Culture - Sports

On May 24, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Writers’ Association held a meeting with outstanding writers on the occasion of the association’s 65th founding anniversary (1957-2022).

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and its member countries’ football federations have sent congratulations for Vietnamese football achievements at SEA Games 31.

The Lotus Village Singing Festival has taken place at Kim Lien Special National Monument in Kim Lien Commune in Nam Dan District, the central province of Nghe An to celebrate the 132nd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19).

The ninth Da Lat Flower Festival will take place in the locality from November to late December, 2022 Committee to honour the value of flowers and floriculture in the Central Highland resort city.

Nine Vietnamese provinces and 10 Lao provinces along the shared borderline will participate in cultural, sports and tourism exchange festival in northern province of Dien Bien in September.

The Exporum and the Vietnam Digital Communication Association will organize a Smart City Expo & Forum in Asia (Smart City Asia 2022) at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from May 26 to May 28.

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) wrapped up with a ceremony imbued with Vietnam’s cultural identity at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium on May 23 evening.

The “Ho Chi Minh Bookcase” and a room for the display of books on President Ho Chi Minh have been launched at the Ho Chi Minh Relic Site to mark the 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).

The U-23 men’s football team of Vietnam beat its Thai archrival 1-0 in the final of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) held on its home soil to keep back the crown in a tense match on May 22.

The Vietnamese women’s football team had a 1-0 win over the Thai rivals to take the gold medal in the final match on May 21 at Cam Pha Gymnasium, Quang Ninh province, at the on-going SEA Games 31.

A Francophone running tournament entitle “Elle Peut!” (She can!) took place at Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi on May 21, attracting the participation of over 1,200 runners.

Along with securing a gold medal, Vietnam’s weightlifter Pham Thi Hong Thanh set three new records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift in the women's 64kg event on May 21 during SEA Games 31.

A special art performance entitled “Ho Chi Minh – the most beautiful name” has been held recently in the northern province of Tuyen Quang to mark Uncle Ho’s 132nd birthday.

Vietnam sends a 1,341-strong delegation to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) with 1,341 members, of whom about 950 are athletes, together with coaches, doctors and experts.

Vietnamese duo Nguyen Thanh Binh and Tran Le Anh Tuan clinched a bronze medal in the English Billiards’ doubles at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) held in Hanoi on May 20.

Four Vietnamese girls took the women’s kumite team gold on May 20, also the last competition day of karate at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

Vietnamese weightlifter Hoang Thi Duyen clinched the gold in the women’s 59kg category at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 20.

Thailand is willing to join Vietnam in exchanging sports coaches, and expects that the two countries will promote cooperation to welcome tourists between the two countries and from third countries.

On May 19, the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia held an incense-offering ceremony to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on his 132nd birthday.

Vietnam Musicians' Association has coordinated with the Central Highlands Dak Lak provincial People's Committee to organize the first National Music Festival of 2022 from May 19 to 20 in Buon Ma Thuot City to mark the 132nd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890-2022).

(CPV) – The Ho Chi Minh website on May 19 officially debuted the new interface to continue to renew and increase the quality of contents and interface satisfying domestic and international readers.

Hoang Nguyen Thanh has gone down into history as the first ever gold medallist of Vietnam in the men’s marathon at SEA Games.

Vietnamese taekwondo team brought home two more gold medals in their third competition day at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 18.

Vietnamese weightlifters expect to pocket only two gold medals at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) due to the absence of some athletes.

Vietnam’s national swimming team surpassed the gold medal target set for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) after winning two more gold medals on May 18.

Many famous artists participated in an art performance celebrates 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh was broadcast live on H1 TV channel of the Hanoi Television on May 18.

Vietnam won a silver medal in Muay’s wai kru (pre-fight ritual performance) event at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 17.

The Go Vap District Confederation of Labor in Ho Chi Minh City has just held a conference to review the implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion 01-KL/TW on continuing to implement Directive 05-CT/TW on studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style.

Diverse activities have take place in the central province of Nghe An to mark the 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).

A documentary on President Ho Chi Minh’s building culture of peace will be broadcast on the National Assembly TV on May 19 night.