Culture - Sports

A circus and variety show to celebrate the 75th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's return to Tuyen Quang to lead the Vietnamese people in the resistance against the French colonialists (1947-2022) took place at Tuyen Quang provincial Center of Culture, Sports and Youth.

The central Thua Thien-Hue Provincial Department of Culture and Sports has coordinated with the Hue Festival Centre and the Hue Nam Temple conservation board to organize the Hue Nam Temple (also known as Hon Chen Temple) festival.

Traditional musical instruments of Vietnam’s ethnic groups will be displayed at an exhibition at the southern Can Tho City Museum in the framework of the 3rd National 'Don Ca Tai Tu' (traditional musical art form of the south) Festival 2022, from April 7 to 11.

According to Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Quang, the 15-minute high-altitude fireworks will be set off in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 9 night ( the 9th day of the third lunar month) as part of the Hung Kings Temple Festival 2022.

Vietnam’s accession to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) and implementation of the pact is expected to encourage the development of the local cultural industry, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva said.

An exhibition of traditional musical instruments of Vietnamese ethnic groups will take place both online and offline at the Can Tho Museum in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 7-11, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

High-altitude fireworks will be set off in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 9 night (the 9th day of the third lunar month) as part of the Hung Kings Temple Festival 2022.

The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) announced on March 31 that it will send a women's football team to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Vietnam.

Diverse activities in celebration of 75th anniversary of Uncle Ho’s return to northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang are taking place in the locality.

Vietnam are one of 13 teams qualifying for final round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and likely to rank in the number 2 seed group (Pot 2).

40 works by Vietnamese young painter Xeo Chu are on display at a solo exhibition entitled “Big World, Little Eyes” in London from March 29 to April 4 in the framework of the Vietnam Days in the UK 2022.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has approved the submission of the dossier of the Via Ba Chua Xu festival in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang for UNESCO's recognition as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports has proposed the municipal People’s Committee to pilot a pedestrian zone in Hai Ba Trung district’s Tran Nhan Tong street and surrounding areas, including the bank of Thien Quang lake.

A street carnival will take place in Sa Pa resort town in the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai from April 1-3, as part of the week-long Mau Thuong Temple Festival 2022.

According to Hanoi City Department of Health, fourteen hospitals and 16 medical centres will provide healthcare and COVID-19 prevention and control services at 11 hotels and 15 competition venues in Hanoi during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

The first international air balloon festival in northern mountainous Tuyen Quang province bring together 20 hot air balloons from different countries and territories around the world such as the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Spain and the Netherlands.

The Trung Khanh district People’s Committee in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang has held a ceremony to receive the national status certificates for the two relic sites in the locality.

Secretary General of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Windsor John has stated that Vietnam’s draw with Japan is a big surprise and serves as a motivation for Southeast Asian football, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said on March 30.

The fifth culture and sports festival of ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong drew the participation of more than 300 artisans from 12 districts and cities across the province.

The death anniversary of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the nation – will be connected online to more than 40 countries and territories on April 10 or the 10th day of the third lunar month.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency will provide technical support to Hoi An by sending experts to Hoi An during the restoration of Cau Pagoda.

A ceremony to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-India diplomatic relations (January 7, 1972 – 2022) and review five years of the two governments’ joint work to renovate the My Son World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam has taken place at the site.

The death anniversary of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the nation – will be connected online to more than 40 countries and territories on April 10 (the 10th day of the third lunar month).

(CPV) - On the occasion of the official working visit of the Ambassador of Spain, Mrs. Pilar Méndez Jiménez, to the central region of Vietnam, the Embassy of Spain in Vietnam has the pleasure to present a free screening of the Spanish film OMEGA (subtitled in Vietnamese and English) at Le Do Cinema Center (46 Tran Phu, Hai Chau, Da Nang) on Thursday, April 7th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

The Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Phuoc Loc commune, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)’s Nha Be district, organized a ceremony to launch "Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space".

Only less than 50 days left, the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) will officially take place. At present, Vietnam is urgently making efforts to complete the final preparations for the safe and successful organisation of the region’s biggest sport event.

The Vietnamese Embassy, in coordination with the embassies of French-speaking countries in Chile, has organised the Francophone Film Week 2022 on the occasion of International Francophonie Day.

An exhibition showcasing Hue royal antiques opened at Cultural Friendship Palace in the capital city of Hanoi on March 26.

Vietnam finished their last home game of the 2022 World Cup Asian Qualifiers with a 0-1 loss to Oman at Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium on March 24.

An exhibition of photos and books and space themed "Life and career of President Ho Chi Minh” was held by the Tan Binh district Youth Union on March 20 to mark the 91st anniversary of the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2022).