Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and EducationNguyen Trong Nghia visits a booth introducing information products of Vietnam News Agency at the festival. (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The Vietnam-Laos Special Friendship Festival 2023 is underway inHue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Jointly held by the Ministry of Information and Comm🌳unicationsand the provincial People’s Committee, the event includes a photo exhibition, a trade fair, a scientific seminar,and an art performance exchange.
The photo exhibition displays more than 200 photos that highlight thehistory and development of the Vietnam-Laos special friendship and outstanding achievements ininformation and communication cooperation between the two countries. The trade fair features 60 pavilions with highlights being publicationsand media programmes in Lao language from Vietnam News Agency, Nhan Dan newspaper, Radio The Voice of Vietnam and the national external information portalVietnam.vn. Information technology and telecommunications enterprises such asViettel, VNPT, VTC and businesses operatingin the fields of tourism and trade also showcase their products at the event,along with goods under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme of ThuaThien - Hue and central provinces and cities. During his visit to the photo exhibition and trade fair onNovember 13, Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party Central Committee’sCommission for Information and Education emphasised the traditional friendship,special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos,saying the two countries have achieved great achievements in economic, social,foreign affairs and their cooperation is effective in all fields./.
A cultural and art exchange programme was held in Pakse city, the southern Lao province of Champasak on October 25 to honour President Ho Chi Minh and the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos.
The assistance provided by Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts to Laos in the past is priceless, helping foster the cooperative relations and friendship between the two nations, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security of Laos, Gen. Vilay Lakhamphong, has stated.
The Vietnamese Association in Thailand’s Nong Khai province and local authorities on October 29 organised a Vietnam – Laos - Thailand cultural exchange programme on the occasion of Wan Ok Phansa or End of Buddhist Lent Day 2023.
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).
Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and EducationNguyen Trong Nghia visits a booth introducing information products of Vietnam News Agency at the festival. (Photo: VNA) 
