January 23, 2012
Affluence and status-mongering could distort the meaning and purpose of a venerable custom A ceremony held to celebrate longevity for both parents in Hanoi “Kinh gia, gia de tuoi cho” – Respect the elders and you will live for as long as they do, goes a well-known Vietnamese saying. Hence, the older the elder, [...]
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December 19, 2011
For several underprivileged people, it was the first time they were having their photos taken Nguyen Van Quang, 80, has never had a picture taken in his life, and the portraiture day on December 10 seemed to be his last chance. One of more than 2,000 people who attended the event to receive a [...]
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December 4, 2011
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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November 23, 2011
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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November 21, 2011
Poster of Hanoi Run for Children. The annual Run for Children will take place on December 4th at its usual location, the Thien Quang Lake in Hanoi, to raise funds for needy children’s treatment at the Hanoi Heart Hospital, the National Pediatric Hospital and Heart Beat Vietnam. Funds are raised from participants’ cash donations, the [...]
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November 7, 2011
File photo from the VKA National All Breed Championship Dog Show 2010. Photo courtesy of Vnexpress. The Vietnam Dog Show 2011 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10 and 11. The Vietnam Kennel Association (VKA) has announced that the event will include the first VKA-FCI International Dog Show, the third VKA [...]
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November 7, 2011
A celebration of the life of late historian and photographer, Douglas Jardine, will be held on Monday Nov 7 at the Hanoi Cinematheque. The event provides an opportunity for those who did not have chance to say farewell to Jardine, who did suddenly of a heart attack on October 5. He was 49. According [...]
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November 2, 2011
Lam Quang Thanh, head of Vietnamese contingent for the 26th South East Asian Games in Indonesia, speaks at the sending off ceremony in Hanoi on Sunday. Photo by VnExpress. Vietnam held a ceremony at the Hanoi Opera Theater on Sunday to see off players and athletes heading for Indonesia to participate in the 26th South [...]
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October 31, 2011
International contest slips down a sleazy slope with accusations of sexual harassment, bribery and other capers   Miss Guyana and Miss Wales (second and third from the left), together with Miss Costa Rica, were parts of the contest’s maelstrom when they posted a video complaining about the event on YouTube Vietnam’s Truong Tung Lan did [...]
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October 15, 2011
The Vietnam UK Alumni Association (UKAV) will celebrate its 10th anniversary with gala dinners in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang City on October 14, 16 and 18 respectively. The event in Hanoi will promote English culture with food, beverages (beer and Scotch and fashion shows by Vietnamese students graduating from the London School of Fashion. [...]
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