(Cinet) - The 4th International Material Arts Festival 2012 will take place on August 01-04 in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province, attracting 30 nations and territories. The festival consists of some material arts teams from 30 nations and territories. According to the Organization Board, a content of the performance is specified in Vietnam traditional material arts. The Festival also consist of other activities such as beautiful photo contest, Miss material arts, national “tuong” festival and boating in some districts and Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh province. According to the Organization, the festival is an activity of culture, sports and tourism in order to honour some cultural values of people, introducing international friends about Binh Dinh’s land and people, a location of Vietnam material arts. … [Read more...] about 30 nations participate into 4th International Material Arts Festival
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Mid-Autumn Festival packed with fun
Kicking off with September 14 night’s opening of the city’s event Legend Moonlight at Ho Chi Minh City’s Le Van Tam Park on Hai Ba Trung Street, there will be an abundance of celebrations planned around the city to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival such as games and entertainment for children and teenagers, charity events, and much, much more. The Legend Moonlight event will include lantern and fruit-tray design competitions, and a schedule full of music and dance performances. Children will also have a chance to meet their favourite singers such as Cam Ly and the pop band May Trang (White Cloud). Legend Moonlight’s other major attraction will be the performances of three well-known pageant stars including: Jessica Trisko, Mis Earth 2007: Karla Paula Henry, Mis Earth Philippines 2008, and Ivi Leow Kian Peng, Miss Earth Singapore 2007. The beauties will participate in a play, entitled The Story of Moon, which features music, dance and traditional games. … [Read more...] about Mid-Autumn Festival packed with fun
The eight HCMC Tourism Festival
(Cinet)- The eight annual Tourism Festival will be held at 23/9 Cultural Park from April 12 to 15. This years’ event is expected to have 150 booths showcasing cuisine and tourism services such as tour operations, transportation, hotels and airlines. The festival will also include street parades, photo exhibitions and musical performances as well as fundraising for disadvantaged children around the city. The 4th annual Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival will also take place within the framework of the tourism festival. Last year’s event attracted around 5,000 visitors. … [Read more...] about The eight HCMC Tourism Festival
The film “Hot Boy Noi Loan” to take part in the 62nd Berlin int’l film festival
(Cinet) - The film “Hot Boy Noi Loan” (Lost in Paradise) by director Vu Ngoc Dang will be sent to the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. The film, the full title of which is the longest in Vietnam cinema’s history, is the first in Vietnam to feature a positive view of homosexual life. It will be shown at the festival’s Panorama category. Earlier, Lost in Paradise was screened in the Toronto film festival in September 2011, then shown in Vancouver, Canada, and Pusan, the Republic of Korea. The Berlin Festival is the film’s first venue in Europe. In Vietnam, the film won many prestigious awards, including: Best Director for Vu Ngoc Dang, Best Supporting Actor for Ho Vinh Khoa, and Best Cameraman for Nguyen Nam. In 1995, the Panorama category included a Vietnamese film for the first time, named “Giot le Ha Long” ("The Teardrop Pearl of Ha Long") directed by Tran Vu and Nguyen Huu Phan.The 62nd Berlin International Film … [Read more...] about The film “Hot Boy Noi Loan” to take part in the 62nd Berlin int’l film festival
Yen Tu Buddhist spring festival attracts thousands
The Hanoi Times - Thousands of people flocked to the opening ceremony of this year's Spring Yen Tu Pagoda Festival in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on Feb. 4, the tenth day of the first lunar month. Among those present at the ceremony were Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan and the Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha's Executive Council, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, who were joined by thousands of pilgrims. Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers and visitors offered incense to King Tran Nhan Tong, who reigned over the country from 1279 to 1293, and joined the opening prayer. Yen Tu welcomed 150,000 visitors during the first nine days of this year's first lunar month. Yen Tu mountain is located about 50km from HalongCity . The route of the pilgrimage, which winds from the foot of the mountain to its highest peak, is almost 30km. Dong Pagoda, which sits atop the mountain's highest peak, is more than a kilometre above sea level. The area's … [Read more...] about Yen Tu Buddhist spring festival attracts thousands