Artists and pop stars perform at the opening ceremony of the five-day 5th Sea Festival in Khanh Hoa Province, themed Nha Trang, Rendezvous by the Sea. — VNA/VNS Photo Anh Tuan KHANH HOA — Fireworks and dances began the fifth Sea Festival in Nha Trang city on Saturday night. More than 1,000 artists and pop stars took part in the start of the five-day festival in Khanh Hoa Province, themed Nha Trang, Rendezvous by the Sea. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said at the opening ceremony that the festival helped promote benefits of the sea. He said coastal provinces and cities should co-operate to develop sea tourism as well as protecting the marine environment. "All of us have a responsibility to preserve and promote the sea's potential and protect Viet Nam's sea and island sovereignty," Nhan said. Many activities took place in the lead-up to the festival, such as fishing and night sea trips, bathing, national beach sepak takraw competition and a seminar on Marine … [Read more...] about Sea festival begins in blaze of colour
Schedule of events
Schedule of typical culture, sports and tourism events in 2016
Time Event Location 5 – 12 February Flower Street on Lunar New Year 2016 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 13 February Opening ceremony of Huong Pagoda Festival Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Ha Noi City 13 February Opening ceremony ofGiong Festival in Soc Temple Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi City 17 February Opening ceremony of Yen Tu Festival Yen Tu Mountain, Yen Cong Commune, Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province 17 – 27 February Clipper Race 2016 Da Nang Port, Da Nang City 20 – 25 February Tran Temple Festival in Thai Binh Tien Duc Commune, Hung Ha District, Thai Binh Province 22 - 23 February Nghinh Ong (Whale Worshiping) Festival Thanh Hai Commune, Thanh Phu District and Binh Thang Commune, Binh Dai District, Ben Tre Province 22 – 27 February Seal Opening Festival in Tran Temple (Nam Dinh) Loc Vuong Ward, Nam Dinh City, Nam Dinh … [Read more...] about Schedule of typical culture, sports and tourism events in 2016
Press seminar to organize series of events to popularize Vietnamese literature
(Cinet)- Seminar to popularize Vietnamese literature among the international community draw about 550 writers, poets, and translators from the country and 40 other nations and territories on February 02, 2015. The events aim to publicize Vietnamese literature’s achievements and unique identity. They are also meant to serve as a platform for local writers to share their experiences with international translators, researchers, and publishers. This year’s Vietnam Poetry Day, with a theme of seas and islands, is scheduled to kick off at Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on March 5. Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association Huu Thinh confirmed the third international Vietnamese literature conference will commence in Hanoi on March 2. An exhibition on Vietnamese literature and foreign audiences as well as the second Asia-Pacific Poetry Festival will open in the capital city on the same day. The seminar to propagandize the 3rd Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Press seminar to organize series of events to popularize Vietnamese literature
International Festival of Vietnam traditional martial arts will take place in August
(Cinet)- Recently, the MOCST officially approved the plan to hold the International Festival of Vietnam traditional martial arts the third 2010 in Binh Dinh. According to the approved plan, the International Festival of Vietnam traditional martial arts the third 2010 will be taken place within 4 days from 1st to 4th August next. The festival is an outstanding activity in culture, and sports of Binh Dinh to forward to thegreat event of 1000 years old Thang Long – Hanoi. According to the schedule of the Organization Board, the festival will be held carefully and have full of local cultural characters. Binh Dinh province will also hold the exhibition fair on achievements in culture, sports and tourism of the province in Quy Nhon; holding the beauty contest of the International Festival of Vietnam traditional martial arts the third with the candidates being students of the local and foreign martial delegations to participate. … [Read more...] about International Festival of Vietnam traditional martial arts will take place in August
Volleyball Federation of Vietnam made a summary of 2010 action and built 2011 plan
(Cinet) - In two days, January 22-23, Standing Committee Board and Executive Board of Volleyball Federation of Vietnam( VFV) organized a meeting to summarize activity in 2010 and orient development and plan in 2011. Addressing at the meeting, General Secretary of VFV Tran Duc Phan showed the reason of the failure in a 2010 tournament resulting from both an unscientific schedule of competition. This causes overlapped competition schedule, which has an influence on general sake of national team. In the meeting, General Secretary Tran Duc Phan stated that through 2 meetings of the Standing Committee and Executive Boards in Hanoi, President Le Minh Hong required the Standing Committee to find person that has a professional ability to play a role as a chief of secretariat. In 2011, VFV will make the methods to improve ability of the national team. In detail, VFV will hire a foreign professor to train both male and female teams of indoors volleyball. In SEA Games 26 (in Indonesia), a … [Read more...] about Volleyball Federation of Vietnam made a summary of 2010 action and built 2011 plan