Scene taken at the media conference introducing the 2018 Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) culture and food festival.–VNA
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) culture and food festival willtake place in Hanoi between November 30 and December 2.
The organisers,including the RoK Embassy, Hanoi People’s Committee and Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism, selected the Starlake urban complex in the West Lake areaas the venue.
This year is the 10th time the annual event has been held, and this year’s budget is seven timeshigher than the inaugural event.
The festival will featurea Vietnam-RoK talent contest, a 100-stall food space and musical performances.
Vietnam and the RoKestablished diplomatic ties on December 22, 1992. They set up theircomprehensive strategic partnership in August 2001, and agreed to lift ties toa strategic cooperative partnership in October 2009.
Traditional Korean foods are becoming increasingly popularamongst Vietnamese people, namely kimchi, kimbab, bulgogi, cold noodle soup,and noodles with black bean sauce. Korean pop music and fashion also haveincreased influence on Vietnamese youths. –VNA
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang and the Republic of Korea Culture Institute (KCI) are co-hosting Vietnam-RoK Culture Days 2011 which opened on Oct. 14.
The Korean Tourism Organisation (KTO) and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam jointly launched an arts programme at Star Galaxy Theatre and Convention at 87 Lang Ha Street.
The Republic of Korea will introduce its traditional foods at the 2016 K-Food fair to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 8-11, heard a press briefing on August 24.
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).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
An art exchange programme between Vietnam and Cambodia was held on the evening of June 13 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long as part of the 2025 Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
Digitalisation does not mean commercialisation or oversimplification of culture. It is a way of selecting, adapting, and spreading traditional values through a modern language.
The 11th edition is expected to serve as a vital channel for conveying Vietnam’s development message to the international community, and represent a milestone in the implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 57 on continuing to improve the quality and efficiency of external information service in the new situation.
In the standard chess event for grandmasters, Vietnamese player Banh Gia Huy claimed the championship title in Group 1, while Vu Nguyen Bao Linh took the top position in the women's category of the blitz chess event at the second Quang Ninh GM/IM/FM Chess Tournament 2025.
Scene taken at the media conference introducing the 2018 Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) culture and food festival.–VNA 
