Culture - Sports

Vietnamese-American singer Sangeeta Kaur, whose real name is Mai Xuan Loan, and director Bao Nguyen have been nominated for Grammy Awards this year.

Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will coordinate with the General Consulate of Italy in Ho Chi Minh city to organize “A Night of Italian Music” concert at the city Opera House on November 17.

Diverse activities to celebrate Christmas and New Year will be held during X’mas - New Year Festival 2025 from December 14 to January 2, 2025 in the central city of Da Nang, in order to lure tourists during the upcoming holiday period.

The northern province of Bac Ninh will organize a series of events to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Quan Ho Bac Ninh folk songs being recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity from November 11 to 30, said the provincial People’s Committee.

Kabashima Kento won and set new course record in the fourth Trang An Marathon -- Footstrike From The Heritage on November 10 in Ninh Biinh province.

Vietnam has participated in a cultural exchange festival highlighting the cultural diversity of Asia at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China).

A Vietnamese culinary contest, has taken place in Ulsan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), with the participation of around 70 Vietnamese expats in RoK.

More than 200 documents and artifacts showcasing the traces left by President Ho in China and the strong and lasting friendship between the Vietnamese and Chinese peoples are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on November 11.

A performance of five-tone musical ensemble or Pinn Peat orchestra of the Khmer people, the largest of its kind Vietnam, has taken place in Mekong delta province of Soc Trang with the participation of 200 artists and musicians.

On November 11, in Hanoi, Nhan Dan Newspaper and the National Political Truth Publishing House (Su That) held a ceremony to introduce volumes 3 and 4 of the book series “Steadfast on the Path of Renewal”, authored by the late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

A conference to review one year of implementing Action Program 44-CTrHD/TU dated August 19, 2023 of the Executive Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee to implement the Resolution of the 11th City Party Congress on "Building Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space" has taken place in Ho Chi Minh city.

On November 7, the seventh Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF 2024) entitled “Heritage in Motion - Cinema: Soaring – Creativity” opened at Ho Guom Theater in Hanoi.

The Seoul-based World Taekwondo Academy (WTA), known as Kukkiwon, is willing to support Vietnam in organising the 2024 Asian Open Police Taekwondo Championships, said its President Lee Dong-seop on November 8.

Vietnam's futsal team dramatically defeated their Australian rivals in the last minute thanks to a penalty kick in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Futsal Championship 2024.

At a conference in Hanoi, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong emphasized that Hanoi not only closely follows the spirit of the Resolution but also has many creative ways to make culture truly the center of the city's development policy, creating a solid spiritual foundation for the capital's socio-economic development.

The online quiz contest on studying and following Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality, and lifestyle 2024 has been launched in the northern province of Cao Bang to the 107th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution (November 7, 1917 - November 7, 2024) and Vietnam Law Day (November 9).

On November 7, the seventh Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF 2024) entitled “Heritage in Motion - Cinema: Soaring – Creativity” opened at Ho Guom Theater in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Film Institute is coordinating with the Department of Cinema, the Department of Cultural Heritage, and relevant units to organize a photo exhibition spotlighting Vietnamese heritages recognized by UNESCO through cinematic footage.

On November 2, the delegation participating in the program to accompany Vietnamese families and Lao and Cambodian students studying in Ho Chi Minh City, led by Ms. Trinh Thi Thanh, Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union, visited, offered flowers and incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh Museum - Binh Thuan Branch.

The Great Solidarity of Ethnic Groups - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week 2024 will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi from November 16-24 as part of the activities to celebrate the 94th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18, 1930-2023) and Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).

In 2024, Ha Quang district in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang has 369 collectives and 7,776 individuals developing plans to study and follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle; building and replicating 188 typical advanced models studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle.

Famous Korean band 2NE1 will return Vietnam to perform at a two-day concert in Ho Chi Minh city from February 15 to 16.

Bach Mai is a special-class hospital of the Ministry of Health, and is also a unit included in the Government's Project 06 to deploy comprehensive digital transformation in the health sector. The deployment of the electronic medical records system at Bach Mai Hospital is not only an important step in digital transformation in the health sector but also contributes to improving the quality of health care services for the people.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum will receive a painting titled “Hillsides in Deli Ibrahim (Algiers)” by Ham Nghi, an exiled Vietnamese king, on November 12.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Nghe An provincial People’s Committee to organize an exhibition on cultural and natural heritage, and traditional handicraft products in the central province of Nghe An from November 22 to 26.

Book “Ham Nghi – Exiled Emperor, Artist in Algeria” has been launched in central Thuan Thien – Hue province.

Works by four Vietnamese painters are on display at an exhibition entitled ““A Glimpse of Vietnam” during the 27th Asian Art Week in London in the UK.

On November 2, delegation participating in Festival of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ethnic Minorities in the Northeast Region offer incense at President Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site and the Monument of Comrade Hoang Van Thu in Lang Son city.

The 23rd European Film Festival (EUFF) will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 14 to 28.

The first international lantern design competition and demonstration festival will take place at the Ocean City urban complex in Hanoi on January 18, 2025.