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Japanese jazz band to perform in Vietnam 

January 19, 2012
Japanese jazz band to perform in Vietnam 

  "Unit Asia", a young Japan-based Jazz band, will perform  in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City early next month. The band will perform at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi (February 3) and Ben Thanh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City (February 5), the Hanoi Moi newspaper reports. During their first visit to Vietnam, the [...]

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Patient with no kidney put on dialysis  

December 19, 2011
Patient with no kidney put on dialysis  

Hua Cam Tu, a 37-year-old woman who had both her kidneys removed by doctors without her permission, is being treated at the Can Tho General Hospital. A Mekong Delta hospital said Thursday it would provide free dialysis treatment to a patient whose health is getting worse after doctors removed both two kidneys without her consent, the Nguoi [...]

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World famous Niels Lan Doky to enchant local audience 

November 26, 2011
World famous Niels Lan Doky to enchant local audience 

World famous jazz pianist Niels Lan Doky, born from a Vietnamese father and a Danish mother, will perform in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. World famous Danish artists together with Vietnamese artists will jointly perform in a two-special-night concert to celebrate 40 years anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Wishing upon the [...]

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Vietnamese violinist enchants Filipino audience 

November 18, 2011
Vietnamese violinist enchants Filipino audience 

Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy performed at the concert in Manila, the Philippines, on Nov 11. Vietnamese talented violinist Bui Cong Duy made a successful debut at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Manila, the Philippines, on November 11. Under the baton of Korean conductor Lee Joon Jae and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, [...]

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As the curtains come down 

November 7, 2011
As the curtains come down 

  Retired stage artists are happy to be among their own in the autumn of their lives Then and now: Doan Thien Kim with a photograph taken during her heydays as a cai luong artist in HCMC several decades ago Former cai luong (reformed theater) artist Doan Thien Kim, 77, looks sad whenever she receives [...]

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Vietnamese symphony orchestra to perform in New York, Boston 

October 14, 2011
Vietnamese symphony orchestra to perform in New York, Boston 

  The Vietnam Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) under the baton of Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji will perform in the USA on Oct 23 and 24. The orchestra will perform famous works by S.Barber, A.Dvorak, as well as some Vietnamese compositions, including Adagio for String, Symphony No.8 G Major Op.88, and Trong Com (Vietnamese folk song, arranged for the [...]

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Young singer-songwriter abridges her ‘happy’ tour 

September 10, 2011
Young singer-songwriter abridges her ‘happy’ tour 

Le Cat Trong Ly said her biggest wish is to perform for free throughout Vietnam for her fans all over the country. Up and coming singer Le Cat Trong Ly’s trans-Vietnam tour will only reach three of its original six target cities after the main sponsor withdrew support this week. In the press conference on [...]

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Breathing new life into puppets 

July 2, 2011
Breathing new life into puppets 

  Thanks to scores of dedicated performers, Vietnam’s traditional puppetry will continue to survive but experts say it will take more than that to make the art form thrive Water puppetry performances at the festival which was attended by nearly 300 puppeteers from 15 village guilds across the country. A veteran puppeteer famously said that [...]

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Asian Youth Orchestra to perform in Hanoi 

June 27, 2011
Asian Youth Orchestra to perform in Hanoi 

  As part of its three-week international tour of 2011, the Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) will perform at Hanoi Opera House on August 15-16. Under the baton of principal conductor James Judd, the orchestra, together with violist Stefan Jackiw from the US, will present classical masterpieces, including Carmen Fantasy by Sarasate, Symphony No. 4 by [...]

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French music festival to celebrate its 30th birthday 

June 19, 2011
French music festival to celebrate its 30th birthday 

A Fête de la Musique performance on Boulevard Saint Germain, Paris, last year featuring Vietnamese dancing nhay sap (bamboo dancing) Fête de la Musique, the annual music festival founded by the French Ministry of Culture and Information in 1981, will be held at Ho Chi Minh City’s IDECAF on June 17. This year’s music fest [...]

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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...