Culture - Sports

The Vietnam Bakery Cup 2024, the first international standard baking contest in Vietnam, is expected to attract more than 400 domestic and international contestants from 20 countries and territories in the world.

Belgian Culture and Food Festival 2024 will take place at the Vietnam – Czechoslovakia Friendship Labour and Culture Palace in Hai Phong from October 25 to 27 to offer a wide variety of Belgian beers, food, music, and other entertainment services to local residents.

On October 8, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum on October opened an exhibition on Hanoi’s vitality to the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10).

The online singing contest on national reunification, which has been launched by the Vietnam Musicians’ Association in coordination with TikTok Vietnam, will last from October 14, 2024, to March 15, 2025.

Recent award-winning films from German cinema will be screened during the Goethe Institute’s annual German film festival KinoFest in Vietnam from October 10 to November 30.

A performance by well-known American pop rock band Imagine Dragons will take place in Ho Chi Minh city on December 8.

At the Awarding ceremony of the 17th “Bui Xuan Phai: For the Love of Hanoi” Awards in the capital city, the Grand Prize was presented to architect Prof. Dr Hoang Dao Kinh, born in Hanoi in 1941.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has held talks with French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati in Paris, during which they signed a cultural cooperation programme between the two ministries for the 2024-2028 period, marking a new development in the Vietnam-France partnership in this field.

Nearly 200 documents and photos on Hanoi’s ancient gates are on display at an exhibition which opened at at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel on October 7 to mark the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2024).

The Vietnam – RoK Cultural Day took place in the southern city of Can Tho on October 5-6 to commemorate 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and strengthen cooperation between Can Tho and its RoK partners.

All 24 students of the Vietnamese team win medals at the 21st International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO) for students under the age of 13, ranking first in mathematics and second in science among a total of 300 contestants from 18 countries and territories worldwide.

Diverse activities such as Vietnam-China art exchange, a sanctioned Marathon, the screening of video clips featuring local tourist destinations, the promotion of OCOP products and typical farm produce of many localities will be held during the Lai Chau Tourism-Culture Week 2024 from October 8-11.

On October 5, an art programme at the Francophone Village featured Vietnam's unique traditional music and culture as part of the activities on the sidelines of the 19th Francophonie Summit in Paris.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei in collaboration with the University Brunei Darussalam (UBD) organised a Vietnamese language and culture day in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on October 2, drawing crowds of UBD lecturers and students, international friends, Brunei visitors, and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the country.

The Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA) in collaboration with relevant agencies inaugurated the Vietnam – DANAFF booth at the Asian Content & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan, the Republic of Korea, on October 5, as part of the ongoing 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).

Exhibition on Hanoi’s history of culture and resilience will take place in the capital city from October 8 -22 to mark the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day.

Golden linga of Binh Thuan has been recognized as national treasure at a ceremony at Po Sah Inu tower relic site in Phan Thiet city of Binh Thuan.

The 7th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) 2024 will take place in the capital city on November 7-11 to to honour the best movies and new talents and encourage cooperation among producers and delegates.

The Cham Brahman people’s traditional Kate Festival is taking place in the south central province of Ninh Thaun from October 1 to 3.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will coordinate with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Hanoi People's Committee, and the Vietnam Publishers’ Association to organize a book exhibition to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10).

Hanoi Ao Dai Month 2024 is one of the activities of women in the capital responding to the 2024 Ao Dai Tourism Festival, the 70th anniversary of the capital’s liberation (October 10, 1954 - 2024) and the 94th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Women's Union (October 20, 1930 – 2024).

On September 29, the northern Hung Yen provincial People’s Committee coordinated with the Thai Embassy in Vietnam to organize a programme to promote Thailand’s culture to people in the province.

On September 30, the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) and the Literacy and Art Association of Vinh Long Province organized a ceremony to open a photo festival in Vinh Long city to mark the 39th Mekong Delta Art Photo Festival.

As many of 306 young delegates from 63 provinces and cities across the country visited and laid wreaths at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

An exhibition to mark the 120th founding anniversary of the Central Highlands Dak Lak province is taking placing at the provincial Culture Center.

As many of 24 photos about Italian sports are on display at an exhibition entitled "Over the limits. Sport Italia. Portrait of a changing Country" which opened in Hanoi on September 27.

On September 26, the Vietnam Tourism Association in Hanoi held a traditional art performance in response to World Tourism Day 2024.

(CPV) - As many as 1,500 artists will participate in the second phase of the National Music and Dance Festival 2024, which is scheduled to take place from September 28 to October 15 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup on September 25 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two major firms from the United States - Warner Music Group and Indochina Productions - in the fields of music and cinema.

Hanoi Book Fair entitled “Hanoi: Capital of Culture and Heroes — City for Peace" will take place at Hoan Kiem pedestrian street in Hoan Kiem district from September 27 to 29.