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Send-off ceremony for Vietnamese delegation to ASEAN Para Games

A ceremony to see off the Vietnamese delegation to the 11th ASEAN Para Games was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20.


The delegation comprises 153 members, including 18 coaches and 120 athletes.

With 14 sports, the 11th ASEAN Para Games is scheduled to take place in Indonesia from July 26 to August 7.

Vietnamese athletes will compete in eight sports, namely athletics, swimming, powerlifting, badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, and archery.

According to Vice head of the Vietnam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Hong Minh, who is head of the delegation, this is a difficult games for the Vietnam delegation because for more than three years, most athletes have not competed at international events.

Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong said he hopes athletes will strive to made good performance at the Games./.

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International friends impressed by Vietnamese culture

International friends impressed by Vietnamese culture

As part of the second Cultures of the World Festival in Hanoi 2026, the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the festival organising committee, on October 2 hosted an international delegation on a tour of the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Doai Phuong commune.

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