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Expat photographers explore the lives of Viet Nam’s women
Visitors to the Sofitel Plaza Ha Noi recently have the opportunity to understand more about the daily life of Vietnamese women, as seen through the eyes of expatriates living and working in Ha Noi, in an art and photography exhibit that opened last Friday. -
A Chinese company sponsors uniforms for 2 national football teams
On April 12th, in Hanoi, Vietnam Football Federation announced that Bejing Lining Sports Goods Co., Ltd of China will sponsor training and competing uniforms for Vietnam’s national men’s and women’s football team’s for 3 years (2006-2008). -
Female artisan brings traditional fans to the world
Lan Tuyet is working around the clock to prepare to turn out fans in a new material: brocade. She also plans to use this new material for next month’s International Festival of Tourism, where she will have a chance to show off all her hard work: hundreds of intricately designed traditional fans -
French artist finds inspiration across Southeast Asia
French painter Sophie Chardonnet displayed 24 acrylic paintings inspired by the diverse faces of Vietnam at an exhibition in the Art Vietnam Gallery in Hanoi. -
French artist debuts in Hanoi
French artist Helen Kling is debut-ing over 40 Vietnam-inspired oil paintings in her first Hanoi exhibition entitled Vietnam, My Love. -
Spanish Guitarist to Perform in Support of Vietnamese Poor and Agent Orange Dioxin Victims.
Duet artists will perform works of C.G. Scheilder, E. Granados, M. Giuliani… -
Tennis star off to the US
A young female tennis player from Hanoi, Ngo Viet Ha, has received a scholarship from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) -
Singer Phuong Thanh’s New Live Show
Chanh live show by singer Phuong Thanh to celebrate her fifteen years of singing will be organized on May 12, 2006, at Military Zone 7 Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City -
VNA releases photo book of Agent Orange victims
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) yesterday presented an illustrated book titled "For the Victims of Agent Orange," depicting the effects of Agent Orange/dioxin on generations of Vietnamese, to the Viet Nam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA). -
Music Night in Remembrance of Trinh Cong Son held in England
A Committee representing ex-students of Hanoi – Amsterdam High School in the United Kingdom (HAO-UK) organized the first “Music Night in Remembrance of Trinh Cong Son” in London on the 29th April to perform the most famous and selected songs from the last 40 years of this famous composer. -
Vietnam Women’s Museum: received objects and conferred “most impressive jewelry” prize
In the morning of March 30, 2006 the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi solemnly organized a receiving ceremony for the objects presented by members of the UNESCO Club. The UNESCO club is in charge of researching and preserving Vietnam’s antiques. -
The Vietnamese Women’s Delegation visits Lao PRD
The VWU’s delegation, headed by Mme. Nguyen Phuong Minh – Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union visited Lao from 10 to 14th April, 2006. Representatives from Vietnam Television were also part of the delegation. -
Expo focuses on women’s lives
Art lovers are in for a treat with the debut of an exhibition of canvas, ceramics and giay do (poonah paper) works by three painters, which has opened in HCM City. -
Vietnam attends ISSF World Cup
Vietnamese athlete Hoang Thi Tuat ranks 20/60 at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2006, which has been held in Qingyuan City, China. -
Japanese people support Vietnamese AO victims
Japanese people follow with keen interest and support Vietnamese Agent Orange victims in their lawsuit against US chemical companies and want to share their suffering, said Japanese singer Yokoi Kumiko during her talks with the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) in Hanoi on April 3. -
Robert Whitehurst and impressions of Dang Thuy Tram’s diary
Thirty-one years have elapsed since Vietnam was reunified following the end of a glorious resistance war against US imperialists. The great victory was partly attributed to sacrifices by many Vietnamese heroes who fell for their fatherland. Doctor Dang Thuy Tram was one of them. Her famous diary was cherished by two Americans, Fred and Robert Whitehurst. -
Women football team in preparation for four-nation tournament
After the national women’s championship, 26 players have been called up for the national team in preparation for a four-nation tournament in Ho Chi Minh City. -
Women footballers prepare for int’l tournaments
The coaching board of the women’s national team has set up the team’s formation to compete in the upcoming international tournaments. The 34-member selected team includes 26 players. -
Hung King’s death anniversary proposed as public holiday
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Information and the Ministry of Justice have agreed in principle to amend some points of the Labour Code, which will be discussed in the next session of the National Assembly, slated for May. -
Viet Nam culture week to be held in Poland
A programme to introduce the Vietnamese culture in Poland with the theme "Viet Nam's Colours 1" will open in Warsaw, Poland, on May 1, said Le Thanh Binh, Chief Representative of the Vietnamese Association in Poland. -
Library named after war martyr Dang Thuy Tram
Construction of a library named after the fallen military doctor Dang Thuy Tram, started on April 27 in Duc Pho district, central Quang Ngai province. -
Vietnamese cultural festival to open in Italy
A Vietnamese cultural festival entitled "Dragon and butterfly" will take place in Rome, Italy, from June 16 to July 16. -
Performance thrown for success of Party Congress
An impressive ceremony was held at the Friendship Culture Palace in Hanoi in the evening of April 25 to welcome the success of the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. -
Taekwondo silver goes to Vietnamese player
Vietnamese taekwondo player Do Thi Bich Hanh won silver at the 17th Asian Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 22. -
Large picture created in sand
A giant picture is on display at an exhibition of sand pictures - images created in sand between two sheets of glass - from April 23 to May 5 in Ho Chi Minh City. -
Vietnamese model on the US catwalk
Vietnamese model Vu Thu Phuong will join the LA Model Company May 17. -
Photos featuring Vietnamese charms displayed in Italy
More than 100 photos by two Italian artists featuring the charms and the daily life of ordinary Vietnamese as well as the cultural heritages of Viet Nam were displayed in a photo and ceramics exhibition in Rome from April 20. -
Brits share for book fair
An international book festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23, the UNESCO nominated reading day. -
Vietnam women’s football face difficult draw of Asian championship
Vietnam face a difficult draw of the Asian championship in Australia from July 16-30, 2007, reported the Sports Daily. -
Warm up the vox its Sao Mai Diem Hen
The Sao Mai Diem Hen (Morning star – The destination) 2006 television singing competition will screen once more this June. -
Girl group give pop twist to old tunes
A group of women trained in playing traditional music surprised the audience at the recent Bai hat Viet 2005 (Vietnamese Songs) awards ceremony with their performance of the song “Freshness of the Sun” composed by Duc Tri. -
Pilgrims attend Ponagar Festival
Hundreds of local authorities and residents, and more than 600 Cham ethnic minority people from all parts of the country gathered in central Khanh Hoa province's Ponagar Tower Relic to attend the Goddess Ponagar Festival 2006 which opened on April 19 (the 22nd of the third month of the lunar year). -
Hanoi dominates National Women’s Boxing Tour
The Hanoi sporting delegation dominated the 2006 National Women’s Boxing Tournament, which concluded on April 19, snatching four gold, two silver and three bronze medals. -
Vietnam’s ao dai go on display in US museum
The ao dai, the traditional Vietnamese costume, will be put on display at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in the US for nearly three months starting Tuesday. -
Hue Kites to attend International Kites Festival in China
Among 20 kites to be introduced at the festival, there will be traditional kites, which have existed in Hue for nearly 200 years such as phoenix kites, pheasant kites and dragon kites. -
HCMC girl breaks record at national swimming tourney
Ho Chi Minh City's An Do Hanh broke a national record and won the gold in the girl's 50m freestyle event at the National Age-groups Swimming Championships 2006 on the weekend. -
Vietnam bags two bronzes in Asian Wrestling Championships
Vietnam won two bronze medals in the 18th Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan on April 11. -
Ha Tay female footballers win festival championship
Northern Ha Tay province won a gold medal in the sixth National Sports and Physical Training Festival's female football event after defeating Ha Noi's team 5-3. -
Vietnamese women join ASEAN Football Quartet Cup
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has decided to launch the ASEAN Football Quartet Cup instead of the second Southeast Asia Football Championships. -
Dreaming for a better future
Wish Band will perform Hay Biet Uoc Mo (let's cherish dreams) as the theme of next week's "Colors of Music" concert at Nguyen Du Stadium in HCM City's District 1. -
Preserving Vietnamese cuisine
Hoang Anh, restaurant owner, author of a number of books on Vietnamese cuisine, and teacher of Saigontourist tourism training school, is known best as ‘preserver’ of traditional Vietnamese food. -
Closer US-Vietnam ties help music flourish on both continents
Fans of the bittersweet music of loss and longing that has unified millions of Vietnamese expats in the US are warming to songs and stars from a homeland many still mistrust, AFP reported. -
Rare women’s gong troupes dwindling
The matriarchal Ede people in the Central Highlands have rare all-woman gong troupes unique to the region. -
National women’s basketball team prepares for int’l tournaments
Eighteen basketball players from the national women’s team will gather at National Sports Training Centre I on April 5 for further training under the guidance of two coaches Thai Dong and Pham Gian Tu. -
“They belong to us all”
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Thanh Nien (Youth) Publishing House launched “Relaying Flames of Tradition - Twenty Eternally” as part of a collection of articles about heroic youths during the American resistance war. -
Vietnamese students compete in UK footbal
The 4th SVUK Cup football tournament took place from April 3 – 4 in the UK city of Nottingham, drawing the participation of 500 Vietnamese students enrolled in UK universities. -
Women to fight it out in National Boxing Champs
Over 100 female boxers from 15 clubs across the country have enrolled in nine different weight categories of the tournament. -
Vietnam grabs gold at int’l bowling tournament in Malaysia
Top Vietnamese bowler Huynh Ngoc Diem Thuy snatched a gold medal in the women's singles at the 29th Malaysia Open International Bowling Championship, which was held in Kuala Lumpur from March 21 to April 1. -
Vietnam's Wushu affirms its class
After 6 days of competing at the 8th World Wushu Championships, Vietnam's Wushu has not only achieved its target of ranking the second but left good impression on the international community as well. -
Overseas singers get warm welcome home in Vietnam
The trend of overseas Vietnamese singers returning home to perform is on the rise, and no one is happier than local audiences, who have welcomed the influx with open arms. -
Some activities of Vietnam Women Museum on March 8
On March 8, the Vietnam Women’s Museum and UNESCO’s Center for preserving Vietnamese antiques organized an exhibition on "Jewelry of Vietnamese Women - from Tradition to Modern". -
New Translation of Truyen Kieu
Truyen Kieu is the title of a poetic tales about the life of Ms. Kieu. This poetic masterpiece by Nguyen Du, has been translated to English once again by Vladislav Zhukov. -
Vietnamese student wins first prize in int’l modelling contest
Vu Nguyen Ha Anh, a 24-year-old Vietnamese student, won first prize at an international modelling contest in early March in London. -
Vietnam to host Southeast Asian women’s football friendly championship
Vietnam will host the Southeast Asian women’s football friendly championship, reported the Sported Daily -
Ceremony on receiving panel posters by Vietnam Women’s Museum
The image of women has always been an attractive theme for all types of Vietnamese art and literature. -
Cycling tournament to kick off March 4
The national Women’s Cycling Tournament - Ha Noi Open will kick off on Saturday. -
Vietnamese French actress wins César award
Pham Linh Dan, a Vietnamese French actress, won the Best Female Newcomer award at the 31st Academy of Arts and Sciences César Awards in Paris on Saturday. -
Vietnamese youth have faith in future: US Professor
Almost all Vietnamese young people are pleased with their lives and they have an optimistic look to the future, commented Professor Robert Blum from Johns Hopkins University, the US. -
‘Another Vietnam’ photo exhibition opens in Japan
A photo exhibition entitled ‘Another Vietnam’ opened in Tokyo on January 14 to help Japanese people understand more about Vietnam War. -
Twelve elderly people honoured with folk artisan title
The Vietnam Folk Literature and Arts Association on January 11 honoured 12 elderly people with the ‘folk artisan’ title for their knowledge of folk songs and epic poems and performances of traditional music instruments. -
Women artists show their colours
As local residents prepare to welcome in the Year of the Dog, members of the city's Female Artists' Club have organised an exhibition entitled Sac Mau Cuoc Song (Colours of Life) at the Blue Space Gallery. -
Vietnamese Tet 2006" to feature traditional countryside culture
"Vietnamese Tet 2006," a specially cultural-commercial event featuring market days in the countryside will be held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi from January 19-25. -
American reporters to make film on Vietnamese Tet
Nearly 20 TV reporters and photographers from the United States will make a film and take photographs of traditional culture of Vietnam during the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dog. -
Old woman Y Kyih and ‘treasure of gongs’
Eighty-two-year-old woman Y Kyih of Ro Ngao ethnic group now owns the most number of gongs in Kon Tum Central Highlands province. As she is now getting older and living alone, it is necessary to give more care and protection to her and to her collection of gongs. -
Vietnam looks back at year’s top 10 cultural events
The Ministry of Culture and Information announced Thursday the list of Vietnam’s 10 most significant cultural events this year. -
Vietnam Women's Team won Gold medal at the Asian Team Chess Championship
Viet Nam bagged one gold and one silver at the Asian Team Chess Championship in Isfahan, Iran on Dec. 27. -
Over 1 million more women join Viet Nam Women's Union
More than 1 million women joined the Viet Nam Women's Union (VWU) in 2005, increasing the union's membership to over 13 million. -
Vietnam’s Bride of Silence awarded at Indian film fest
Vietnamese film Bride of Silence (Hat Mua Roi Bao Lau) has won the Best New Director award at the 10th International Film Festival in Kerala (IFFK), India -
Vietnam wants traditional music to be made global cultural icon
Vietnam wants UNESCO to recognize quan ho, a traditional music form, as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. -
Vietnamese opera welcomed in France
The opera ‘Drought and Rain,’ Part Two, by choreographer Ea Sola Thuy, a French woman of Vietnamese origin, won the applause of ballet lovers in France when it was performed recently at the Paris Opera House in November. -
Vietnam ranks third as 23rd SEA Games closes
The 23rd SEA Games closed after nine days of competition in Metro Manila, the Philippines, on December 5 with a simple and pleasant ceremony at the Quirino Grand Stand -
Brave women’s team complete a gold medal hat-trick
A winner by Van Thi Thanh from a spot kick earned Vietnamese women’s football the third consecutive SEA Games gold medal. It was a sweet result for brave efforts of the Vietnamese players. -
Vietnamese women's football team wins gold medal at 23rd SEA Games
The Vietnamese women's football team won 1-0 in the final match against Myanmar at the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines on December 3. -
Viet Nam is one of the most beautiful and attractive landscapes of the world for tourism.
“Viet Nam is one of the most beautiful and attractive landscapes of the world for tourism, especially in the Northern mountainous areas” -
Awards given to photos on education
Awards were given to winners of the photo contest on education on November 15 at Vietnam Centre for Culture and Art Exhibition, Hanoi.