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Free tickets are available at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema, at No.6 Mac Dinh Chi, Ben Nghe ward, District 1. HCM City (VNA) – The Italian Film Festival 2022 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 10-16 after concluding in Hanoi. According to the Italian Consulate General in the southern metropolis, the event aims to promote the cultural exchange between Italy and Vietnam, while introducing the cinematography and typical cultural identity of the European country to Vietnam. The movies to be screened at the festival, which will be organised in collaboration with the Asian Film Festival of Rome, include “Everything’s gonna be alright” (Cosa Sara), “The great silence” (Il Silenzio Grande), “Doctor on call” (Una note da dottore), “A girl returned” (L’arminuta), “Breaking up in Rome” (Lasciarsi un Giorno a Roma), “The inner cage” (Aria Ferma), and “The King of Laugh” (Qui rido io). Audience can receive free tickets at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema , at No.6 Mac Dinh Chi, … [Read more...] about HCM City to be next destination of Italian Film Festival 2022

Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Ha Giang (VNA) – An international marathon named “Running on Happiness Route” is scheduled to take place on October 9 in the northernmost province of Ha Giang’s Meo Vac district. Professional and amateur runners in Vietnam and abroad are set to participate in the races of 42km, 21km, 12km, and 6km. During the course of the event, athletes, delegates and visitors will experience local popular tourist destinations such as Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, Quan Ba Twin Mountain, and Lung Cu National Flagpole. They will also be treated to festivals, folk culture, foods, traditional crafts and wet markets. According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Duc Quy, the race is a key sport activity of Ha Giang, aiming to introduce the province's tourism and promote people’s participation in physical training and sports./. VNA … [Read more...] about Ha Giang to host international marathon on October 9

The combination of golf and tourism may be a solid boost to the tourism sector that has suffered adversities of the Covid-19 pandemic. As approved by the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Kinh Te & Do Thi (Economic & Urban) newspaper, in cooperation with the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association, will host the “Hanoi Golf & Cultural Exchange Week 2022” in Hanoi’s Dong Mo Golf Club during October 17-22, 2022. The sporting event is expected to connect all domestic and international golfers, introduce and promote new tourism products, and attract foreign visitors to Hanoi tourism sites. Editor in Chief of Kinh Te & Do Thi newspaper Nguyen Minh Duc and Vice Permanent Chairman of the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association Pham Thanh Tri share their opinions on the threshold of the event. How did you come up with the idea of the “Golf Tourism and Culture Week – Hanoi 2022” event? Chief Editor Nguyen Minh Duc : I have thought there should be an … [Read more...] about Golf tournament expected to boost tourism in capital city

Co-organized by the municipal federation of labor, hotels, culinary, and cultural associations, the Furama Resort Da Nang, and the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), the contest highlighted the combination of local culinary delights with chicken meat imported from the U.S. Nguyen Duc Quynh, vice chairman of the municipal tourism association and chairman of the hotels' association, said that the competition aimed to provide a healthy playground, and strengthen exchanges and connections between chefs, managers, and owners of tourism and hotel businesses in the city. As a results, the quality of services, particularly food, serving tourists to Da Nang would be improved, he said. Dang Thi Dong Phuong, chief representative of the USAPEEC liaison office, said as the number of holidaymakers to Da Nang will increase sharply from many countries around the world after the pandemic, it is necessary to serve a variety of cuisines. The contest was also a chance for chefs to … [Read more...] about Talented chefs show off skills at Da Nang competition

The LienVietPostBank Women's Volleyball Tournament 2022 is going to be held in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam, with the participation of the top eight women's volleyball teams in the country, after being suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament is organized annually by the Vietnam Volleyball Federation in cooperation with the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Bac Ninh Province, but it bears the name of LienVietPostBank for sponsorship reasons. The tourney will take place from October 15 to October 22 at the Bac Ninh Gymnasium. The Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Bac Ninh has announced that spectators will be allowed to attend the tournament for free in order to support the competing teams. The championship will be contested by eight of the country's top teams, including LienVietPostBank, Ha Phu Thanh Hoa, Hoa Chat Duc Giang Hanoi, Kinh Bac Bac Ninh, Ninh Binh Doveco, Than Quang Ninh, VietinBank, and VTV Binh Dien … [Read more...] about Vietnam to organize women’s volleyball tournament after two-year hiatus

The annual awards, initiated by the VNA’s "The thao va Van hoa" (Sports and Culture) newspaper and the family of the late painter Bui Xuan Phai in 2008, aim to honor authors, works, ideas and jobs with high scientific and artistic values inspired by the love for Hanoi. Painter Bui Xuan Phai is a founder of modern art in Vietnam and is famous for his paintings of old Hanoi. The Grand Prize honors Director Tran Van Thuy for his films about Hanoi such as Hanoi In Whose Eyes, and The Story of Kindness. The Work Prize was granted to the book ‘Tranh dan gian Kim Hoang’ (Kim Hoang folk painting) by Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai. The Job Prize went to a project on preserving a nearly 1,000-m2 villa located at 49 Tran Hung Dao Street, conducted by the Board for Management of Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarters with technical support of experts from the French region Ile-de-France. The Idea Prize was awarded to a research project to turn the mudflats of the Red River into a cultural and tourist … [Read more...] about Film director Tran Van Thuy wins Grand Prize of Bui Xuan Phai Awards