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Vietnam will strive to win 4-5 gold medals at the Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) to be held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.

After securing a berth in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship after beating Qatar, an Asian powerhouse, on January 23, Vietnam’s U23 received a number of rewards from organisations and individuals.

Vietnamese athletes won 425 gold, 301 silver and 319 bronze medals this year, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA).

An exhibition themed “Vietnam - Destination of Cambodia in 2017” opened in Cambodiana hotel in Phnom Penh on December 18 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien met Ly Xuong Can, the new Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam, in Hanoi on November 30, voicing his hope that the ambassador will help develop Vietnam’s tourism as well as tourism cooperation with the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnam welcomed 11.6 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first 11 months of this year, up 27 percent against the same period last year.

The National Library of Vietnam held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 28 to mark its 100th anniversary.

Hungary’s contemporary porcelains are being introduced to visitors to the Museum of Fine Art at No. 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi at a fortnight exhibition that opened on September 25.

A Vietnam Festival with the theme of “Feel Vietnam” took place in Yokohama city of Kanagawa Prefecture on September 16 and 17, marking it as one of the largest Vietnamese festivals in Japan.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has met with Mayor of Kanagawa Prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji to discuss the Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2017 and cooperation between the two sides.

The 20th Vietnam Film Festival will take place in the central coastal city of Da Nang from November 24-28 with the participation of nearly 850 delegates.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien bade farewell to the Vietnam contingent at a simple ceremony in Hanoi on August 8, as they headed for the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

The Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival in Hai Phong will lose national intangible heritage status if its organising process does not fulfill its safety commitments.

Voters have expressed their satisfaction with frank answers from ministers during the National Assembly’s question and answer session in Hanoi on June 14.

The 14th National Assembly began question and answer (Q&A) sessions as part of its ongoing third meeting in Hanoi on June 13.

President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse set foot in Beijing at 12 noon on May 11 (local time), beginning a State visit to China until May 15 during which he will also attend the high-level forum on the Belt and Road Initiative.

Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Francis Gurry has vowed to keep assisting Vietnam in intellectual property field.

A large-scale Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Cham people kicked off on July 15 in An Phu district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dang Thi Bich Lien is joining tourism chiefs from other ASEAN member countries in the first-ever ASEAN Ecotourism Forum 2016 that opened in Champasak.

Provinces and cities nationwide are busy with activities marking the International Day of Happiness, which falls on March 20.