Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife hosted a banquet in honour of the diplomatic corps in Hanoi on January 9, ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s daily The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport and Culture) has freshly announced nominations for its Devotion Awards 2023, which features new categories for sports in addition to traditional ones for music.
An art programme to honour “Ao dai” (traditional dress) will take place at the Centre for Women and Development in Tay Ho district, Hanoi on October 18.
Nearly 200 films from 68 countries and territories will feature at the sixth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF VI) next month, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has revealed.
“Xoe Thai - Quintessence of the heritage land” will be the main theme in a programme for Xoe Thai to be honoured as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, and the Mường Lò Culture- Tourism Festival, the Discovery Mù Căng Chải Terraced Fields 2022 which is slated for September 24.
The northern moutainous province of Son La on September 17 held a ceremony to honour the art of Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic people which has been listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
More than 200 entries from 86 radio stations nationwide will compete for awards at the 15th National Radio Festival held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 4-6.
A circus dedicated to heroes who sacrificed their lives for national independence has been held by the Vietnam Circus Federation to mark War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
The “For a Livable Hanoi” awards were launched on July 9 with a view to honouring the deeds that contribute to the capital city’s development in different aspects.
An event honouring 100 outstanding blood donors nationwide, particularly during COVID-19 outbreaks, is slated for mid-August, as part of myriad activities marking World Blood Donor Day (June 14) in Vietnam.
More than 700 runners will take part in "Run to Heart" programme to be organised in Ho Chi Minh City next month to honour frontline workers in the battle against COVID-19 over the last two years, according to the organisers.
A ceremony to honour athletes and coaches of Hanoi who had outstanding performance at the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) was held on May 27 morning.
Inspired by Mother Goddess worshipping - a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage - designer Van Anh Scarlet created a collection of figurative dolls based on the ritual, called the “Painting of the Four Palaces”. Devoted to female deities, Mother Goddess worship was established in the 16th century as an alternative to Confucianism.
A new stamp collection has been released to welcome the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), which will be held in Vietnam from May 12-23.
In the image of a rare mammal from Vietnam, Saola was selected as the mascot for the Southeast Asian Games 31, but few would know that the creation of artist Ngo Xuan Khoi overcame more than 500 other entries to claim the honour.
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