Culture - Sports

(CPV) - Following the final list of registered teams, the organizing board has finalized the competing module for the women’s football event at SEA Games 2017.

(CPV) - Le Quang Liem, Vietnam’s No.1 chess player, jumped seven places to achieve his career-best world number 23 ranking with a new Elo rating of 2,739, in the latest International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings for August 2017.

(CPV) - The British Council, Hanoi Grapevine and Creative Lab by UP have presented a report launch and discussion on the role of creative hubs in Vietnam as a key factor for developing a thriving creative economy in the nation.

35 photos by French photographer Réhahn are on display at an exhibition entitled “Precious Heritage” which opened at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on August 1st.

Vietnamese traditional culture has been introduced at pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, attracting many young people and foreign tourists.

The Prime Minister has signed a decision establishing the Vietnam Journalism Museum under the Vietnam Journalists Association.

Many cultural activities under theme “I love my village” is taking place from August 1st to 31st, at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

Quan ho singing on boat will take place at the two lakes before the Headquarters of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People’s Council and People’s Committee every Saturday’s evening, starting from this August.

The fourth Vietnam – Japan cultural exchange festival kicked off in the central coastal city of Da Nang on July 28th, bringing together over 100 artists from 60 art troupes from the two countries.

Vietnam wrapped up the Asian Men’s and Women’s Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship with four golds, nine silvers and 12 bronze medals on July 27th in Kathmandu, Nepal.

An exhibition on 21 pieces of stones affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa Archipelago has opened at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi, as part of activities in July at the village.

Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh city on July 26th held a ceremony of gratefulness to fallen soldiers at seven martyrs' cemeteries in the city, to mark the 70th anniversary of Fallen and Wounded Soldiers’ Day (July 27th).

The first ethnic culture and sports festival in Quang Ninh’s northeastern region will take place in Tien Yen district from August 3rd to 7th.

(CPV) - On July 24th, Hoang Quy Phuoc, a gold medalist in the 100m freestyle at Stockholm Swimming Open 2017 earlier this year, narrowly missed the individual men’s final in Budapest (Hungary).

(CPV) - The 20 years old tennis player Ly Hoang Nam currently places 471st in the rankings of the Association of Tennis Professionals, the highest level in Southeast Asia region.

(CPV) - The organizing board of SEA Games 29 in Malaysia has announced the match schedule for men’s and women’s football events.

A program to mark Vietnamese Fallen and Wounded Soldiers’ Day (July 27th) will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on July 27th.

The Literature Publishing House has published three works on the struggles of Vietnamese people’s army against the French colonialists and the American empire, including “Duong ve Canh Dong Chum”, “Thuong Lao ky su” and “Vung troi thung”.

The Belgian artistic group, Vredon, including 42 students and teachers, will put on a performance in front of Hanoi Opera House on July 26th.

On July 24th, Politburo member, Secretary of the PCC, head of the PCC Commission for Popularization and Education, Vo Van Thuong visited former leaders of the PCC Commission for Popularization and Education throughout periods on the occasion of the 87th anniversary of popularization and education traditional day (August 1st).

(CPV) - By winning the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U15 Championship, the U15 national football team was honoured and received a VND400 million bonus during a ceremony held in Hanoi on July 24th by the Vietnam Football Federation.

The Vietnamese Women’s Museum has received keepsakes from soldiers and cadres who participated in revolutionary activities and national struggles.

The Philippines has pulled out of hosting the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, as its Government decided to use the sport funding for re-building conflict-hit areas in Marawi.

Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Van Phuong won the final match in the men’s singles at the U18 Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit – BECAMEX Cup 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City on July 22nd.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised a sports exchange themed 'ASEAN Golden Games' at the Indoor Athletics Palace in Hanoi on July 22.

Vietnam beat Australia 2-0 in the semi-final match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U15 Championship at the Chonburi Stadium in Thailand on July 20th.

Nearly 400 photos and documents about the special relations between Vietnam and Laos through historical periods are on display at an exhibition which is being held in Hanoi.

48 paintings on revolutionary war are on display at an exhibition which has opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem finished second at the Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament, which concluded in China on July 18th.

The Toyota concert 2017 will take place in Ho Chi Minh city on August 16th, at Hanoi Opera House on August 25th and 26th, and at Vinh Phuc provincial Theatre on August 19th.