Hanoi, Aug. 8 -- The 2026 Hanoi International Martial Arts Festival opened at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel on August 7, featuring spectacular performances by martial artists and kungfu masters from different countries and regions. The inaugural festival, the largest of its kind ever held in Hanoi, is taking place until August 9 at venues across the capital. In her opening remarks, Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Committee Vu Thu Ha said the festival, themed "The Spirit of Thang Long - The Essence of Vietnamese Martial Arts", is one of Hanoi's practical activities aimed to implement the Politburo's Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW on the development of Vietnamese culture and Resolution No. 02-NQ/TW on the construction and development of th...