Culture - Sports

More than 800 book titles on President Ho Chi Minh’s life and career by Su That National Political Publishing House are on display at an exhibition which opened in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho on April 27.

The Organising Committee of SEA Games 31 said the designs of medals to be awarded during the SEA Games 31 have been completed, and the manufacture of the medals has begun.

The Spanish Embassy in Hanoi launched literary contest on learning Spanish and enjoying life to encourage reading and writing in Spanish and calls on participants to develop their imagination and creativity in the world of art and words, thus increasing their interest in Spanish culture.

An art programme entitled “Sharing the Same River” was held at the Vietnam-Soviet Cultural Palace in Hanoi on April 26 on the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Quang Tri Province.

70 sketches on southern resistance war are on display at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

An virtual exhibition on the memory of ancient markets in Hanoi capital is taking place via via the website and fanpage of National Archives Centre No.1 of the State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam at http://archives.org.vn and fanpage https://facebook.com/luutruquocgia1./.

According to Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre, the night tour of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi will return during the coming national holidays, including the National Reunification Day (April 30) and the May Day after a year-long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts.

The Prime Minister has decided to ward the government emulation flag to the Ba Dinh Square Management Board for successfully and comprehensively completing the task, leading the patriotic emulation movement in 2021 of the Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

The Standing Board of Quynh Luu District Party Committee has launched an Internet contest to study Uncle Ho and his hometown Nghe An and Quynh Luu district.

In Hanoi, the Ministry of Public Security has held a ceremony to open the Book and Reading Culture Day with the theme “The People's Public Security Forces read and study Uncle Ho’s example” and launch the Ho Chi Minh bookcase in the People's Public Security.

On April 24, the Management Board of Vietnam National Village of Ethnic Culture and Tourism announced a series of cultural activities to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the southern liberation and national unification day (April 30) and May Day.

Twelve collections of Ao dai by renowned designers have been introduced at a special show at Yen Tu historic and landscape site in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Uong Bi district.

A cultural exchange entitled “The Friendship Journey 2022” has taken place in Quoc Oai district, Hanoi to enhance Vietnam’s relations with international friends.

In the sacred atmosphere at Uncle Ho's Temple - ATK Dinh Hoa, the delegation offered incense to commemorate the great President Ho Chi Minh at ATK Dinh Hoa historical relics in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

Thien Truong Stadium of Nam Dinh is now ready to host games in Group B of the men’s football at the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), according to Do Dinh Diem, a representative of the organising board in the northern province.

Co To Half Marathon 2022 is the first race to take place on the famous island in the northern province of Quang Ninh to stimulate tourism demand after a long time being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(CPV) - Australia will host the Taste of Australia program, the annual celebration of Australia’s world class food and beverages in Vietnam, in April and May 2022.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum coordinated with Quang Binh provincial Department Culture and Sports to organize a poster exhibition on the youth following Uncle Ho’s footsteps in the central province of Quang Binh.

More than 300 photos, documents and 500 books on the strength of the army - people ties in the General Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1975 and the fight against the COVID-19 are on display at an exhibition which opened in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City.

80 fine art works by 40 painters from various provinces and cities around the country are on display at an exhibition entitled “Green Happy” in the Son Tay citadel in Hanoi from April 22 to May 3.

Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will organize the Hai Dang Mountain Climbing Tournament on April 24 to launch the Olympic Running Day for the entire people’s health, with a distance of 3km with 6,000 participants.

The delegation of the Hanoi Public Security has presented 1 billion VND to Nha Nam town in the northern mountainous province of Bac Giang to repair and embellish the memorial area of Uncle Ho’s teaching to People’s Public Security and Tu Giap Pagoda.

According to the central Hue City People’s Committee and the Hue Monuments Conservation, a night street zone around Hue Imperial Citadel City, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage, will open on April 22.

Photographer Bach Ngoc Tu claimed a number of prizes at Spring Clicks Circuit 2022, an international photography contest held in Montenegro.

On April 20, the Vietnam Women's Museum in Hanoi held a ceremony to receive materials and objects donated by female officers of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

The Vietnam Culinary and Cultural Association (VCCA) is conducting a program to search for 100 delicious Vietnamese dishes. A digital map for the list will be created afterwards.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) is coordinating the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association and the publishing house to organize a exhibition on the loyalty and friendship between Vietnam and Cuba.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, film screenings will be held nationwide to celebrate the upcoming major holidays of the nation of National Unification Day (April 30), May Day (May 1), and the 132nd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth (May 19).

17 ethnic communities from 13 provinces and cities across the country, representing ethnic groups and regions, will participate in activities to celebrate Vietnam's Ethnic Culture Day (April 19), 2022.

Diverse activities will be held during the first Vietnam Book and Culture Reading Day which will open in Ho Chi Minh on April 19 evening.