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Vietnam wins first prize at Asia student film festival 

January 6, 2012
Vietnam wins first prize at Asia student film festival 

Three students from Da Nang with the camera they used to make an award-winning film about HIV/AIDS discrimination     Three teenagers from central Vietnam won top prize at the Asia Student Film Festival in Japan with a short film that sends a message against HIV/AIDS discrimination. Seventh graders Phan Thi Thuy Dung and Trinh Lan [...]

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Winners of 2011 show tumult across the Pacific 

December 30, 2011
Winners of 2011 show tumult across the Pacific 

Earthquake damage to Christchurch Cathedral in the New Zealand South Island city is seen in September 2011. If Asians got together to name a person of the year, someone who brought surprise, intrigue and economic impact to the region, the choice would be obvious: Mother Nature. From earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand to floods [...]

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Winners of 2011 show tumult across the Pacific 

December 23, 2011
Winners of 2011 show tumult across the Pacific 

Earthquake damage to Christchurch Cathedral in the New Zealand South Island city is seen in September 2011. If Asians got together to name a person of the year, someone who brought surprise, intrigue and economic impact to the region, the choice would be obvious: Mother Nature. From earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand to floods [...]

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No Golden Lotus Award at national film fest 

December 19, 2011
No Golden Lotus Award at national film fest 

Two award winners at the 17th Vietnam National Film Festival. None of the 17 feature films competing at the 17th Vietnam National Film Festival that closed in Phu Yen Province on Saturday, December 17 was deemed worthy of the Golden Lotus Award. As the festival’s jury found no film among the 17 the most outstanding [...]

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Six SEA Games stars to be recommended for Labor Award 

December 16, 2011
Six SEA Games stars to be recommended for Labor Award 

Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh will be nominated for the Labor Award, third class, for some glorious performances at last month’s SEA Games in Indonesia Six athletes will be nominated for the Labor Award, third class, for their outstanding performances at the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia last month, a sports official has said. Lam [...]

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Online music award kicks off its second season 

November 12, 2011
Online music award kicks off its second season 

Singer Van Mai Huong The “Zing Music Awards” kicked off its second season on November 7. The awards honor local singers and bands that are online listeners’ favorites, as measured by votes and downloads of top 10 albums, songs and video clips from November 7 until January on the website http://awards.zing.vn. Awards will be given [...]

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Vietnamese actress wins Chinese award 

October 30, 2011
Vietnamese actress wins Chinese award 

Actress Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc in Canh dong bat tan (Floating Lives) Vietnamese actress Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc has won the Favorite International Actress award at the China Golden Rooster Awards 2011 held Oct 18-23, for her role in Canh dong bat tan (Floating Lives). Director Nguyen Huu Phan was quoted by the Vietnamplus newswire [...]

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Vietnamese photographer receives more int'l awards 

October 14, 2011
Vietnamese photographer receives more int'l awards 

  Award-winning photo Khoanh khac quyet dinh (decisive moment) by Lao Dong newspaper photographer Tran Viet Van Lao Dong (Labor) newspaper photographer Tran Viet Van has won the Australian international photo contest People and Planet for his image Khoanh khac quyet dinh (decisive moment). Khoanh khac quyet dinh, featuring monks in the southern province of [...]

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Art house rules 

September 5, 2011
Art house rules 

  Vietnamese artists are refusing to accept government awards and fighting amongst each other over nominations Late author Son Nam was nominated for this year National Award but his family has withdrawn his name following a lot of controversy concerning the awards. The family of late writer Son Nam just withdrew his name from the [...]

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Found in translation 

August 27, 2011
Found in translation 

  Guenter Giesenfeld and Marianne Ngo, who won a notable award in Germany this year for their translation of a short story collection by Vietnamese author Le Minh Khue I first met Professor Guenter Giesenfeld at an international conference on promoting Vietnamese literature more than a year ago. Our paths crossed again after Le Minh [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...