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HCM City: Largest number of illegal books discovered
07/05/2009 05:00
HCM City police have discovered three warehouses containing more than 10,000 illegally-printed books in HCM City, the largest case uncovered so far in HCM City. The Young Publishing House, inspectors of the HCM City Department of Information and...
Photo exhibition of Agent Orange in US
07/05/2009 05:00
A photo exhibition on Agent Orange is open to the public at the Photo Museum in California, US, introducing photos by popular names like Goro Nakamura, Doan Duc Minh, Dinh Q. Le and Binh Danh. The exhibition is entitled “Agent Orange: Landscape,...
"Tran Dan - Poetry" wins one more prize
07/05/2009 05:00
The Hanoi Literature and Art Union has decided to present the Hanoi Literature-Art Award 2008 to “Tran Dan - Poetry”, a collection of poems by late poet Tran Dan. This work also received the prize of the Hanoi Writers’ Association in 2008....
Passion for pages turns into public library
06/05/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A passion for reading drove Pham The Cuong to collect more than 9,361 books and 2,000 magazines. His house on Road 8, Go Vap District, HCM City has become a public library open to anyone who loves books. Cuong opened a small children’s...
Sculptures add culture to HCMC university
06/05/2009 05:00
A sculpture by artist Tran Van Khanh on display at National University in HCMC until September Sculptors in HCMC are rejoicing after the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City opened a massive sculpture display in...
Hang in the House
06/05/2009 05:00
Minh Hang (R) and Thuy Tien, who will co-star in the upcoming Ngoi nha hanh phuc, a Vietnamese version of Koreaâs hugely popular drama âFull Houseâ Ignoring mounting pressure, entertainer Minh Hang says...
VND10.8 billion for “Flying dragon” game show
06/05/2009 05:00
To celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, the game show “Hanoi, 36 Streets” will be aired from October 2009 to October 2010 on the national VTV channel. Meanwhile, Hanoi TV will have the “Flying Dragon” game show. To celebrate the...