Culture - Sports

World cultures have been introduced at “Ho Chi Minh City - Our Common Home” festival 2022 at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh City from December 2 to 4.

Classical Indian dances have been performed in Hanoi and some central provinces till December 9 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and India.

The “Ho Chi Minh City - Our Common Home” festival 2022 opened on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street of Ho Chi Minh City on December 2 night.

The Indian Embassy in Hanoi will coordinate with the Ministry of Culture and Sports. Sports and Tourism to organize night of Indian classical dances at Hong Ha Central Traditional Opera Theatre, in Hanoi, on December 1 to mark the 50th Anniversary celebration of the establishment of India-Vietnam diplomatic relations.

On November 29, the Can Tho City Library has coordinated with the National Library of Vietnam and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) to launch a “French book space” in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

On November 29, at the 17th session of the Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Rabat, Morocco, the art of pottery making of Cham ethnic people was inscribed in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding by UNESCO.

47 works including award-winning calligraphy works, woodcuts, some beautiful calligraphy selected from the 100 entries, and inkstone masterpieces made from Nampo stone, are on display at an exhibtiion entield “President Ho Chi Minh's Quotes on Korean Calligraphy which opened at Vietnam Fine Arts Museum on November 28.

Many precious images and documents about the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, which was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage in 2011, are on display an exhibition in Thanh Hoa province.

Nine units,including four domestic and five units from Canada, Belarus, Laos, Cambodia and Egypt, will bring 29 performances at at International Circus Festival from December 2 to 7 .

(CPV) - Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC), Head of the PCC Commission of Popularization and Education, suggested that researchers, experts, scientists, and cultural managers attending the workshop promote the spirit, responsibility, and intelligence of the participants. intellectually, contributed many ideas in order to identify, build and bring value systems to life.

“Tro tan ruc ro” (Glorious Ashes) by Bui Thac Chuyen won the "Golden balloon" award (Montgolfière d'or) at the Festival des 3 Continents 2022 which took place in Nantes, France, from November 18 – 27.

More than 100 unique lacquer works and collections are on display at the Vietnam Lacquer Products exhibition which opened November 28 in the central city of Da Nang.

Diverse activities, including a trade promotion conference, a festival highlighting the province’s iconic shrimp and salt products, and a survey to develop new tourist products for Bac Lieu Province, are taking place at the Bac Lieu Provincial Culture and Tourism Festival in Bac Lieu province from November 27 to 29.

A Vietnam-Korea literature conference was held on November 25 in Hanoi on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The first-ever international photography festival is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 25to 30.

Four Vietnamese plays have won gold medal the 5th International Experimental Theater Festival which officially concluded in Hanoi on November 26.

The Vietnamese Embassy in India recently held an event introducing the culture of Vietnam, as part of the activities marking the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.

Ingredients used in Italian cuisine are being introduced to local consumers at the ‘Italian Cuisine Week’ that opened in HCM City on November 25.

An art programme featuring traditional dances of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held on November 25 evening in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties (December 22, 1992-2022).

On November 23, the northern Thai Binh Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to award the title of "People's Artisan" and "Excellent Artisan" in the field of intangible cultural heritage.

(CPV) –Nearly 230 paper documents, 60 photos and 132 publications are on display at an exhibition which opened in Vientian on November 23.

A total of 10 million young people have benefited from the project, on improving English competence for Vietnamese youth during the 2018-2022 period.

Nearly 100 calligraphy works and paintings featuring lotuses are are on display at an an art space entitled “Lotus in the cultural life of Vietnamese people” which opened opened at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts (VECCA) in Hanoi.

More than 200 documents, objects and images on the beauty of traditional intangible cultural heritages of the three ethnic minority groups, including Tay, Nung and Dao in Lang Son province are on display at an exhibition which opened in the province on November 22.

The International Photography Festival 2022 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) from November 25 to November 30 with a wide range of activities.

Photos on late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet’s life and career are on display at an exhibition which opened on November 21 at Nguyen Hue street and Pasteur - Ly Tu Trong junction in front of the Ho Chi Minh City Museum in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City on the occasion of his centenary (November 23, 1922-2022).

Cultural activities in celebration of the 17th anniversary of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23, 2005-2022) are taking place in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City.

Traditional Vietnamese and Korean cultural items and dishes has been displayed at the Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Cultural Day and gathering to mark the 30th anniversary of the nations’ diplomatic relations.

(CPV) - Great Unity of Ethnic Groups – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week has opened at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi, with brilliant colours from 54 ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.

Leading Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem outplayed World Cup champion Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland during Round 4 of Champions Chess Tour Final held in the United States on November 18.