Vietnamese yoga practitioners joined 100 others from 14 countries worldwide at the first-ever “yoga on a pole”' world championships (Mallakhamb World Championships) in Mumbai, India, on February 16-17.
The traditional Tich dien (ploughing) festival was held in Doi Son commune of Duy Tien district, the northern province of Ha Nam, on February 11 to pray for bumper harvests and prosperity for all.
The Dong Ky firecracker procession festival - one of the 15 national intangible cultural heritages recoginsed in 2016, opened in Tu Son district in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 8, attracting thousands of locals and visitors.
Starting as a popular folk sport, Vietnam’s traditional wrestling still remains unique in modern time with interesting traits.
The 10th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival for ethnic minority groups will take place in the northern province of Vinh Phuc from November 2-4.
The first Gwangju – Jeonnam sport tournament took place in Gwangju city, the Republic of Korea (RoK) last weekend, attracting nearly 1,000 Vietnamese expatriates living in the area.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has cancelled the result of Mongolian wrestler Orkhon Purevdorj in the women’s 62kg category of the freshly-concluded Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) in Indonesia due to testing positive to doping.
The beauty of Vietnamese women in the silk paintings by the late artist Mai Trung Thu inspired young artist Nguyen Ngoc Vu (Rabbit Boy) to create a series of paintings with the theme of “Dep Contemporary”.
The Junior Traditional Wrestling Tournament is taking place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture in the outskirt of Hanoi from August 9 – 12.
The Junior Traditional Wrestling Tournament is taking place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture in the outskirt of Hanoi from August 9 – 12.
A host of activities designed for children and young people are scheduled to take place throughout August at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.
The traditional Vật Cầu Nước or mud ball wrestling festival is an important celebration in Vietnam. It reminds people of their need for weather benefiting the culture of rice.
Vietnam has sent six female athletes to take part in a test competition of kurash (Turkish wrestling), one of official sports of the 18th Asian Games, which is slated for next August in Indonesia.
Vietnam strives to have 10 tickets to the Youth Olympic Games 2018, said the General Department of Physical Training and Sports on May 2.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue held an event on April 10 to commend the local coaches and athletes with outstanding achievements in recent regional and international tournaments.
The Con Son-Kiep Bac 2018 Spring Festival opened at Con Son Pagoda in the northern province of Hai Duong on March 3 (the 16th day of the first lunar month).
A range of spring festivals are taking place in the north of Vietnam as locals wish for a year full of happiness, health and prosperity.
Thousands of local people and visitors have flocked to Tien Du district in the northern province of Bac Ninh to attend the Lim festival, which honours Quan Ho (love duet singing) – the world intangible cultural heritage recognised by UNESCO.
