Culture - Sports

An art performance titled “In mother’s arms” took place at 20h00 on July 25th in Hanoi to mark the 69th anniversary of Vietnamese Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day.

The People’s Army Newspaper on July 25th coordinated with the Department of Policy under the General Political Department of Vietnam People’s Army to launch a contest on 70 years of Vietnamese Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day.

The Hanoi city Department of Culture and Sports has proposed 276 heritages to give priority in protection, and six heritages to develop profiles for recognition as national intangible cultural heritage.

A training course on Xoan singing is being put on for 270 music teachers from primary and secondary schools in the northern midland province of Phu Tho from July 20th to August 24th.

(CPV) - The 1st Vovinam World Championships 2016, set to take place from July 26th, promises to offer very exciting moments.

(CPV) - A hotline for the upcoming sporting event ABG5 in Central Danang city will be set up, said Mr Le Khanh Hai, Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, during a meeting with sub-committees.

A new book highlighting the sports and printed press history of HCM City was launched on July 22nd.

Fourth seed Vu Thi Trang of Vietnam has set up a quarter-final clash at the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2016 badminton tourney with Malaysian qualifier Soniia Su Ya Cheah.

Vietnam is to play Australia on July 24th in the final of the ASEAN U16 Football Championships after they defeated the host Cambodia 1-0 on July 21st.

In the framework of activities marking the 400th death anniversary of William Shakespeare (1616-2016), the British Council has coordinated with Nha Nam Publishing and Communications Joint Stock Company to launch a contest entitled “Shakespeare lives in sonnets.”

More than 300 photos and nearly 60 reports and documentary films featuring the ASEAN community will be on display at an exhibition set to open in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue on July 26th.

According to head of the Management Board for Dong Long T-Junction Historical site, Nguyen Dinh Uoc, the site has welcomed nearly 4,000 delegations, which included nearly 150,000 arrivals.

Hanoi city Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has held a conference to review its activities and youth movements in the first six months of the year, and map out key tasks for the second half.

Da Nang city Department of Culture and Sports has coordinated with Da Nang Fine Arts Museum to receive artefacts donated by painters, sculptors and collectors to the museum in 2016.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on training and cultivating culture and arts human resources abroad until 2030.

More than 300 objects and 150 documentary photos on the cultures of 54 ethnic groups living in 11 provinces and cities are on display at An Phu district stadium in the southern province of An Giang in the framework of the Cham culture, sports and tourism festival 2016.

(CPV) - The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will present its tenth act of the JF Garage Concert, concert by Fantasia Wind Quintet on July 30th at 20h00 at No.27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem district.

(CPV) - The Hanoi high school basketball team on July 19th beat Can Tho 41-3 in the final round of the 9th National Sports Festival 2016 in Thanh Hoa province.

(CPV) - In celebration of the 24th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea, the Vietnam-Korea Friendship Culture Festival 2016 will take place in the capital Seoul, Kwangju and Busan cities during this July.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Colombian Embassy in Vietnam on July 18th jointly organised a cultural friendship exchange in Hanoi.

A charity program titled “Look at the world” raising fund for the program “Thien Nhan and friends” will take place at Hanoi Opera House on July 20th.

(CPV) - The Vietnam Gymnastics Federation on July 19th visited the national Gymnastics squad at Hanoi-based Sports Training Centre and offered bonuses to athletes who qualified for the upcoming Olympics 2016.

On July 18th, the opening ceremony for the art festival 2016 for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam took place in the central province of Quang Tri.

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications has held a conference to review activities related to Ho Chi Minh book street.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on training talents in the culture and arts field in 2016-2025, with a vision until 2030.

The National Assembly Office has held a ceremony in Hanoi to receive the national anthem Tien Quan Ca (The Marching Song), donated by family members of late composer Van Cao (1923-1995), and to bestow the composer with the Ho Chi Minh Order.

A large-scale Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Cham people kicked off on July 15 in An Phu district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

Vietnam’s national men’s football team dropped six places to the 139th position in the International Football Federation (FIFA) ranking table, which was released on July 14th.

Vietnam Tourism Association has coordinated with the central Quang Binh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to hold a performance week of sailboats on Nhat Le River.

Vietnam Cultural Days in the Philippines 2016 has taken place in Manila and in Bulacan from July 12th to 16th.