Culture - Sports

(CPV) - The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Vietnam National Academy of Music will present a festive concert by Dutch duo Saskia Laroo/Warren Byrd to mark the celebration of 45 years of Vietnam - the Netherlands diplomatic relations.

Both Vietnamese clubs were disqualified from the Asian Football Confederation Cup after the last group round matches.

(CPV) – The Hue Festival is considered as the first international art, cultural and tourist event of Vietnam which take place biennially in even years. Through its nine edition, the event has gained remarkable achievements and gradually built up its reputation in the festival community of the world.

A cultural exchange to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Malaysia has taken place in Hanoi.

More than 150 photos and artefacts on the atmosphere in Saigon and Hanoi during the historic moment on April 30, 1975, are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on April 24th.

The Department of Cinema under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is coordinating with relevant agencies to organize film screenings nationwide from April 27th to May 23rd.

Some 2.5 million people flocked to the northern midland province of Phu Tho to celebrate the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival as of April 23rd (the eight day of the third lunar month), said the organising board.

(CPV) - As a token of friendship and partnership, the Hanoi city People’s Committee will light up Nhat Tan bridge only in orange, the color of the Dutch Royal family - the House of Orange-Nassau, in honor of the official birthday of King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands April 27th.

The Sri Lanka Cultural Days will take place at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum at No.36 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Hanoi.

Diverse folk games will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on April 28th and 29th on the occasion of the Southern Liberation and National Unification Day (April 30th) and May Day.

The Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper has coordinated with Anh Luan Commercial Construction Limited Liability Company, authorities of Cu Van Commune, Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province, to present gifts and savings worth VND45 million to three policy beneficiary families.

Vietnamese athletes won three gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the Aerobics Suzuki World Cup, which wrapped up in Japan on April 22nd after four days of competition.

On April 22nd, tourists to the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town in Hanoi participated in festival of the Co Tu ethnic group in A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien - Hue.

The northern province of Phu Tho held rituals on April 21st (the sixth day of the third lunar month) to commemorate the anniversary of the death of the nation’s legendary Great Father Lac Long Quan and pay an incense tribute to the Great Mother Au Co.

The Central Thua Thien - Hue provincial People’s Committee has decided to allocate VND1.6 billion from the capital for Cultural Development Objective Program 2017-2018 to upgrade President Ho Chi Minh’s Childhood Memorial.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on April 20th to present “For the cause of UNESCO Vietnam” insignia to 20 individuals in Hanoi in recognition of their contributions to the development of UNESCO Vietnam as well as the culture of the capital.

Vietnam’s national U23 team goes into the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championships in the top seeded group.

Japanese artists will perform Yosakoi - a unique style of dance in Japan - at the walking area around Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi on April 21st, as part of activities to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

From April 22nd to May 2nd, Kim Ngan Communal House and Jewellery Festival 2018 will he held in the framework of the project researching and organizing traditional festivals in Hanoi’s old quarter and around Hoan Kiem lake.

The Culture and Trade Exchange Program among ASEAN members 2018 was launched by the Ho Chi Minh city People's Committee on April 18th on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification (April 30th) and the 3rd founding anniversary of the ASEAN Economic Community.

On April 18th, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to present mobile multimedia library trucks to eight provincial libraries in Lang Son, Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, Quang Binh, Lam Dong and Ca Mau.

Vietnam’s U19 football team lost to Mexico 4-0 in the first match of the Suwon JS Cup 2018 in the Republic of Korea on April 18th.

Dam Sen Cultural Park will issue 40,000 invitations for families, visitors and the public to attend the Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings and the Family Festival.

As many as 33 artists from Uzbekistan will perform their traditional songs and dances during Uzbekistan Cultural Days in Vietnam 2018 in Hanoi ad Thanh Hoa province.

The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship will kick off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 20th with the competition of 36 players of 18 teams from 10 countries and territories, announced the organising board at a press conference on April 17th.

Hanoi Museum on April 17th held a talk on photography and the preservation of Thang Long - Hanoi heritage to mark the International Museum Day (May 18th).

An exhibition on war sketches on April 17th opened in the Central Highlands provincial Dak Lak province.

According to Ninh Binh provincial People’s Committee, artistic performances at the 1,050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co Viet will draw the participation of artistic troupes from Thanh Hoa province, Laos and the Republic of Korea.

An exhibition to mark the 43rd anniversary of Ninh Thuan liberation opened on April 16th at the southern Ninh Thuan provincial Museum in Thap Cham city.

Director of the southern Ca Mau provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Hieu Hung said that Cao Dan pagoda in Tan Loc commune, Binh Thoi district, has been recognized as a national historical relic.