Posts Tagged ‘ culture ’

PM asks that national football matches be aired live nationwide 

January 16, 2012
PM asks that national football matches be aired live nationwide 

  Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked on Thursday that the telecast copyright issues be resolved so that all national football matches could be broadcast live nationwide. An urgent document by the Prime Minister said, “The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism should give directives to concerned agencies to solve obstacles to ensure that [...]

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Telecast dispute – VFF on the wrong foot 

January 15, 2012
Telecast dispute – VFF on the wrong foot 

  The Vietnam Football Federation has only itself to blame for the current controversy raging over TV telecast rights for Super League games. VFF early last year signed a 20-year contract with the telecommunications and media company called the An Vien Group for VND6 billion (US$285,000) per year. The contract has been rejected by the [...]

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Jewelry queen pageant mired in scandal again 

January 8, 2012
Jewelry queen pageant mired in scandal again 

Tran Thi Thanh Truc (R), 19, was crowned the winner of the fifth Vietnam Jewelry Queen The Vietnam Jewelry Queen contest has been rocked by scandal again after one of its contestants said they were forced to serve wine to unknown men. Tran Thi Hoa said that before the final round on December 30, the [...]

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Central province builds Sa Huynh Culture preservation center 

January 3, 2012
Central province builds Sa Huynh Culture preservation center 

Artifacts from Sa Huynh Culture (1000 BC – 200 AD). A ground-breaking ceremony to establish the Sa Huynh Culture Preservation Center was held last week in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Duc Pho District. The center will be built on an area of two hectares with a total capital investment of nearly VND32 billion (US$1.5 [...]

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Leverage the heritage 

January 2, 2012
Leverage the heritage 

  Hotels in Vietnam trade on the past to further their 21st century ambitions Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, which hosted well-known novelists such as Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham, is famous with classic French architecture After the sun sinks among the limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, the stars come out, to pepper the [...]

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Miles to go before I sleep 

December 20, 2011
Miles to go before I sleep 

  An 82-year-old woman in HCMC promotes artists, advises young documentary filmmakers, and opens foreigners’ eyes to Vietnam ’s millennia-old history and culture Nguyen Thi Xuan Phuong, 82, spends her whole life in introducing Vietnamese heroic history and stunning art Lotus Gallery, located in a modest part of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, has been [...]

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Himalayan culture to charm Hanoian art lovers 

December 2, 2011
Himalayan culture to charm Hanoian art lovers 

  "The Art of Himalayan culture" exhibition will take place in Hanoi from December 1 to 4. This exhibition boasts more than 80 typical art works from Himalayan culture, such as Buddhist statues inlaid with copper, trimmed with gold and gemstones; sacred mascots in Buddhist art including Thangka (embroidered, sewn or woven silk); Mandala (the mosaic copper, gold [...]

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Italian firms keen on Vietnam 

November 26, 2011
Italian firms keen on Vietnam 

  A worker assembles a new Piaggio at a factory inside the Binh Xuyen Industrial Park in Vinh Phuc Province. Italian group Piaggio inaugurated the vespa factory in 2009. Italy, besides improving cultural cooperation with Vietnam, is seeking ways to boost economic ties with the country. Italian companies are interested in sectors like leather, footwear, [...]

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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...