Posts Tagged ‘ City Last ’

A lot of pluck 

July 31, 2011
A lot of pluck 

  Hanoi-born artist unafraid to take traditional instrument to new spaces Vo Van Anh playing the dan tranh at a concert in Ho Chi Minh City last week. The San Francisco based artist said her biggest desire was to introduce the traditional zither to world friends and the young Vietnamese. Every time she takes the [...]

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Art that adapts to the venue 

July 17, 2011
Art that adapts to the venue 

  French artist seeks to create a universal comfort zone Betrant Peret as a DJ at the Esperantopolis 2011, a cultural event featuring a variety of arts, held at the French Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City last month A space, an atmosphere where art interacts with life in a way that everyone is comfortable, [...]

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Overseas Vietnamese’s memorable spring meeting

February 5, 2010
Overseas Vietnamese’s memorable spring meeting

More than 700 Vietnamese born overseas in 21 countries and territories, who returned to live and working in HCM City, gathered to celebrate the lunar New Year of Tiger on February 4. HCM City authorities presented certificates of merit to ten people who have greatly contributed to the city last year. Duong Nguyen Vu, a Vietnamese [...]

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Market rallies on good corporate, global news

September 14, 2009
Market rallies on good corporate, global news

LookAtVietnam – Favourable corporate news helped domestic stock indices advance last week, despite mixed trading on both the Ha Noi and HCM City bourses. In HCM City last week, foreign investors were net sellers of 5.4 million shares, with a net value of about VND217 billion. In Ha Noi, foreign investors finished the week as [...]

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Expert warns of dangerous mutations as H1N1 tally rises to 56

June 24, 2009
Expert warns of dangerous mutations as H1N1 tally rises to 56

Vietnam’s health ministry on Tuesday confirmed four more cases of influenza A (H1N1) to raise the country’s total to 56 cases, and a senior epidemiologist warned about the possibility of more dangerous strains emerging. Among the latest cases was a 33- year-old man returning to Ho Chi Minh City last Saturday from a visit to [...]

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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...