Taiwanese guitar talent Feng E will perform at Việt Nam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival. — Photo VNFS HÀ NỘI — Five international guitarists will perform at the Việt Nam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival at the Việt Nam Youth Theatre on August 17. Guitarists from mainland China, Japan and Taiwan are set to play. “The festival celebrates the fifth year in Việt Nam and we want to introduce little Feng E from Taiwan,” said the festival's organiser Đỗ Dương Tùng. “I hope his performance will inspire Vietnamese young audiences about guitar.” At the age of 12, E was one of the finalists at the Asia’s Got Talent Season Two in 2017. He has played the ukulele since the age of five. As a child, E’s writing was not beautiful so his father asked him playing the instrument to make his fingers more flexible. After a year, he started posted covers … [Read more...] about Guitarists to perform at In’t Finger-Style Guitar Festival
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Young magic lover should nurture their passion
Popular magician Nguyễn Mạnh Phương was recently awarded the world record for the first illusionist to perform with a 4D screen. Lê Hương chats with the magician about his passion. Magician Nguyễn Mạnh Phương. Photo Courtesy of Nguyễn Phương Inner Sanctum: How did you first get interested in magic? What obstacles did you face in pursuing your passion? When I started to be interested in magic in 2001, there were scarce materials available and technology was not as common as it is now. Magic should be handed down from parent to child, and tricks should only be revealed to family members. It was extremely difficult for me to study the secrets of magic tricks. I used to search for books on the tricks and practise at home, before showing them to my friends. Sometimes I went to see professional shows and stood behind the stage to learn their methods. If I learned one, that night I would lose sleep … [Read more...] about Young magic lover should nurture their passion
Vietnamese actress performs in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods
Vietnamese movie star and music producer Ngô Thanh Vân, known as Veronica Ngo, performs in Da 5 Bloods, a war drama by Oscar-winning director Spike Lee and writer Kevin Willmott. The film stars Chadwick Boseman, who is popular for his role as the Black Panther in Marvel Cinematic Universe films. — Photo from the director’s instagram HCM CITY — Vietnamese movie star and music producer Ngô Thanh Vân, known as Veronica Ngo, plays a Vietnamese woman named Hanoi Hannah in a US film directed by Oscar winner Spike Lee. The film, Da 5 Bloods, stars Chadwick Boseman, who is popular for playing the Black Panther in Marvel Cinematic Universe films, and Delroy Lindo and Clarke Peters. Shooting began in March. Vân will film her first scenes in Việt Nam this month. She met Lee in HCM City last week. On his Instagram, director Lee wrote: “Ms. Veronica Ngo as Hanoi Hannah and General Lee.” He also posted a photo of Vân in a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese actress performs in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods
A new moon rising alongside a gold star
If the Gold Stars can beat the Blue Samurai this Thursday night, it will already be a Tet like no other; ultimate semi-final or final glories or not. — Photo tinthethao.com.vn By Terry Hartney There is a perfect storm brewing for Vietnam in the coming fortnight as family and friends come together for their annual celebrative binge of being Vietnamese for the lunar new year festival, called Tet. For the past week or so, the focus has been on reunions to do with work, shared university, schooling and other relationships dating far back in time. Soon the family takes over, and the eating and drinking intensifies, punctuated by group visits to forbears’ graves, temples and relatives, particularly in countryside ancestral villages. (One of the traditional arguments against marrying outside of Vietnamese blood is that a foreigner can never really be a part of this ancestor worship process). Mixed in with all of this is the unexpected progress of the Gold Stars from … [Read more...] about A new moon rising alongside a gold star
Đặng Văn Lâm realises goal at AFF Cup
Dream come true: Đặng Văn Lâm celebrates after Việt Nam won the AFF Cup on December 15 in Hà Nội. — Photo yan.vn Viet Nam News By Thanh Hà When the final whistle was blown, the Vietnamese ran to hug each other and a million people rushed onto the streets to celebrate Việt Nam’s second AFF Cup victory, but goalkeeper Đặng Văn Lâm walked back to goal, prayed, hugged the post and burst into tears. They were tears of happiness from a man who struggled for a long time to reach success. “I think when a person spends a lot of time trying to reach their peak it’s OK to cry. It’s like a burden has been lifted. I understand my son’s reaction. He’s lived by himself for eight years in Việt Nam and has struggled at times, but he’s never complained about anything. He wants to prove himself," said Đặng Văn Sơn, Lâm’s father. Lâm was … [Read more...] about Đặng Văn Lâm realises goal at AFF Cup