Culture - Sports

Vietnamese boxer Thu Nhi successfully beat her Japanese rival Etsuko Tada on October 23 to claim the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) belt in the mini-flyweight category.

The 22nd Vietnam Film Festival will take place in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue from November 18-20 in virtual form for the first time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced at a press conference in Hanoi on October 22.

On the occasion of the 91st founding anniversary of the Vietnam Women's Union (October 20, 1930 - October 20, 2021), the Hoa Lo Prison Relic Management Board have organized an exhibition to honour Vietnamese heroic mothers.

Famous plays will be performed at the Hanoi Opera House from October 21-27 during the commemoration week on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Vietnamese drama (1921-2021).

The Hanoi City Department of Culture and Sports has received relics from the house where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in December 1946 in Van Phuc ward, Ha Dong district.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism to submit a brief report on the Oc Eo - Ba The relic site to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, proposing putting the site on the Tentative List.

The Prime Minister has agreed on the development of dossiers for Cheo singing arts of the Red River Delta as well as Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts to seek recognition as cultural heritages of the world.

128 works selected from 1,895 works from 270 authors from 57 provinces and cities nationwide are on display at the Young Photography Festival 2021 from October 20 to 29 at the Centre of Art-Photography Exhibition, No. 29 Hang Bai Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on October 20 received medical equipment and supplies worth nearly 22 billion VND (964,200 USD) and 400 tonnes of rice donated by organisations and businesses.

A film project by female director Nguyen Phan Linh Dan was honoured at the Asian Project Market (APM) as part of the 26th Busan International Film Festival 2021 in the Republic of Korea last week.

The beauty of Vietnam transforms magically through 63 provinces and cities across the country through the eyes of actress Luong Chung Lan. She decided to launch the Youtube channel "VietnamSunday" with the desire to promote Vietnamese culture, nature and people.

Nearly 100 paintings and sculptures by nearly 70 elderly painters are on display at an exhibition at the fine arts exhibition house at No.16 on Ngo Quyen street in Hanoi.

A Vietnam – Switzerland cultural festival took place on October 16 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (1971 – 2021), and enhance people-to-people exchange and cultural and economic cooperation.

According to Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the first time, Vietnamese instrumentalist Le Giang shared the stage with artists from Middle Eastern traditional band, with the presence of a famous Arab star - Arab, male singer Aseel Abu Baker.

According to Kim Dong Publishing House, the Ehon comic "Friends" illustrated by Dom Dom, a young Vietnamese female artist, has been published by Japan’s Sunny Side Publishing House.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will release a stamp set on Global Geopark on October 30, 2021 to promote the image and honour the three Global Geoparks in Vietnam recognised by UNESCO.

The Vietnamese national swimming team will leave for Hungary on November 1 to train for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and 19th Asian Games (ASIAD).

The Vietnam Institute of Archaeology is coordinating with the Tuyen Quang provincial Museum to conduct an excavation in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang province from October 1 to 25.

Carefully choreographed with the participation of Vietnamese and French artists, and conducted by Honna Tetsuji from Japan, the musical and visual arts work “L'Histoire du soldat” (The Soldier’s Tale) will be screened online instead of going on tour to many places, due to the impact of the epidemic.

The Vietnam's Women Publishing House has coordinated with the Literature Translation Institute of the Republic of Korea to launch a book on Korean literature book review 2021 in online form.

The northern port Hai Phong City Department of Culture and Sports coordinated with the Navy High Command’s Department of Navy Politics to organize an exhibition on seas, islands and Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea in Hai Phong.

A virtual reality exhibition has officially opened by young painters, featuring many artworks on Vietnamese history and culture by new technological advances.

A scientific workshop entitled “Ho Chi Minh trail at sea - historical miracle and lesson for national construction and defence cause” aims to affirm and clarify the policy of building strategy of Ho Chi Minh trail on land and at sea which is a great success in leading and directing the resistance war against the US and saving the country of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh.

An art programme took place in Hanoi on the evening of October 10 to celebrate the 67th anniversary of Capital Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2021).

Nearly 90 photos , which captured the authentic perspectives of photographers and journalists on Hanoi's memorable milestones during the days of implementing social distancing measures due to the COVID-19 epidemic, are on display at an exhibition at https://hanoitrongtoi.kinhtedothi.vn.

An art performance entitled “Songs dedicated to Uncle Ho” was held with no live audience at Hanoi Opera House on October 7 and was broadcast live on Hanoi Radio and Television’s Channel 1 to celebrate the 67th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2021).

Nomination documents seeking recognition by UNESCO for “Cuu Dinh”, or Nine Dynastic Urns, have received approval from the science council of Thua Thien-Hue and will soon be sent to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for final review, according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

The Hanoi Library is coordinating with the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports to organize an exhibition of books and publications to mark the 67th anniversary of the capital city's liberation from the French (October 10, 1954 - 2021).

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Korean Embassy have jointly launched a logo design contest for Vietnam – RoK diplomatic ties to mark the 30th anniversary of Vietnam – RoK diplomatic ties.

The National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) and Toyota Motor Vietnam Co. Ltd. on October 7 jointly launched the national film festival on traffic safety 2021 to raise the efficiency of law enforcement to ensure traffic safety.