Culture - Sports

Postal stamps, documentaries, and photographs selected from the contests “ASEAN country and people”, “Climate change in ASEAN” and “Ethnic groups in ASEAN” have been displayed at an exhibition on the ASEAN Community from August 5th to 7th in Hanoi.

With 202.5 points through 20 turns of shooting, the 42-year-old veteran Hoang Xuan Vinh won the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Vietnam after claiming the men's 10m air pistol title in the 2016 Rio Games on August 6th (Brazilian time).

The Party Committee of Cyber Security Department under the Ministry of Public Security has held a conference to thoroughly grasp the 12th National Party Congress Resolution.

Quang Ninh provincial Party Committee Commission for Popularization and Education has organized a launching ceremony to respond the national press award on Party building.

(CPV) - As many as four strong teams will compete at the 2016 Quang Ninh Women’s Volleyball Open tour from August 12th-14th.

As many of 131 paintings on familiar scenes, beautiful landscapes and historical sites in Hanoi are on display at the Exhibition House at No.29 Hang Bai street, Hanoi.

The fifth Vietnam heritage photo contest titled “Rivers of Vietnam” was launched on August 2nd in Ho Chi Minh city for all Vietnamese people and overseas Vietnamese, as well as foreigners living in Vietnam.

An art performance on President Ho Chi Minh will take place at Hanoi Opera on August 19th to mark the 71st anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19th).

A football tournament of the Vietnamese community in the United Kingdom (UK) was held in late July in London, attracted the participation and enthusiastic cheers.

Diverse cultural and art activities will be held during the occasion of 20 years since Da Nang’s recognition as a centrally-governed city to create a comprehensive insight in the city’s construction and development.

On August 3rd, an exhibition of valuable documents confirming the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos belonging to Vietnam opened in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh.

Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau from Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been nominated for the Director-General position of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the 2017-2021 tenure.

On August 2nd, the second session of Dien Bien provincial People's Council term XIV (tenure 2016-2021), opened at the provincial Culture and Conference Centre.

(CPV) - The Vietnamese national flag was saluted in Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro at 04h00 on August 2nd with the presence of members of Vietnam's delegation, led by its head Tran Duc Phan.

Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee on August 2nd presided over a meeting on the architecture of a house to display objects related to the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

(CPV) - After defeating hosts Myanmar 5-4 in the deadly penalty shootouts on August 2nd in Myanmar’s Mandalay city, Vietnamese head coach Mai Duc Chung and his students will face Thailand rivals in the final match of the 2016 AFF Women's Championship.

As many of 103 photos on recent martial arts festivals, martial arts performances in Vietnam and other nations, and exchanges between international martial arts teams and Vietnam are on display at an exhibition in the central province of Binh Dinh.

The 2016 Vi - Giam folk singing club festival will take place at the Hong Linh Town’s Centre of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism in the central province of Ha Tinh from August 12th to 14th.

Health officials in Brazil said the risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro is low and has been overcome.

As many as 88 photos by eight journalists and photographers will be on display at an exhibition, scheduled to take place in Hanoi from August 8th to 15th, to raise funds for disadvantaged children.

As many of 131 paintings on Hanoi are being introduced at an exhibition which opened at the Exhibition House at No.29 Hang Bai street, Hanoi from August 1st to 11th.

The Central Agencies Bloc Party Committee has held a seminar on renovating and improving the quality of studying and thoroughly grasping the Party Congress Resolution.

Vietnam secured the first place at the world Vietnamese traditional martial arts championships after four days of competitions at Phu Tho Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City.

The drama Da Co Hoai Lang (Night Drumbeats Cause Longing for Absent Husband), a production by talented scriptwriter Thanh Hoàng, will be restaged in a new version in the US next month.

The annual football Fair Play Awards to honour fair performances and rejection of violence and gambling were announced in HCM city on July 28th.

Hanoi Museum will coordinate with the Museum of Hanoi Ceramics to organize an exhibition on 12 kinds of Vietnamese outstanding folklore painting in August.

An art exchange on Uncle Ho’s soldier has been held in Hanoi to glorify Vietnamese heroic mothers, fallen and wounded soldiers who made contribution to the cause of national building and defence and show revolutionary tradition, patriotism and national pride.

(CPV) - For the first time ever, the touching traditional song of Vietnam “Nguoi oi, nguoi o dung ve” has been performed by a group of diplomats from the Embassy of Canada in Vietnam and the famous divo Tung Duong.

An exhibition of photos and documentaries about ASEAN community was opened by the Centre for Press and International Communications Cooperation (Ministry of Information and Communications) in Thua Thien - Hue province.

Nearly 400 athletes from six countries and territories in Asia will compete in the 23rd HCM city International Track and Field Championships Open 2016, which is scheduled for July 29th-30th.