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Nguyen Nhat Anh’s novel nominated for ASEAN award |
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 The
Executive Board of the Vietnamese Writers’ Association has
nominated a novel ‘Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho’ (Give Me
a Ticket to Childhood) by renown writer Nguyen Nhat Anh for
the 2010 ASEAN Literature Award. |
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Il
Divo to play at beauty pageant |
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 Nhan Dan- The famous male
operatic pop vocal quartet, Il Divo, will give a sole
performance at the crowning ceremony of the Miss Vietnam
World pageant on August 21.
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Hanoi to host third International Circus Festival |
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Dan – The third International Circus Festival will be held
from August 6-11 at the Central Circus
Theatre, No 67-69 Tran Nhan Tong Street in Hanoi to
welcome the 1,000 year anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. |
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Vietnamese food popular at Malaysian fair |
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 Chefs
from the Vietnamese Cau Tre Food Processing Company
demonstrated how to cook vegetarian and basa fish spring
rolls at Food and Beverage Trade Fair (MIFB 2010) in Kuala
Lumpur on July 22. |
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Vietnamese and Japanese join exhibition in Hanoi |
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Dan Online- ‘On Each Milestone’, the name of a joint
exhibition by Vietnamese artist Hoang Duong Cam and
Japanese artist Takayuky Yamamoto opened today at the Japan
Centre for Culture Exchange in Hanoi. |
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Cinematography Association urged to create more
high-quality works |
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Dan – The Vietnam Cinematography Association (VCA) needs to
create more high-quality works to meet audiences’ increasing
demand, emphasised Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan
at the 7th National Congress of the 2010-2015 term of the
VCA held from July 20-22 in Hanoi. |
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Photo exhibit shines spotlight on Hanoi |
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 A
photography exhibition of historic Hanoi relics from the
11th to the 20th century is on display at the Ho Chi Minh
City Fine Arts Museum at 97A Pho Duc Chinh, District 1 until
July 30. |
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‘Melody of Colours’ exhibition opens |
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Dan Online – Forty-nine oil paintings by artist Le Quan are
now being displayed at the Trang Tien Exhibition House, No.
45 Trang Tien street in Hanoi. |
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Traditional music conference opens in Hanoi |
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 Hundreds
of musicians, scholars and managers in the music circuit
from 30 countries and territories gathered in Hanoi on July
20 for a conference to share information and exchange
experiences in preserving traditional music. |
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International music talents perform in Vietnam |
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 Famous
Japanese conductor Seikyo Kim and violist Rina Matsuda will
play eagerly anticipated joint performances with the Vietnam
Symphony Orchestra at the Hanoi Opera House on July 17-18. |
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Students bring Vietnamese culture to the world |
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 A
Vietnamese art troupe will take part in the festival
entitled ‘Chorus without Borders’ in Michigan, USA from July
19-23 and aims to introduce Vietnamese culture to
international friends. |
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Art
collection marks Hanoi’s birthday |
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 A
collection of paintings made from gemstones featuring images
of Vietnam’s countryside, people, history and cultural
traditions has just been completed to celebrate the 1,000th
anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. |
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Miss Vietnam 2010 Beauty Pageant completed |
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Dan Online – The final round of the Miss Vietnam 2010 Beauty
Pageant will be held from August 1 to 15 on the Tuan Chau
island in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province. |
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An
exhibition of 100 photos featuring the beauty of Vietnamese
women by photographer Van Tho will open at the Temple of
Literature in Hanoi on August 6.
Nearly
40 Vietnamese silk paintings are now on display at an
exhibition that opened in the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in
Paris, France. 
Nhan
Dan – A ceremony to receive a statue of President Ho Chi
Minh and President Ton Duc Thang was held in Hanoi
yesterday.
Nhan
Dan – The 7th Congress of the Vietnam Cinematography
Association (VCA) concluded yesterday in Hanoi, with a new
executive committee appointed for the 2010-2015 term.
Fifteen
contestants from southern Vietnam were selected on July 21
for the final round of the Miss Vietnam 2010 beauty pageant
to be held in northern Quang Ninh Province next month. 
As
many as 12,320 people will participate in the celebration of
the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi on October 10. 
Nhan
Dan Online- The New Hanoi Choir bagged a bronze medal at the
6th World Choir Games (WCG) held in Shaoxing City in the
Chinese province of Zhejiang.
Nhan
Dan – Brothers Luu Hong Quang and Luu Duc Anh won six prizes
at the 76th Sydney Eisteddfod piano contest held in Sydney,
Australia from June 30 to July 16.
Nhan
Dan – A fine arts exhibition entitled ‘Imprints of Hanoi’
opened on July 17 in the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to welcome
the 1000th birthday of Thang Long – Hanoi.
A
photography exhibition of Hanoi and some Belgian cities
opened in Hanoi on July 16. 
Nhan
Dan Online – The 20 best songs by 14 songwriters on the
theme of Vietnamese farmers, agricultural and rural areas
were named at a press conference on July 14 in Hanoi.
Nhan
Dan Online – The Vietnam National Documentary and Scientific
Film Studio has recently presented its four newly produced
documentary films on Hanoi to the Hanoi People’s Committee
to welcome the city’s 1000th birthday.
