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First group wedding organized in Hanoi
20/03/2013 02:17
The wedding, the first event of its kind held in the capital city, was organized on the 82nd anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth�Union�(March 26), and in response to the directive of the Hanoi Party Committee on the implementation of a new style in organizing weddings and funerals....
Hanoi orchestra celebrates German trio
19/03/2013 03:13
The all-German programme will feature composers Richard Wagner, Carl Reinecke and Robert Schumann. It will open with Wagner’s overture to his opera� The Flying Dutchman . The 200th anniversary of his birth is being celebrated around the world this year. Vietnamese flautist Le Thu...
Folk sculpture honoured at Central Highlands festival
19/03/2013 03:06
The statues were selected from works of more than 40 folk artisans from 6 minority ethnic groups in the locality. Local ethnic communities have the tradition of displaying statues carved from big tree trunks at their houses and tombs.� This is the first time Kon Tum province organised the...
Paris fashion exhibited in Hanoi
19/03/2013 03:03
The collection combines shapes and forms extrapolated from famous Parisian buildings with distinctly French colours, encapsulating the humour and guiding philosophy of Chula’s Vietnamese silk dress designs. Chula has already been invited to display the collection on the banks of the...
Regional 3R forum opens in HN
19/03/2013 02:40
Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan made the statement in�Hanoi�on March 18. More at the opening of the Fourth Asia Regional 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Forum, attracting over 200 delegates from 31 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The three-day event is jointly held by the Viet Nam Ministry of...
Debut novel by Vietnamese-French writer won literature prize
13/03/2013 04:18
Love story: L'Ombre Douce (Sweet Shadow) by Vietnamese-French writer Nguyen Hoai Huong was given the Prix Premiere at the Foire du Livre de Bruxelles book fair in Belgium. Entitled L'Ombre Douce (Sweet Shadow), the 156-page love story takes place in Ha Noi in 1954. Yann, an...
Photos exposing the truth of the 'lust' Buddha statue
13/03/2013 04:14
The statue featuring the Buddha with a nude girl on his thigh has caused heated debate on social networks in Vietnam. The question about this character now has the answer. � That "girl" is Shakti – the Sanskrit name of a supernatural force representing the early universal energy, the...