Culture - Sports

The Central Highlands Dak Lak provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinated with Krong Bong district Department of Culture and Information to open a training course on gongs for 40 Ede ethnic people in the district.

On September 11th, the Standing Board of Bac Lieu provincial Party Committee organized a ceremony to commend typical units for their outstanding performance in studying and following the ideology, morality and style of President Ho Chi Minh.

The International Dance Festival 2017 will open at the northern Ninh Binh provincial Convention Centre on September 16th.

An operetta performance titled “Die Fledermaus” (The Bat or Revenge of the Bat) by Johann Strauss II took place in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city on September 9th for its premiere.

(CPV) - Nguyen Thi Ngoan on September 10th won an historic gold medal for Vietnam in the women’s 61kg event (kumite) in Germany’s Halle/Leipzig for the Karate1-Premier League.

Vietnam will present the classic film, Bao Gio Cho Den Thang Muoi (When October Comes) at ASEAN Film Festival 2017, which kicked off in Cambodia on September 8th.

(CPV) - The Oktoberfest beer festival 2017 will take place at Hotel Nikko Saigon in HCM city on September 21st-23rd and JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi on October 5th-7th.

(CPV) - Taking place at Vinh Long Sports and Physical Training Gymnasium, as many as 10 teams (five male, five female) have registered to compete for the 5th Vinh Long international volleyball tournament.

(CPV) - Three Vietnamese female players, Nguyen Thi Ngoan and Bui Thi Ngoc Han (kumite), and Nguyen Thi Phuong (kata) have traveled to Germany’s Halle/Leipzig for the Karate1-Premier League from September 8th-10th.

(CPV) - Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem (Elo 2739) and his Indian rival Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (Elo 2702) on September 7th (Vietnam time) finished with a tie in their second-leg match of the second round of the 2017 FIDE World Chess.

VinaPhone has deployed an ethnic language switchboard with eight languages to provide information on telecommunication services and information technology, and gradually eliminate regional disparities among users.

Hanoi Opera House on September 6th officially opened to welcome tourists to admire its historical value, architecture and traditional arts.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 5th met with and presented gifts to outstanding trainers and athletes who have come back from the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 2017) in Malaysia.

The German Film Festival in Vietnam will take place in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city, the northern port city of Hai Phong, and the central Hue and Da Nang cities, from September 6th to 16th.

Political University on September 5th organized the final round of the competition on popularizing the studying and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s style.

Vietnam’s national futsal team has set their sights on a semi-final berth at the upcoming Asian Cup Indoor Games.

Every year, on National Day (September 2nd), Vietnamese people from nationwide gather at Ba Dinh historical square and visit President Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum. The visits express people's pride in the tradition and beloved Uncle Ho.

The Lao version of the first volume of the Ho Chi Minh Complete Works has been introduced in Vientiane.

The annual VTV International Cycling Tournament – Ton Hoa Sen Cup – entered the second stage from Hanoi to central Thanh Hoa province on September 3rd with a Philippine cyclist being the first to cross the finish line.

Hundreds of artists and singers joined a special art performance show in Ho Chi Minh City in the evening of September 2nd to mark the 72nd anniversary of National Day.

The final round of Sao Mai (Morning Star) contest will start this month with the participation of the 30 best contestants.

The H’Mong pan-pipe festival opened in Dong Van district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, on September 1st, attracting hundreds of artists.

The organizing board of Ho Chi Minh City’s big holidays on August 31st opened a photo exhibition entitled "Promoting achievements of the August Revolution 1945 in the cause of national construction, protection and development" on the 72nd anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

Hanoi City Department of Culture and Sports has organized artistic performances to mark the 72nd anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, to be held September 2nd and 3rd in 29 districts and Son Tay town.

A photo exhibition on the colour of life which is taking place in Hanoi has attracted many lovers of photography.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations has coordinated with the Malaysia Embassy in Vietnam to organize the Vietnam - Malaysia Cultural Exchange in Hanoi, as part of activities to mark the 60th National Day of Malaysia (August 31st) and the 72nd National Day of Vietnam (September 2nd).

On August 30th, an exhibition on Vietnam - Laos Cambodia solidarity opened at the Vietnam Military History Museum, Hanoi.

An exhibition on Hoang Sa and Truong Sa opened at Giao Thuy district Cultural House in the Red River Delta province of Nam Dinh on August 29th.

Vietnam won a total of 58 gold, 50 silver and 60 bronze medals to stay at the third place in overall rankings of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which concluded on August 30th, meeting its set target.

The golf tournament raising funds for “Giving strength to study” scholarships has recently received VND10.3 billion from businesses and sponsors.