Culture - Sports

The Phu Tho authorities has announced a project plan for preserving and promoting the value of the Hung Kings Temple Complex to 2025, the special national historical site.

(CPV) - The Embassy of Israel in Vietnam in cooperation with Daluva Restaurant will organize a Vietnam - Israel Culinary Friendship Week in Hanoi from January 18th - 24th.

(CPV) - The 8th Volunteer Spring Campaign opened in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city on January 10th.

(CPV) - The qualifying round of the U19 National Football Tournament opened on January 11th, with the participation of 21 teams.

Vietnam’s tennis star Ly Hoang Nam will take part in two Men's Future events in Egypt later this month.

Lacquer and oil paintings featuring beautiful Vietnamese and Moroccan scenery, and portraits of people are on display at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi from January 8th.

(CPV) - According to the latest news from AFC U-23 Championships organizing board, two players, Nguyen Tuan Anh and Le Duc Luong, were taken off the list for the Vietnamese team.

(CPV) - The Japanese “Oshougatsu” 2016 festival will be held at C9 Area, Hanoi University of Science and Technology on January 16th.

A Vietnamese book titled “Give me a ticket to childhood” by writer Nguyen Nhat Anh has been listed among books to read outside of studying hours at secondary and high schools in Thailand.

Saigon Heat pocketed their fifth win of the season by beating the Pilipinas MX3 Kings 103-88 at the Malolos Convention Centre in the Philippines on January 6th.

A pictorial book titled “70 years of the National Assembly of Vietnam 1946 - 2016” has been published by the National Assembly Office and the Vietnam News Agency, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the first National General Election of the National Assembly (06/01/1946).

(CPV) - The International Circus Festival will take place on January 14th at the National Circus of Vietnam to mark the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam Circus Federation.

(CPV) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 6th organized a photo exhibition titled “Discover Vietnam” at the Exhibition Center for Fine Arts and Photography, No 29 Hang Bai street, Hanoi.

(CPV) - Striker Nguyen Anh Duc, captain from Becamex Binh Duong Club, on January 6th, 2016 beat out Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi T&T Club) and Le Cong Vinh from Becamex Binh Duong Club to win the 2015 Golden Ball Awards for the best Vietnamese footballer of the year, for the very first time.

(CPV) - The 42-year-old Vietnamese marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh is placed third in the latest men's 50m pistol world rankings (January 2016) by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

(CPV) - The Vietnam Football Federation on January 5th said that the Vietnamese female football national squad has resumed practice for two months, in preparation for 5-6 matches before the third qualifying round for the 2016 Rio Olympics, held in Osaka Japan in late February.

(CPV) - Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem, 25, has dropped one place to 33rd worldwide, according to World Chess Federation’s January 2016 (FIDE) men’s rankings.

On January 3rd, Thanh Nien (Youth) News organized a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of its first issue (3/1/1986 - 3/1/2016).

The 6th Da Lat flower festival has concluded with a special art performance in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province.

(CPV) - The U23 national squad of head coach Miura has welcomed the full recoveries of all injured members, announced the Vietnam Football Federation VFF.

(CPV) - The 111-year-old governing body of football, futsal and beach football associations (FIFA - International Federation of Association Football), and the 62-year-old governing body of football associations in Asia and Australia (AFC - Asian Football Confederation) have appointed some Vietnamese referees to international tours in 2016.

Tran Thi Thanh Thuy of VTV-Binh Dien Long An has been invited by the Bangkok Glass Club to compete in the Thai National League.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau (VNA) – An art kite festival is being held in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on January 1st to celebrate the New Year 2016.

On December 30th, the Vietnam University of Fine Arts held a ceremony to mark its 90th anniversary (1925-2015) and receive the Ho Chi Minh Order.

On December 29th, the Party Central Committee (PCC) Commission for Popularization and Education organized a national congress to review the implementation of the tasks of popularization and education in 2015 and work out orientations for 2016.

A 15-minute fireworks display lit up the sixth biannual Da Lat flower festival's opening ceremony held on December 29th in Da Lat city's Lam Vien (Langbiang) square.

On December 29th, the 4th “Bringing music to hospitals” gala took place at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi.

Chairman of the Tra Vinh provincial People’s Committee Dong Van Lam presented “meritorious artisan” titles to six artisans in the province.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 29th announced the top 10 culture, sports and tourism events in 2015, which were voted by 121 journalists representing media agencies across the country.

(CPV) - Nguyen Anh Tu (T&T) and Mai Hoang My Trang (Ho Chi Minh city Petroseco) have claimed their single’s champions titles at the 2015 national outstanding table tennis tour, that closed on December 28th in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.