Culture sports

Tourists in Hoi An ancient city (Source: VNA) Quang Nam (VNA) – The "Korean Cultural Days in Quang Nam 2019” wrapped up on November 17 in the ancient town of Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam. The two-day event was jointly organised by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Republic of Korea Embassy in Vietnam. It aimed to boost diplomatic ties between the Republic of Korea and Vietnam in general, and the central province of Quang Nam in particular. It featured wide range of activities, including exhibitions, folk art performances and traditional fashion shows. The event offered a chance for Hoi An, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage site, to cement its position as a town with extensive international ties and a place for cultural exchanges, contributing to attracting tourists. According to Vice Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Ngoc Tuong, the event was part of the activities being held … [Read more...] about Korean culture spotlighted in Hoi An

A ceremony to see off the Vietnamese sporting delegation to the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games took place in Hanoi on November 16. At the ceremony, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien encouraged and praised the efforts of coaches, athletes and sports leaders in training to prepare for the SEA Games 30 with determination to achieve the highest results. He expressed his wish that the athletes would do their utmost to bring glory to the nation. This is also an important preparation step for SEA Games 31 in 2021, when Vietnam will be the host country, he added. Deputy Head of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan, head of the delegation, said the delegation comprises of 856 members, including 568 athletes competing in 40 sports and sports sub-categories. The Vietnamese sports delegation is determined to earn more 65 gold medals, stand at the top of the region, and maintain the achievements of Olympic sports such as athletics, swimming, gymnastics and … [Read more...] about Ceremony sees off Vietnamese sport delegation to SEA Games 30

The HCMC government will organize a festival highlighting the cultures of Vietnam and other countries from November 29 to December 1. Representatives of the organizing committee speak at the press conference Development and Integration 2019 festival will be held on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street and at Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1, the organizer said at a press conference on November 15. The festival is expected to strengthen ties between participating countries and allow local and foreign visitors in HCMC to explore the cultures of different countries. Each booth will showcase traditional products, photos and costumes of its country. Visitors can also learn about HCMC’s culture, arts and tourism through its traditional handicraft products such as rice paintings, pottery and woodenwares. A number of exhibitions will be held during the festival, with a wide range of topics such as the city’s economic achievements, landmarks, beautiful landscapes, cooperation in … [Read more...] about HCM City festival highlights local and foreign cultures

 A photo named "Vietnamese smile" taken by French photographer Rehahn The gallery features more than 30 unique traditional costumes of ethnic groups in Vietnam, 200 photos of Vietnam’s cultural heritages and a number of stories about his explorations in French, English and Vietnamese languages. The museum also preserves photos taken during his 5-year long journey to the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. The gallery opens on weekdays from 8:30am to 8:30pm at 26 Phan Boi Chau street for visitors to retrace his steps and discover Vietnam’s rich and vast cultural heritage. Translated by Thuy Duong … [Read more...] about French photographer opens gallery featuring Vietnam’s cultural heritages

PANO – Vietnam will compete in 31 sports at the upcoming 26th SEA Games, to be held in Indonesia from November 11, 2011 to November 22, 2011. The Southeast Asian Sports Council, on February 25th, announced officially the list of sports at the coming sports event. Over the past few days, representatives from ASEAN countries gathered in Bali, Indonesia to discuss the list of sports. Especially, women’s football.  Despite the agreement of the representatives from Vietnam, Myanmar, and Thailand, women’s footaball will not be included of the list of sports. Accordingly, the upcoming event includes 44 sports events, and 545 sets of medals . Vietnam will take part in 31 sports including: athletics, swimming, diving, archery, badminton, billiards & snooker; canoeing/kayak, cycling, boxing, petanque, fencing, football, judo, chess, rowing, vovinam, sepaktakraw, taekwondo, table-tennis, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, karatedo, … [Read more...] about Vietnam to compete in 31 sports at the 26th SEA Games