Vietnamese musician writes song for Hollywood film

What It’s All About by
Thanh Bui, an Australian-Vietnamese singer-songwriter, has been chosen as the
soundtrack for Everyday, a film directed by Richard Levine.

The song was
co-written by Bui, Alf Touhey and Van Anh Nguyen, members of an Australian-based
band called the Artisans.

Bui, who was born in
1983, said they had been working on the song since 2007, trying to capture the
meaning of life when a loved one passes away.

Everyday, starring
Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt, will be screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in
April. It premiered in the US in January and was released on DVD earlier this
month.

The film, which also
co-stars Carla Gugino and Brian Dennehy, is about a family’s struggle to survive
the unexpected curve-balls that are simply part of real life; ageing and death;
commitment and freedom; love and acceptance. It’s an uncompromising look at an
ordinary family making an extraordinary journey, towards themselves and towards
each other.

Scratch
champion to perform in Ha Noi

Record breaker: DMC World DJ Championship holder, DJ Craze will perform in Ha Noi on Saturday night. — File Photo

Three-time DMC World DJ Championship holder, DJ Craze will entertain audiences
during his one-night show in the capital city of Ha Noi on Saturday night.

The
Nicaraguan-American DJ, who plays hip hop, Miami bass, dubstep and drum’n’bass,
is the only solo DJ in history to have consecutively claimed the World DMC
Champion three times from 1998 to 2000.

His other major awards
include the USA DMC Championships, World ITF Scratch Off Championships, ITF
Western Hemisphere Scratch Off Championships, Winter Music Conference Scratch
Off Champion, East Coast DMC Championships, East Coast Rap Sheet Championships
and Zulu Nation Championships.

Craze was voted as
“America’s Best DJ” by Time magazine in 2001.

The 34-year-old has
toured throughout the world, performing in Jamaica, Australia, Japan, Iceland,
France, and the country of his birth, Nicaragua.

Craze is also a
world-renowned producer, releasing successful drum’n’bass records and hip hop
inspired productions.

His performance in Ha
Noi is expected to attract about 1,500 audiences.

The show is part of
the Heineken Green Planet series of music events, and will start at 8pm at the
18th floor of the Capital Tower building, 109 Tran Hung Dao Street, Ha Noi.

Free tickets can be
obtained by registering at
.

Authorities receive new photos of late PM

Photos of the late
Prime Minister Pham Van Dong that have never been published before have been
donated to the Quang Ngai Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism
by his grandson, Pham Van Hop.

The photos will go on
display at Quang Ngai General Museum and at a commemorative area for the late
leader in Duc Tan Commune, Mo Duc District.

His name, hometown (Thi
Pho) and year of birth (1906) are written on the photos, along with his father
Pham Van Nga, and his mother Nguyen Thi Tuan. The photos had been kept in
storage since he was incarcerated on Con Dao in July 1929.

One of Hop’s friends
who used to work for a French office took the photos, and presented them to Hop
four years ago, after discovering he was the grandson of the late Prime
Minister.

National Park
site exploited

A seminar titled
Saving Ba Vi National Park Together was held at the head office of the Union of
Science and Technology Association on Monday. Khoa hoc & Doi song (Science &
Life) newspaper organised the event, in wake of the news that gold mining had
been taking place, and that there were plans in the pipeline for a golf course
and cable car.

According to reports,
the digging had made a huge impact on the ecological system of the park as well
as the environment in the area. Union vice president Ho Uy Liem said: “Ba Vi is
a land of inviolable culture and ecology. In addition to conducting research
there, authorities should develop regulations to protect the area.”

Ba Vi is not only home
to diversified fauna and flora, but also a precious geomorphology and geology
resource, and part of Viet Nam’s culture.

Records broken
at Central Highlands coffee festival

Vietnamese records
fell at the third Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival on Tuesday, including biggest
coffee festival, biggest effigy of Tay Nguyen, biggest coffee filter and the
biggest coffee museum.

On the occasion, the
Ministry of Science and Technology awarded the Golden Cup to 26 high quality
coffee products, produced by 20 coffee enterprises.

A 10-day sculpture
festival themed Zen ended at the Dakruco eco-tourism site on the same day.
Eighteen artists from across the country displayed 26 unique works at the
festival.

Music shows to
hail late composer Trinh Cong Son

Six musical shows will
take place from March 18 to April 20 in Ha Noi, Thua Thien-Hue city and HCM City to
commemorate the 10th anniversary of late composer Trinh Cong Son’s death.

The shows will be held
at the Ha Noi National University on March 27, Hue’s An Dinh Palace on March 30,
Binh Quoi Tourist Area in HCM City on April 4, and the HCM City National
University on April 7.

The shows are being
organised by Son’s family and the Thanh Nien Communication Group JSC.

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