Culture - Sports

Activities under the theme “Youth and ethnic people with the homeland sea and islands” will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi in March.

Photos of the life and career of late Venezuelan Commander-in-Chief Hugo Chavez Frias are on display at an exhibition entitled “Hugo Chavez and Vietnam” which opened in Hanoi on March 5th.

(CPV) - Vietnam's marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh held on to the world second place ranking in March in the men’s 10m air pistol category, with 882 points.

(CPV) - After seven consecutive times being hosted by Ho Chi Minh city, the 8th HDBank Cup International Open Chess Tournament 2018 is set to take place from March 9th-16th at the Army Hotel, No.1A Nguyen Tri Phuong road, Hanoi.

The art of making patterns on traditional costumes of the Mong ethnic minority people in Sa Long commune, Muong Cha district, the northwestern province of Dien Bien province, has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.

The 5th HCM City Ao dai Festival 2018, themed “Charming Ao dai”', is taking place at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street from March 3rd to 7th.

(CPV) - Within the framework of the Japan - East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS), from March 6th-14th, a Japanese delegation of 15 students will visit Vietnam.

(CPV) - The 2018 V.League (V.League 1) with 14 participating clubs will begin at Tam Ky stadium on March 10th by a match between defending champions Quang Nam FC and Saigon FC.

(CPV) - Ly Hoang Nam and Trinh Linh Giang arrived in Kolkata (the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal) for the India F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on March 5th-11th, their first event after the traditional Lunar New Year festival.

A festival commemorating the legendary Hung Kings’ teaching of rice cultivation to people was held in Minh Nong ward of Viet Tri city in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on March 2nd (the 15th day of the first lunar month).

Tran Thuong Temple’s food-distributing festival in northern Ha Nam province and Tran Kings temple’s seal opening ceremony in the other northern province of Nam Dinh took place on March 1st, the 14th day of the first lunar month.

As many of 50 varieties of Japanese flowers are on displayed at an exhibition titled “The Beautiful Japanese” which opened at Press Club, 59A Ly Thai To street, Hanoi, on March 1st.

(CPV) - FIFA expert Belinda Wilson is in Hanoi between February 27th - March 4th to survey the national women’s youth football teams, thus helping to introduce the best path for future development.

The Japanese Cultural Exchange Festival 2018 will take place at Ly Thai To Flower Garden around Hanoi's Hoan Kiem lake from March 23rd to 26th.

The Trade Union of HCM city Education Sector has launched all female officers, teachers, and schoolgirls to wear Ao dai in March to respond to the 5th HCM city Ao dai Festival 2018.

On the evening of February 27th, thousands of people flocked to Lim town, Tien Du district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, to enjoy Quan ho folk singing performances before the opening ceremony of Lim Festival.

(CPV) - The Swedish artist Anne Sofie von Otter will perform her first ever concert at the Vietnam Academy of Music on March 2nd, said the Embassy of Sweden.

(CPV) - Vietnam’s U16 football team of head coach Dinh The Nam will compete in the 2018 Japan - ASEAN friendly tournament in Miyazaki on the island of Kyushu from March 8th to 12th.

The Bulgaria Rose Festival with Friends 2018 will take place at the West Lake Water Park, Hanoi, from March 8th to 11th, for the second time, to mark the 68th anniversary of Vietnam-Bulgaria diplomatic ties.

The Ban Flower Festival 2018 will open in Dien Bien Phu city, the northwestern province of Dien Bien, on March 18th.

A special artistic program to mark International Women’s Day (March 8th) will take place at Hanoi Opera House on March 7th and 8th.

Tro Chieng Festival in Yen Ninh commune, Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province, has been officially listed as one of Vietnam’s national intangible cultural heritage.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on February 24th-25th coordinated with the Southern Binh Phuoc provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize the “Happy Year of the Dog: The culture of Binh Phuoc” program.

The Yen Tu Spring Festival 2018 opened at the Yen Tu historical site, Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on February 25th (the 10th day of the first lunar month).

(CPV) - Defending V.League 1 champions Quang Nam enjoy a fabulous start to the 2018 season by claiming its first ever National Super Cup trophy after edging out Song Lam Nghe An 1-0 at Hanoi’s Hang Day stadium on February 24th.

A dragon boat racing festival was held for the first time in Hanoi’s well-known West Lake on February 24th, attracting large crowds.

Ngoa Van Spring Festival, which opened at the Tran Dynasty Special Relic Site in Dong Trieu town, the northern province of Quang Ninh on February 24th, became the first event of the locality in response to the “National Tourism Year 2018- Ha Long- Quang Ninh”.

The 16th Vietnam Poetry Day is scheduled to take place from February 27th to March 2nd in Hanoi with a wide range of activities, said poet Huu Thinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association.

A system of inscriptions carved on the cliff at Kinh Chu Cave in the northern province of Hai Duong’s Kinh Mon district was recognised as a national treasure at a ceremony held in the locality on February 23rd.

(CPV) - Clubs are actively gathering for the 2018 V. League 1 season (the 35th season of the highest division of football in Vietnam) that starts on March 3rd and runs until September 29th.