” are carried out in the central province of Ninh Thuan to preserve and promote the music heritage of Cham ethnic people.

A national workshop on General Vo Nguyen Giap and national culture has taken place in Hanoi to mark the 74th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the fifth anniversary of the General’s death.

The Amazing Thailand festival at the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake during weekend gave local people and visitors interesting experiences with Thai culture, arts and cuisine.

(CPV) - Indonesian Embassy in Hanoi in collaboration with Trung Nguyen Legend organised Batik and Brocade Weaving Workshop at the World Coffee Museum, Buon Ma Thuot, Dak Lak from December 21st to December 23rd 2018. The event aimed at introducing Indonesia's Batik and Brocade Weaving of Ede's ethnic people.

Honourary Consul of Vietnam in Turin and director of the Centre for Vietnam Studies in Turin, Italy, Sandra Scagliotti has launched her Italian-language book on Vietnamese foods.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam Trinh Thi Thuy received Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Sports of Laos Bouangeun Xaphouvong on the occasion of Laos Culture Week in Vietnam 2018.

The Vietnam-China Friendship Gala Night 2018 has taken place in Ho Chi Minh city to strengthen the friendship between the people of Ho Chi Minh city and Chinese people.

(CPV) - As many as 150 southern collaborators of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Online Newspaper on December 21st joined a meeting to exchange together and join a press training session in the southern province of Bac Lieu.

Ten lacquer paintings and 70 artworks on Vietnam’s heritage, country and people are on display at an exhibition in Melbourne, Australia, from December 14th to 18th as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Australia - Vietnam diplomatic relations.

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been named the Most Valuable Player of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 for his significant contributions to the Vietnamese football squad’s victory at the tournament.

An exhibition featuring Vietnam’s lacquer paintings and artworks kicked off in Melbourne, Australia, on December 14th as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Australia-Vietnam diplomatic relations.

How to protect and bring into play the values of folk culture of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam was discussed at a workshop held at the National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi on December 14th.

Vietnam held the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup trophy again after 10 years after beating Malaysia 1-0 in the second-leg final of the tournament that took place at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, on December 15th night.

The first Vietnam brocade culture festival will take place from January 5th to 7th next year to contribute to popularizing and improving the brocade values of the community of ethnic groups in localities.

A solo installation exhibition by Vietnamese-born French artist Thu Van Tran titled “Bicyles” will open at Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (VCCA) in Hanoi on December 14th.

A two-day conference was held in the Algerian capital Algiers to officially establish the Vovinam League of Arab country bloc on December 7th and 8th.

Vietnam drew Malaysia in the first-leg final of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018, which took place at the Bukit Jalil national stadium in Kuala Lumpur on December 11th.

Bac Kan provincial People’s Committee has approved a project on the preservation and promotion of intangible cultural heritage in the 2018-2020 period.

A German style Christmas Market will take place for the second time at Cua Bac Church, No.56 Phan Dinh Phung, Hanoi, from December 13th to 15th.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 9th coordinated with Ninh Thuan provincial People’s Committee to hold an international conference on the preservation and promotion of Cham ethnic traditional pottery-making craft.