Culture - Sports

As a highland district of the northern mountainous Yen Bai province, Mu Cang Chai attracts visitors with mountain ranges and picturesque terraced fields.

(CPV) - RETHINK, an exhibition show-casing the work of Australia a multi-disciplinary artist Bianca Hoffrichter and 15 Vietnamese pupils is being held from September 20th-30th, 2018 at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

Vietnam’s national men’s football team have held onto the No 1 spot in the Southeast Asian region in September, according to the latest International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) ranking released on September 20th.

A film crew from the Discovery Channel will travel to Vietnam on September 26th to film final scenes of the documentary film tilted “Connecting dreams”.

Vietnamese representative Huynh Thuy Vi has won the first runner-up place in the national costume contest of Miss Asia Pacific International pageant being held in Manila, the Philippines.

Furama Resort Da Nang, the 5-star beach resort in central Vietnam, has been named as the ‘most favoured hotel of 2017’ by JALPAK, a renowned Japanese travel agency.

Nearly 50 archived documents on the history of Vietnam - Japan cooperation are on display at an online exhibition which was launched on September 20th as part of activities to celebrate the 45-year ties between the two countries (September 21st).

Three films, namely Perfect Strangers, The Place and A Perfect Family by renowned director Paolo Genovese, are screened at the first Italian film week in Hanoi from September 20th to 23rd.

London Symphony Orchestra will participate in the Vietnam Airlines Classic - Hanoi Concert 2018, to take place at 19h00 on October 10th at Ly Thai To Statue and Garden abound Hoan Kiem lake.

Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM) 2018 will be held on September 22nd-23rd in Sa Pa, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai with the participation of 3,400 runners from 54 countries and territories, up 40% from last year.

Over the past 35 year, family of artisan Tran Van Bang in Tien Phong commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi, has continued the art of mold-making for the Mid-autumn festival cakes.

In the framework of the 5th Hanoi international film festival, the Department of Cinema will coordinate with the Vietnam Film Institute to organize an exhibition on specific film-making scenes in Vietnam from October 21st to 31st.

Children can experience diverse activities for Mid-autumn festival at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi from September 19th to 23rd.

The stunning beauty of Vietnamese women was depicted nearly century ago in artistic works by famous artists from Indochina College of Fine Arts (Vietnam University of Fine Arts at present).

The Consulate General of France in Ho Chi Minh city has opened to the public as part of the 35th European Heritage Days.

An exhibition of 70 artistic works by People’s Artist Vuong Duy Bien will take place in France from September 18th to 29th as part of Vietnam Tourism and Culture Work in France to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties.

Vietnam has sent six martial artists to compete at the Canada Open Taekwondo Championship which opened on September 14th at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

The 10th Thai Festival kicked off at Ly Thai To Monument area by Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on September 15th, with free entry offered to visitors.

284 documents on Hoang Sa and Truong Sa by press agencies in Da Nang and 12 photos of reporters are on display at an exhibition at Hoang Sa street, the central city of Da Nang, from September 12th to 21st.

The Embassy of France in Hanoi and the Consulate General of France in Ho Chi Minh city will open to the public on September 15th as part of the 35th European Heritage Days.

The Management Board of Hanoi Old Quarter will coordinate with artisans and handicrafts workers to organize Mid-autumn Festival at relic sites in the Old Quarter.

An exhibition titled “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes - Historical and legal evidence” will take place on September 14th - 16th in Van Dien commune, Nam Dan district, central province of Nghe An.

A program on discovering toys for Mid-autumn Festival will take place at 09h00 on September 15th at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi.

“Duong Kach Menh” (Revolutionary Path), a book written by President Ho Chi Minh, has been translated into Italian and published in the European country.

The Vietnam - Japan Cultural Exchange has taken place in Hanoi to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam - Japan diplomatic ties (September 21st).

Vietnam Tourism and Culture Week in France will take place in Versailles city from September 26th to 29th, to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam - France diplomatic ties.

More than 130 documents, photos, maps and technical drawings on old Hanoi are on display at an exhibition which opened in the capital city on September 6th.

82 pianists aged from 10-25 from nine countries and territories will participate in the fourth Hanoi international piano competition.

The Da Nang city Tourism Association and the city Businesswomen’s Association on September 5th held an exchange between ASEAN businesswomen and three Vietnamese, Thai and Indian Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017 crown-holders, in order to discuss ways for protecting pygathrix nemaeus.

Hanoi city will display books on the history and culture of the capital city and Vietnam, and deliver art performances at Frankfurt Book Fair 2018, which will take place from October 10th to 14th.