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Photographers
capture Hanoi
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 A new exhibition at
The Bui Gallery in downtown Hanoi has gathered four
photographers, all with vastly different views and subjects
from the capital, to showcase the underlying mysteries of
the city.
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Vietnamese film wins prize at
international festival in Russia
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 The film ‘Choi Voi’ (Adrift),
directed by Bui Thac Chuyen, has won the Bronze Taiga at the
8th international film festival in Khanty-Mansiysk city,
Russia.
The film was singled out for the resonance of its thematic
and art performances.
A total of 112 films from 17 countries were screened during
the festival ‘Spirit of Fire’. |
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Phu
Quoc set to become tourism and commercial hub |
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 Phu
Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang will be
turned into a tourism and commercial hub for the country and
the region, according to a decision recently signed by Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. |
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Seal opening ceremony opens at Tran temple |
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The seal
stamping ceremony at the Tran temple in the northern
province of Nam Dinh took place on the night of February 27,
attracting the participation of nearly 50,000 visitors. |
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Con
Son – Kiep Bac Spring Festival opens |
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 Nhan
Dan - The Con Son – Kiep Bac Spring Festival launched in the
Con Son Vestige (Chi Linh district) on March 1, the
sixteenth day of the first lunar month to commemorate King
Ngo Quyen, who led the whole nation to win the historical
Bach Dang victory in 938. |
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Grand poetry festival opens with flame procession |
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 The
8th annual Vietnamese Poetry Day kicked off on February 26
with a special procession of the sacred flame from the Hung
Kings’ Temple in Phu Tho province to Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam
(Temple of Literature ) in Hanoi. |
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Festival fills hearts with love duet songs
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 The
Lim festival in the northern province of Bac Ninh, dedicated
to traditional love duet singing, is expected to lure up to
10,000 visitors on the 13th day of the first lunar month or
February 26 this year.
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Korean paintings on display in Hanoi |
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 Nhan
Dan Online – Seventy five traditional and contemporary
paintings by Korean artists are now on display at the
Cultural Centre of the Republic of Korea in Hanoi. |
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Vietnamese culture day held in Denmark |
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The Embassy of Vietnam in Denmark, in collaboration with the
Danish-Vietnamese Association (DVA), has organised a “Day of
Vietnamese Culture” in the capital city of Copenhagen. |
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Nhan Dan – A
competition on propaganda posters was launched in Hanoi
yesterday to mark the 65th anniversary of August Revolution
and the National Day (September 2). 
Nhan Dan – A fine arts
exhibition entitled ‘Impression of the South’ has been held
from March 8 to 10 by the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts
Association.
Nhan Dan – An exhibition to
celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Ba To uprising opened
on March 9 by the Quang Ngai Department of Culture, Sport
and Tourism. 
Nhan Dan – The file on the stone
steles of 82 doctoral laureates in the Le-Mac dynasties
(1442-1779) at Hanoi’s Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of
Literature) has been recognised as the World Documentary
Heritage.
Hanoi
Craft Week 2010 will take place from August 4 to 9 at the
Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi with the participation
of 500 craft villages.
Nhan
Dan- One thousand bronze dragons are being cast as gifts for
participants of the Thang Long – Hanoi millennium
anniversary.
Nhan
Dan – The Oscar Academy Award Ceremony will be broadcast
live on channel 1 of the Vietnam’s Hanoi Radio and
Television (HTV) on March 8. 
Vietnam
joined the Francophonie Film Festival which opened at
Canadian International School in the Chinese capital city of
Beijing on March 4 with the film Choi Voi (Adrift).
An
exhibition showcasing films that highlight the image of
Vietnamese women in wartime and in the process of national
reconstruction opened on March 5 in Hanoi. 
Nhan
Dan Online- Vietnam has won one of the two gold medals at
the third international circus festival that took place in
Albacete, Spain , from February 14-25.
Nhan
Dan Online- Sculptural works by a group of five Vietnamese
artists are on display at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum since
yesterday.
Nhan
Dan – The Au Co Art Performance Centre was inaugurated on
March 1 at No 8 Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Hanoi.
Nhan
Dan/VNA- The 8th Vietnam Poetry Day opened at Van Mieu-Quoc
Tu Giam ( Temple of Literature ) on February 28, the fifteen
day of the first lunar month. 
Nhan
Dan- A grand art performance was held in Bac Ninh northern
city to honour the art of quan ho (a kind of love duet folk
singing) on February 28.
Nhan
Dan Online- The Tich Dien (King’s Ploughing) Festival was
held on the seventh day of the first lunar month in Doi Son
commune, Duy Tien district, the northern province of Ha Nam.
Nhan
Dan – Photographer Le Huu Dung won the Gold Medal of the Ho
Chi Minh City Photography Association Award 2009 with his
photo entitled ‘Traffic Signal’.
