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Drama school brings Shakespeare nearer to Vietnam
27/03/2009 05:00
Members of the NEWS physical theater troupe rehearse for Sundayâs performance of âAnother Midsummer Night’s Dreamâ The Ho Chi Minh City Stage and Cinematography College will stage a Vietnamese play...
A call to action
27/03/2009 05:00
Renowned Irish musicians Mick Moloney (R) and Athena Tergis Irish folk artist Mick Moloney speaks to Thanh Nien Daily ahead of a charity concert for Agent Orange victims on Saturday night in Hanoi....
Explosive night in Da Nang
27/03/2009 05:00
The opening of the Da Nang International Fireworks (DIFC) 2009 competition Friday dazzled spectators with performances from the Filipino, Spanish and Vietnamese teams. Although the event began at...
Van Mieu stone steles nominated as world documentation heritage
27/03/2009 05:00
UNESCO has accepted the draft nomination of the 82 stone steles at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam as a world documentation heritage. The official file must be completed in 2009. Dr. Dang Kim Ngoc, Director of Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam management board, talked about this....
Vietnamese awarded film screened in the US
26/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese film “Moon at the Bottom of the Well” will be presented at universities throughout the United State, including the University of New York, the University of Washington, the University of California-Berkeley and the University of...
Hanoi: Box offices pining for audiences
26/03/2009 05:00
While modern cinemas are overloaded, many old movie theatres in the capital are quiet owing to outdated facilities. Some have urgently repaired their projection rooms but they still can’t lure viewers. The market has fundamentally changed since MegaStar...
CULTURE IN BRIEF 27/3
26/03/2009 05:00
Do Re Mi Contest launched for the new year; Writing contest on late musician Trinh Cong Son; Man donates priceless artefacts to museum; Festival pays tribute to earth’s bounty Kids compete in the popular Do Re Mi Singing Contest. Besides sending...