Culture - Sports

A competition has been launched to seek creative design ideas for planning a multi-functional cultural park on the Hong (Red) River.

Seven giant lotus flowers representing the first seven footsteps of Buddha after his birth were set up on the Huong River in Hue City on May 12 to celebrate the Buddha’s 2568th birthday.

On May 12, the delegation of the Central Public Security Party Committee, the Ministry of Public Security led by General To Lam, Politburo member, Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee and Minister of Public Security, respectfully offered flowers and incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at Kim Lien Relic Area in the central province of Nghe An.

2024 Lotus Village Festival opened on May 11 to celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s 134th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2024).

The radio-television station of the central province of Nghe An, the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh, coordinated with its counterpart in Thua Thien-Hue province to organize a programme to feature the childhood and boyhood of President Ho Chi Minh to mark the 134th birthday of the President (May 19).

Cinema lovers nationwide will have the chance to watch Japanese movies wherever they are through the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) Online, scheduled to get underway from June 5 to July 3.

Britain's TNT Theatre is bringing the bard to stages in Vietnam’s big cities from May 21-24.

The authorities of Hoanh Mo commune of Binh Lieu district, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, coordinated with their Chinese counterparts from Fangchenggang city’s Dong Zhong town to clean up the environment along the shared border river from May 9 to 11.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a plan to support the study, restoration, and preservation of ethnic minorities’ intangible cultures which are at risk of falling into oblivion.

Hungarian violinist Maestro Vilmos Oláh is due to perform his renowned pieces and hold an exchange with young Vietnamese artists in Hoi An city on May 11.

Nearly 3,000 triathletes from 52 countries and territories, including a record of 1,532 Vietnamese, are competing in the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang from May 10 to 12.

A delegation of revolutionary contributors from the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum visited President Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum in Hanoi to pay respects to the late President.

Legendary music group Westlife will return to the nation and bring The Hits Tour 2024 to audiences in Hanoi from June 4 to June 5.

Hue Festival 2024 and Hue International Arts Festival Week 2024 promise to bring unique cultural parties to the community and tourists.

The Nine Dynastic Urns, housed in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, have been inscribed in the Memory of the World Register.

Nguyen Do Quang Minh, a ninth grader, in the central city of Da Nang wins the national round for the 53rd Universal Postal Union (UPU) letter-writing contest.

On May 7, flowers were laid at the statue of Tagore in the northern province of Bac Ninh, while local students and members of the Indian community in Hanoi performed poetry and music pieces related to the polymath, who was also a playwright, song composer, and painter.

Kim Dong Publishing House has released a diary of the Dien Bien Phu Battlefield by Vietnamese artist Pham Thanh Tam for the first time.

On May 6, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Dien Bien Phu city, the northwestern province of Dien Bien, organized a special music show to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024).

Three works by Vietnamese composer Le Tu Minh were introduced at a concert performed by artists of the Moscow state academic symphonic orchestra (MGASO) at the Moscow State Conservatory in Moscow on May 6.

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)has decided to award Dénes König Prize for 2024 to tow mathematicians, including Vietnamese mathematician, Dr. Pham Tuan Huy.

20 art troupes from across the world, including those from China, Japan, the UK, Germany, France, the United States, Cuba, and Vietnam, will participate in the international puppetry festival 2024 to take place in Hanoi in October.

Performances of intangible cultural heritage recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) entertained the audience in Hai Phong city on May 5 evening.

A photo book entitled “Dien Bien Phu - Moments in History” has been released to mark the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024).

8 films, including 4 documentaries produced by the People’s Army Cinema and 4 other feature films produced by domestic units and studios, are being screened at a film week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024).

Diverse activities such as singing contest, a show featuring the traditional costume of the Lo Lo ethnic community, and a brocade weaving competition have taken place during the cultural day of Lo Lo ethnic group in Ca Meng Village, Duc Hanh Commune, Bao Lam District, Cao Bang Province.

On May 3, an exhibition entitled “Historic Dien Bien Phu Victory – An epic of Ho Chi Minh era” opened in Hanoi.

A special set of stamps will be issued on May 5 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

250 photos featuring the historic Dien Bien Phu Campaign, the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory in cinematic works, writers and artists with the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and Dien Bien today are on display an exhibition which opened in Dien Bien province on May 3.

The activities in May include the events, "Following President Ho Chi Minh's footsteps", recreating the ceremony marking the victory of the Gia Rai ethnic group, in Gia Lai Province, and the folk song and dance programmes "Central Highlands with Uncle Ho, Uncle Ho with the Central Highlands", "Song to Uncle Ho", story on Uncle Ho, a photo exhibition about Uncle Ho and General Vo Nguyen Giap, and activities of ethnic groups living in the culture-tourism village.