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American-Vietnamese poet Ocean Vương is among the recipients of a fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Born in HCM City, Ocean Vương came to the US at the age of two. Photo gq.com Vương, 30, and artist Cameron Rowland are the two youngest to be honoured by the foundation. The grant is worth US$625,000 to be distributed over five years. “I had to make sure they had the right person because you don’t want to cry and then have them say it was a mistake. But then the tears came,” Vương said in The New York Times. His first poem collection Night Sky With Exit Wounds also receives the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Whiting Award and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. The collection’s Vietnamese version Trời Đêm Những Vết Thương Xuyên Thấu is published in Vietnam. Ocean Vương's first novel On Earth We're Briefly … [Read more...] about American-Vietnamese writer to be honoured

Investment Seminar on investing in U.S. slated for this week The Saigon Times Daily Wednesday,  Oct 16, 2019,17:17 (GMT+7) Seminar on investing in U.S. slated for this weekThe Saigon Times Daily An artist’s impression of the SouthFace Village project - PHOTO: TL HCMC - Vietnam Consulting Group will coordinate with SouthFace Village at Okemo Development Company, LLC to hold a seminar in HCMC on October 18 on steps to obtain green cards and maintain or even increase investments in the United States. The seminar, which will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in HCMC’s District 1, will offer information on the SouthFace Village at Okemo project. Okemo is a well-known resort area in the United States. SouthFace Village at Okemo Development Company, LLC, the project’s investor, is calling for investment in the second phase of the project, where an additional 32 homes will be built and put up for sale in 2023. … [Read more...] about Seminar on investing in U.S. slated for this week

Music French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to perform in Hanoi The Saigon Times Daily Tuesday,  Oct 15, 2019,16:44 (GMT+7) French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to perform in HanoiThe Saigon Times Daily French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet - PHOTO: COURTESY OF ORGANIZER HCMC – Renowned French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet will perform in a concert of French music at the Hanoi Opera House on October 23. Jean-Yves Thibaudet was born in Lyon, France to non-professional musical parents. He entered the Lyons Conservatory at the age of five and began studying the piano. He made his first public appearance at the age of seven. Thibaudet won a Lyons Conservatory gold medal when he was 12 and subsequently entered the Paris Conservatory, where he studied with Aldo Ciccolini and Lucette Descaves. Three years later, he won the premier Prix du Conservatoire, and at the age of 18, he won the Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York … [Read more...] about French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to perform in Hanoi

International American boxer Day dies following brutal knockout The Saigon Times Daily Thursday,  Oct 17, 2019,17:24 (GMT+7) American boxer Day dies following brutal knockoutThe Saigon Times Daily Patrick Day (red trunks) reacts after getting knocked down by Charles Conwell (not pictured) during a USBA Super-Welterweight boxing match at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL, USA October 12, 2019 – PHOTO: REUTERS NEW YORK (REUTERS) - American boxer Patrick Day died on Wednesday in Chicago as a result of the traumatic brain injury he suffered during his fight on Saturday, where he was knocked out by Charles Conwell in the 10th round. Day, 27, had been in a coma for four days following his defeat and, despite having emergency brain surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, doctors were unable to save the junior middleweight. “Patrick Day passed away today, October 16, 2019, succumbing to the traumatic brain injury he … [Read more...] about American boxer Day dies following brutal knockout

  Trương Đoan Bội Ngọc has invented two methods of learning piano accompaniment and piano solo which have helped thousands of beginners. — Photo courtesy of Trương Đoan Bội Ngọc Bùi Quỳnh Hoa Many people love learning to play the piano, but following the classical technique it can take up to five years to become an accomplished player. Many give up after only three months because they find it too difficult and discouraging. However, Trương Đoan Bội Ngọc, 27, who is not trained as a professional piano teacher, has created a new way for students to learn how to play really good pieces within just six weeks. Her two methods for piano accompaniment (four weeks) and piano solo (six weeks) won her the title of Most Creative Piano Teacher, awarded by Raymond Aaron, the New York Times Bestselling Author, at the Publisher … [Read more...] about The piano lady who creatively teaches others