Reporters from several IOF member states, including Vietnam, have a chance to experience the 2018 Winter Olympics taking place in Gangneung (which will host the indoor events), RoK from Feb 9-25.
Outside the Press Centre at the Winter Games (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Reporters from several member states of the International Organisationof the Francophonie (IOF), including Vietnam, have a chance to experiencethe 2018 Winter Olympics taking place in Gangneung (which will host the indoorevents), the Republic of Korea from February 9-25.
The pressdelegation also includes French-language journalists from Cambodia, Senegal andNew Caledonia, which are members of the IOF’s Regional Bureaufor Asia and the Pacific (BRAP).
IOF SecretaryGeneral Michaelle Jean noted the significance of French language to the OlympicsGames’ history, as one of the two official languages of the event.
She welcomed thepress delegation, saying the Francophonie community is a strategic partner ofthe Games.
The IOF officialis present in the RoK to attend the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games atthe invitation of the International Olympic Committee.
She is scheduled tojoin the opening ceremony and meet with officials and athlete delegations fromIOF members at the event.-VNA
With the PyeongChang Winter Olympics just around the corner, organizers said on January 25 that the two athletes' villages are ready to greet participants, with visitors expected to start moving in,
Olympic athletes from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 1 for the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games.
A 280-member delegation from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) including 229 cheer-team members and 26 taekwondo demonstrators arrived in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 7 to participate in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, reported Yonhap news agency.
The RoK's state weather agency has said it expects wind chill below minus 10 degrees Celsius at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games scheduled for February 9 evening.
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.
Outside the Press Centre at the Winter Games (Source: VNA) 
