Culture - Sports

A music festival to pay tribute to Mothers around the world will be organised by the Vietnam International Trade & Investment Promotion Centre on the Mother’s Day at the Vietnam National Convention Centre.

A photo capturing a farmer surrounded by drying fish by Vietnamese photographer Khanh Phan has won the travel category of the Sony World Photography Awards.

A photo by Vietnamese photographer Ninh Manh Thang has won a gold medal in the child category of the Three Country Grand Circuit 2020 international photo contest.

Tang Tho Lau, part of the Complex of Hue Monuments in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, was opened on March 15, an important cultural event helping to revive a national-level archival centre during the Nguyen Dynasty.

Kieu Ky gold laminating craft village in Gia Lam district, Hanoi, has a history of about 300 years.

The American news channel CNN has named pho bo second on the list of 20 best soups in the world.

The Vietnam National Opera & Ballet has released a song entitled “Binh minh SEA Games” in response to a campaign to compose the official theme song of the 31st Southeast Asian Games.

A national online book festival will be held on April 17, at book365.vn.

Vietnamese movie “Vi” by director Le Bao has surpassed 11 other films to win the Special Jury Award in Encounters category - a competitive section devoted to new cinematic vision.

“Vi” by director Le Bao is the only Vietnamese movie to join the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, which takes place in two stages, from March 1 to 5 and from June 9 to 20, 2021.

Colourful paintings depicting Buddhism and folk paintings on small sacred fig leaves are being bought as decorations.

Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue has requested ensuring the progress of repairing and upgrading work on facilities for the 31st Southeast Asian Games and the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games.