Culture - Sports

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung handed over 18 antiques from different cultural periods to the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi on August 9th.

(CPV) - The Da Nang International Marathon (DNIM) 2018 will be attended by 7,000 people from 52 countries and territories, mainly from the Republic of Korea, China, Hong Kong (China) and Japan.

As many of 300 documents and photos on India and its relationship with Vietnam are on display at an exhibition titled “Hello India” which opened on August 8th in Hanoi.

The Vietnam puppetry festival will take place at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh city from August 16th to 18th.

The first festival on the world’s intangible cultural heritages and Tuyen Quang city Festival 2018 will take place from September 20th to 23rd.

The President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and the Monument to Heroic Martyrs will re-open from August 16th after the temporary closure for annual maintenance.

The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held a photo exhibition on August 8th to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the country’s founder, late President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Khanh Hai has presented medal for the cause of culture, sports and tourism to Ms. Claudia Liliana Zambrano Naranjo, Colombian Chargé d'affaires to Vietnam.

According to the survey of the research team from Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park Management Board, 44 newly discovered caves are in six different geological formations.

(CPV) - The Vietnamese football squad drew 1-1 in the last match with Uzbekistan in Hanoi on August 7th, wining the U23 international tournament - Vinaphone Cup 2018 with the most points after two wins and one draw.

UNESCO Center for International Cultural Exchange and Preservation will coordinate with San dinh project to organize folk games at Trinh Cong Son pedestrian street on August 18th.

The last time photographer Tran Thi Thu Dong returned home after a trip to Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago she felt something very different from other assignments, so the vice chairwoman of the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibitions decided to organise a photo exhibition.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem finished second at the ninth Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament which concluded in China’s Hainan province on August 3rd.

(CPV) - The first Plogging event, hosted by the Sweden Alumni Network Vietnam, will be organized on Thanh Nien, Hoang Dieu and Quan Thanh streets in Hanoi on August 5th, 2018.

Diverse activities under the theme “Festival of childhood” are taking place at the Hanoi-based Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, from August 1st to 31st.

A summer camp for children of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia is taking place in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city from July 31st to August 4th.

The Vietnam Heritage Magazine under the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association on August 1st launched the seventh Vietnam Heritage Photo Contest 2018.

The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee have launched a photo contest on Vietnam - Japan friendship.

A music show took place in Hanoi on July 30th to mark the 197th anniversary of he Independence of the Republic of Peru (July 28th).

“Moonlight Saigon”, the first film project between Vietnam and Malaysia, has been introduced in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The street festival themed ““The Quintessence of Hanoi - Converging and Shining” has been held on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem to mark the capital’s ten-year boundary expansion.

The unique countryside market has taken place at the Hanoi's Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, on July 28th and 29th.

(CPV) - As many as 16 teams are competing for the final round of 2018 National Children's Football Tournament (Viettel Cup) held in northern Thai Binh province from July 24th - August 1st.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem took part in the 9th Danzhou Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament which kicked off in China on July 27th.

Incense offering and candle lighting have been held across the country on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of War Invalids and Fallen Soldiers Day (July 27th) to show deep gratitude to fallen soldiers who laid down their lives for national independence.

On July 26th, at An Giang provincial Museum, An Giang provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with Ton Duc Thang Museum in Ho Chi Minh city to open an exhibition on late President Ton Duc Thang.

Nearly 200 photos on Hanoi are on display at an exhibition which opened at Hanoi Museum on July 26th to mark its ten-year boundary expansion.

The second, fourth, and sixth volumes of Ho Chi Minh Complete Works in Lao have been completed and introduced at a ceremony in Vientiane.

Hanoi city People Committee has recognized the Vietnam National Museum of History and the Vietnam Military History Museum as tourist destinations.

13 traditional villages of Hanoi and six ones of the central province of Quang Nam will perform their crafts and display products at An Hoi statue garden in Hoi An city.