Culture - Sports

The Southern Women’s Museum has opened a showroom on Vietnamese Ao dai to introduce this national tradition.

The northern province of Hung Yen on October 20th-21st held a contest on telling stories about studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style.

The People’s Army Newspaper has launched its online editions in Lao and Khmer languages.

The Northwest Cuisine Festival opened in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on October 20th as part of the National Tourism Year 2017.

Kate Festival, the largest traditional festival of Vietnam’s Cham ethnic minority people, has been recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as an intangible cultural heritage.

Paintings on linen, by ethnic children from Quan Ba district in the northern province of Ha Giang, will be the highlight of the Son Luc exhibition.

The first Fashionology Festival kicked off on Nguyen Hue Walking Street in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20th, promising to entertain visitors with attractive fashion shows which use the latest technologies.

Vietnam suffered their second loss at the AFC U19 Women’s Football Championship on October 19th in Nanjing, China.

The Vietnam Film Institute has received from the Dutch Healthcare Authority and Joris Ivens Archives Institute 33 valuable documentaries that foreign producers made in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s.

The Temple of Literature Centre for Cultural and Scientific Activities on October 18th coordinated with Ha Dong district Department of Education and Training to organize a program to study the relics and history of Thang Long - Hanoi.

A round-table discussion titled “Spain - Vietnam: A partnership in films” took place in Hanoi on October 17th under the framework of the Spanish Film Festival in Vietnam.

A Katazome painting exhibition of Japanese artist Toba Mika will take place at Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture from October 20th to November 12th, on the occasion of the 29th APEC in Da Nang city.

(CPV) - The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will present Japanese Film Festival 2017 from October 27th in the cities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh and Da Nang.

(CPV) - The five-day event wrapped up on October 16th at Ho Chi Minh city’s Phu Tho Competition Centre, seeing 137 weightlifters from 23 teams from across the country.

(CPV) - The Vietnam men’s national football team jumped nine places to 121st in the October’s FIFA/Coca-Cola world ranking.

(CPV) - Paradise Dai Lai resort in Northern Vinh Phuc province will host the Vinh Phuc Cross Country 2017 on October 22nd.

A week to highlight Vietnamese ethnic group’s great solidarity will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town in Hanoi from November 18th to 23rd.

A Vietnam-Japan cultural space will be opened in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on the occasion of APEC 2017, to serve tourists, especially Japanese, when visiting Hoi An world cultural heritage.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center has announced a temporary halt to night tours visiting Hue Imperial Citadel from October 15th.

(CPV) - The Hanoi’s My Dinh national stadium will host the Vietnam - Korea food and culture festival 2017 from October 27th-29th.

On September 16th, in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Museum held an experimental educational program on Uncle Ho in Viet Bac resistance base.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has assigned the Department of Cinema to coordinate with relevant agencies to organize Vietnamese film days in Russia from October 27th to 31st.

The central city of Da Nang will host the Asia Pacific Golf Summit (APGS) on November 14th, following the APEC Economic Leaders Week.

The Cambodia cultural week in Vietnam will take place in Hanoi and in the northern province of Quang Ninh from November 7th to 12th, 2017.

Over 90 travel photographs depicting the pristine beauty of the south central coast province of Phu Yen are on display in the province’s cultural centre until October 20th.

The Hanoi University of Culture has organised a ceremony to welcome 96 Korean students who will attend a Vietnamese language and culture course at the university.

From October 13th, Hanoi Department of Transportation has adjusted transportation in several areas around Hoan Kiem Lake to better maintain pedestrian street space during weekends and meet people’s demand for walking.

(CPV) - Vietnam took a big step towards qualification for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup after trouncing a visiting Cambodia 5-0 in a Group C clash at the Hanoi’s My Dinh national stadium on October 10th.

More than 70 photos which tell the stories of over 200 people who visited Truong Sa in May 2017 are on display at an exhibition in Hanoi.

The 7th European language day will take place at the Goethe Institute Hanoi on October 21st, focusing on the internationalisation of schools in Vietnam.