VinhPhuc (VNA) – ASEAN Cultural Day took place in the northern provinceof Vinh Phuc on August 1 to celebrate the 50th founding anniversaryof the bloc with the participation of representatives from the embassies of theASEAN member countries in Vietnam.
ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Vu Viet Van said the event offersparticipants a chance to learn more about special cultural values of the ASEANmember states, and hoped that it will also foster friendship and economic andcultural exchanges between Vinh Phuc and the ASEAN nations as well as build theASEAN Community of peace, prosperity and sustainability.
Speakingat the event, Indonesia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi said in recent years,Vinh Phuc has become an attractive destination for foreign investors from Thailand,Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Indonesiais now among top 20 investors in Vietnam, with Japfa Comfeed Vietnam being oneof the 500 largest enterprises in the country.
Theprovince currently records 27 projects by ASEAN investors with a totalregistered capital of over 500 million USD.
Ineducation - training, Vinh Phuc has assisted Laos in training hundreds oftertiary and post-tertiary students.
Meanwhile, Singapore and the Philippines have helped Vinh Phuc train hundredsof English teachers under the government’s project on teaching and studyingforeign languages in the national education system for the 2008-2020 period.
Duringthe event, a music exchange between the ASEAN member states and an exhibition themed“ASEAN – Peace and Development” were organised.-VNA
More than 200 photos and nearly 500 documentaries featuring the cultural essence and traditions of Southeast Asian nations are on display in central Quang Binh province.
The ASEAN cultural week kicked off in Mexico on October 27 to promote friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the bloc and the Latin American country.
Construction on an ASEAN Culture House recently started in Busan city, in the Republic of Korea (RoK) as part of efforts to promote mutual understanding and cultural exchanges with ASEAN member states
The Mid-Autumn Festival 2016 will take place in Hanoi from September 13-15 with one of the highlights being an exhibition on moon festivals of Vietnam and other ASEAN member nations.
Landscapes, cuisines and culture of Vietnam and several other ASEAN member countries like Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines were introduced at a programme in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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).
At the event (Source: Internet) 
