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The event aims to honor the great national unity, contributing to realizing the Party’s guidelines and State’s policies in strengthening the great national unity bloc, as well as preserving and upholding the traditional cultural values of Vietnam’s ethnic groups. After the opening ceremony, representatives and visitors enjoyed cultural space of ethnic minority groups. Following are photos from the event: Cham and Co Tu ethnic people participated in the event. The event drew the participation of nearly 200 people from 15 ethnic groups such as Tay, Dao, Mong, Muong, Thai, Kho Mu, Ta Oi, Co Tu and E De. Xo Dang ethnic woman Y Duyen said that she was very happy to represent the Xo Dang ethnic people to participate in the event. It was an opportunity to take part in cultural exchanges with other ethnic people. Traditional musical instruments of Xo Dang ethnic groupTraditional dance of Cham ethnic group in An Giang provinceEnjoying dance with ethnic peoplePerformance of … [Read more...] about Great National Unity Festival held in Hanoi

Expectation from new faces The audience at the Ha Tinh province centre for culture and cinema could not forget the emotional feeling brought to the stage through the performance of 16-year-old female vocalist Nguyen Thi Thu Ha. Ha surprised both listeners and judges thanks to her beautiful, deep and highly technical voice, despite her young age. There were also many more young faces and instrumentalists attending the event, including Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu, 12, from Ha Tinh province; Le Thi Minh, 12, from Hung Yen province; Nguyen Thi Thanh Dung, 15, from Bac Ninh province; Nguyen Thuc Trinh, 10, and Nguyen Phuong Tra My, 16, from Hanoi. People’s Artist Thanh Hoai, member of the organising board, said that, although this year’s event saw the absence of veteran artists, it drew a record number of young and new faces, who have years of practicing Ca Tru singing, which showed the participating localities’ efforts and outcomes in preserving and promoting the exercise of Ca … [Read more...] about Festival fuels hope for young and talented Ca Tru practitioners

A scene from The Third Wife by director Nguyen Phuong Anh. — File Photo The film crew received a cash prize of US$71,000 and a sculpture of a Golden Royal Bengal Tider Award and a certificate. The film has won various prizes at international film festivals in Toronto (Canada), San Sebastian (Spain) and Chicago (US). The film Widow of Silence by Indian director Praveed Morchale won the Best Film in Indian Films category at the same event. The Third Wife tells the story of a 14-year-old girl named May, who enters an arranged marriage to a landowner. Her new home seems idyllic, her husband favours her, and she quickly becomes pregnant with what she is certain will be the desired male progeny. But trouble is quietly brewing: she witnesses a forbidden tryst that will spark a chain reaction of misfortunes — and stir in May urges that until now had been dormant. Based on a true story, the film relflected women’s thoughts and feelings in a world … [Read more...] about Vietnamese film won Best Film at Kolkata Film Fest

Among some of the notable oil paintings, are images featuring the lives of ethnic people in mountainous areas. This painting titled “Hai chi em” (Two sisters) is drawn by painter Nguyen Dinh Duy Quyen and has attracted the attention of many viewers. Le The Anh, the painter of this piece, choose dark colours for a painting about family life. An oil painting titled “Tuoi tho” (Childhood) by Le The Anh “Hoai niem” (Recalling) by Nguyen Le Tan portrays loneliness in modern society. “Sac xuan” (Spring) by Pham Binh Chuong features a street corner in Hanoi. Long Bien Bridge appears in many paintings by Pham Binh Chuong. “Ngong doi” (Waiting) by Nguyen Van Bay portrays a lady looking out to sea. Many paintings by Van Bay feature fishing villages or life in the countryside. “Dem” (Night) by Mai Duy Minh. The exhibition will run until November 20. Among some of the notable oil paintings, are images featuring the … [Read more...] about Oil painting exhibition features daily lives of Vietnamese people

The list of favourites for the pageant include representatives from the host nation Poland as well as beauties from Venezuela, the Philippines, England, Brazil, India, Malaysia, Ukraine and Australia. With the favourite Miss Poland leading the list, Minh Tu, representing Vietnam, closely follows her in second position with the Venezuelan entrant rounding off the top three. Minh Tu, 27, from Ho Chi Minh City, is 1.78 meters tall and measures 85-60-96. In 2013 she won the silver medal at the Vietnam Supermodel contest and also finished as runner-up of Asia's Next Top Model 2017 contest. Tu has a wealth of experience in beauty pageant competitions to draw upon for the upcoming Miss Supranational 2018 taking place in Poland. The Miss Supranational 2018 pageant has attracted 80 contestants from across the globe. It starts on November 19 with the grand finale set to take place in Poland on December 7. The pageant is one of the 6 largest beauty contests in the world, together with Miss World, … [Read more...] about Minh Tu ranks as second favourite in Global Beauties’ Miss Supranational list