Culture - Sports

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Le Linh Lan has presented more than 20 books about Vietnam to El Colegio de Mexico (COLMEX), a prestigious Mexican institute of higher education.

Associated Press (AP) photographer Nick Ut has presented five valuable photos, including his iconic photo “Napalm Girl” to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

A series of activities titled “Perfectly Magical!” are being held to mark the 20th year since the first Harry Potter book, now a bestselling series by British author J.K. Rowling, was released in Vietnam.

The annual Europe Days programme will once again take Vietnamese patrons on a journey through the richness of European cultures and celebrate the cooperation between the European Union and Vietnam.

Vietnam U20 coach Hoang Anh Tuan said the upcoming friendly match between his team and Argentina on May 10th will be final rehearsal for the FIFA U20 World Cup in the Republic of Korea between May and June 2017.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on specific policies to invest facilities for popularization activities and film screenings in remote areas, ethnic-inhabited areas, border and disadvantaged areas and islands.

Activities in May at the Vietnam National Villages For Ethnic Culture And Tourism is being held from May 3rd to 31st under the theme “Uncle Ho with the community of Vietnamese ethnic groups” to celebrate the 127th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth.

The Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee on May 4th approved a project on building General Vo Nguyen Giap Memorial Site at his homeland in Loc Thuy commune, Le Thuy district.

Diverse cultural, artistic and entertainment activities have been held in Ho Chi Minh city on the occasion of national holidays (Southern Liberation and Reunification Day and May Day) to meet the demand of local people, domestic and foreign tourists.

A Buddhist Culture Week is taking place at Pho Quang Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the 2,561st birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

Kazakhstan was crowned the champions of the Asian Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship after defeating Thailand 2-0 on May 1st.

Two Vietnamese films namely “Thau Chin o Xiem” (Ho Chi Minh in Siam) and "Cha va con” (Father and Son) have been screened at the 2017 ASEAN Film Festival in Bangkok, Thailand.

Hanoi’s first Book Street made its debut on May 1st at 19/12 Street of Hoan Kiem district, aiming to promote reading culture and develop a learning society for the country’s sustainable development.

Vietnam has made practical and concrete contributions to realising the mission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the head of the UN agency said.

Vietnamese athletes secured two more gold medals at the Singapore Open Track & Field Championships on April 28th.

A Summer Festival will take place in the mountainous resort town of Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai from April 29th till the end of June, featuring various activities to commemorate the Lao Cai – Northwest National Tourism Year 2017.

The 7th Hue Trade Village Festival 2017 kicked off on April 28th in Hue city of central Thua Thien-Hue province, drawing 327 artisans from 40 craft villages and establishments across the country.

The northern Hoa Binh provincial Department of Information and Communications has coordinated with Luong Son district People’s Committee to organize the exhibition “Hoang Sa, Truong Sa - Historical and legal evidences”.

During three days (April 21st to 23rd), Khau Vai love market 2017 in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang attracted more than 15,000 visitors.

Mountainous market is one of activities to be held at the Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the upcoming national holidays (April 30th and May Day).

Vu Thi Trang is the only Vietnamese representative left in the Badminton Asia Championships in China.

On April 26th, in Hanoi, leaders of museums, relics, cultural villages, Cultural Heritage Magazine under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Hanoi City signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperative advertising to attract tourists in the 2017-2021 period.

According to Hanoi City People’s Committee, diverse cultural and sports activities will be held in several districts of the city to celebrate the upcoming great national festivals.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Indian Embassy in Vietnam has coordinate with Da Nang City People’s Committee to organize Kuchipudi, one of the ten leading classical dance forms of India.

Hanoi Opera House will open to welcome tourists who have demand to study history, architecture and enjoy artistic performances from June, 2017.

A photo exhibition on Ho Chi Minh city’s 42 years of peace, development and integration has opened in Ho Chi Minh city.

Diverse cultural activities such as puppetry performances, artistic performances and folk games will take place at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on April 29th and 30th to celebrate the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30th) and the May Day.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in the Russian Federation organized the 2017 Vietnamese Student Sports Games at Meteor Stadium in Moscow on April 23rd.

As many of 300 documents, photos and objects on late General Van Tien Dung’s life and career are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on April 24th to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth (May 2nd).

Hoa Binh provincial Museum has opened a showroom on President Ho Chi Minh with the province.