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Dr
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Dan – Dr Doan Thi Kim Hong, chairwoman of the Advertising
and Trade Fair Joint Stock Company (CIAT), has been invited
to head the judge panel for Mrs World Pageant which will be
held in the Republic of Korea on October 24. |
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Art corner to boost Vietnam – RoK culture exchange |
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Dan Online- An art programme named ‘Art Corner’, will be
held every Wednesday afternoon at the Republic of Korea
(RoK) Cultural Centre aiming at creating in a venue for
both Vietnamese and Korean people who come here to share
their talents. |
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‘Don’t Burn’ film wins six Golden Kite Awards |
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Dan- The film ‘Dung Dot’ (Don’t Burn) by war veteran and
scriptwriter Dang Nhat Minh, adapted from the book Dang Thuy
Tram’s Diary won six awards at the 8th Golden Kite Awards
ceremony which was held at the Friendship Palace in Hanoi
last night. |
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‘Carmen’ ballet to be on Hanoi stage |
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Dan/ VNA – The ‘Carmen’ ballet will be performed by the
Discovery Art Company at the Hanoi Opera House on March 17
as an opening event for ballet performances in Hanoi in
2010. |
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Concert
celebrates German Year |
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Dan Online- Guest conductor Gudni Emilsson and pianist
Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy will join concerts with the Vietnam
National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) at the Hanoi Opera House
on March 14 and 15 as part of celebrations to mark German
Year in Vietnam 2010. |
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Screenplay contest on Tale of Kieu launched |
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 Nhan
Dan – A contest on writing screenplay for Truyen Kieu (the
Tale of Kieu) has recently been launched with the aim of
promoting the Tale of Kieu cultural heritage at home and
abroad. |
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Sound
stuff festival to heat up Hanoi
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Dan Online – As many as 82 artists from 16 countries will
perform in the 2010 Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival, scheduled to
be held at Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Hanoi from March
26-29. |
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Capital
to host concert series
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The Ascending
Dragon Music Festival will kick off this week in Hanoi with
musicians from the Grammy Award-winning Southwest Chamber
Music orchestra and members of the Vietnam National Academy
of Music (VNAM).
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Photographers
capture Hanoi
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 A new exhibition at
The Bui Gallery in downtown Hanoi has gathered four
photographers, all with vastly different views and subjects
from the capital, to showcase the underlying mysteries of
the city.
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Vietnamese film wins prize at
international festival in Russia
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 The film ‘Choi Voi’ (Adrift),
directed by Bui Thac Chuyen, has won the Bronze Taiga at the
8th international film festival in Khanty-Mansiysk city,
Russia.
The film was singled out for the resonance of its thematic
and art performances.
A total of 112 films from 17 countries were screened during
the festival ‘Spirit of Fire’. |
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Phu
Quoc set to become tourism and commercial hub |
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 Phu
Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang will be
turned into a tourism and commercial hub for the country and
the region, according to a decision recently signed by Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. |
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Nhan
Dan Online- Thirty oil and acrylic paintings at Van Duong
Thanh’s exhibition recall the architecture of Thang Long-
the ancient name of Hanoi capital city.
A
collection on epics of ethnic groups in the Central
Highlands, made its debut in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17.
Rock
pop band Biuret from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will
perform for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City on March 19.
The
Global Film Initiative featured Vietnamese director Bui Thac
Chuyen's film ‘Adrift’ (Choi Voi) at downtown Letelier
Theater in March 12 night.
Nhan
Dan Online - A donation ceremony of textbooks and DVDs
‘Erin’s Challenge! I can speak Japanese’ to Japanese
language teaching schools in Hanoi was held at the Japan
Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Hanoi today.
A
Francophone Film Festival kicked off on March 12 in Hanoi as
part of a national celebration of International Francophone
Day in Vietnam.
Nhan Dan – The
third photo contest entitled ‘The Hidden Charm’ has been
launched by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture,
Sport and Tourism.
Hanoi, Hue
and Ho Chi Minh City are about to hold various events to
celebrate “International Francophone Day 2010” which is
scheduled to run from mid March to early April this year.
celebration
of Vietnamese cinema has been planned for next week to
honour Vietnamese film talents from the past to the present
day.
Nhan Dan – A
competition on propaganda posters was launched in Hanoi
yesterday to mark the 65th anniversary of August Revolution
and the National Day (September 2). 
Nhan Dan – A fine arts
exhibition entitled ‘Impression of the South’ has been held
from March 8 to 10 by the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts
Association.
Nhan Dan – An exhibition to
celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Ba To uprising opened
on March 9 by the Quang Ngai Department of Culture, Sport
and Tourism. 
Nhan Dan – The file on the stone
steles of 82 doctoral laureates in the Le-Mac dynasties
(1442-1779) at Hanoi’s Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of
Literature) has been recognised as the World Documentary
Heritage.
Hanoi
Craft Week 2010 will take place from August 4 to 9 at the
Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi with the participation
of 500 craft villages.
Nhan
Dan- One thousand bronze dragons are being cast as gifts for
participants of the Thang Long – Hanoi millennium
anniversary.
Nhan
Dan – The Oscar Academy Award Ceremony will be broadcast
live on channel 1 of the Vietnam’s Hanoi Radio and
Television (HTV) on March 8. 
Vietnam
joined the Francophonie Film Festival which opened at
Canadian International School in the Chinese capital city of
Beijing on March 4 with the film Choi Voi (Adrift).
An
exhibition showcasing films that highlight the image of
Vietnamese women in wartime and in the process of national
reconstruction opened on March 5 in Hanoi. 
