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Golden Kite Awards: no gold for feature films
01/03/2009 05:00
“Legend Still Alive” and “Moon at the Bottom of the Well” shared the Silver Kite Award while “Untitled Love Story” received the consolation award for feature films. The Golden Kite Awards 2008. After “Owl and Sparrow” took the prize...
Hanoi’s ancient dances wake up
01/03/2009 05:00
The “Fairy” dance. VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Dancers’ Association and local residents have revived traditional dances which date back hundreds of years. For the last three years, Hanoians have had a chance to watch Hanoi’s unique...
Hanoi: 600 old villas to be sold
01/03/2009 05:00
The Hanoi People’s Council has approved a programme to sell 600 French-style villas in the city. But how will these old works be managed after sale? A French-style villa on Phan Dinh Phung Street, Hanoi. A group called “Hanoi lovers” has done...
Doi Tam – the village of drums
01/03/2009 05:00
Doi Tam village is very famous for its drum-making techniques. The village is located at the foot of Doi Mountain in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district, the northern province of Ha Nam. Doi Tam has 545 families and around 550 villagers are drum makers. Making...
Silence says it all
01/03/2009 05:00
Pianist Dang Thai Son played solo for the first time ever in his motherland last week Acclaimed pianist Dang Thai Son praises the progress classical music has made in Vietnam. World-renowned...
French master to play Mozart in Ho Chi Minh City
01/03/2009 05:00
Famous French violinist Sylvie Gazeau Award-winning French violinist Sylvie Gazeau will perform pieces by Mozart and DvorÃ¡k alongside Vietnamese chamber musicians in Ho Chi Minh City Friday night....
Japanese music to open year-long exchange
01/03/2009 05:00
Japanese artist Nakai Tomoya with his Koto zither Japanese artists Nakai Tomoya and Nagasu Tomoka are performing traditional music from their homeland today and tomorrow to open the Japan-Mekong Exchange Year program in...