Posts Tagged ‘ Festival ’

Lawsuits, confusion taint local art contests 

January 7, 2012
Lawsuits, confusion taint local art contests 

   Tran Tuy’s Khuc dong ca (a children’s song) (Under), which was eerily reminiscent of photographer Duy Anh’s Tiep buoc cha ong (Follow in the ancestor’s footsteps) (Above). Since the list of award-winning works were announced in June, a provincial literature and arts contest in central Vietnam has received several petitions of denouncement regarding a [...]

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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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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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Int'l artists to feature Vietnam FAME festival 

December 11, 2011
Int'l artists to feature Vietnam FAME festival 

  A special festival of FAME – Fashion, Arts, Music & Entertainment will take place in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh An Village from 4 p.m. on December 10 to 4 a.m. on December 11 to celebrate the 4th year anniversary of dOSe in Vietnam. dOSe is a series of music dance party in Asia [...]

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An Giang to host 5th Khmer Festival 

December 4, 2011
An Giang to host 5th Khmer Festival 

  Bay Nui ox races are the highlight of the 5th Khmer Festival in An Giang Province The triennial cultural, sports and tourism festival of southern Khmer ethnic people will open tonight in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. The five-day festival, to be held at the Xuan Bien Industrial Park, Tinh Bien District, [...]

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HCMC to color Tet with flower markets, festival 

December 3, 2011
HCMC to color Tet with flower markets, festival 

  The Tet Lunar New Year Flower Festival 2012 will be held at two areas in Ho Chi Minh City on January 18-28, the Vietnamplus newswire reported on November 30. The annual festival will take place at Cong truong Quoc te, usually known as the Turtle Pond, in District 3, and Tao Dan Park in District [...]

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108 entries for National Film Festival 

December 3, 2011
108 entries for National Film Festival 

A still in Canh dong bat tan (Floating lives) among 17 entries in the feature film category competing at this year’s Vietnam Film Festival 2011   More than 100 movies in various categories have been entered at the 17th National Film Festival to be held in the central coastal province of Phu Yen in mid-December. [...]

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Hanoi hosts youth arts festival 

December 2, 2011
Hanoi hosts youth arts festival 

Artist Nguyen Van He kicked off the National Youth Fine Arts Festival on November 28 in Hanoi with an art performance. The National Youth Fine Arts Festival for artists from 18 to 35 opened at the Culture-Arts Exhibition Center in Hanoi on November 28. The event, to run until December 9, showcases 155 artworks selected [...]

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Food and Culture Festival to connect Vietnam and Korea 

November 23, 2011
Food and Culture Festival to connect Vietnam and Korea 

Vietnam's Cha gio (fried minced pork roll) will be introduced at the two-day festival, with free admission in Hanoi. Vietnam-Korea Gastronomy & Culture Festival 2011 will be held in Hanoi on November 26 and 27, the Vietnamplus newswire reported on Friday. The event, co-held by the Embassy of South Korea in Vietnam, Department of Korean [...]

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Go!Go! Japan! to rock Hanoi 

November 19, 2011
Go!Go! Japan! to rock Hanoi 

Poster of Go!Go!Japan! Go!Go!Japan!, a concert featuring talented Vietnamese and Japanese rock musicians, will take place at the National Exhibition Center in Hanoi on December 3, according to the Japan Foundation Center for Culture Exchange in Vietnam (JFCCEV). The event, co-held by JFCCEV and CAMA (Club for Art and Music Appreciation), will feature three of [...]

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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...