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Saint Giong Festival passes UNESCO’s first round

January 29, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Saint Giong Festival passes UNESCO’s first round

The documents for nomination of the Saint Giong Festival as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind meets the technical standards necessary to enter the next round of evaluation. The Saint Giong Festival. Dr. Le Thi Minh Ly, Vice-Head of the Cultural Heritage Agency under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told VietNamNet that this is good news.... Read more

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 28/11

November 28, 2009  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 28/11

Dak Lak to celebrate first culture week; HCMC to host northern food festival; Heritage exhibition opens in HCMC; Hanoi’s lesser-known history collected; Biggest-ever national linguistics seminar held in Hanoi Dak Lak to celebrate first culture week  The Central Highland province of Dak Lak will hold a riverside ceremony during the Buon Me Thuot-Dak... Read more

Dac Lac to celebrate elephants and water at first culture week

November 27, 2009  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Dac Lac to celebrate elephants and water at first culture week

The Central Highland province of Dac Lac will hold a traditional ceremony in honour of the indigenous ethnic communities’ watering-places as part of its first-ever cultural week. Elephants will be the main feature of the Legend of Central Highland Elephant Festival that is being held during the cultural week.The riverside watering-place ceremony, which... Read more

Mekong Story: Challenge and Dream

November 24, 2009  . Filed under Uncategorized

Mekong Story: Challenge and Dream

This is the name of a mobile exhibition organized by 15 agencies in Laos, Cambodia, Sweden and Vietnam that will open at the Vietnam Ethnology Museum in Hanoi from November 25. The exhibition will open at the Vietnam Ethnology Museum in Hanoi from November 25, 2009 to February 25, 2010. The exhibition reflects life along the Mekong River through nine stories.... Read more

Bah! Humbug! – Scrooge to tour VN

November 2, 2009  . Filed under Uncategorized

Bah! Humbug! – Scrooge to tour VN

LookAtVietnam - A theatrical adaptation of Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” will be performed for Vietnamese audiences by the UK’s TNT Theater nationwide from November 21 to December 6.   A scene in the play “A Christmas Carol” by TNT Theater.LookAtVietnam - A theatrical adaptation of Charles Dicken’s “A... Read more

Danes put on a show as Queen visits

October 30, 2009  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Danes put on a show as Queen visits

More than 250 Vietnamese and Danish artists will join a cultural programme on the occasion of the upcoming State visit of the Danish royal family led by Queen Margrethe. Blending cultures: Danish dance troupe Uppercut will perform in Ha Noi on the occasion of the Danish royal family’s visit to Viet Nam.Under the theme, Young Art Widens Borders, 11 cultural... Read more

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 12/9

September 12, 2009  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 12/9

Vietnamese Culture Month held in Japan; Vietnam takes second prize in UPU writing contest; Prize awarded to photos for Red River delta region’ competition; Ship museum planned in Hoi An Vietnamese Culture Month held in Japan  The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has worked with various domestic and overseas colleagues to organise a series of cultural events... Read more

Vietnam’s cultural industry: lack of money, abundance of conflicts

September 5, 2009  . Filed under In depth, Reports

Vietnam’s cultural industry: lack of money, abundance of conflicts

LookAtVietnam – Experts and government officials reviewed the situation and discussed solutions for the cultural industry in Vietnam at a seminar in Hanoi last weekend. The concept of “cultural industry” is still unclear in Vietnam (Photo: Models on the catwalk of the Dep Fashion Show - the most prestigious fashion event in Vietnam). Dr.... Read more

National treasure left to rot as new pagoda shines next door

July 14, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

National treasure left to rot as new pagoda shines next door

LookAtVietnam – A 400 year-old pagoda in Hanoi has been abandoned by local monks, nuns and residents who decided to build a new one instead of fixing up the national heritage site.  A broken statue at the front door of Hanoi’s Linh Tien Pagoda, recognized as a national heritage site in 1995.LookAtVietnam - A 400 year-old pagoda in Hanoi has... Read more

National treasure left to rot as new pagoda shines next door

July 13, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

National treasure left to rot as new pagoda shines next door

A broken statue at the front door of Hanoi’s Linh Tien Pagoda, recognized as a national heritage site in 1995. A 400 year-old pagoda in Hanoi has been abandoned by local monks, nuns and residents who decided to build a new one instead of fixing up the national heritage site. Linh Tien Pagoda in Long Bien District... Read more

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