Culture - Sports

As a region of cultural and historical traditions, Ninh Binh province is always busy with festivals when the spring comes. These festivals do not only serve the religious demand for local people but also attract tourists from all parts of the country as well.

According to the organising board, the 17th Volleyball Championship Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup 2023 will be officially kicked off at Ninh Binh Gymnasium on February 11 evening.

An art exchange programme entitled 'Forever trust in the Party' was held in Hanoi on January 28 to celebrate the 93rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3,1930 - 2023).

VOV.VN - Hosts Thailand defeated visitors Vietnam 1-0 in Bangkok on January 16 evening, defending their AFF Cup championship title following their 2-2 in an away match in Hanoi three days earlier.

Both teams Vietnam and Thailand started the game slowly. Vietnam got the first shot with a long-range attempt by Nguyen Quang Hai , but it went wide.

The Vietnam national football team received plenty of praise in the Asian region following their convincing win over Indonesia on January 9 to advance to the final of the AFF Cup 2022.

Vietnam is scheduled to host the 13th ASEAN School Games in August 2023, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on December 28.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision recognising five more relic sites as special national ones.

Vietnam's national football team drew 0-0 against Singapore in their third match of the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup.

Vietnam beat Malaysia 3-0 at the ongoing AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 on December 27.

The closing ceremony of the ninth National Sports Games was held at Quang Ninh Provincial Gymnasium in Ha Long city on December 21 after more than one month of competition.

The ASEAN Music Festival 2022 will take place from December 19 to 24 in Hoi An - a world cultural heritage site recognized by UNESCO in central Quang Nam province, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on December 14.

Huong Ly from Vietnam won the title of second runner-up at the Miss Tourism World 2022 while the highest position was claimed by the beauty from Japan.

The 9th edition of the National Games opened on December 9 in the northern province of Quang Ninh, with the participation of 65 sports delegations from across the country.

Coach Park Hang-seo has been awarded Heungin Medal for diplomatic service of the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the RoK's Yonhap News Agency.

Ninh Binh karatekas on October 25 and 26 pocketed two gold medals in the male and female's kata and men's kumite categories on the first two day of competition at the 9th National Sports Festival.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Lien 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.

The Trang An heritage festival 2022, the first of its kind, closed in the northern province of Ninh Binh on November 19 with a vibrant artistic programme, attracting thousands of local resident and tourists.

A joyful street carnival and music festival within the framework of the 2022 Ninh Binh Festival 2022, themed "Trang An Heritage Connection", was held in Ninh Binh province on November 18.