Culture - Sports

THe second episode of the ”‘Food Culture - Central Region Heritage Road” programme will take virtually from 9:30 to 11:00 on August 14 to discuss ways to promote typical dishes of central Vietnam.

Vietnamese athletes with disabilities will compete in three sports, namely weightlifting, swimming and athletics, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

An online concert which aimed to encourage the people to surmount the COVID-19 pandemic took place 8pm-9pm on August 8 and was lived streamed on Youtube and Facebook platforms.

Singer Vu Thang Loi debuted its music video “Thương nhớ Sài Gòn” (Miss Saigon) to encourage frontline forces and local residents in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a Document 2737/BVHTTDL-VHDT to the People's Committees of provinces and cities of Son La, Hanoi, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Bac Giang, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Dak Lak and Dak Nong on suspending the organization of the 7th national festival of then singing and Tinh musical instrument in Son La province, 2021.

According to Mr. Vi Kien Thanh, Head of Cinematography Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the 22nd Vietnam Film Festival will be postponed to November 2021 instead of September 2021 as previously planned.

An online art programme entitled “Buring up” has taken place simultaneously at five locations in Hanoi to fuel frontline forces against COVID-19 as well as as well as offer audiences nationwide an additional spiritual dish amidst the social distancing context.

Quach Thi Lan, the last Vietnamese athlete still in the Olympics, ended her journey in Tokyo after finishing 6th out of eight runners in the 400m hurdles first semi-final on August 2.

Runner Quach Thi Lan is the last Vietnamese athlete to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on August 2, as she enters the semi-final of the women’s 400m hurdles.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, four Vietnamese films will be screened for free nationwide to celebrate the 76th August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Photographic Association has launched the HCM City International Photo Contest 2021.

Runner Quach Thi Lan has qualified for the semi-final of the women’s 400m hurdles at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

The Vietnam National Music Song and Dance Theatre in Hanoi has coordinated with relevant agencies to organize an online art programme entitled “Fatherland in the Heart” to promote COVID-19 fight spirit.

A photo contest on Vietnamese women with family and society has been launched in Hanoi to honour the beauty of Vietnamese women and raise public awareness on gender equality.

Young pianist Nguyen Viet Trung was named in the list of 87 excellent candidates entering the final round of the 18th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Poland.

The Hanoi College of Arts is organizing the Hanoi Online Piano Competition 2021 for young pianists from July 28 to 31.

A logo design competition to create a logo which can be used in a series of events organised by the Vietnamese embassy in India to mark the 50th anniversary of Vietnam – India diplomatic ties has been launched in India.

The National Political Publishing House has completed the third edition of Ho Chi Minh Complete Collection.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria together with the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management of Algiers (ESHRA) held an event on Vietnamese and Algerian cuisine on July 25.

Leading the Vietnamese contingent, athletes Quach Thi Lan and Nguyen Huy Hoang, proudly carried the national flag aloft during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23 night.

Vietnamese athletes begin competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23.

Many photos and artefacts featuring the revolutionary soldiers’ sacrifices in the fight for national independence are on displayed an exhibition which opened at Hoa Lo Prison Relics Site in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, on June 22.

Vietnam Television (VTV) and its partners have won the television rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for Vietnam, VTV has announced.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will issue a collection of four stamps showing a range of national treasures on June 31.

According to the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA), the association has brought home two honourable mention certificates in the print and digital categories at the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP)’s 29th Colour Biennial.

Vietnam sends 18 athletes to 2020 Tokyo Olympics to compete in shooting, weightlifting, badminton, swimming, etc.

The Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) under the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism has coordinated with Ashui.com and ConsMedia to launch the second contest “Designed by Vietnam” under the theme “Awakening Traditions” as part of the Vietnam Design Week (VNDW) 2021.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, a project "Columbian-Vietnamese mural painting" will be carried out by Colombian and Vietnamese artists at Complex 01 in Hanoi and the Hanoi University of Culture from next August.

A contest on the life and career of General Vo Nguyen Giap will be organised from July 30 to August 25 under the two forms of online interactive quiz and writing.

Photos of Italian and Vietnamese landscapes will be displayed at two exhibitions which will open at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology from July 23 to August 23.