Culture - Sports

Vietnam has made history for the Southeast Asian region in the Republic of Korean FIFA U20 World Cup as they earned their first ever point after a 0-0 draw with New Zealand in Cheonan city on May 22nd.

Hanoimoi Newspaper has coordinated with the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports to launch a photo contest on Hanoians’ gentle and civilized behaviour in 2017.

The tenth Hue Festival will take place from April 27th to May 2nd, 2018 with various performances featuring different cultures across the world, the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has announced.

The Vietnam Festival 2017 will take place at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan on June 10-11, heard a press conference in Tokyo.

Even with his small savings and loans from friends, Bui Xuan Phuoc had to sell his house in NhaTrang city to build the exhibition room to display Ho Chi Minh’s items in 1997.

Binh Dinh province celebrated the 127th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19th) and inaugurated Nguyen Sinh Sac - Nguyen Tat Thanh Monument in the central square in Quy Nhon city on May 18th.

On the occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1st), from May 27th to 28th, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will organize a program to introduce Italian culture.

The Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre will perform Vietnamese traditional music in Madrid, Spain, from May 21st to 27th.

The National Politics Truth Publishing House (NPTPH) has announced its publications in the first six months of 2017.

As many of 87 photos on President Ho Chi Minh’s great sacrifices are on display at an exhibition which opened at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh city on May 17th.

Sen Village Festival 2017 opened on May 17th at Sen Village Stadium in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An to mark the 127th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth (May 19th).

More than 3,000 books on President Ho Chi Minh with cadres, soldiers, armed forces and people in the capital, are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on May 16th.

Diverse activities will take place at the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi from 07h00 to 21h00 on International Children's Day (June 1st).

On May 16th, the Ho Chi Minh Museum’s branches in the central highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum coordinated with Gia Lai’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to organize a photo exhibition themed “President Ho Chi Minh with the young generation”.

Scenes introducing Vietnamese folk games and national musical performances have brought lively cultural identity to the pedestrian streets in Hanoi.

People in Lai Xa village, Kim Chung commune, Hoai Duc district, Hanoi, on May 15th opened the Lai Xa Photography Museum.

The annual Vietnam-German friendship golf tournament sponsored by the Vietnam Embassy was held May 13th in Berlin at the Robert Baker Golf Course, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Van Hoa Newspaper will organize an art performance to mark the 127th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth (May 19th).

U20 Vietnam will depart for the Republic of Korea (ROK) later today to attend the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, scheduled from May 20th to June 11th. This is the first time in history Vietnam has been present at the world’s largest football tournament for the U20 age division.

Vietnamese fighters Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat and Le Hoang Duc have advanced to the finals of the ongoing International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

The Culture, Sports and Tourism festival of mountainous ethnic groups in Thua Thien-Hue province will take place from May 15th to 17th.

The 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival will take place from June 7th to 14th in Tam Ky city and Hoi An city.

"Ho Chi Minh City Street Show", a street art performance program, will be organized on Nguyen Hue walking street on a weekly base, Saturday and Sunday evenings, from May 13th.

European Film Festival 2017 will take place in Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh city from May 13th to 27th.

An exhibition on Vietnam’s sea and island cultural heritage is taking place in Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province, from May 9th to 14th, as a highlight of the framework of the 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2017.

On May 9th, in Hanoi, the Hanoi, Hai Phong and Hung Yen Unions of Friendship Organizations coordinated with Kyocera Cooperation (Japan) to organize a ceremony to announce the list of members of Vietnam Youth Friendship visit to Japan in 2017.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has agreed on a proposal by the Ministry of National Defence to reinstate several relic complexes on Ho Chi Minh trail.

An artistic photo contest held in conjunction with Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2017 is open for entries until June.

The northern Bac Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Bac Ninh Provincial Museum will organize activities to mark International Museum Day (May 18th).

Vietnam bagged a total of three gold, three silver and four bronze medals at the World Taekwondo Beach Championships in Greece.