HCM City (VNA) - The "Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City" programme kicked o🔯ff in Nguyen Hue Pedestrian street in the southern metromolis on August 23.
In her opening speech, Vice Chairwoman of the People's Committee of Hanoi Vu Thu Ha said the 3-day event serves as an opportunity for the two cities to review the nation's heroic history, and share and promote the unique culture, potential, and people of each locality to the public and tourists.
The activities within the programme will help deepen the close bond between the country's biggest cities, strengthen comprehensive cooperation across all fields, and contribute to maximising their potential and strengths and affirming their role as the two leading economic centres of the country.
The programme offers a good chance for visitors to understand more about the history, unique culture, and heritage of the thousand-year-old capital, and the close relationship between Hanoi and HCM City.
Duong Ngoc Hai, Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of HCM City, said the event is expected to further strengthen sustainable cooperation between the two localities, contributing to effectively utilising potential and advantages for comprehensive development in economic, cultural, social, investment, trade, education, and tourism sectors of the two sides.
Audiences enjoyed a documentary film introducing the capital providing a deep insight into the tradition and development of Hanoi, which were evoked through the symbol of traditional markets and cuisine, and cultural exchange activities./.
Up to 55 paintings of painter Dao Trong Ly on overseas Vietnamese’s (OVs) sentiment for President Ho Chi Minh are on display at an exhibition opened in Hanoi on May 17.
A house in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked from August 23 to 25, 1945 has been recognised as a national historical relic site by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Information and Education, cut the ribbon to open the exhibition “Ho Chi Minh – Sketches of Portrait” in Hanoi on May 7.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
