Culture - Sports

Vietnam earned a gold medal from the 46th Southeast Asian Shooting Association (SEASA) Shooting Championship on December 6 in Muntinlupa city, the Philippines, reported VNA.

The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command has coordinated with the People’s Army Newspaper to organize a photo exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam People’s Army to mark 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and 35th anniversary of the Whole-people Defense Festive Day.

The 4th ASEAN Graphic Art Competition and Exhibition - Vietnam 2024 opened in the northern city of Hai Phong on December 6.

The award ceremony for the “Happy Vietnam 2024” photo and video contest will be held at the Hanoi Opera House at 8 pm on December 11.

The cultural and art exchange between Lam Dong province's Da Lat city and Chuncheon city of the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Gangwon province has taken place in the Central Highlands locality to mark the 5th anniversary of the twinning relationship between the two localities and in response to the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival.

Five romantic films with unique and diverse cultural features from Europe are being screened at the seventh Wallonie-Bruxelles Film Festival in Hanoi from December 5 to 9.

The Vietnam national pavilion at the 28th Artigiano International Handicrafts Fair in Milan, an expansive 180 sq.m treasure trove, hosts 16 outstanding enterprises exhibiting a wide range of intricate and unique handicrafts. Silk, lacquerware, ceramics, and leather products vie for attention alongside innovative eco-friendly and recycled materials, such as loofah and denim fabric.

The Consulate General of Japan in HCMC will coordinate with the University of Technology will organize an exhibition of traditional Japanese kimono to promote the appreciation of Japanese cultural heritage.

The "Orange" project has coordinated with the Area 75 Art Center - Art & Auctiony to organize a painting exhibition on Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Hanoi to raise public awareness of the terrible impact caused by Agent Orange on people and the environment.

The "Vietnamese Specialties for Vietnamese Tet" festival has opened at the GO! Thang Long supermarket in Hanoi, offering consumers a chance to enjoy traditional Tet products through various shopping events, including candy and dried goods.

Songs and works about President Ho Chi Minh integrated with QR-Code at the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space located at the Gia Canh Commune Cultural, Sports and Community Learning Center in Dinh Quan District, the southern province of Dong Nai.

After three days of festivities from November 29 to December 1, the Hanoi Culinary Culture Festival 2024 attracted close to 110,000 residents and tourists.

According to a VNA reporter in New Delhi, the band Buc Tuong – the sole representative from Vietnam, opened the night of the 3rd ASEAN-INDIA Music Festival with popular songs from their home country.

Hanoi Old Quarter bears the cultural imprints of different periods, and is also an important factor in identifying the urban cultural identity of the capital. Over the years, Hoan Kiem district has implemented many creative solutions to develop the socio-economy, preserve and promote the value of cultural heritages.

The Ministry of Information and Communications held in Hanoi on November 29 a ceremony to launch an e-book platform with domain names of sachdientu.vn and ebook.gov.vn, aiming to provide essential information for people in efforts to reduce information poverty.

Twelve outstanding teams of students from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) entered the finals of the “Shining Student Talent” competition held in the southern province of Long An on November 29.

(CPV) - On November 28, General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly attended a performance by the Cuban National Ballet at the Ho Guom Theater in Hanoi.

A photo exhibition on gender equality has opened in Hanoi to mark the National Action Month for Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response.

The "Night in Truc Bach" programme will recreate the atmosphere of Hanoi during its subsidy-era, post-1975 with street scenes resembling film sets.

Nearly 500 people from Vietnam and China enjoyed watching a traditional music exchange between Vietnamese and Chinese youth entitled “Let's sing together in friendship" in Hanoi.

The Hanoi Culinary Culture Festival 2024 will take place at Thong Nhat park in the capital from November 29 to December 1.

Vietnamese authors Nguyen Binh Phuong and Nguyen Mot have been honoured with the prestigious Southeast Asian Writers Award (S.E.A. Write Award) for 2022-2023 in recognition of their outstanding literary contributions.

The World Travel Awards has announced Vietnam as the World’s Leading Heritage Destination in 2024. This is the fifth time Vietnam has been honored in this category after 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF), a strong cold spell hit northern border localities of Vietnam early on November 26 and is sweeping across northern and north-central provinces in the coming hours, causing temperatures to drop sharply.

A huge number of Vietnamese music lovers were thrilled by the appearance of K-pop sensation Psy as he performed his hit Gangnam Style at the GENfest music festival in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24.

“Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc” (Cu Li Never Cries) directed by Pham Ngoc Lan won the Best Feature Film award at the annual film festival Sharjah Film Platform (SFP) which was held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 25, reported VOV.

Interspersed with contemporary and classical Western music, Vietnamese-origin female guitarist Le Thu made the audience amazed and excited when performing Vietnamese folk tunes.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh received Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh on November 25 in Hanoi.

Vietnamese representatives has dressed in traditional Ao dai to join a tea party in Vientiane and introduce Vietnam's history and culture through music, dance, and traditional dishes.

A project of Hoi An Ancient City in the central province of Quang Nam on November 22 was presented with a prize in the Impactful Digital & Inno-tech category of the Kotler Awards 2024 held in Ho Chi Minh City.