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Art & Entertainment News 10/1
Vietnamese publisher releases ‘Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang’
Kim Dong Publishing House has released a Vietnamese version of
the delightful children’s novel ‘Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical
Car’translated by Hoang Anh.
The novel, which was first published in 1964 by Ian Fleming
two months after his death, tells the story about a racing car
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a story that Fleming created for
his son Caspar at bedtime. It is a tale about a magical car that flies,
floats and even thinks. This enjoyable story follows Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
and the Pott family as they embark upon adventures that take them to the sky,
the sea and beyond!
Familiar to many through the original book, the 1968 classic
film starring Dick Van Dyke also helped mark the story an enduring classic
for children and adults throughout the world.
Vietnam-Japan Festive Day to blast off at Royal City
Thousands of youth and students from universities, colleges
and schools in
The organising board has announced a wide array of exciting
activities have been planned including Japanese puzzle games, karate
performances, Japan’s tea making demonstrations and Japan make-up events.
Participants will also have chance to try on Yukata and
discover
Tourism representatives will also be on hand to provide
information on tourism and opportunities to study in
The event has been organised by the Japan National Tourism
Organization and the Embassy of Japan in
Artist's installations present unique perspective on life
A new exhibition by Vietnamese artist Tran Duc Quy offers the
public an original perspective on life.
The installation exhibition, entitled Life Portrait 5 –
Inclined Shadow by Quy, reflects on the relationship between a subject and
its shadow, their interactions and the elongation or shrinking of the shadow
based on the angle of the suns rays.
Quy invites the visitors to think about questions such as what
is the shadow and what does it reflect, contain and hide.
"It is impossible to imagine how my flat black shadow
transforms in the sun. Sometimes my shadow looks exactly like me and talks to
me. What will happen if I become the shadow of the shadow that I have become?
How should I behave? How can I lean without falling?" he said.
Born in 1973 in Hai Duong, Quy is known nationwide for his
series of artworks entitled Life Portrait.
In the first series, he exhibited 500 white ducks made of
plaster. The second series showcased 36 sets of twin pigs made of real pig
leather. The third series featured the portrait of a strange creature, which
was like a Japanese deer with several heads and 88 legs.
The exhibition will run till February 24 at l'Espace, the
French Institute, located at 24, Trang Tien, Ha Noi.
Tay Son-Tam Kiet (Three Great Heroes in Tay Son)
This is the first national relic in Binh Dinh to receive the
esteemed honour.
Located in Phu Phong town, Tay Son district, the temple was
built on a foundation which, according to legend, belongs to their house in
the past.
The temple worships King Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue), his
brothers – Nguyen Nhac and Nguyen Lu, and Tay Son soldiers. King Quang Trung
and his troops defeated the Qing invaders to liberate Thang Long (now
The complex, including the temple, a tamarind tree and a well
had been recognised as a national relic site in 1979.
The 9.5ha complex welcomes between 70,000 and 80,000 domestic
and international tourists each year.
First Tiki Book Awards presented
Online retailer tiki.vn has announced the winners of its first
book awards, most of whom were voted by Tiki's readers.
The Best-Selling Author prize was awarded to Nguyen Nhat Anh,
who also won the Favourite Children's Book Award for Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi
tho (Give Me a Ticket to Childhood).
Nha Nam Culture and Communications JSC was voted the Favourite
Book Distribution Company.
Ca Mau-based writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu was named Best Author for
her contribution to Vietnamese literature.
"The Tiki Book Awards are the first in a series of awards
praising writers, books and distribution units, with the aim of promoting a
reading culture across the country," said Thai Son, director of Tiki.
My Tho's second night market branches out into food
My Tho City in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta
It is the second of its kind in My Tho following the popular
first one in Ward 6.
My Tho is one of the delta's top tourism destinations with its
vast fruit orchards, Cai Be floating market, Thoi Son island tourism area,
and Dong Tam snake farm.
Can Tho set for Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week
Can Tho City will host the Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week from
April 26 to May 2 featuring several events, including a fair with more than
1,200 booths and festivals to introduce the tourism and cultural highlights
of the city and the delta's 12 provinces.
At the same time Can Tho will also play host to a southern
traditional cake festival that will showcase the region's cakes made from
rice, glutinous rice, and other locally available ingredients.
The delta is tailor-made for tourism with its criss-crossing
river and canal system, submerged forests, unending rice fields, and
orchards.
Da Nang designates streets to showcase fashion, food
Le Duan and Huynh Thuc Khang streets in
The section of Le Duan from Ong Ich Khiem to Tran Phu streets
has nearly 100 fashion shops now, while Huynh Thuc Khang has 40 shops selling
breakfast. With the makeover the eateries will remain open through the day
and also for dinner.
The streets will get a face-lift while owners will be helped
with improving their shops.
The district authorities next plan to create streets dedicated
to books, souvenirs, and electronic products.
The
It will feature art performances, traditional foods and wines
of
Located 30km northeast of Lang Son city,
Its many specialities include peach, Tuyet Son tea, and wine.
The mountain is inhabited mostly by the Dao, Nung and
The OdysseaHospitality Management JSC has just announced that
the Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint hotel (City Point-Photo) which located
at
This will be the 3rd hotel under Liberty Central brand managed
by the OdysseaHospitality Management JSC in the country.
City Point will provide 171 rooms at 4-star high-class
standard, it also puts into service restaurant, café bar, meeting room,
fitness center, spa, rooftop swimming pool.
Cai
Luong artist marks 55 years of singing career
Veteran Cai Luong actress Hong Nga will give a special
performance celebrating her 55th years of singing career at Hoa Binh Theater
on January 17.
The show themed “Nua the ky con tam van nha to” (translated as
a silkworm spewing out ceaseless threads during the past half-century) will
also aim to mark the 70th birthday of the artist.
The performance will have the participation of renowned
veteran cai luong actors and actresses, such as Ngoc Giau, Bao Quoc, Minh
Vuong, Dieu Hien, Ngoc Huong, Phuong Hong Thuy, Linh Tam, young artist Que
Tran; comedians Hoai Linh, Viet Huong and Truong Giang; singers Cam Ly,
Hoai Lam, Mai Quoc Huy; and the host Thanh Bach.
Hong Nga has had a singing career of more than five decades.
She has impressed Vietnamese audiences of cai luong plays with roles in Co
Gai Do Long, Tuyet Tinh Ca, Me Yeu, Tinh Nghe Sy and others. The show is a
chance for her to thank to her audiences. All proceeds of the show will be
donated to charitable activities, she said.
Propaganda painting exhibition features revolutionary spirit
A propaganda painting exhibition entitled ‘A Revolutionary
Spirit’ opened on January 8 at
Over 70 propaganda painting works and stamps by Vietnamese
artists during the 1950 - 1980 period, which reflect the work, fighting
spirit and image of Vietnamese woman and Uncle Ho's soldiers, are being
displayed at the exhibition.
The exhibition offers visitors, especially younger
generations, a clearer insight into works during two resistance wars against
the French colonists and US imperialists.
The propaganda paintings, considered as weapons of combat
whilst stirring up the spirit of the people and serving political tasks, were
collected by Dominic Scriven from
The exhibition runs until January 22.
Arts programme to greet overseas Vietnamese
The 2015 ‘Xuan que huong’ (Homeland Spring) arts programme
will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 7-8 to welcome overseas
Vietnamese (OV) returning to their homeland to celebrate Tet (traditional
Lunar New Year) festival.
This year’s event, themed ‘Glorious Fatherland’, will feature
well-known Vietnamese and international artists and singers. The performances
are expected to bring audiences a warm and exciting atmosphere in the first
days of the New Year.
The programme will be held by the State Committee for Overseas
Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in
collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee.
The annual event creates an opportunity for more than 4.5
million OV around the world to receive greetings from the Party and State, as
well as to observe the development of their homeland. It also contributes to
promoting the image of the land and people of
According to the organising board, the OV who are living and
working abroad can register at the Vietnamese representative offices in their
localities or at the SCOVA office at
The 2014 ‘Homeland Spring’ arts programme, held at the Thang
Long Royal Citadel on January 23, attracted more than two million OV and was
attended by the President Truong Tan Sang.
New executive chef at Sofitel Plaza Hanoi
Sofitel Plaza Hanoi has welcomed its new executive chef
Cameron Gardiner to the hotel’s ambassador team.
Chef Gardiner is bringing his eight years of international
experience in fine dining to Sofitel Plaza Hanoi’s kitchens of celebrated and
delightful cuisines and at the same time, further guiding the hotel towards
culinary distinction and innovation.
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Source: SGT/VNS/VNA/VOV/SGGP
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Thứ Bảy, 10 tháng 1, 2015
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