A series of cultural activities have been taking place in Nicosia,
the capital of the Republic of Cyprus, during the Vietnam Days, which
runs from January 18-30.
Vietnamese tennis players made a good start at the 2015 Asia U14 Tennis
Championship, Division II, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City's Phu Tho
Sports Centre on January 21.
Over 9,000 people visited the six-day exhibition on historical and legal
evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and
Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, which was held in the central coastal
of Binh Thuan from January 16-21.
Eleven Vietnamese athletes are competing at the seventh Asian
three-cushion billiards championship, which kicked off in Seoul, the
Republic of Korea, on January 20, according to the Vietnam
Administration of Sports and Physical Training.
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will meet with a representative
from European football giant Manchester City for a collaboration plan in
the future, said VFF Chairman Le Hung Dung.
Archaeologists have unearthed an almost perfectly intact kiln during
their excavation of a Cham mound kiln relic site in central Binh Dinh
province since December of last year.
The Italian daily paper La Repubblica recently ran an article
entitled “Hoi An – Intersection of the Far East”, portraying the ancient
city as a tranquil and idyllic place worth visiting in central Vietnam.
More than 300 artifacts dating from over a thousand years ago are on
display in the provincial museum of the northern province of Ninh
Binh from January 20-24.
Vietnam launched a Cultural Week in Limassol city in the Republic of
Cyprus on January 18, which has since received high praise from
international friends.
Phan Dang Di's latest film will premiere at the 65th Berlin
International Film Festival (Berlinale), becoming the first Vietnamese
film to compete for the top prize at the film fest.
Vietnamese women’s futsal (indoor football) club Thai Son Nam took first
place at the Southeast Asian international futsal clubs championship,
which wrapped up on January 18 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Culture - Sports
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