Korean singers participate in the event (Photo courtesy of the organisers)
Quang Nam (VNA)🔜 - TheKorean Culture Days 2021 officially kicked off in Hoi An ancient city in the centralprovince of Quang Nam on April 10 night.
The event is being held at the An Hoi Sculpture Garden, featuring an array of cultural performances,cuisine, and traditional arts of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Hoi An city.
Especially, the opening andclosing ceremonies see the participation of Korean violin artist JMI KO,singers Seok Hun and Hansara, and a K-pop dance troupe.
Violinist JMI Ko is popular inVietnam with her music video “Xin Chao Viet Nam (Hello Vietnam)featuring beautiful landscapes including Hoi An. She has been living andworking in Ho Chi Minh City for ten years.
Singer Han Sara participatedin “Giong Hat Viet” (The Voice of Vietnam)'s season 4. Hersongs are popular among young listeners.
Visitors willhave the chance to experience Korean culture and cuisine at 15:00-18:00 onApril 10 and 11. Meanwhile, the Hoi An cultural space is open for visitors at15:00-18:00 on April 9-11.
🔴 The Korean Embassy in Hanoi has cooperated with the People’sCommittee of Quang Nam province to organise the National Taekwondo ClubsChampionships - Korean Ambassador Cup 2021 from April 7 to 14.
The tournament is co-hosted bythe Korean Cultural Centre in Vietnam with the support of the VietnamTaekwondo Federation, the provincial Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism,and the People’s Committee of Hoi An with the participation of nearly1,000 taekwondo athletes, coaches and staff.
The UNESCO-recognised worldheritage Hoi An ancient city and the International Mask Arts & CultureOrganisation and Andong City of the RoK inked an agreement in promotingcultural exchanges, exhibitions and friendship visits from 2017.
It aimed to boost diplomaticties between the RoK and Vietnam in general, and the central province of QuangNam in particular.
Different Korean art troupes including the arttroupe of Hahoe Folk village, a UNESCO-recognised world heritage site inGyeongsangbuk; the World Music Assemble One, RAAK, Sachoom, Bibap Bang A ThaRyeong had visited Hoi An for annual joint performance.
♋ Hoi An is one of the most popular destinations in Vietnam,attracting a large number of visitors, especially Korean tourists whoare the top five sources of foreign visitors to Quang Nam./.
The Vietnam Taekwondo Federation and the Korean Culture Centre on October 8 inked a three-year agreement to comprehensively develop Taekwondo, the traditional martial arts of the Republic of Korea (RoK), in Vietnam.
The Republic of Korean Cultural Centre and the Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold Korean Culture Day in Sa Pa town on October 24.
Excellent dishes with kimchi – the soul food of the Republic of Korea (RoK) - were introduced at the final round of the K-food Festival which was held by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in the central city of Da Nang on December 17.
Korean violin artist JMI KO, singers Seok Hun and Hansara, and K-pop dance troupe will perform in Hoi An ancient city of Quang Nam from April 9 to 11 during the Korean Cultural Day event, an annual cultural exchange between the Republic of Korea and the central province.
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).
Korean singers participate in the event (Photo courtesy of the organisers) 
