Culture - Sports

Vietnam drew 0-0 with Myanmar in an away match of Group A in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 held at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on November 20th evening.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinated with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee to organize the Great National Festival and open the “Great National Unity - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage” week in 2018 in Hanoi.

From November 22nd to 25th, the Central Highlands Dak Lak provincial Museum will coordinate with Dak Lak provincial Culture Center to organize an exhibition on the provincial cultural heritage space at Vietnam Exhibition Center for Culture and Arts, No.02 Hoa Lu street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi.

A special program on Xam singing (From street to stage) has taken place at Hanoi Cultural Exchange Center at No.50 Dao Duy Tu street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

Vietnamese acrobatic brothers Giang Quoc Nghiep and Giang Quoc Co have performed their incredible head balancing act in a studio of TV8 Italy in Rome, Italy, seeking to establish a new Guinness record.

Designer Minh Hanh gave a talk about Ao dai (traditional long dress) named "Vietnamese culture - traditional values of Ao dai and influences on modern life" at the Moscow State Linguistic University (MGLU) on November 16th.

Vietnam beat Malaysia 2-0 in a Group A match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018, which took place at Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium on November 16th evening.

About 1,600 people from Vietnam, Japan and other countries will take part in Kizuna Ekiden Hanoi 2018 – Run for Traffic Safety held in Hanoi on November 18th.

The TV show “Colours of Japan - Experience of green tourism” will return to Vietnam National Television (VTV) in November for a third season to portray the lives of Japanese people.

A special concert in celebration of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam - Netherlands diplomatic ties will be held at the Ho Chi Minh city Opera House on November 18th.

Nearly 150 photos highlighting Vietnam’s sea and islands are on display at an exhibition which opened in the central city of Da Nang on November 15th.

The Vietnam National Museum of History has had a working session with the National Gwangju Museum from the Republic of Korea (RoK) on a number of preliminary results of the survey tour of ceramic pottery in Thanh Khoi commune, Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province.

The Management Board of Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism set to organize a week on great national unity and Vietnam 2018 to honour the cultural heritages of Vietnamese, and promote culture, sports and tourism exchange, contributing to strengthening great national unity.

The “Vietnam - Japan Cultural Space” program which has been operated in the ancient city of Hoi An over the past year is a highly appreciated cultural tourism product.

The Vietnam - Laos Special Friendship Day will take place in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien from December 4th to 5th to promote images of Vietnam and Laos, and the special bilateral friendship and comprehensive cooperation.

24 heritages requiring priority preservation have been introduced in the book titled “Hanoi intangible cultural heritage in contemporary life” which has been released in Hanoi.

From November 23rd to December 2nd, the Management of Hanoi Old Quarter will organize diverse activities to introduce the charm of Hue Imperial City’s culture to celebrate Vietnam Heritage Day (November 23rd).

Featuring 13 films, the European Film Festival 2018 will offer Vietnamese people some fascinating movies from Europe, the birthplace of cinematography and home to a number of prestigious international film festivals.

The Tra Vinh Ok Om Bok Festival 2018 and Southern Food Festival, Tourism and Culture Festival will take place from November 16th to 22nd.

A book on Hanoi’s intangible cultural heritage in Contemporary Life was launched on November 9th at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature - National University).

The Embassy of the Netherlands in Vietnam and the People’s Committee of Can Tho city on November 10th opened the Dutch Cultural Festival with a wide range of activities held to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic relations.

Vietnam beat Laos 3-0 in its first match of Group A in the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018, which took place at the Laos National Stadium in Vientiane on November 8th.

Vietnamese Phan Van Duc was named among the five most influential players at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup’s Group A, according to an article posted on the affsuzikicup.com.

Audiences will have an opportunity to watch ten Czech and Slovak films during the Czech-Slovak Film Festival 2018 in Vietnam, taking place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city from November 6th to 14th.

Apart from art performances, photo exhibition and introduction of special foods, visitors to the tenth Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of ethnic groups in the northeastern region 2018 also admired a fashion show of traditional clothes of ethnic women in the region.

An art festival for foreigners will be held on this December 8th-9th, the Da Nang city Department of Culture and Sports has reported.

About 300 documents, photos, maps and designs on French architecture in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are on display at an exhibition which opened in HCM city on December 4th.

National Ca Tru Festival 2018 opened on November 1st in the central province of Ha Tinh with the participation of more than 300 artisans, actors and actresses from 13 localities.

The Deutschland-Fest 2018: German Experiences in Hanoi kicked off on November 2nd night around the Ly Thai To Statue next to Hoan Kiem Lake, with the attendance of German Ambassador to Vietnam Christian Berger and Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung.

Diverse activities to mark the 45th anniversary of Italy - Vietnam diplomatic ties is taking place in Hanoi from November 2nd to 11th, contributing to bringing Italians closer to Vietnamese people.