CULTURE AND SPORT

Ho Chi Minh City and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will co-host the World Cultural Festival 2017 as approved by the Vietnamese government. |

DTiNews will jointly organise an Ao Dai Festival to highlight the continued popularity of Vietnam’s national costume in Hanoi on March 4.

It has been unveiled that this year’s Tokyo Fashion Week 2016, March 14-19, will showcase famed Vietnamese designer Nguyen Cong Tri’s latest Lanh My A silk haute couture collection.

One of the two boat piers at Trang An Landscape Complex experienced massive over-crowding as people flocked to the complex, hoping to see the King Kong 2 film crew in action.

The traditional buffalo stabbing ceremony at Buon Don Elephant Racing Festival will be replaced with a symbolic ritual as part of an effort to stop violent activities at festivals.

Na Nhem Festival in Lang Son Province has been accused of imitating a festival from Japan as both have gigantic phallus on parade.

The central city of Da Nang on February 25 opened a Kayak racing competition on the Han River, attracting the participation of over 200 lovers of the sport.

HCM City will launch a series of cultural and arts activities featuring the traditional Vietnamese ao dai during March as part of the city's third annual Ao Dai Festival.

Duong Nguyen Kha Trang, the Vietnam Supermodel 2015 winner, has been selected to represent Vietnam to compete at Miss Eco Universe 2016 slated for March 27-April 15 in Egypt.

The Vietnam Fall-Winter 2016 Fashion Week will take place in Hanoi from February 25-28, presenting 1,000 of the latest looks created by both home and foreign, young and talented designers.

Vietnam will grasp the opportunity to promote the country through famous movies, a tourism official has said.

Veteran artists who symbolise Vietnamese beauty will perform in a festival that will be held at Văn Miếu-Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature) from March 1 to 4.

The film crew for Kong: Skull Island which will star Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson arrived in Quang Binh Province on February 22 for shooting at Phong Nha Cave.

As many as 5,000 locals and 300 members of the 2015-2016 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race participated in the second Da Nang Barefoot Run across My Khe Beach on February 21.

Thailand crushed Vietnam 8-0 in the bronze-medal play-off match at the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship yesterday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

A press conference introducing the filming process of the most anticipated Hollywood movie “Kong: Skull Island” in Vietnam took place at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel.

Traditional rituals, folk games as well as other cultural exchanges attracted crowds of locals and visitors at the Tan Vien Son Thanh (Tan Vien Mountain Saint) festival which opened in Quang Minh commune, Ba Vi district, Hanoi.

Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, Cecilia Piccioni, shared her love for the Ao Dai as she prepares to wear the traditional long dress at the Ao Dai Festival which due to take place from March 1 to 4 in Hanoi.

FIFA Director of Competitions Colin Smith has congratulated the Vietnam Futsal team on its good performance at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship, and welcomed it to the 2016 Futsal World Cup.