Culture - Sports

On July 13th, member of the Politburo and vice chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong received a delegation of ethnic students who have received Vu A Dinh Scholarships.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has held a conference to review its six-month activities and propose tasks for the rest.

The Party Central Committee Commission for Popularization and Education held a conference on July 13th to review the popularization and education work in the first six months of the year and map out key tasks for the second half.

(CPV) - The national youth Rowing and Canoeing Championships 2016 opened on July 12th at Hanoi Rowing and Canoeing Club, Xuan La ward, Tay Ho district.

(CPV) - The 4th Vinh Long international volleyball Arirang Cup 2016 is taking place at Vinh Long provincial Sports and Physical Training Competition Centre from July 12th-17th.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has received “Vietnam's leading tourist destination 2016” award for the second time by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The second national Mong ethnic cultural day will take place over two days November 2016 in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Paintings, statues and sketches by artists in Hanoi, Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city about the lives of miners are on display at an exhibition which opened at No.16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, on July 12th.

The southern city of Can Tho will carry out a project on the preservation of Cai Rang floating market in 2016, said Vice Head of Can Tho city People’s Committee Le Van Tam.

Diverse cultural activities will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, Hanoi, from July 15th - 31st in the framework of the northeastern echo program at the village.

Vietnam’s national junior team will take part in the SCG Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2016 in Thailand from July 9th-17th.

A film screening room with 12 seats that recline into beds, blankets and fluffy pillows opened on July 8th at a cinema in HCM City, becoming the first of its kind in the country.

Chuyen Nhac Pho Co is celebrating its special show at the Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre, 50 Dao Duy Tu Street, from July 8th to 18th.

Vietnam’s national junior team is taking part in the SCG Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2016 in Thailand from July 9th-17th.

A large-scale culture, sports and tourism event of Cham people in Vietnam will be organised in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang from July 15th-17th.

More than 200 companies, TV stations and units from 15 countries and territories will participate in the Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology 2016 (Telefilm 2016), to be held in Hanoi from July 13th to 15th.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism has welcomed over 300,000 tourists over the past six years, increasing by 50,000 in comparison with the same period of the previous year.

One month after US President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam, journalists Ninh Hong Nga and Nguyen Ha Ngoc from Tin Tuc (News) Newspaper under Vietnam News Agency have made public a book titled “US President Obama - Three days in Vietnam”.

In Hanoi, the Party Central Committee Commission for Popularization and Education has held a meeting on popularization and education for central-level Party Committees, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and socio-political organizations.

Cai Rang floating market festival is taking place from July 8th - 9th in the southern city of Can Tho.

The Party Committee of Vietnam Social Security has organized a conference to study, thoroughly grasp, disseminate and implement the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress and the Resolution of the 12th Party Congress of the Central Agencies Block.

The management board of Nguyen Du relics site discovered an ancient book, dating back 163 years, relating to Tien Dien commune, Nghi Xuan district, the central province of Ha Tinh.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has allowed Thanh Hoa provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate with Vietnam Institute of Archaeology to expand the archaeological excavation of Ho dynasty citadel.

Under the skilful hands of Korean artists, more than 100 houses in Tam Thanh village, Tam Thanh commune, Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province, have become vivid paintings. This is the first mural village in Vietnam.

Painter Pham Binh Chuong, creator of the only dictionary cover on Hanoi old quarter, on July 5th presented the limited edition dictionary to Hanoi Library at No.47 Ba Trieu street.

(CPV) - An exhibition on Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagos was opened on July 5th, in An Thoi town, island district of Phu Quoc, Kien Giang province, by the Ministry of Information and Communications and the High Command of Naval Zone 3 of the Vietnam People's Navy.

(CPV) - The sixth National Muay Championship 2016 kicked off at Sports Training and Competition Centre of Thanh Hoa province, in response to the “All the people practice physical training following great Uncle Ho” campaign.

(CPV) - Sanna Khanh Hoa team has left Vietnam, heading for AFC Futsal Clubs Championships 2016 in the capital of Bangkok, Thailand.

The film “Cuoc doi cua Yen” (Yen’s life) directed by Dinh Tuan Vu won the Grand Festival Prize at the World Premieres Film Festival in the Philippines, which is taking place in Manila from June 29th to July 11th.

As many of 96 outstanding photos of Vietnam’s landscapes and people are on display at an exhibition titled “Vietnam today” which opened at the Centre for Fine Arts and Photography in Hanoi on July 5th.