Culture - Sports

The Vietnamese Embassy in India recently held an event introducing the culture of Vietnam, as part of the activities marking the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.

Borussia Dortmund have left for their Asia Tour and will arrive in Vietnam with a delegation of 123 members on November 29.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem finished third in the last tournament of the Champions Chess Tour, the world largest online chess competition organised by the king of chess, Magnus Carlsen.

On November 20, the Closing Ceremony of the 2021 National Cai Luong Festival was solemnly held at the Long An Cai Luong Art Troupe.

A Vietnam – Korea culture exchange programme was held in Hanoi on November 20 by the Foreign Ministry’s State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV).

Cultural authorities and traditional artists of Hau Giang Province are working on a long-term project to preserve Aday singing, a unique folk art form of the Khmer ethnic minority.

The Union of Friendship Organizations of Long An province coordinated with the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association of the province to attend the Festival of friendship melodies among the southeast provinces in Dong Nai province.

Nearly 1,200 athletes are expected to join the 7th Halong Bay Heritage Marathon, which will officially kick-start in Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 13 after one year of hiatus.

A celebration of the traditional Ok Om Bok Festival of the Khmer ethnic group was held in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh in the evening of November 8, attracting thousands of local people and tourists alike.

On the evening of November 5, the 2021 National Cai Luong Festival officially opened.

On November 3, the Organizing Committee held a press conference to announce the 2021 National Cai Luong Festival.

Thirty years after the establishment of the bilateral diplomatic ties, the relationship between Vietnam and RoK has been thriving across various fields, in which culture cooperation is considered an important pillar.