The annual Quán Thế Âm (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival will be held on April 2-4 at the foot of the Kim Sơn Mountain – the largest of the Marble Mountains – in Đà Nẵng. — VNS Photo Công Thành Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — The Indian band Pranavanaadham band will perform a concert combining classic instruments with modern equipment at Đà Nẵng’s Nguyễn Hiển Dĩnh Theatre on April 4 as a part of cultural exchanges between Việt Nam and India. The Việt Nam-India Friendship Association in Đà Nẵng said the band will perform a fusion concert, mixing Carnatic, music associated with southern India, Hindustani classic music and modern Western music at the theatre at 155 Phan Châu Trinh Street from 4pm. The band will perform in the opening ceremony of the annual Quán Thế Âm (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) festival – … [Read more...] about Indian band to play Đà Nẵng festival
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Vietjet offers special prices to enjoy Songkran festival
Vietjet offers more than a half of million tickets priced from only 0 VND on some flights to Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia during three golden days from April 4 2018 to celebrate the Songkran Festival (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vietjet offers more than a half of million tickets priced from only 0 VND on some flights to Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia during three golden days from April 4 2018 to celebrate the Songkran Festival. The promotional tickets are available for international routes flying to Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai (Thailand)/ Yangon (Myanmar) and Phnom Penh, Siem Reap (Cambodia). The promotion is also applied for other international routes to Seoul, Busan (the Republic of Korea)/ Hong Kong/ Kaoshiung, Taipei, Taichung, Tainan (Taiwan)/ Singapore/ Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The flight period of this promotion is from May 5 to December 31, 2018. The promotional tickets are available during the golden hours from 12:00 to 14:00 on www.vietjetair.com. Songkran … [Read more...] about Vietjet offers special prices to enjoy Songkran festival
Traditional new year festivals of Laos, Cambodia marked in HCM City
According to Le Hoang Minh, deputy director of the international relations unit of the city’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the event enabled the students to exchange and study the history of the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia relations, making significant contributions to nurturing the traditional solidarity and fruitful friendship among the youth of the three nations. A get-together held at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Law (UEL) to celebrate Lao Bun Pi May festival and Cambodian Chol Chnam Thmay festival. (Photo: thanhnien.vn) Art performances, fashion shows, traditional games, and food street display were included at the event. Particularly, the event featured Laos and Cambodia’s rituals like thread tying and water-splashing festival to wish for a year of happiness and prosperity. The Lao and Cambodian students were impressed by the activities organized in Vietnam to mark their traditional festivals. UEL Vice Rector Le Tuan Loc affirmed … [Read more...] about Traditional new year festivals of Laos, Cambodia marked in HCM City
Sport festival raises public awareness of autism
The activity was held as part of the third Vietnam Autism Awareness Day held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in collaboration with the Vietnam Autism Network (VAN), the Centre for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population and the Rubic Collaborative voluntary organisation. VAN President Hoang Ngoc Bich said that the event aimed to raise public awareness of autism and campaign more efforts to integrate autistic children into the society. Also, it served as a venue to share information on how to take care of autistic children as well as call for more public’s interest in autistic kids, she added. According to Deputy Director General of the Department of Social Assistance under the MoLISA To Duc, as the number of autistic children is increasing in cities and it has become a pressing issue, the MoLISA will work to complete legal documents on people with disabilities, focusing on establishing standards to examine, evaluate and identify autistic … [Read more...] about Sport festival raises public awareness of autism
Vietnam promotes images in ASEAN+3 festival in Cambodia
The Vietnamese booth at the ASEAN+3 festival (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia and Vietnamese students in the country on April 1 participated in the third ASEAN+3 festival in Phnom Penh. The festival was jointly held by the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia and the Royal University of Phnom Penh. It was attended by Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh, the ambassadors of the ASEAN members and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, along with local and foreign students in Phnom Penh. Non la (conical hat) and ao dai (traditional long dress) were introduced at the Vietnamese booth, as well as books and photos on the country and its famous tourist destinations. Vietnam’s signature dishes, including “pho” (rice noodles with beef or chicken), were served at the event. Through the festival, the Vietnamese delegation hoped to promote the country’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam promotes images in ASEAN+3 festival in Cambodia