Culture - Sports

A football tournament for Vietnamese youth was organized by the Vietnam Fellow Countrymen Friendship Association in the Macau Special Administrative Region, China, on July 22nd.

Bac Kan provincial Department of Information and Communications on July 23rd coordinated with Bach Thong district People’s Committee held an exhibition affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

Cultural products of mountainous ethnic groups in the central Quang Nam province are on display at an exhibition which opened in the framework of the 19th culture and sports festival of mountainous districts of the province from July 21st to 24th.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh advanced to the semi-finals of the men’s singles at the Singapore Badminton Open 2018 on July 20th.

A concert marking the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations was held at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo on July 20th with the presence of the Japanese Emperor and Empress.

(CPV) - Sixty Vietnamese students are attending the 10th ASEAN Schools Games (ASG) 2018 held in Malaysia from July 20th-27th.

(CPV) - The 11th “Mau hoa do” (Red Flower Colour) art performance took place at Au Co Art Center at No.8 Huynh Thuc Khang street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, at 19h30 on July 20th, to pay debt of gratitude to the war invalids and fallen soldiers and Vietnamese heroic mothers nationwide.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) U23 International Championship - Vinaphone Cup 2018 will take place from August 3rd-7th in Hanoi, announced the VFF on July 19th.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned Gia Lai provincial People’s Committee to coordinate with relevant agencies to organize the Central Highlands Gongs Culture Festival 2018.

India’s Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish announced that the Indian Government is considering providing seven non-refundable projects to Ninh Thuan province, including two projects improving infrastructure of Poklong Garai and Hoa Lai towers.

At Lao Cai provincial Museum, the Vietnam People’s Navy on July 18th coordinated with Lao Cai provincial Party Committee to organize an exhibition on sea, islands and navy soldiers.

Three Vietnamese films, including Em chua 18 (Jailbait), Co Ba Sai Gon (The Tailor) and Co gai den tu hom qua (The Girl from Yesterday) are being introduced to Korean audiences in the framework of Vietnamese Film Days in RoK from July 18th to 19th.

The 10th Culture, Sports, and Tourism Festival for ethnic minority groups in northeastern region will place in Vinh Phuc province from September 19th to 21st.

26 paintings by Romanian artist Sergiu Moise are on display at a solo art exhibition titled “Focus” at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts, No.42 Yet Kieu street, Hanoi.

The Vietnamese food and cultural promotion week is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 16th to 22nd.

The Ede ethnic community follows a matriarchal system; girls have a great and active right to ask and get married. The challenge of marriage is required by the boy. This cultural feature reflects the specific customs and unique matriarchal practices of Ede people in the Central Highlands in general and Dak Lak province in particular.

The Special Toyota Concert 2018 has taken place at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi, as part of activities to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam - Japan diplomatic ties.

Feel Japan in Vietnam 2018 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 14th, as part of events marking 45 years of Vietnam – Japan relations.

The third Central Ethnic Culture Festival will take place in the central province of Quang Nam from August 15th to 17th.

The Vietnam Cinema Association has handed over the documentary film on President Souphanouvong’s relations with Vietnam to the Kaysone Phonvihane Museum in Vientiane, Laos.

(CPV) - Twenty-five US female high school volleyball players and coaches kicked off a US Department of State sports exchange program in Vietnam on July 11th as part of a program to build friendships through sports as well as to create mutual understanding among the young peoples.

The Centre for Vietnam Studies under the Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) coordinated with the Embassy of Vietnam in India to screen the “I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass” film on July 10th to bring Vietnamese culture closer to its Indian friends.

According to head of My Son World Cultural Heritage Site Management Board Phan Ho, the first phrase (2017-2018) of the restoration of the heritage in Duy Phu commune, Duy Xuyen district, the central province of Quang Nam, by Indian and Vietnamese experts has ended.

The central Thua Thien-Hue province has announced a list of 13 traditional villages that need long-term preservation.

The Information and Communications Publishing House has introduced a set of books on the Vietnam - Laos special relationship.

The third Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and Tourism Festival kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 7th.

Hanoi hopes to create a new driving force for the local culture industry, a sector with untapped potential.

The General Department of Logistics under he Vietnam People's Army on July 5th coordinated with President Ho Chi Minh Relics Site to open an exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh and army logistics sector.

During this July, diverse activities dedicated to children under the theme “Children’s summer” will take place at Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, Hanoi.

According to statistics of the Central Highlands Dak Nong provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as of the end of 2017, the province has 366 sets of gongs.