Culture - Sports

A cultural, sport and tourism exchange programme between border localities of Vietnam and Laos has opened in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 5th.

(CPV) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced the 693 member-list for the national delegation to the upcoming SEA Games 29 in Malaysia, including 476 athletes competing in 32/38 events.

About 14,000 policemen will be deployed to ensure peace and security during the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29), which will take place in Malaysia from August 19th - 30th.

The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) will organize the ASEAN Song Contest 2017 in Thanh Hoa province from August 18th to 21st to mark the 50th anniversary of ASEAN and the 72nd anniversary of VOV.

More than 100 woodblocks and official documents from during the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) demonstrating Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are on display at an exhibition which opened in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, on July 3rd.

A seminar on 50 years of the House 67 relic in the Presidential Palace has taken place in Hanoi.

The Prime Minister has approved the target program for cultural development in the 2016-2020 period.

British artist Bridget March has opened the March Gallery in the ancient city of Hoi An, with the hope to make the city a destination for tourists who love the arts.

In today’s society, the most important duty of young writers is to offer quality works that expand people’s intellectual horizons, delegates said at a meeting for young writers held in Ho Chi Minh city last week.

The Vietnamese Student Branch at Chungnam University and the ICFood Company of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 2nd organized a football tournament for Vietnamese students to compete for the 9th annual ICFood Cup at Chungnam University Stadium, Daejeon city, about 170 km south of Seoul.

Hoang Xuan Vinh has retained his position as the world’s top 10-metre air pistol shooter with 2,542 points, according to the July 2017 men’s rankings from the International Shooting Sport Federation.

Artist Pham Thuan has won the first prize at the painting contest held by the Korean Cultural Centre and the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s department of exhibition, photography and fine arts.

(CPV) - From July 2nd - August 20th, Ho Chi Minh city will send 12 badminton players and two coaches to Thailand for a training course at Bangkok-based SCG Badminton Academy in an attempt to find new talent.

(CPV) - As many as 1,000 elite junior chess players are heading to the city of Da Lat in the central highland province of Lam Dong on July 5th for the 2017 National Junior Chess Championship.

A film week to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Fallen and Wounded Soldiers’ Day (July 27th) will take place nationwide from July 24th to 30th.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document on the participation in folk culture festivals in France, Italy, Romania, Greece and Serbia.

A photo exhibition on discovering Vietnam will open at the northwestern mountainous Lao Cai provincial Museum on July 7th.

(CPV) - Mr Miguel Rodrigo, newly-appointed head coach of the Vietnam national futsal squad, has announced the names of players gathering in preparation for the upcoming 29th SEA Games.

The management of the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism coordinated with the Ninh Thuan Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize a program titled “Chapi dream” to introduce the culture of the Raglai ethnic minority group.

The second culture, sports and tourism exchange among border localities of Vietnam and Laos will take place in the northern mountainous province of Son La from July 5th to 7th.

Activities under the theme “Central Highlands Echo” will take place from July 1st to 31st, 2017, at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town, Hanoi, to introduce the cultures and customs of ethnic minority groups in Truong Son region and the Central Highlands.

Nearly 20 photos selected from thousands entered in the contest “Vietnamese equal families” are now on display to contribute to affecting social awareness on gender equality.

(CPV) - A new page for the nation’s Taekwondo history has been opened by female athlete Truong Thi Kim Tuyen, 20, who bagged the nation's first ever silver medal on June 25th (Vietnamese time) at the 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, being held in Muju, the Republic of Korea from 24th-30th, 2017.

(CPV) - Took place in Ulanbaatar (Mongolia) from June 17th-26th, the Vietnamese delegation successfully bagged 20 gold, 20 silver and 12 bronze medals at Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2017.

(CPV) - Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has moved down a notch to rank 66th in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

The Party Committee and Military Command of District 1, Ho Chi Minh city, has organized a seminar to intensify studying and following the ideology, morality and style of President Ho Chi Minh to deserve to be Uncle Ho’s soldier in the new situation.

The Da Nang Paragliding Open 2017, themed “Flying over Tien Sa”, kicked off in the central coastal city of Da Nang on June 24th.

(CPV) - By earning 1 point in the “final game” with Sanatech Khanh Hoa on June 22nd, Thai Son Nam club has been bestowed the Cup of the Futsal HD Bank Cup 2017 (one-round early) with 42 points in total.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced the list of seven additional national intangible cultural heritages.

Promoting artistic cultural exchange in the ASEAN community is one activity of the Central Highlands Kon Tum provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, under the planned implementation of goals of the ASEAN Socio-cultural Community until 2025.