Posts Tagged ‘ The Band ’

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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Vietnamese finish second in Korean pop contest 

December 19, 2011
Vietnamese finish second in Korean pop contest 

Four members of Vietnam’s Tuxedo and Ao Dai received their second award at the contest in Korea last week. Vietnamese band Tuxedo and Ao Dai won the second prize at the World K-Pop Singing Contest held in Korea last week, Vietnam News Agency reported. The band was formed by putting together four members from the [...]

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Dengue Fever to return to Hanoi 

November 14, 2011
Dengue Fever to return to Hanoi 

The Cambodian-American psych-rock powerhouse Dengue Fever. The Cambodian-American psych-rock powerhouse Dengue Fever will return to Southeast Asia for their 2011 Electric Mekong tour - with shows in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia – to promote their new album. The show in Hanoi on November 26 is the band’s second visit to the capital, following its performance at [...]

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Heavy metal art 

August 17, 2011
Heavy metal art 

  Thierry Bernard-Gotteland at his exhibition at Quynh Gallery in Ho Chi Minh City in July A contorted leather bed dangled from the ceiling, and metal chains arranged in a pentagram were lit up by stage lights. This was heavy metal art and it rocked the art world in Ho Chi Minh City this July. [...]

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Korean boyband a hit in Hanoi 

June 12, 2011
Korean boyband a hit in Hanoi 

  Famous K-pop boyband 2A.M and singer Lee Hyun wowed fans with their performances at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium last weekend. Themed “The TAL with 2A.M”, the show opened with an instrumental musical “The Mask”, directed by Choi Sori, and performed by TAL, or the Taekwondo Absolute Legend group. “The Mask” was a combination of [...]

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Korean boy band Super Junior arrive in Vietnam 

May 5, 2011
Korean boy band Super Junior arrive in Vietnam 

Korean boy band Super Junior will have a live show in Binh Duong Province on May 7 to end their third Asian tour. Korean boy band Super Junior will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday to prepare for their live show in Binh Duong Province on May 7 to end their third Asian [...]

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The Boys are in town 

March 26, 2011
The Boys are in town 

(L to R) A. J. McLean, Nick Carter, and Howie Dorough – three members of US boysband Backstreet Boys at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday Nick Carter and Howie Dorough, two members of the world-famous American band Backstreet Boys, arrived in HCMC Monday for the short Vietnam leg of their This [...]

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Sprightly at 101, court musician promotes royal music 

March 17, 2011
Sprightly at 101, court musician promotes royal music 

  Lu Huu Thi is one of two sole surviving members of the musical entourage – the Hoa Thanh Band – that served Vietnam’s last king Bao Dai from 1926 until the end of the Vietnamese feudal dynasty in 1945 At 101, Lu Huu Thi is the undisputed doyen of nha nhac cung dinh Hue [...]

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Bob Dylan to perform in Vietnam? 

February 18, 2011
Bob Dylan to perform in Vietnam? 

  Tickets for Backstreet Boys concerts almost sold out, organizers say Bob Dylan is rumored to perform in Ho Chi Minh City this April Vietnam will be one of four Asian destinations for American music icon Bob Dylan who will perform in Ho Chi Minh City this April, according to several local media reports. The [...]

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Vietnam dong trade band to remain, central bank says

November 12, 2009
Vietnam dong trade band to remain, central bank says

The central bank’s trading band for dollar/dong transactions will remain as is, State Bank of Vietnam Governor Nguyen Van Giau said Wednesday in response to rumors the band would be widened soon. The dong weakened beyond 19,000 per dollar on the unofficial market, on Tuesday. It continued its slide on Wednesday, with a dealer in [...]

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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...