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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 28/7

July 29, 2011
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 28/7

Writer publishes war notes, diaries diaries A compilation of war diaries and notes, entitled From Military Zone 5, was recently published by the Literature Publishing House. The book is based on writer Phan Tu’s experiences in Military Zone 5, which stretched from Quang Nam to Binh Dinh Province, during the period of 1962-75. Content covers [...]

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Lighting up candles to commemorate martyrs

July 27, 2011
Lighting up candles to commemorate martyrs

LookAtVietnam – Candles were lightened up at cemeteries for war martyrs in Hanoi, HCM City and the central province of Quang Ngai on the evening of July 26, to commemorate the people who sacrificed for the country’s independence and freedom. The grateful ceremonies were held one day before the Day for War Invalids and Martyrs [...]

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Binh Thuan permits last exploration of 4,000-ton gold treasure

July 27, 2011
Binh Thuan permits last exploration of 4,000-ton gold treasure

LookAtVietnam – The People’s Committee of Binh Thuan Province has assigned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to design a project to explore the treasure with 4,000 tons of gold in Tuy Phong district. Tran Van Tiep (right) has been hunting down the treasure for a half of his life For decades, many people [...]

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South Korea helps restore royal musical instruments

July 27, 2011
South Korea helps restore royal musical instruments

Photo: Internet LookAtVietnam -South Korean specialists will help restore bac chung (big brass bell) and dac khanh (big stone gong) musical instruments associated with nha nhac (Vietnamese royal music), according to the Hue Imperial Relics Preservation Centre (HIRPC). The South Korean National Institute of Traditional Art Performance will additionally provide US$20,000 in sponsorship for restoration [...]

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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 26/7

July 27, 2011
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 26/7

Miss Russia 2011 arrives in Vietnam Natalia Gantimurova, Miss Russia 2011 arrived in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday to participate in charity events. The beauty queen met with fashion designer Vo Viet Chung to learn how to wear the ‘ao dai’ (Vietnamese traditional dress). She will wear three ao dai designed by Vo Viet Chung [...]

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Nguyen Cao Ky to be buried in Vietnam

July 27, 2011
Nguyen Cao Ky to be buried in Vietnam

LookAtVietnam – Nguyen Cao Ky, who served as Chief of the Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s before becoming premier of South Vietnam in mid-1960s, will be buried in Vietnam, as his wish, according to Tien Phong newspaper. Ky and his wife – Le Kim – in their visit to Vietnam in 2004 Ky was [...]

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Stories come from mouths of wells

July 26, 2011
Stories come from mouths of wells

VietNamNet Bridge –For centuries, communal wells have held a special meaning for the Vietnamese people. Gathering place: A square-mouth well in Ba Hien Commune of Binh Xuyen District, within the northern midland province of Vinh Phuc. — File Photo Wells brought pure water from deep in the earth to serve humanity’s needs and also became [...]

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PM approves 10-year national power plan

July 26, 2011
PM approves 10-year national power plan

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a 10-year national power development plan that targets production and import of 330 billion KWh by 2020. Photo: VNS Under the 2011-20 plan, 3 per cent of this total will be imported. The remaining 97 per cent will comprise 19.6 per cent of hydropower, 46.8 [...]

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Few drug addicts enter HCM City rehab clinics

July 26, 2011

LookAtVietnam – Rehabilitation centres in HCM City in the first six months of the year admitted 1,756 drug users, a decline of 2.8 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to a report released yesterday by the city Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. Over the period, 56 prostitutes were sent [...]

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Pink lotus in body art

July 25, 2011
Pink lotus in body art

LookAtVietnam – The pure beauty of pink lotus – Vietnam’s national flower – is depicted through body paintings by Tran Lam Binh and Hoang Manh Cuong. The body-art artist Lam Binh and photographer Manh Cuong create full art works by combining real lotuses and lotuses painted on the body of a model. The work was [...]

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Four metal statues make ice melt

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LookAtVietnam – Antique collectors in the southern province of Ca Mau have recently whispered with each other about four statues that have “odd” features....