Saigontourist announces winners of “Savour Vietnam” contestBy Dong Hoang Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (2nd R) and HCMC Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong (C) receive flowers and copies of “Savour Vietnam” photo book from the contest organizing committee - PHOTO: DONG HOANG HCMC - Saigontourist Holding Company and Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper has organized a ceremony to present prizes to winners of the second “Savour Vietnam” writing, photography and video making contest. The contest – which lasted from August 2017 to March 2018 with the sponsorship of Saigontourist Travel Service Company, Rex Hotel and Grand Saigon Hotel – has total prize money of VND685 million. There were thousands of entries from professional and amateur contestants at home and abroad, including nearly 8,200 photos, more than 800 articles and 198 videos which feature people, landscapes, culture, history, cuisine, festivals and religions in … [Read more...] about Saigontourist announces winners of “Savour Vietnam” contest
Binh dinh que huong toi
Bản in : Bac Lieu hosts national cai luong competition
Bac Lieu (VNA) - The national cai luong (reformed opera) competition opens in Bac Lieu city on November 6. Organised every five years by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the National Professional Cai Luong Festival has this time attracted 30 theatres and troupes, including seven private troupes, mostly from Binh Dinh and Long An provinces and HCM City, Da Nang, and Can Tho. The HCM City-based Tran Huu Trang Theatre, one of the region's biggest, is set to unveil a new style by staging contemporary social plays Chien Binh (The Soldier), Lau Dai Cat (Sand Castle) and Doi Nhu Y (Hope for A Happy Life). Directed by Phan Quoc Kiet, Doi Nhu Y highlights the challenges urban people face in preserving the country's traditional values amid modernity. It features a group of young performers. The city's Theatre Association has also used young actors for its historical entry titled Trung Than (Loyalist). Directed by Meritorious Artist Hoa Ha, the play is about the royal secrets of the … [Read more...] about Bản in : Bac Lieu hosts national cai luong competition
Furniture and food for needy patients and students
Children suffering from brain diseases in the provinces of Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc and Chau Doc-An Giang are to be presented gifts by artist Hong Nga. The grant is sourced from the proceeds of the three live-shows entitled "48 years of 'Smiles and Tears" organised by artists Hong Nga and Phuoc Sang at Trong Dong (Bronze Drum) singing stage in Ho Chi Minh City. Artist Hong Nga is also giving 20 million VND to the Artists' Fund under Ho Chi Minh City's Stage Newspaper to support those who are serving behind the curtain. Artist Hong Nga herself will also cook dishes for 300 patients of Gia Dinh-Ho Chi Minh City Tumour Hospital. Meanwhile, on February 17, Que Toi (My native land) group together with local authorities inaugurated and handed over Hoa Thuy Tien (Narcissus) Kindergarten to Trung Dong village, Tam Xuan 1 commune of Quang Nam. The nearly 84 million VND kindergarten is a present of Trung Dong village's citizens who are living and working far-away. A cultural house worth … [Read more...] about Furniture and food for needy patients and students