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Vietnamese student wins South East Asia music contest

December 5th, 2011

On Saturday, 20-year-old student Hoang Thi Yen Chi beat rivals from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to win the highest prize at the singing contest “Like performing, love Sony”, which was held in Singapore. The third year student from the English Language and Literature Faculty at Ho Chi Minh City’s University of Social [...]

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UNESCO recognition likely for Vietnam music genre

November 10th, 2011

Northern Vietnam’s traditional Xoan Singing is likely to become the next UNESCO world intangible heritage, a senior official at the UN body told the media in Paris, France, Tuesday. It is in a nomination list with others like Balinese Traditional Dance or Noken Papua Handicraft from Indonesia and will be considered to choose the world’s [...]

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Thu May comes third at Miss Supranational 2011

August 28th, 2011

Vietnam’s representative Daniela Nguyen Thu May has finished third at the Miss Supranational held in Plock (Poland) Friday. Born to a Vietnamese father and a Czechoslovakian mother, the 22-year-old student, whose foreign name is Daniela Nguyen Nova from the Czech Republic is the first Vietnamese beauty to enter the top 5 of an international beauty [...]

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Link Cafe touched my artistic side

July 11th, 2011

“Come on, wake up quickly, I will treat you to some art and breakfast,” my friend enticed me in a sweet voice, but I replied in a half-sleepy tone “Are you crazy, I just want a normal breakfast that can help me survive after a long night.” Eventually I was able to surface about 30 [...]

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Ngo Thanh Van and Johny Tri Nguyen to bring “Clash” to USA

March 1st, 2011

The main actor and actress of “Bay Rong” (Clash) will present their film at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival – SFIAAFF in the USA from March 10-20. According to Van, she and Johny Tri Nguyen will go to Los Angeles and San Francisco to  attend press conferences and to introduce “Clash”. Written by [...]

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Vietnam fails to buy Emperor Ham Nghi’s art piece

November 28th, 2010

Vietnam failed to buy Déclin du jour (Sunset), a painting by exiled Vietnamese emperor Ham Nghi (1872-1943), at a Paris auction this week, the Center for Preservation of Hue Relics said Thursday. The painting Déclin du jour went on auction Wednesday at the starting price of US$1,600 and was finally sold at …

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Wedding day blues

November 28th, 2010

As the bride’s family foots the bill at a Co Ho wedding party, families with a lot of nubile daughters are often left facing bankruptcy. After a long chat, finally, Ka Hinh, a 57-year old Co Ho woman from Di Linh’s Gung Re commune, agrees to talk about her least favourite topic …

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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 27/11

November 28th, 2010

Northern province displays largest bronze drum in Vietnam The largest bronze drum, which sets Vietnam Guinness Record, is being displayed at the Ho Chi Minh Commemorative House, northern Thanh Hoa Province. The drum was offered by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Lam’s family for the occasion of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23). The drum has a [...]

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By the people, for the people

November 28th, 2010

Propaganda art is well-known in Vietnam and has proved highly popular with tourists but in this era of mass-marketing, billboard advertisements and TV commercials is anyone producing original propaganda art anymore? Vietnam’s President Ho Chi Minh once said “when propaganda reaches a certain result, it becomes art. When a kind of art …

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Carving up the town

November 28th, 2010

A 2,000 year old village with a 1,000 year old traditional craft, Hanoi’s Son Dong is a must-see stop on any heritage trail for tourists. Son Dong craft village in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc district is the place to go for wooden statues of Buddha or worshipping objects. Apparently, it has always been …

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