Culture - Sports

COVID-19 vaccine trials have been conducted on monkeys on Reu Island, the northern port province of Quang Ninh.

A prize-awarding ceremony of a writing contest on Hanoi was organized by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) in the capital on October 31.

According to the Vietnam Sports Administration, an online meeting of the Council of Southeast Asian Sports Confederation will take place from November 19 and 21 to discuss the 2021 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

Performances praised the glorious Party, the great Uncle Ho, the achievements of economic, cultural and social renewal of the country and the province have been held in the northern province of Hung Yen to welcome the 19th Provincial Party Congress, the 2020-2025 term.

A workshop on improving the quality of association activities and the press’s contribution to bringing resolutions of the Party to life has taken place in the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen.

On October 22, in Hanoi, Thang Long Theater held a ceremony to celebrate its 60th founding anniversary (1960 - 2020) and receive the Third Class Labor Medal.

Three publications welcoming the 16th Thua Thien – Hue Provincial Party Congress will be donated to delegates to the congress.

The Italian publications on President Ho Chi Minh, including the book “Ho Chi Minh, a man and a nation” and “Duong Kach Menh” have been introduced in Hanoi.

The exhibition "Traditional costumes of ASEAN countries 2020" aims to introduce the culture, life and people of ASEAN member countries through the beauty of traditional clothing culture, enhancing mutual understanding among people in the region, and contributing to the expansion of economic cooperation, investment and tourism development.

People’s opinions for Draft documents to the 13th National Party Congress will be collected from October 20 to November 10, 2020.

Nearly 300 photos and 60 feature films and documentaries from ASEAN are being showcased at an exhibition in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to introduce to the public the beauty of ASEAN nations and people.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize many unique cultural and sports activities within the framework of ASEAN Chairmanship Year.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinated with Yen Bai Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Tram Tau District People’s Committee to organize a training course on dissemination, preserving and promoting national cultural identities, and eliminating backward customs among ethnic minority groups.

Thousands of runners from across the world will participate in the VPBank Hanoi Marathon ASEAN 2020 (VPHM) on October 18.

A stamp set on Vietnamese cuisine has been issued to celebrate the 1010th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi and the 66th anniversary of the capital liberation (October 10).

Nearly 500 valuable documents, artefacts and images dating back to the Ly Dynasty (1009-1225), excavated in Bac Ninh province, are on display at an exhibition which opened at the Bac Ninh provincial Museum on October 14.

238 artworks on Vietnam by 182 artists, selected from 12,480 photos submitted to Vietnam Art Photo Contest 2020, are on display at an exhibition which opened at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on October 14.

More than 100 pictures and documents related on Thang Long – Hanoi are on display at an exhibion, including: King Ly Thai To and his decision to move the capital; Thang Long Citadel; and Hanoi capital.

The seventh Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Ao dai Festival honoured traditional cultural values and the love for Ao Dai, the country’s intangible cultural heritage, and introduced the city’s tourist sites and people to domestic and international friends.

The Vietnam Public Relations Network (VNPR) on October 10 honoured winners of the photo contest “Resilient Vietnam,” which aims to capture how Vietnamese people resiliently fight COVID-19.

More than 130 black and white and colour photos on Hanoi from 1967 to 1975 take by Thomas Billhardt are on display at a special photo exhibition at Manzi Exhibition Space and Manzi Art Space at 14 PHan Huy Ich street, Hanoi.

An exhibition entitled "Hanoi - Hue - Saigon: Tradition and Development" has opened at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the three cities.

More than 300 photos on the solidarity, historical traditions, culture and the economic and social achievements of Hanoi, Hue, Ho Chi Minh city are on display at the an exhibition entitled "Hanoi - Hue - Saigon: Tradition and Development".

The statue of President Ho Chi Minh will be erected in Vyborg town, Russia’s Saint Petersburg city, as a stone marking the statue’s location was placed during a ceremony on October 8.

The unique highlight of Ao Dai Festival 2020 will be the presence of many image ambassadors, including People's Artist Kim Xuan, Outstanding Artist Phi Dieu, Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 Nguyen Tran Khanh Van and Travel Blogger Tran Dang Anh Khoa.

The seventh Ao Dai Festival in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) will take place at the Vietnam History Museum in District 1 from October 11-12, bringing together famous designers, cultural researchers and artists, and featuring an array of activities.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to set up a National Council for Cultural Heritage (NCCH) – an advisory body responsible for assisting the Government chief in preserving and promoting the values of cultural heritages.

On October 6, a ceremony was held to review and grant awards for the online competition on studying Party and Uncle Ho in the central province of Binh Dinh from September 5 to 20.

A cultural week in celebration of the 1010th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi is taking place from October 3 to 11 at pedestrian streets near Hoan Kiem Lake and other areas in the city.

The Vietnam – Germany cultural festival Kulturfest 2020 opened in Hanoi on October 2 evening, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of German Reunification (October 3) and the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam – Germany diplomatic ties.