HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007

Mon, 01/01/2007 - 13:11

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A smile that's called Vietnam

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Gong Festival Kicks off in Central Highlands

Mon, 10/23/2006 - 17:35

Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Daklak opened a cong chieng (gong) festival in the capital town of Buon Ma Thuot on Monday evening. tay_nguyen.jpg
The fifth Gong Cultural Festival attracted 430 gong artists of the ethnic minority groups – E De, M’Nong, J’rai, Van Kieu, Tay, Thai from 13 districts and towns in Daklak.

Vietnam to Host Asia-Pacific Photo Forum

Wed, 08/16/2006 - 10:18

Vietnam will host the Asia-Pacific Photography forum 'Crossing Bridges' at the end of August.

This year will see Crossing Bridges in Sapa and Hanoi with participation of 40 foreign photographers and Vietnamese members of photography websites.

Crossing Bridges links photographers across the Asian-Pacific region. Over the past three years the forum has gathered a number of brilliant figures with more than 100,000 members from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and recently Vietnam.

One Million Followers Attend Hoa Hao Buddhist Sect's Celebrations

Tue, 06/13/2006 - 12:10

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An Giang  - Nearly one million followers of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Sect in Mekong Delta provinces and Ho Chi Minh City gathered in Phu My town of Phu Tan district, An Giang province, to celebrate the Sect's 67th founding anniversary on the 18th of the fifth lunar month (June 13).

Representatives from the Government Committee for Religious Affairs and An Giang provincial officials took part in the ceremony, which was solemnly held at An Hoa Tu Pagoda.

Overseas Vietnamese Introduces Folk Music to Foreigners

Mon, 06/12/2006 - 15:43

Professor and Doctor of Ethnomusicology Nguyen Thuyet Phong, a Vietnamese-American, has over the past 30 years worked untiringly for the promotion of Vietnamese music, especially folk music, with an attempt to make it a language for communication between Vietnam and the world.

Coming from a family of prominent musicians in the Mekong Delta, Phong practised music with a village master from the age of five and joined in performance of both cai luong (reformed theatre) and hat boi (classical theatre) from the age of 10.

Hung Kings' Temple Festival - A Pilgrimage To The Sacred Land of Vietnam's Ancestry

Thu, 04/06/2006 - 12:43

In every Vietnamese’s mind, the Hung Kings' Temple Festival and Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary are a symbol of the nation’s spiritual and religious ethos and represent its unity.The festival not only allows visitors to participate in traditional cultural activities but is also a sacred pilgrimage back to the origins of Vietnamese culture.

Highlands Gong Festival Marks World Heritage Recognition

Tue, 04/04/2006 - 11:12

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A cong chieng (gong) festival kicked off in Gia Lai province Tuesday evening to formally receive UNESCO’s certification recognizing Vietnam’s Central Highland gong culture as an intangible cultural heritage.

Many country’s leaders, including President Tran Duc Luong, attended the opening ceremony.

Tet Viet 2006 Showcases Lunar New Year Traditions

Mon, 01/23/2006 - 10:58

Hanoi is hosting a week-long cultural and commercial festival as part of lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations, providing visitors a chance to learn about Vietnam’s traditions and culture. Tet Viet 2006, being held at the My Dinh National Stadium, has more than 200 pavilions showcasing a range of flowers and ornamental plants, and food and beverages used in celebrating Tet. The program also includes the Spring Sporting Festival featuring martial arts performances, wresting, Chinese chess, and human chess competitions.

Vietnam Film Week Draw Large Vietnamese and American Audience in Washington D.C.

Mon, 12/19/2005 - 11:02

"vuabairac.jpgView of Vietnam" Film Week came to conclusion Sunday night with screening of the Pham Nhue Giang's Deserted Valley (Thung Lung Hoang Vang) and a director-audience Q&A session.

Vietnamese Beauty Enters Miss World Final With Poise

Mon, 12/12/2005 - 12:09

huonggiangs.jpgVu Huong Giang will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2005 Final, due to kick off at Sanya on China’s Hainan Island this evening.
One of the 15 most talented beauties selected by the Miss World 2005 organizers, Giang enters the competition hoping to represent her country as a finalist.

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