Culture - Sports

The first-ever cherry blossom festival in Ho Chi Minh City opened on April 22nd.

Vietnam ​is placed in Group A dubbed the “Group of Death” at the ASEAN U-16 Football Championship.

The national weightlifting team left for the Asian championships in Uzbekistan, targeting more Olympic slots.

The exhibition “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa, Truong Sa - Historical and legal evidence” came to My Tho city in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on April 22nd.

The annual “Le khao le the linh Hoang Sa” (Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa soldiers) ceremony took place in An Vinh communal house, Ly Son island district, the central province of Quang Ngai on April 22nd.

Mobile libraries, titled “The Knowledge Ride”, have brought the joy of reading closer to pupils in Moc Hoa district’s Binh Hoa Tay border area, in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

(CPV) - On April 21st, the Worldwide Arms Museum was inaugurated at No. 98 Tran Hung Dao street in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

(CPV) - Female players from U19 Phong Phu Ha Nam team on April 21st trounced 2-1 their TKV rivals in the last 63 minutes of the last match of the National Cup 2016.

(CPV) - The feature film “Trung so”(Jackpot) directed by Vietnamese-American Dustin Nguyen has won the Vietnam Golden Kite Award 2015.

(CPV) - The national strong Vovinam Clubs 2016 tour - Vinatex Cup kicked off on April 18th at the An Giang province Children Place.

(CPV) - The National Boxing Clubs Championship 2016 opened in Luu Huu Phuoc park, Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city on April 18th.

(CPV) - All three Vietnamese Taekwondo players failed to reach a berth at the upcoming Olympics 2016 during the qualifying round of Asia hosted by the Philippines on April 17th.

(CPV) - The General Department of Sports and Physical Training said that Gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung has successfully earned an official ticket for Olympics 2016 during the qualifying round in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

(CPV) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced that the Vietnam National Opera Ballet Theatre won five prizes at the 30th Pyongyang Spring Arts Festival, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

(CPV) - The qualifying round of the 9th Phu Dong Sport Festival’s region 2 will begin on April 20th in Nam Dinh province, heading for the final round in July and August 2016 in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces.

(CPV) - An exhibition titled “Vietnamese lacquer story” is being organized by the Management Board of Hanoi’s Old Quarter from April 15th - May 2nd.

“Just PHO you” is a highlight of the cuisine week featuring Vietnamese food in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from April 11th-18th.

The excavation of a 14th century citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa kicked off on April 15th.

President Tran Dai Quang attended an opening ceremony to welcome the cultural day of Vietnamese ethnic groups in Hanoi on April 16th.

Vietnamese racer Bui Huy Thong made a strong showing in his debut in Asian Road Racing Moto 2016 (ARRC) at the Johor Bahru racetrack in Malaysia, according to multiple media reports.

Vietnamese fencer Vu Thanh An won a bronze medal in the men’s sabre event on April 15th at the Asian Fencing Championships ongoing in Wuxi, China.

Bai choi performances (a traditional Vietnamese game combining folklore singing and picks from a deck of card) will be organised for locals and tourists in Da Nang on a pilot basis between April and June.

The northern midland province of Phu Tho is to host the 2016 Hung Kings Temple Festival in commemoration of the Hung Kings’ death anniversary on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month (April 16th).

(CPV) - The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has announced the Cherry Blossom Festival 2016 will open at the September 23rd Park in district 1 on April 22nd - 23rd.

(CPV) - On April 12th, the Hat Mon Temple Festival 2016 opened to celebrate the 1,976th anniversary of national heroines Hai Ba Trung (Trung sisters) rising up in arms, and received national recognition in Phuc Tho district, Hanoi city.

(CPV) - The Street Folk Festival 2016 has taken place on Tran Phu street - Van Lang Park in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province.

(CPV) - The “Bringing music to hospital” Program No.145 will come back to Ha Dong General Hospital on April 15th, 2016 after nearly a year.

“Sabre queen” Nguyen Thi Le Dung won a ticket to the Rio Olympics on April 12th after her victory against Taiwanese rival Tiffany Dell’Aquila in the sabre final of the Asia-Pacific zone qualification.

(CPV) - Taste of Australia is the Australian Government’s first celebration of Australian food, beverage and cuisine across Vietnam, encompassing exciting events throughout Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city and Central Vietnam.

(CPV) - On April 12th, the Pho Hien (Hien Street) Cultural Festival 2016 opened at the special national relic site in Hung Yen City, the northern province of Hung Yen.