A free mini-concert, set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City this Friday night, September 5, will feature Schlepp Geist, a German icon of minimal house music, along with local DJs and singers. #9, organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Goethe-Institut, will take place at 8:00 pm at 31B Ly Tu Trong, District 1. Organizers of the event expect to see participants get lost in the German artist's sounds for hours. Vietnamese artist B.A.X will also liven up the concert, which will be nicely wrapped up with a fiery performance by Romanian DJ Drew (Doru Tudose), one of the city's most-loved DJs. In his early twenties, Schlepp Geist, who is now 34, became interested in House, Techno and more minimal styles of music. In 2007 he moved to Berlin and started to take producing much more seriously. His tracks have been played at clubs and festivals in Germany. DJ Drew (Doru Tudose) has settled in Ho Chi Minh City after living in both the Netherlands and Hong Kong. His appearance is a fresh … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City free concert to feature German minimal house icon
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Ho Chi Minh – A Messiah of Peace, Independence and Happiness
Dialogue Society. Language: English. Year: 2010 "Vietnam and Com. Ho Chi Minh are the two most well-known and popular names among the people of India, who had been the focal point among the intellectuals and political activists since the later half of the last century, particularly between fifties and seventies. This was the period when too much was written in the various Indian languages about Ho Chi Minh, particularly in West Bengal where numerous poems and essays eulogizing Ho Chi Minh were written; Ho Chi Minh's Works and his Prison Diary was translated into most of the major languages of India and were highly appreciated by the readers. In fact, Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh had become synonym to each other." The publication "Ho Chi Minh - A Messiah of Peace, Independence and Happiness" was written to mark the occasion of the 120th birth anniversary of Ho Chi Minh (19/5/1890 - 19/5/2010). In the little book written by the Indian author Geetesh Sharma, readers can find out Ho Chi … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh – A Messiah of Peace, Independence and Happiness
Male student from Ho Chi Minh city wins “Explore Canada from A to X” competition 2013
The competition was part of this year's celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Running from August 27, 2013, the competition attracted close to 700 Vietnamese high school students who wanted to learn about, explore and experience Canada. First prize winner - Mr. Phu Dung Dang Khoa (Ho Chi Minh city's Le Hong Phong high school for the gifted) will be awarded a scholarship to study English or French and Canadian culture for two weeks in Canada, including a cultural tour for the accompanying parent or guardian. He will get two round-trip air tickets to Canada, tuition fee for the English/French program, accommodations, ground transportation, and living expenses during the two weeks. The second prize winner went to Mr. Trương Quoc Van (American International School) who will be awarded a Blackberry Bold Touch 9900. While the third prize winners were Mr. Truong Quoc Viet (American International School) and Ms. Nguyen Le Thuy Tien (Hanoi … [Read more...] about Male student from Ho Chi Minh city wins “Explore Canada from A to X” competition 2013
China publishes collection of Ho Chi Minh’s Chinese-character poems
The Teachers' Training University in China's southern province of Guangxi has published a collection of Ho Chi Minh's poems written in Chinese. The 19cm x 36cm book, compiled by Prof. Huang Zheng, has nearly 200 pages and comes in two parts. The first part comprises 169 Chinese-character poems written by Ho Chi Minh, including 133 from his "Prison Diary" and 36 others he wrote to Mao Zedong and other Chinese leaders on different occasions. The second part is devoted to more than 100 of his poems rewritten by skilful Guangxi calligraphers. These pieces of calligraphy were written in 2003 when the Ho Chi Minh Museum of Vietnam, the Guangxi Institute of Social Sciences and the Guangxi Society of Cultural and People-to-People Exchange marked the 60th anniversary of Ho Chi Minh's "Prison Diary". The museum now keeps these "pictures of characters" as presents from their Chinese authors. In the introduction, the Prof. Huang Zheng affirmed that President Ho Chi Minh is a great leader of … [Read more...] about China publishes collection of Ho Chi Minh’s Chinese-character poems
Campaign to study and follow Ho Chi Minh’s moral example to be increased
CPV: On August 12, the Secretariat held a meeting to carry out decree 03-CT/TW dated 14 May 2011 by the Politburo and plan 03-KH/TW dated 1 July 2011 by the Secretariat on continuing to increase the campaign to study and follow Ho Chi Minh's moral example. The meeting held in Ho Chi Minh City saw the participation of Dinh The Huynh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC Commission for Popularization and Education. Over the past few years, during the implementation of the 10th Party Congress resolution, the Politburo (term X) launched a campaign to study and follow Ho Chi Minh's moral example among the whole Party and society. The campaign received the active response and participation of a majority of cadres, Party members and people, greatly contributing to Party building and rectification. The results after the implementation affirmed that studying and following Ho Chi Minh's moral example was of short-term and long-term significance … [Read more...] about Campaign to study and follow Ho Chi Minh’s moral example to be increased