Algiers (VNA) – The final round of the 17th national Vovinam championships of Algeria took place in Algiers on January 18. The annual tournament, under the auspices of the Algerian Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Algerian Vovinam Federation, aims to honour the spirit of the martial art and encourage the practice of Vovinam in the African country. This year the championship drew the participation of nearly 300 artists from 66 clubs across the nation. Thousands of trainees and fans came to cheer on their favourites at the final round. After hours of thrilling competition, the Algerian Security and Sport Association took first place with nine gold and four silver medals. Wydad Riadhi des Eucalyptus came second with three gold, six silver and one bronze medals, and AS Protection Civilile finished third with three gold and one bronze medals. At the event, Minister-Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria Trinh The Hung commended the practice of Vovinam in the African … [Read more...] about Algerian tournament promotes Vietnamese martial art
Wandering through vietnamese culture
Vietnamese artists gather for New Year’s Eve performance
From Canada, People's Artist Dang Thai Son returns to perform in Vietnam National Television's programme on New Year's Eve. — Photo VTV The programme, entitled Quê Hương - Mùa Đoàn Tụ (Homeland - Reunion Season), is being held for the first time on New Year's Eve. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese artists gather for New Year’s Eve performance
Show features Vietnamese expatriates
Nguyen Le and Tuan Le will co-operate for the first time in Overseas to convey and share the poetry of Vietnamese traditional art, resonate with the new values of the global creative flow as well as the Vietnamese culture in the minds of expatriates. … [Read more...] about Show features Vietnamese expatriates
Vietnamese karatedo martial-art fighter wins historical gold medal at int’l tournament
She defeated Canadian fighter at the final of Female Kumite-61kg category and this is the best result in the kumite event for the Vietnam Karatedo team at a world-level tournament. Ninty eight martial-art fighters competed in women’s 61kg category. Nguyen Thi Ngoan defeated Kandemir Zehra (Turkey) 1-0, Kornfeld Noemie (Switzerland) 2-0, Orbon Joane (the US) 3-0 and Heurtault Leila (France) 1-0 to enter the semi-final. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese karatedo martial-art fighter wins historical gold medal at int’l tournament
Traditional ao dai in the spotlight
Attending the ceremony, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union, said it’s a meaningful activity to honour ao dai as the national outfit. She called people to sign on a pair of ao dai made by designer Huong. It’s a campaign launched by the union to gather one million signatures recognising ao dai as the national dress. … [Read more...] about Traditional ao dai in the spotlight
