Athletes participate in the Quang Binh Discovery Marathon 2021. (Photo: Quang Binh Discovery Marathon)
Quang Binh (VNA) – Quang Binh DiscoveryMarathon-2022 will take place on March 12 and 13, kicking off the central province’stourism season this year.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, therace will be organised at 900 sq.km Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, which UNESCO labeled as a global heritage site in 2003. The park ishome to over 300 caves and grottoes that date back 400 million years.
Racers are expected to compete in the distances of 42.19km;21.09km; 10km; and 6km.
Home to Phong Nha-Ke Bang and the world’s largest cave of SonDoong, Quang Binh boasts rich tourism resources for Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
The province also has the longest coastline in Vietnam, withbeautiful beaches and special seafood dishes. It was chosen as one of thefilming destinations of Hollywood blockbuster movie “Kong: Skull Island”.
According to figures from Quang Binh’s tourism sector,the province welcomed more than 35,000 visitors during and after the recent LunarNew Year (Tet) holiday, with daily visitor numbers up 16 percent compared tothe 2021 Tet holiday./.
All 1,000 slots for Son Dong expedition adventure tour to the world’s largest cave in the central province of Quang Binh have been fully booked by domestic visitors for 2022, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.
Fishermen in the central province of Quang Binh have won big from recent near-shore fishing trips, saying they have returned laden with fish on the closing days of the Year of the Ox.
The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Binh has approved a project to support the work of wildlife rescue, conservation and release at the Center for Rescue, Conservation and Creature Development in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
To recover and develop its tourism sector after the travails caused by COVID-19, the central province of Quang Binh has introduced a number of tourism stimulus programmes and new product offerings in a bid to attract more visitors. Tourist numbers have already been on the rise in the opening weeks of the year, which is a positive sign for recovery.
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).
Athletes participate in the Quang Binh Discovery Marathon 2021. (Photo: Quang Binh Discovery Marathon) 
