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Culture foundation awards annual prize
27/03/2013 03:57
Six winners will be presented at the Phan Chau Trinh Awards 2012 including a culture and education award each to educator Bui Tran Phuong and artist Vu Duc Hieu; translation award for Chu Tien Anh and Pham Duy Hien; a research award for Vietnamese overseas professor Le Thanh Khoi and a...
French singer/songwriter debuts in Viet Nam
25/03/2013 04:39
French singer and songwriter Jesers will give his debut performance �in Ha Noi on Wednesday night.� Born into a family of composers, Jesers grew up with a passion for music. He lived with his family in many cities around the world, including Praia, Dakar, London and New York. With his...
Vi-Giam singing seeks recognition as world heritage
25/03/2013 04:10
The announcement was made by the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 23.� According to the department, a dossier requesting the recognition is being finalised to be submitted to UNESCO before the March 31 deadline.� Vi-Giam singing...
Hong Kong Film Week opens in HCM City
23/03/2013 12:31
Among them was �"Ip Man: The Final Fight" �directed by Herman Yau and lead actor Anthony Wong, which debuted to a lot of buzz at the Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 17. � The two held an exchange with local filmmakers and moviegoers sharing their experience in film...
Int’l jazz masters join Saigon Tango Blitz
23/03/2013 05:56
Tango couple Pablo and Noelia. Courtesy of organizers The event will feature 12 workshops and private lessons and six�Milongastango events with artists. It will start with aMilonga�retreat week with performances of Guillermo Claure at the StarCity Saigon Hotel. Next�Milonga�and workshops...
"Connect two centuries" and the life of a talented painter
22/03/2013 12:13
Artist Pham Luc. Seeing paintings by Pham Luc, it feels like he wanted to describe all aspects of daily life on papers, from young girls to people at work, from daily life activities to countryside scenes ... The audience are convinced by the artistry of Pham Luc’s paintings. He...
Inspirational Nick Vujicic coming to town
20/03/2013 02:37
The event has been arranged after discussions between the company and the writer over the last two years. Phuoc said: “Vietnam is in an economic slowdown and people are facing many difficulties. Therefore, the appearance of Nick may be some help to many people. We invite Nick to...