Culture - Sports

On March 10, the Ministry of Public Security and Nghe An Provincial Police organized art program "Forever illuminating Uncle Ho's teachings" at Ho Chi Minh Square, the central city of Vinh city.

The Dong Nai provincial Department of Culture and Training on March 11 opened the 11th Phu Dong Health Festival with the participation of 6,000 students in the province.

Torch lighting ceremony of the 10th Hanoi Department of Education and Training took place at the Ho Chi Minh Museum on March 9.

The Rules of the Contest for creating works to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Unification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025); 135 years of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025) have been issued.

VietnamInAcquarello, a branch of the world's largest watercolour organisation headquartered in Italy, will coordinate with the Temple of Literature Center for Cultural and Scientific Activities, Watercolor Artist Club Hanoi, Nhau Studio, and Minh Dam Gallery, under the patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Hanoi to organize international watercolour painting exhibition in Hanoi.

Renowned Vietnamese and international music troupes and artists such as Song Hong Ensemble, Schubert in a Mug and pianists Nguyen Duc Anh, Liao Hsin-Chiao (from China’s Taiwan) and Tim Allhoff (from Germany) have participated in the Vietnam Classical Music Festival which opened in Da Lat City on March 10.

(CPV) - The rapid development of e-commerce has led to many negative impacts on the environment. How to promote greening e-commerce is an issue being raised by policymakers in Vietnam.

On March 3, the Trade Union of the State Bank of Vietnam held an incense offering ceremony to pay tribute to Uncle Ho at the Kim Lien Special National Monument on the occasion of the 114th anniversary of International Women's Day (March 8, 1910 - March 8, 2024) and the 1984th anniversary of the Trung Sisters Uprising (40 - 2024).

A talk titled "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, and style" presented by Prof. Hoang Chi Bao have been held for lecturers and students of the University of Education, Hue University.

The delegation of the Thai Binh Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Border Guard Command offered incense to President Ho Chi Minh at Uncle Ho's Temple in the northern province of Thai Binh.

An art exchange programme which has taken place in the northern border province of Lang Son demonstrated demonstrated the cooperation and friendship between Lang Son and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and offered an opportunity for the localities to promote their images and cultural traits.

With the desire to bring the rich flavors of different Vietnamese dishes to the people of South Africa, on March 2, Obento restaurant in Johannesburg city organized a Vietnamese cuisine event named “Taste of Vietnam” to introduce popular Vietnamese food to local diners.

Fans of Disney creations will have a chance to see their favourite characters on stage at an exclusive musical performance to be presented in Hanoi next week.

(CPV) - The classical guitar originated from vihuela and gittern of Spain in the 15th and 16th centuries, later evolving into the Baroque guitar of the 17th and 18th centuries. Since more than 60 years ago, the guitar has contributed to improving the spiritual life of Hanoi people.

The Hanoi Women for Peace and Development Festival 2024 opened in Hanoi on March 2.

176 new soldiers of Thuan Chau district have offered incense and paid tribute to Uncle Ho at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial House in Thuan Chau district.

Da Lat, which is renowned for being the city of flowers in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, was resgconised as the Festival City of Asia at the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) ASIA which was held on February 28 in Thailand.

Vietnam Art Photo Contest and Exhibition 2024 is expected to contribute introducing and promoting the image of the country and people of Vietnam to the domestic and international public.

The 9th Vietnam-Japan Festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 9-10 to tighten the friendship between the two countries.

Diverse activities in celebration of the 144th anniversary of International Women’s Day (March 8) will he held in many localities nationwide.

Vietnamese students bring home 34 gold and 25 silver medals and one merit prize at the International Talent Mathematics Contest 2024 (ITMC 2024)

A conference to instruct the studying and following the example of Uncle Ho and Uncle Ton in caring for people’s lives to party committees under Chau Phu district Party Committee has been held in Chau Phu district, An Giang province.

(CPV) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in collaboration with the spouses of heads of mission (SHOM), on February 28 oragnized a mini-workshop exploring the diverse cuisine of Vietnam's rural and ethnic minority communities.

The women’s festival for peace and development in Hanoi on March is expected to attract more than 1,000 members of the women’s union, local people and foreigners.

On February 27, the Vietnamese Writers Association (VWA) held an event on February 27 to present the 2023 literary awards and review the movement on writing for children.

The first international jazz festival will take place in the central city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, from April 27 to May 1 promote cultural exchanges among Vietnamese people and introduce modern European music to Vietnamese audiences.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has issued decisions on the inclusion of traditional performing arts, festivals, scripts and crafts, among others, in the list of national intangible cultural heritage.

On February 20, leaders of Phu Yen province launched tree planting festival in gratitude of Uncle Ho at Phu Yen provincial Political School.

Vietnam Ao Dai Week will take place nationwide from March to 8 to encourage women to wear an Ao Dai between March 1 and March 8 to show the charm and elegant beauty of the dress.

Diverse activities have been held in many localities in Thanh Hoa province to celebrate the 77th anniversary of Uncle Ho's first visit to Thanh Hoa (February 20, 1947 - February 20, 2024).