Culture - Sports

The Vietnamese Film Day will take place at Lotte Cinepark, Lotte World Tower, in Jamsil, eastern Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), from January 12th to 14th, 2017.

Diverse cultural activities will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism from January 14th to 22nd to welcome Tet 2017.

Eighteen national treasures recognised by Vietnam’s authorities over the past period are on display at an exhibition which has opened at the National Museum of Vietnam History at No1 Trang Tien street, Hanoi.

Thai Bao commune People’s Committee, Gia Binh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh has held a ceremony to posthumously bestow the title Vietnamese heroic mother to Nguyen Thi Dinh.

According the Ministry of Culture, a Tet 2017 exhibition and fair will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts at No2, Hoa Lu street, Hanoi from January 18th to 21st (the 21st to 27th day of the last lunar month).

Defender Nguyen Huu Anh Tai of Hoang Anh Gia Lai will play for Uijeongbu FC of the Republic of Korea on a one-year loan deal after an agreement between the two sides.

The Vietnam-India Culture Week was opened on January 7th in Ho Chi Minh city as an interesting start for celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam-India diplomatic ties and 10 years of bilateral strategic partnership.

International Sejong Table Tennis Tournament 2017 will be organized by the Vietnamese Student Branch at Sejong University, under the support of the Vietnamese Student Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Sejong University on January 7th.

Hanoi city Department of Culture and Sports will organize diverse cultural and artistic activities to celebrate Spring of 2017 and the 87th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3rd).

Situated at 38 Hang Dao street in Hanoi, Dong Lac communal house has met the criteria to serve tourists from January 3rd to preserve and promote tangible and intangible cultural values.

H’Mong ethnic minority people in Moc Chau often celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year festival) from November 30-December 2 of the lunar calendar.

Hanoi City Department of Culture and Sports has asked religious establishments, temples and pagodas to ring their bells on lunar New Year's Eve.

Hanoi Buffaloes will compete in the Thailand Basketball Super League with three foreigners.

From December 31st, 2016 to January 2nd, 2017, many cultural and artistic activities were held to welcome the New Year.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, diverse cultural activities will take place during the Spring festival 2017 at the Vietnam National Village of Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, Hanoi from February 4th to 5th.

The Hanoi walking street model, which was piloted since the beginning of September this year, has created a new space for cultural activities and entertainment for both locals and international visitors to the capital city.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street, a very popular attraction in HCM City during Tet (Lunar New Year festival) every year, will be ready to welcome visitors on January 25th, 2017.

Thousands of Hanoians on December 31st flocked to the downtown of the capital to engage in various art and cultural activities to welcome the New Year 2017.

Hundreds of Vietnamese journalists in three cities yesterday voted for markman Hoang Xuan Vinh as the best player of 2016 due to his successful achievements during the year.

A roundtable discussion has been jointly organised by the Hanoi Culture Foundation, the Hanoi Industrial Design College and the Bat Trang Ceramics Guild.

As many of 100 photos on Truong Sa Archipelago will take place at an exhibition entitled “Truong Sa in the heart of Hanoi” at the Exhibition House at 45 Trang Tien street, Hanoi, from December 31st, 2016 to January 3rd, 2017.

An 87th minute header by Keitaishii gave Yokohama the goal it needed to beat Thailand and win the Thanh Nien U21 Cup in Ho Chi Minh city on December 27th.

As many of 100 photos on Da Nang are on display at an exhibition which has opened in the city.

According to the Governmental Portal, many localities have announced they will not to put on firework displays for the lunar New Year, after the Party Central Committee Secretariat meeting organizing the lunar New Year 2017.

Hanoi city People’s Committee has promulgated a plan on the dissemination and decoration on streets in Hanoi and organization of culture, arts and sports activities to welcome New Year 2017, the lunar New Year and the 87th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong and midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) will return to Japan to compete for their clubs Mito Hollyhock and Yokohama FC in 2018, confirmed HAGL President Doan Nguyen Duc.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has published a set of stamps on happiness and warmness in Spring to welcome the lunar New Year.

Sa Pa Snow Festival kicked off in Sa Pa district, the northwestern province of Lao Cai, on December 24th with a view to promoting local natural and cultural beauties among visitors.

Hanoi gastronomy festival will take place in March 2017, at Ly Thai To King flower garden in Hoan Kiem district.

As many of 170 photos on the establishment and development of the Communist Party of Vietnam are on display at an exhibition which has opened at the southern Can Tho city Museum at No 06 Phan Dinh Phung street, Ninh Kieu district.