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Vietnam may not host Miss World 2010
21/03/2010 05:00
The Performance Arts Agency has proposed that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism not host the Miss World 2010 pageant in Vietnam. . RASS Group’s chairman Hoang Kieu and Misses World in Vietnam last year. According to the agency,...
World leading magazine published in Vietnam
21/03/2010 05:00
The world-leading magazine for young women, the Cosmopolitan, first launched in Vietnam on March 15 with the April 2010 issue. Book showcase in HCM City When will Vietnam earn money from int’l book festivals? Thousands of...
Book showcase in HCM City
21/03/2010 05:00
The 6th HCM City Book Festival opened today, March 15, at Le Van Tam Park with 471 participating bookstores. The festival will open from 8.30am until 10pm everyday from March 15-20. With around 200,000 books, the organizing board estimates that...
And Vietnamese Oscars go to . . .
21/03/2010 05:00
Hundreds of stars and fans of national cinema joined the 8th Golden Kite awards at the Friendship Palace in Ha Noi last night to celebrate the victory of Dung Dot. Dung Dot and Choi Voi (Adrift) were thought to be the main contenders for this year’s best...
Hue Festival 2010 to have underwater stage
21/03/2010 05:00
A dancing play entitled “The Breath of Water” will be performed for the first time on a 1500sq.m underwater stage at the upcoming Hue city Festival 2010. The sketch of the underwater stage. The play tells a romantic love story about the...
Phan Chau Trinh Awards 2009 announced
21/03/2010 05:00
The winners of the Phan Chau Trinh Cultural Awards 2009 were named on March 19 at a press conference in HCM City. Translator Le Minh Anh, who wins the Phan Chau Trinh Award 2009 for translation. For 2009 the education award will be presented to...
1000 items to be buried in a Hanoi time capsule
07/02/2010 05:00
Hanoi will choose 1,000 objects to bury with a message for future generations so that people in 1,000 years will know more about their ancestors. The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism introduced the container that would keep the 1000 items at a...