Culture - Sports

The Vietnamese women's sepak takraw team of four won one more gold medal for Vietnam at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) in China after defeating their Indonesian rival on October 4.

A special music live show themed "A land of white common reeds - Love songs of the heritage region" will be held at Hoa Lu Old Quarter in Ninh Binh city on October 6 night.

The Vietnamese sports delegation secured six medals - one silver and four bronzes, after two days of competition at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 2023) in Hangzhou city of China's Zhejiang province.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on September 16 to see off the sports delegation of Vietnam to the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) which will kick off in China in late September.

A special "ao dai" (traditional long dress of Vietnam) show was held at Hoa Lu Old Quarter in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 9. This event is part of the campaign to promote Ninh Binh tourism.

Vietnamese weightlifters on September 5 grabbed three gold and three silver medals in the men's 55kg category at the ongoing 2023 World Weightlifting Championships in Saudi Arabia.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung on August 31 signed a decision on the formation of the Vietnamese sports delegation to the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD), which will kick off in China in late September.

In the past years, cooperatives in the northern province of Ninh Binh have paid attention to choosing key and typical products to boost production and business in an attempt to build local brand names.

A special art programme was held by the Dai bieu nhan dan (People's Deputies) newspaper in Hanoi on August 29 to celebrate the 78th anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

The Vietnamese team on August 20 won a gold medal in the preliminary round of the Freestyle poomsae event at the first World Taekwondo Demonstration Team Championships hosted by the Republic of Korea.

Markswoman Trinh Thu Vinh officially won a slot at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics after achieving a high result at the 53rd ISSF World Shooting Championships qualifiers in Azerbaijan on August 17.

The Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange festival, the first of its kind, was held in Naha city, Okinawa prefecture on August 13.

Vietnam claimed a runner-up finisher after a loss to Thailand in the second round of the Southeast Asian Women's Volleyball Tournament (SEA V.League) which concluded on August 13 in Chiang Mai.

Ninh Binh is not only famous for its gorgeous landscape and nature, it also owns rich cultural identity with numerous wonders, historical vestiges and a unique world cultural and natural heritage. In the past time, the province has paid special attention to promoting cultural advantages in its strategy on socio-economic development.

The Southeast Asian Women's Volleyball Tournament will take place in the northern province of Vinh Phuc from August 4-6, with teams from Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam taking part, reported the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Despite not being able to secure any point against the Portuguese women's national team in the second match of Group E at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, coach Mai Duc Chung's team still received praise from the international media for their relentless fighting spirit.

Vietnamese women's karate team won the gold medal in kumite after beating Iranian team 2-0 in the final match on July 23 at the on-going 2023 Asian Senior Karate Championship in Malaysia.

Athletes from Ninh Binh successfully bagged home three medals at the 2023 Youth National Kickboxing Championship, which was held from July 5 to 15 in the northern province of Hai Phong.

The 2023 National Junior Doubles Tennis Championship opened on July 6 in the northern province of Ninh Binh, with the participation of over 100 players.