Posts Tagged ‘ Quang Trung ’

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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Living music museum 

December 25, 2010
Living music museum 

Artist Duc Dau performs on Quang Trung war-drums at his house which is a living museum of all kinds of Vietnamese traditional musical instruments. Mention family bands and the Jacksons come to mind first, but not to those who know a “crazy” guy called Duc Dau, born Tran Trong Dau. Dau’s “Phu Dong Family Band” [...]

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IT firms hope to set up in Quang Trung software city

November 9, 2009
IT firms hope to set up in Quang Trung software city

LookAtVietnam – The number of companies operating at Quang Trung Software City has dropped by five compared to last year, mostly due to the economic downturn. 95 companies were located at Quang Trung.Chu Tien Dung said that 95 companies, of which 49 were foreign-invested, were located at Quang Trung.He blamed the drop on the downturn [...]

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The little drummer girl

September 2, 2009
The little drummer girl

LookAtVietnam – The art of Tay Son war drumming is a unique heritage that is still resonating today. In the land of the Tay Son in Binh Dinh province, even before Nguyen Hue and his brothers led a peasant rebellion against the Nguyen Lords in the late 18th century, martial arts were a long cherished spiritual [...]

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All-around man

August 5, 2009
All-around man

Dinh Quang Trung says he’s a “multipurpose man.” In need of summer money, a local student began hiring himself out for odd jobs and has founded a group to help others do the same. Dinh Quang Trung says he’s a “multipurpose man.” At least that’s what his classified ads say.He posted the adds on various [...]

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Vietnamese bodybuilders to attend Asian Champs 2009

July 17, 2009
Vietnamese bodybuilders to attend Asian Champs 2009

Bodybuilder Pham Van Mach.LookAtVietnam – Five Vietnamese bodybuilders will go to Thailand in early August to take part in the Asian Bodybuilding Championships 2009.  They are Pham Van Mach (55kg), Nguyen Van Lam (60kg), Nguyen Hai Au (70kg), Nguyen Truong Giang, Ngo Quang Trung. They will go to Pattaya with two coaches, Huynh Anh and [...]

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200 streets with same names to be left alone

July 15, 2009
200 streets with same names to be left alone

A street in Hanoi.LookAtVietnam – The Hanoi People’s Committee has asked the municipal People’s Council not to change the names of any of the 200 streets that have the same names as others in the inner area of the old Hanoi, the new Ha Dong District and Son Tay town. The vice head of the Cultural-Social [...]

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Living witness and keepsakes of VN-US relationships

July 15, 2009
Living witness and keepsakes of VN-US relationships

Some US veterans recently came to Vietnam to present special keepsakes of an American veteran, Henry Prunier, to the Hanoi-based Vietnam Military Museum. A keepsake presented to the Vietnam Military History Museum by Mr. Prunier. Prunier was a member of the Deer Team, who parachuted into Tan Trao to provide small arms and training to the [...]

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For one family, a history of learning

June 14, 2009
For one family, a history of learning

Representatives of the Nguyen Tat Thanh family line of 1730’s descendants plant a tree at the Do Temple, which worships their ancestor. LookAtVietnam – Four times a year, the two-storey house at 8 O Cach Street in Ha Noi’s Long Bien District gets crowded with up to 200 descendants of the Nguyen Tat Thanh family [...]

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Close watch on hooks of unlisted public companies

May 7, 2009
Close watch on hooks of unlisted public companies

LookAtVietnam – Securities companies must turn in a final list of the unlisted firms they are managing along with shareholder books to the State Securities Commission by May 15, said the commission in the latest document released on preparation for UPCoM. UPCoM is the market for public companies where unlisted shares are traded through a [...]

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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...