Culture - Sports

Korean Cultural Day will take place in Sa Pa, the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai on March 10 -11.

On March 7, a programme to honour outstanding female artisans from traditional handicraft villages in Hanoi took place in Bat Trang commune, Gia Lam district.

On March 7, the Embassy of Mexico in Vietnam coordinated with the Museum of Fine Arts of Ho Chi Minh City to open an exhibition to display 32 small-scale oil paintings by Mexican painter Diego Rodarte in Ho Chi Minh City.

Diverse activities for death anniversary of Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation, and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land will take place in the northern midland province of Phu Tho from April 20 to 29.

Artists Tri Minh and Trieu Tu My and production director Pham Tran Tho is carrying out a project combining classical music and folklore music, has recently been launched with the aim of helping students aged from 12 to 16 years towards music and engage in meaningful social activities.

On March 4, the Institute of Archaeology and the Centre for Conservation of World Heritage Citadel of the Ho Dynasty held a conference to report preliminary findings of excavation of four gates of the citadel.

Polish Film Week in Vietnam to take place in three major cities, in Hanoi from March 11 to 15, central city of Hue from March 15 to 19 and Ho Chi Minh City from March 18 to 22.

17 artworks were performed at an art programme to celebrate the 75th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s six teachings for the Public Security (March 11) has taken place in Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City leaders and over 3,000 women and lovers for Ao dai participated in a parade in Ao dai through boulevards of the city on March 5.

The Vietnam Football Federation held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 4 to welcome the trophy of the prestigious 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

According to VNA, Vietnam is among the top six best Asian destinations for a family holiday in a list made by the New Zealand Herald.

On March 2, the Vinh Phuc Journalists Association held an award ceremony for a press contest with the theme “Uncle Ho and Vinh Phuc” and launched a press contest “Vinh Phuc joins forces to build a new style rural area”.

The launch ceremony of all people exercising their body following Uncle Ho’s example in association with the Olympic Running Day for People’s Health in Thanh Hoa and the 15th Thanh Hoa cross-country and collective run will take place on March 12.

The Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union has launched "Ao Dai Week" nationwide to celebrate the 113th anniversary of International Women's Day (March 8, 1910 - March 8, 2023).

The Vinh Phuc Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has opened an exhibition “Vinh Phuc - 60 years of following Uncle Ho’s teachings”. This is an event in the series of activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Uncle Ho’s visit to the province (March 2, 1963- 2023).

On March 1, the People’s Committee of central Da Nang city received a certificate recognising 78 “ma nhai” steles on its Ngu Hanh Son Mountain as part of documentary heritage under the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).

On February 27, the Vietnam National Union of Health Workers held a blood donation programme as an activity to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27).

A fashion show entitled "Kimono - Ao dai Fashion Show" will take place at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on March 4 at the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel in Hanoi on March 4 to promote cultural exchange between Vietnam and Japan.

On February 27, a national scientific conference themed “80-year Outline on Vietnamese Culture (1943-2023): Origin and Motivation for Development” took place in Hanoi.

On February 27, a photo exhibition opened at the International Convention Centre in Hanoi on February 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of Outline of Vietnamese Culture.

A special circus programme will take place next month to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8), according to Vietnam Circus Federation (VCF).

The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a project on preserving and upholding the value of folk literature of ethnic minorities till 2030 to raise public awareness of the effort, especially among ethnic minorities while popularising folk literature works on the mass media and via regular activities at cultural establishments.

The Bac Ninh provincial Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to kick off the first Bac Ninh Youth Cycling Tournament “Heritage Journey”.

On February 25, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha handed over to the northern province of Bac Ninh decisions to recognise three items of the locality as national treasures during the opening of the “Returning to the land of Quan ho (love duet) 2023” festival.

Ten films have been screened during the film week from February 25 to March 3 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the “Outline of Vietnamese Culture”, the first platform on culture launched by the Communist Party of Vietnam.

The paragliding performance themed "Flying to Quan Ho land" was launched by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Thang Long Aviation Sports Service Company at Nguyen Van Cu Park, Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh province, on February 26.

(CPV) – An arrange of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia has been held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City is planning to apply for the title of UNESCO World Book Capital (WBC) in 2025, according to Lam Dinh Thang, Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications.

The 8th Vietnam-Japan Festival kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on February 25 under the theme of “Vietnam-Japan stand side by side towards the future, reaching out to the world”.

President of the Vietnam Basketball Federation (VBF) Nguyen Bao Hoang has been elected as President of the Southeast Asian Basketball Federation (SEABA) for the 2023-2027 term.