Culture - Sports

World youth boxing championships silver holder Do Hong Ngoc of Vietnam has bagged a slot to participate at the Youth Olympics next year.

These days, Phung Hung viaduct in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, seems to be newer, more beautiful and colourful thanks to a mural art project.

More than 100 photos and rare documents on Vietnam - Laos friendship are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on November 27th.

A training course on Vietnam - Laos border affairs took place in Vinh city, the central province of Nghe An, with the participation of border guards, cadres of border communes, village heads and prestigious people in border areas of the province.

An exhibition titled “Color of the sun”, taking place at 16 Nguyen Quyen street, Hanoi, brings fine arts lovers beautiful paintings about Vietnamese nature, land and people.

More than 5,000 athletes from 44 countries participated in the 2017 Techcombank Ho Chi Minh city International Marathon on November 26th.

Politburo member and Secretary of Hanoi city Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai on November 23rd received Ireland Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton during his working visit to Vietnam.

In the framework of the Green Heritage Culture and Tourism Week from November 21st to 23rd, the “Children with Natural Heritage” painting festival was a specific activity to express young people's care and common interest in heritage preservation.

The Ha Long city People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province has made a plan for the preservation and promotion of several outstanding cultural values of fishing village in Ha Long Bay.

The Hanoi city Department of Culture and Sports on November 23rd held a meeting to celebrate the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day.

(CPV) - Next year, the Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) for the very first time applies the tournament systems of the International Tennis Federation and the Association of Tennis Professionals, meeting the current development of the global tennis community.

From November 21st to 23rd, the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts coordinated with relevant provinces and cities to organize the Green Heritage Culture Tourism Week in Hanoi, to celebrate the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23rd).

The organizing board of the Vietnam Heritage Photo Contest 2017 has held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh city to review the contest.

More than 200 special documents and photos on Vietnam and the Russian Federation are on display at an exhibition on the effect of the Russian October Revolution on the Vietnamese revolution, which opened in Hanoi on October 22nd.

The Ministry of Information and Communications on November 21st held an award ceremony for the contest of journalistic works themed “Vietnam - International integration process”.

(CPV) - The capital will host the VIII National Sports Festival from late November to early December 2018 under a Decision recently signed by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

(CPV) - Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam, 20, reached his highest ranking, earning six points in the recent Vietnam F1 Futures, advancing 30 slots to 522nd.

The seventh Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the Khmer has taken place in the southern province of Bac Lieu, from November 17th to 19th, with the participation of artists and people from 12 localities.

The Cai Rang floating market recreation which has been held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture, has impressed visitors.

Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam came second at the Vietnam F2 Futures tennis tournament, which closed in Binh Duong province on November 19th.

An exhibition on mosaic ceramic paintings of leaders attending APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting 2017 opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on November 18th.

A week themed “Great National Unity – Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage” kicked off at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi on November 18th.

An exhibition displaying maps and documents on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened in the northern province of Phu Tho on November 17th.

The first Italy-ASEAN Week, a programme to popularise culture and enhance friendship between Italy and ASEAN countries, was opened in Hanoi on November 18th.

As many of 100 of the best photos from the Vietnam Heritage Photo Contest will be displayed at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts, No.2 Hoa Lu street, Hanoi, from November 21st to 23rd.

As many of 69 photos from 69 universities in cities worldwide, including Hanoi, are on display at an exhibition at Hanoi Book Street.

(CPV) - The nation’s first international-standard library for children opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on November 16th.

The first Italy-ASEAN Week will take place at Ly Thai To statue area next to Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi from November 17th to 27th to bring Italian culture closer to Vietnamese people.

The central city of Hue has coordinated with Gyeongju City (RoK) to organize a seminar in the city on preserving and promoting world cultural heritage values.

An exhibition of the portraits of APEC member economies’ leaders, made by combining different pieces of pottery from the southern province of Dong Nai, will be held from November 18th-21st at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, No.66 Nguyen Thai Hoc street, Hanoi.