Culture - Sports

Trieu Phong district People’s Committee in the central province of Quang Tri has opened pilot tours to cultural, historical and spiritual sites in the district.

If March marks the end of traditional festivals of the Vietnamese, April is when people from Laos are preparing to welcome their annual traditional festival, Bunpimay. It is an occasion for Vietnamese to congratulate and join in the feast with the neighboring country.

The Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia will feature 39 sports, including new ones, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on April 21st.

On April 20th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a seminar on preserving and promoting national cultural identities and acquiring human cultural quintessence during integration and development.

The Party Committee of Military Zone 2 on April 20th honoured 47 outstanding individuals for their performance in the campaign “Promoting tradition, devoting talent to deserve to be Uncle Ho’s soldier”.

U20 and U22 Vietnam football teams will have friendly matches against U20 Argentina in HCM city and Hanoi next month, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said a press conference in Hanoi on April 20th.

Indian classical dancers and the Indian Army Symphony Band are going on tour in Vietnam from April 21st to 25th to celebrate the Vietnam – India Friendship Year 2017.

The Vietnam State Archives and Records Department is coordinating with Vietnam Television to broadcast two documentary films recently acquired abroad, namely "Ho Chi Minh in the Land of Lenin", and "Vietnam: 30 Days in Saigon" on the great national festival and anniversary.

Activities to mark Vietnam Ethnic Groups’ Cultural Day 2017 are taking place from April 19th to 23rd at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town in Hanoi.

The Party Central Committee Commission of Popularization and Education has organized a press briefing to launch a contest entitled “Studying the history of the Vietnam - Laos special friendship” in Hanoi.

On April 18th, in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics coordinated with the Institute of Ho Chi Minh and Party leaders to make a public a review studying President Ho Chi Minh.

According to Nguyen Thi Chanh, head of Meo Vac District Department of Culture and Information, preparations for Khau Vai love market 2017 have been basically completed.

100-year-old pianist Thai Thi Lien, an outstanding artist, will give audiences in Hanoi a special performance at Vietnam National Academy of Music in November 2017.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognized Hai Van Gate as a national relic site.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to organize film screenings during great festivals.

Da Nang will host the ASEAN Community Exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of ASEAN from May 19th-25th.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has permitted Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Preservation Centre to coordinate with the Institute of Archaeology to continue more excavation in the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

Around 280 golfers will participate in the annual HCM city Golf Open, to be held on April 19th and 20th at the Vietnam Golf & Country Club.

The 2nd National Festival of “Don Ca Tai Tu”, a musical art recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage, closed in Binh Duong province on April 12th with a special performance and fireworks display.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked relevant authorities to compile a dossier on Ba Be – Na Hang in the northern provinces of Bac Kan and Tuyen Quang for submission to UNESCO.

An exhibition hall featuring more than 100 life-size statues of Vietnamese artists working in theatre, movie and music was opened at Hoa Binh Theatre, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City on April 11th.

On April 14th, Phu Vinh rattan and bamboo craft village will be introduced at Kim Ngan Communal House on Hang Bac street, Hanoi Old Quarter.

As many of 138 photos taken by Nguyen Minh Loc, a former photojournalist of the Vietnam News Agency, from 1962 to 1984 in Quang Ninh and Quang Binh provinces are on display at an exhibition which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 10th.

The Vietnam Culinary Conservation, Research and Development Centre (CRDC) has been launched to preserve and promote the quintessence of every dish and drink of the country, contributing to elevating the position of the Vietnamese cuisine in the region and world.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to present the insignia for the cause of culture, sports and tourism to Chen Pei Jie, rector of China’s Shanghai University of Sports.

Ho Chi Minh city has put into operation a portal of e-books about President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style at thuviensachhochiminh.tphcm.gov.vn since the beginning of this year, adding an easy-to-access source of documents for those who want to study about the great President.

(CPV) – In the framework of the 4th Vietnam Book Day, the National Politics Truth Publishing House held a ceremony to introduce the “Duong Cach Menh” (The Revolutionary Path) book, on the occasion of its 90th publication anniversary at the Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi.

A get-together was held in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on April 8th to celebrate the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival, one of the most important festivals of the year for the Khmer people.

The Culture Centre of Vietnam (CCV) in France officially became the 56th member of the World Folklore Union (IGF). Vietnam will now have new opportunities to promote its culture to the world.

Southern hub Ho Chi Minh city hosted the Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia student cultural exchange on April 6th, on the occasion of Laos’ Bunpimay traditional festival and Cambodia’s Chol Chnam Thmay festival.