The making of Dong Ho folk woodcut painting in the northern province of Bac Ninh has been recognised as part of the national intangible cultural heritage. 

Vietnam highly appreciates French support for Vietnam’s efforts to preserve and restore its tangible heritage sites and implement its human resource training projects.

(VOV) - The third international chess tournament, the HDBank Cup 2013, will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from March 19-25 with more than 100 participants drawn from 13 countries. 

Vietnamese music student Tran Tuan An won first prize at the Society of American Musicians (SAM) Guitar Competition on March 3. 

Two Buddha statues in Vietnam have been named the biggest and the longest Buddha statues on mountains by the Asian Record Organisation (ARO), said the Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings).

(VOV) - A cultural cooperation agreement was signed in Hanoi on March 5 by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh and Hungarian Minister of Human Resources Balog Zoltan.

(VOV) -The English Premier League’s famed Arsenal Football Club has accepted the Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) invitation to play a friendly match against the Vietnamese national team on July 17.

(VOV) - The National Kickboxing Championship opened in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak on March 4 to celebrate 38 years of Buon Ma Thuot city liberation. 

(VOV) - The 2013 women’s football championship will take place in the northern province of Ha Nam from March to June.

Maryvonne Le Dizes, who wields the baton for the France-based Ensemble InterContemporain Symphony, will conduct a concert at the HCM City Opera House on March 9.

(VOV) - Thirty-five Vietnamese martial artists will participate in the World Muay Thai Championships hosted by Thailand from March 12–22. 

(VOV) - The third World Vovinam Championship will take place in France from July 3–7, part of celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties. 

Vietnamese artists Truong Tan, Tran Luong and Tuan Andrew Nguyen, as well as members of Propeller Group, are taking part in a major contemporary art exhibition of 22 well-known artists from South Asia and Southeast Asia in New York City. 

(VOV) -The Tho Ha village festival, one of the most traditional events in the northern province of Bac Giang, was held from February 28 -March 3.

An arts exchange programme under the theme “Joining hands to build a peaceful, friendly, cooperative and developing Vietnam-China land border” was held in the city of Ha Giang on March 2.

(VOV) - Australia’s Bangara Dance Theatre performed at the Hanoi Opera House on March 2, marking the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre coordinated with the Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology (VIBST) on March 1 began the restoration of an observatory vestige at Hue ancient capital complex. 

(VOV) - An exhibition showcasing objects evoking Uncle Ho’s visit to northern Vinh Phuc province 50 years ago opened on March 1.

The top 12 women’s and men’s teams will take part in the PV Oil Volleyball League, which will open in the northern provinces of Phu Tho and Yen Bai on April 4. 

An art exhibition featuring paintings created from natural leaves will open to public in Hanoi on March 7. 

Top chess player Le Quang Liem has leaped 11 places to 31st in the latest FIDE rankings announced on March 1.

(VOV) -Vietnam Television’s (VTV) Channel 3 will broadcast the first season of MasterChef Vietnam at 8PM every Friday from March 8.

(VOV) -Contemporary artist Tran Luong’s video installation Lap Loe will premiere at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on March 7.

(VOV) -The latest Word Badminton Federation (WBF) men’s rankings, announced on February 28, reveal top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has managed to remain in ninth place.

The Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO (UNESCO Vietnam) will organise more cultural activities this year to further heighten Vietnam’s position in the world arena.

Young Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien will go for U18 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Group 1 tournaments in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines in March.

(VOV) - A chamber concert will be performed by French clarinetist Michel Lethiec and other musicians from the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) at the French Cultural Centre L’Espace in Hanoi from March 7-9. 

A collection of antique kimonos will be on display at Kisetsu, a shop on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in the ancient city of Hoi An, through March 25.

(VOV) - Vietnamese rowers triumphed at the New South Wales State Rowing Championships in Australia on February 26. 

(VOV) - Twenty-eight feature films, along with 24 shorts, 13 animations, 6 documentaries, 10 scientific films and 3 cinematography pieces have been nominated for the annual Golden Kite awards organised by the Vietnam Cinematography Association.