Culture - Sports

The Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam has coordinated with the Ministry of Communications of India to issue a joint stamp featuring ancient architectures of the two nations.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 25th organized a session titled “Learning about Vietnam”’ to provide information about Vietnam to foreign diplomats and representatives.

A space of Tet Market in Hanoi city will be reinstated at Hanoi Metropole to welcome lunar New Year with diverse activities.

(CPV) - The Dong Thap province’s Cao Lanh city and the Australian Government to Vietnam on January 26th launched the “Vietnam - Australia mural village” in Tan Tich ward, Cao Lanh city.

(CPV) - The Vietnam national flag carrier (Vietnam Airlines) will operate three direct flights to Changzhou on January 27th instead of two, to meet increased demand from football supporters for the final match of AFC Cup 2018.

Living in the northeastern mountainous province of Ha Giang, La Chi ethnic minority group has preserving a diversified and specific traditional culture, including the traditional Khu Cu Te Festival.

(CPV) - On January 23rd, beating U23 Qatar in a shocking penalty shoot-out, U23 Vietnamese football team continued to make history to march on into the AFC U23 Championship final.

(CPV) - North Central Thanh Hoa province-origin talented goalie Bui Tien Dung’s two penalty saves sensationally earned Vietnam a place in the AFC U23 Championship final on January 23rd as the Southeast Asian side defeated Qatar 4-3 in a penalty shootout after thrilling semi-final ended 2-2 after extra time.

The Centre for the Preservation of Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage is coordinating with relevant organizations to organize an exhibition and traditional cultural activities to welcome the lunar New Year at Thang Long Imperial Citadel from January 22nd to 24th.

The third congress of the Budapest Golf Vietnamese Association in Hungary was organized in Budapest on January 20th, 2018.

According to Hue Festival Centre, the Siberian Patterns folk dance ensemble from Russia has registered to perform in the Hue Festival 2018, which is scheduled to take place in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue from April 27th to May 2nd.

A photo exhibition on Vietnamese land and people has taken place in Hanoi from January 18th to 21st as an activity to mark the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) in Vietnam.

Vietnam continued their dream journey at the Asian Football Conference U23 Championship after beating Iraq 5-3 in the penalty shootout on January 20th in Changsu, China.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the top five most impressive goals made in the qualifying round of the AFC U23 Championship finals in China.

A collection of books featuring India, its country, people, history and culture as well as potential of cooperative ties with Vietnam debuted in Hanoi on January 19th.

Photos and books on the Communist Party of Vietnam are on display at the Hanoi Old Book Fair at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi from January 18th to 21st.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is organizing pilot tours to connect tourism with museums, theatres and prominent relics of the capital on January 18th and 19th.

The Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper has coordinated with local Commissions of Popularization and Education and the Military Bank to present savings to navy soldiers' families in Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city.

(CPV) - In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Japan diplomatic ties in 2018, the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam and the Japanese Embassy Vietnam will present a travelling exhibition “Contemporary wood-carved netsuke” from January 24th - March 15th.

As many of 334 works and 39 items on the daily lives, landscapes and culture of the 10 ASEAN nations are on display at an exhibition which opened in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on January 17th.

The Management Board of My Son World Cultural Heritage in central Quang Nam province has completed the digitalization of over 1,000 objects found in the excavation and restoration of towers at the heritage site.

Dien Bien provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize a cultural exchange to introduce its culture and tourism at pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake and its surroundings on January 19th - 20th.

(CPV) - Vietnam tied goalless with Syrian rivals in the last qualifying round match at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship in China on January 17th, wining a ticket to the quarter-finals.

The US National Geographic Channel has broadcast a short video clip of Vietnamese water puppetry.

The “Cheo 48 hours - I love homeland” project on January 14th coordinated with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities under Vietnam National University, VNU-Hanoi, to put on a Cheo folk singing performance at Me Tri Hostel.

(CPV) - The only goal by Nguyen Quang Hai in the second half helped Vietnam beat Australia 1-0 in the AFC U23 Championship 2018 on January 14th, opening a door to all Group D teams competing in the quarter-finals in Kunshan, China.

Pop singer My Tam and three overseas Vietnamese, Thanh Ha, Elvis Phuong and Dinh Nguyen, will join a live concert to raise funds for underprivileged children with cancer at Da Nang’s Trung Vuong Theatre on January 19th.

The fifth Taiwan Excellence marathon will be organised on January 14th in Ho Chi Minh City, with more than 8,000 runners expected to participate in.

A photo exhibition about the Mau Than Offensive in Spring 1968 has opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association as part of the city’s cultural activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the event.

As usual, the end of the past year was relatively quiet on planet football, with little change happening among the top teams in December's FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking.