Victory troops entered the capital city on the Liberation Day (File photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Numerous activities are set to take place across Hanoi to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Liberation Day of the capital city (October 10). Film screenings, exhibitions and art performances will be held in the city on the occasion, along with the launch of a pictorial book on the Liberation Day and meetings with witnesses and historians. A special programme will be held to re-enact the historical flag salute ceremony at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel. In addition, the municipal Department of Culture and Sports and relevant agencies will jointly organised various art programmes, including a folk cultural festival, an international photo contest, a festival of ao dai (traditional long dress) and the Vietnam Airlines Classic - Hanoi concert, among others. Besides, the city will continue its campaigns to call on Hanoians to follow the elegant and civilised lifestyle, … [Read more...] about Cultural, art activities to celebrate Hanoi’s Liberation Day
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Singapore Festival to present cuisine, tourism, culture, arts
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội will be hosting its first Singapore Festival on March 23-24 with a wide range of cultural activities. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the Embassy of Singapore in Hà Nội and the city’s People’s Committee will organise the event. Ambassador Catherine Wong Siow Ping said she felt happy to be hosting this festival because it would bring Singapore closer to the Vietnamese people, especially Hanoians. “This special event is an excellent opportunity to expand the cultural exchanges between the two countries, as well as to further strengthen the relationship between Singapore and Việt Nam,” she said. The festival will be divided into different areas called tribes. At the Culture Shaper Tribe, visitors will enjoy art installations, cultural performances and films. The Rainbow Connection is a suspended display of solar light modules that explores the fantastical dreamscape of the … [Read more...] about Singapore Festival to present cuisine, tourism, culture, arts
Cultural, art activities celebrate Hanoi’s Liberation Day
A string of cultural and art activities will take place in October in Hanoi to mark the 64th anniversary of capital city’s Liberation Day. (Photo:vietnamembassy.org) Hanoi (VNA) - A string of cultural and art activities will take place in October in Hanoi to mark the 64th anniversary of capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10). The highlights are a Hanoi cuisine festival, a singing contest and a theatre festival, according to the Hanoi municipal Department of Culture and Sports. The 2018 Hanoi Cuisine Culture Festival will take place from October 5 to 7 at the Thong Nhat park, honouring and promoting typical food of Hanoi to domestic and foreign visitors. Pham Thi Lan Anh, head of the Heritage Management Division under the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, said the event will introduce the history of traditional trades relating to cuisine and the cuisine performance process as well as cooking utensils and materials, and famous cooks’ know-how in … [Read more...] about Cultural, art activities celebrate Hanoi’s Liberation Day
New regulations on culture & arts human resources trained abroad
The revision and supplement contents feature training areas, training subjects, and training levels. Under the project, the areas of training consist of music, fine arts, stage, cinema, dancing, circus and culture, with a priority given to training the disciplines in which Vietnam is not capable of training or the training quality is not high. Regarding the training subjects and levels, the Decision No. 1240/QD-TTg stipulates the bachelor’s level training for the following subjects: - Students of culture & arts training establishments with ethical grading of credit or above, academic grading of distinction or above, or with national, regional and international prizes. - Overseas Vietnamese students who have graduated from intermediate schools and colleges at foreign culture & art training institutions and are received by foreign training establishments, or who are asked by domestic training establishments, which send them for overseas training, to register for … [Read more...] about New regulations on culture & arts human resources trained abroad
ASEAN cultural arts and traditional costume performances 2018 in Hanoi
It was held by Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations in coordination with Hanoi City Department of Culture and Sports to mark the 51st founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8th) and Vietnam’s 23 years of ASEAN membership (July 28th). Speaking at the opening ceremony, President of the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Lan Huong said that the programme aimed to intensify the popularization on building a strong ASEAN community; and foster the friendship between Vietnam and other ASEAN nations as well as the solidarity in ASEAN Community. Following are photos about the event:Vietnamese Ao dai at the performance (Source: kinhtedothi.vn)Vietnamese traditional costume performance (Source: CPV))ASEAN members introduce traditional costume (Source: VNA)Vietnamese art performance (Source: VNA)A dancer from Thailand at the event (Source: VNA)Representatives from the Organizing Board and guests at the event (Source: CPV) Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about ASEAN cultural arts and traditional costume performances 2018 in Hanoi