Culture - Sports

As many of 103 photos on General Vo Nguyen Giap are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on August 25th to commemorate his 105th birthday.

A part from the famous ceramic road along the Red river in Hanoi, there is another “ceramic road” done by people in population group 28, lane 78, Duy Tan street, Dich Vong Hau ward, Cau Giay district.

Ho Chi Minh city will organize a series of activities to mark the 71st anniversary of August Revolution (August 19th) and the National Day (September 2nd).

As many of 70 photos on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago will be displayed at the Exhibition House (No.45 Trang Tien street, Hanoi) from August 30th to September 6th, 2016.

Hanoi city Department of Culture and Sports will organize various activities to mark the 71st anniversary of National Independence Day (September 2nd) and the 62nd anniversary of the Capital Liberation (October 10th).

The Standing Board of the Hanoi city Party Committee has decided to present and posthumously bestow Party insignia to 6,339 Party members on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19th) and National Independence Day (September 2nd).

Vietnam’s national futsal team beat Spain’s UMA club 2-0 on penalties in a friendly match during their training in Spain on August 23rd.

The International Education Institute under Vietnam National University, VNU-Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam - Southeast Asia Friendship Association, Vietnam - Thailand Friendship Association and Ho Chi Minh city Youth Union have organized a press conference on ASEAN Citizens 2016.

The Management Board for great poet Nguyen Du’s memorial in the central province of Ha Tinh has received a copy of the Tale of Kieu in Romanian, presented by Prof. Dr. Luong Phuong Hau.

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics has held a seminar on General Vo Nguyen Giap and the Vietnamese revolution to mark the 105th anniversary of the General’s birthday (August 25th).

(CPV) - The Vietnam Shooting Federation on August 23rd hosted a ceremony in Hanoi to celebrate success of the Vietnam Shooting National Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), especially Hoang Xuan Vinh’s miracle performance.

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics has held a ceremony to open a training course on senior theory and administration for leaders of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.

Various high-quality stage works and art performances will be put on at Hanoi Opera House at No.1 Trang Tien street, Hoan Kiem district, from September 2016 to the end of 2017.

Hanoi city Department of Culture and Sports has coordinated with the Centre for Cultural Heritage Research and Promotion and Vietnam Association of Cultural Heritage to make a map of intangible cultural heritages in the city.

“Co Loa - Past and Present” is the title of a photo contest recently launched by the Management Board of Co Loa relic site, sponsored by the Hanoi Association of Photography.

(CPV) - From September 8th-25th, the 7th German Film Festival 2016 in Vietnam will be screened in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hue, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city.

An exhibition titled “I love Hanoi Old Quarter” has opened at the Center of the Old Quarter Culture Exchange at No.50 Dao Duy Tu street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

A program on antique books took place at Hanoi University of Culture at No.418 La Thanh road on August 20th and 21st.

Standing Vice Secretary of Hanoi city Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, 12th PCC member, has had a working session with Thang Long - Hanoi Cultural Heritage Association on the preservation and promotion of cultural heritages in the city.

The Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture and Sports, Quang Ninh Television Radio Station, Quang Ninh Chess Federation and Cam Pha city People’s Committee will co-host the 32nd Quang Ninh Television Radio Station traditional chess tournament from August 23rd-28th.

(CPV) - The Rio Olympics 2016 came to an end with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony with a huge rain-soaked party at the Maracana Stadium on August 21st, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo.

An exhibition on 12 types of folklore painting in Vietnam has opened at Hanoi Museum, Pham Hung road, Nam Tu Liem district.

Central Quang Nam Province will host a science conference on the Thanh Chiem Palace and the creation of the Vietnamese romanised script – a question that has been unclear since the previous conference in 2002.

More than 400 books on the culture, geology and history on the central city of Hue are on display in the downtown area of the city.

(CPV) - PVF became former defending champions after its 1-2 loss to Dong Thap in the final match of the National U17 Football Championship at Hoa Thanh stadium in Tay Ninh province on August 19th.

As of August 12th, 42 countries have confirmed their participation in the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG) slated for September 24th-October 3rd in the central city of Da Nang.

Cueist Pham Quoc Nam of Mekong Delta Can Tho city caused a surprise on the opening day of the International 3-Cushion Billiards Tournament that kicked off in the new Binh Duong city in the southern province of Binh Duong on August 19th.

The Union of Friendship Organisations in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau organised a Vietnam-Thailand cultural exchange programme on August 19th to celebrate the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

(CPV) - At 15h00 on August 26th, the second “Coco Bay - Danang Barefoot Run 2016” program will take place at the Naman Retreat, Truong Sa road, Ngu Hanh Son district, Central Da Nang city.

As a highlight of the sixth Quang Nam heritage festival in 2017, the heritage city exchange in Hoi An ancient town is expected to draw the participation of over ten cities from different continents.