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Organizer backs out of 2020 Miss World contest
29/01/2010 05:00
Miss World 2007 Zhang Zi Lin at a 2008 press conference announcing that Miss World 2010 would be held in Nha Trang The authorized organizer of the 2010 Miss World pageant in Vietnam on Friday made a surprise withdrawal...
Huong Giang enters top 15 faces
28/01/2010 05:00
The Vietnamese beauty continues to move into the next round of the “Face of the Year” selection on the famous website on beauty pageants, Global Beauties. The top 15 faces are chosen by a jury of over 30 members, but Huong Giang took the lead...
Vietnam museum, artists trade barbs over prices, respect
28/01/2010 05:00
Paintings by Vietnamese artist Le Quang Ha The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has said it will seek to rent paintings as it cannot afford to offer Vietnamese painters the sums given by museums overseas....
Saint Giong Festival passes UNESCO’s first round
28/01/2010 05:00
The documents for nomination of the Saint Giong Festival as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind meets the technical standards necessary to enter the next round of evaluation. The Saint Giong Festival. Dr. Le Thi Minh Ly, Vice-Head of the...
Vietnam wins at UK photography awards
28/01/2010 05:00
Photographer Tran Viet Van from the Lao Dong newspaper has won fourth prize at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards for his “Harvest season” photo. He ranked behind three US photographers and before a Canadian. Viet Van also received a Merit...
Ha Nam to restore 1,000-year ploughing rites
28/01/2010 05:00
The Tich Dien Mua Xuan (Spring Ploughing) Festival, initiated more than 1,000 years ago to promote agriculture, will take place in the northern province of Ha Nam from February 18-20. The Spring Ploughing 2009. The festival originated from the...
Vietnam to host Miss Earth 2010
28/01/2010 05:00
The organizer of the Miss Earth pageant, Carousel Company, signed a memorandum of understanding on January 28 with Vietnamese sponsors to hold the Miss Earth 2010 pageant in Vietnam. Carousel’s Chairman Ramon Monzon. The organizer of the Miss Earth...