International School Ho Chi Minh City featured in Queen’s Official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Commemorative Album “Viet Nam is a promising market for healthcare,” Senior global leader of Sanofi shared of his business travel to Asia. Dan Truong set to excite audiences at Sun Fest concert Schneider Electric launches inaugural Global Partner Recognition Program Dettol joins hands with HCMC University Medical Center to celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day The activity series themed “Flying in the flower season of Sapa” officially launched for its second year in Sapa, with many attractive promotions and events full of Northwestern colour. Pupils and students around the nation can earn a discount of up to 45 per cent - only 400,000 dong/ticket – when buying Fansipan cable car tickets. “Flying in the flower season of SaPa” is part of a series launched by Sun World Fansipan Legend to welcome summer. It is also an annual event to promote summer tourism, carried out by Sun … [Read more...] about Flying in the flower season of Sapa
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Hanoi dancers win three gold medals at National Amateur Dance Competition 2022
The contest aims to contribute to preserving and promoting Vietnamese folk dance art among youth. Amateur dancers from Hanoi Cultural Center have won three gold and three silver medals at the Vietnam National Amateur Dance Competition 2022. The performance of dancers from Hanoi draw the attention of An Giang audiences. Photo: Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports The annual competition was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the southern province of An Giang in early June. According to the organizers, it was held to honor the beauty and diversity of today's Vietnamese folk dance art, which is based on a harmonious combination of tradition and modernity. Hanoi delegation won the gold medal for an art program that consists five dances dividing into three categories of Solo, Trio, and group dance. Non-professional dancers from Hanoi also won two gold medals for their solo dance performances entitled “A Dao” and “Forever Shining … [Read more...] about Hanoi dancers win three gold medals at National Amateur Dance Competition 2022
What’s on June 27-July 3/2022
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES HCMC-Concert “Like friends – living with music” – Encounter June 27, 08 pm REC TOUR 2022 June – July 2022 From the organizer: AboutREC VietNam: REC Viet Nam grows from REC Room – A music management and event production team based in Hanoi. REC ROOM was formed in 2014 as a DIY audio recording studio, but has since developed into a community-driven music production team, with particular focus on; live music events, contemporary musical subcultures, management, tour production, and audio/video production for artists based in Vietnam. Dak Lak- National dance and music festival Until June 30, Featuring 1,000 artists from 22 professional art troupes across the country The festival is organised by the Performing Arts Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the Vietnam Musicians Association, the Vietnam Dance Artists Association and other … [Read more...] about What’s on June 27-July 3/2022
Military Women’s Sports Festival 2022 launched
Major General Nguyen Van Gau, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs, attended and chaired the event. The event saw the participation of nearly 1,000 female staff from affiliated units of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense. Accordingly, participants will compete in two events, volleyball and folk dance. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Major General Nguyen Van Gau affirmed that this is the first time the Board for Women Advancement has organized the Military Women’s Sports Festival. It creates a meaningful playground to improve troops’ physical strength, especially female officers. Also, the festival is seen as an occasion for female staff to exchange and share experience, contributing to tightening solidarity among participants, raising their combat readiness capabilities, and accomplishing all assigned missions in the new situation, he added. In order to organize a successful sports festival, Gen. Gau required the … [Read more...] about Military Women’s Sports Festival 2022 launched
Traditional theatre offers summer programme for students
COUNTRYSIDE MUSIC: Dozens of young and veteran artists from Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre, one of the region’s State-owned traditional art troupes, have participated in a new art programme to preserve traditional Vietnamese music and theatre launched this summer. More than 70 shows will be offered free for students in HCM City and Thủ Đức City. Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY — The Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre is offering a summer programme featuring cải lương (reformed opera) targeting primary and secondary students in HCM City and Thủ Đức City. The programme is called Ước Mơ Của Em (My Dream) and includes new shows staged by veteran and young performers, including Meritorious Artist Lam Tuyền and young talents Nhật Nguyên and Khánh Ngọc. The artists perform folk music, cải lương, tuồng or hát bội (classical drama) -- the two traditional genres of Vietnamese theatre which began a hundred years ago. Traditional instruments used in Vietnamese theatre … [Read more...] about Traditional theatre offers summer programme for students
Ngòi Tu Village, an attractive destination by Thác Bà Lake
A peaceful corner of Ngòi Tu Village. Photo mia.vn Lâm Giang Located on the peaceful Thác Bà Lake, Ngòi Tu Community Cultural Tourism Village in Vũ Linh Commune, Yên Bình District is an attractive destination for tourists. Ngòi Tu has a unique landscape combined with the long-standing cultural values of the people here, creating a very unique attraction. We went by car to visit the village, though it can also be reached via boat, departing from Hương Lý Port in Yên Bình Town, to feel the cool and fresh atmosphere of Thác Bà Lake. The village is located close to the edge of Thác Bà Lake, nestled under palm trees and luxuriant forests. It covers an area of 2sq.km. With the typical climate of the lake area, the winter is cold and the summer is cool. We arrived at the village on a calm morning, the wind gently carried the fragrance from the rice fields. Lurking behind the shady palm trees, the village appears as a picture of a peaceful Vietnamese village, … [Read more...] about Ngòi Tu Village, an attractive destination by Thác Bà Lake