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Named ‘Borderline,’ it is the first Southeast Asian contemporary craft item to be displayed by the museum. The Guimet Museum of Asian Art in Paris is one of the largest Asian art museums outside Asia, with more than 50,000 works of art on display in a space of 55,000 square meters (66,000 square yards). A collaborative work by Vietnamese artist Tran Nu Yen Khe and Hanoi-based Hanoia haute lacquer house, the product is based on the conical hat or non la, a Vietnamese icon, though it has been used in several countries. On the spire of the hat runs a floral motif layered over golden leaves threaded by a barbed wire fence. The bright red and orange colors used reflect those found in traditional pagodas in Vietnam, a predominantly Buddhist nation. Actor and artist Khe, now based in Paris, and Hanoia, a leading haute-lacquer house in Vietnam, found "Borderline" a challenging project. From Khe’s original hand-drawn sketches, the design team at Hanoia developed … [Read more...] about Vietnamese lacquer work first contemporary Southeast Asian art piece in French museum

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – The Quintet of the Seinajoki City Orchestra will perform Finnish and Vietnamese music at free concerts in Hanoi on December 5 and 7. At the two concerts, the Pohjanmaa Quintet will also play with Vietnamese musicians from the Hanoi Arts School. The Pohjanmaa Quintet is Finland’s only regular wind quintet with the same configuration. It was founded in 1991 as part of the orchestra which is known not only for tango music but also as a classical orchestra in South Ostrobothnia. The orchestra has had concerts not only in its homeland of Finland but also in Germany, Russia, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Chile and Vietnam. Taking place at Cong Nhan (Worker) Theatre, 42 Trang Tien street, on December 5 evening, the concert will feature Finnish music by composers Jean Sibellius, Joonas Kokkhonen, Atso Almila and Lauri Toivio. In addition, three Ostrobothnian folk songs which were arranged by Jouko Vijanen for the quintet will be played. Entitled Mua Dong Phong Bac … [Read more...] about Finnish quintet offers free concerts in Hanoi

Thousands of Vietnamese fans flock to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on December 11 evening to welcome home their heroes from the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Thousands of Vietnamese fans flocked to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on December 11 evening to welcome home their heroes from the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines used a "super aircraft" Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner to carry the Vietnamese athletes. Among the athletes on their way home were the men's U22 football team and the women’s football team, who won two gold medals for Vietnam. Vietnam finished the competition in second place in the medal tally with 98 gold, 85 silver, and 105 bronze medals. Following a successful campaign, the nation finished with six more gold medals than Thailand in third. As the event’s host nation, the Philippines topped the list with a … [Read more...] about Thousands of Vietnamese fans welcome athletes home

All six Vietnamese students brought home medals, including one gold, two silver and three bronze medals, at the 59th International Mathematics Olympiad in Romania, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. Vietnamese students win six medals at International Math Olympiad The gold medal was won by Nguyen Quang Bin, a 12th grade student from the Hanoi National University’s High School for Gifted Students. Pham Minh Duc, an 11th grade student from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School and Trinh Van Hoan, a 12th grader from Tran Phu High School for Gifted Students in the northern port city of Hai Phong, bagged the silver medals. The three bronze medals were secured by Tran Viet Hoang, also from Tran Phu High School for Gifted Students of Hai Phong; Truong Manh Tuan from the Hanoi National University’s High School for Gifted Students; and Do Hoang Viet from Nguyen Quang Dieu High School for Gifted Students in the southern province of Dong Thap. The Ministry of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win six medals at International Math Olympiad

A corner of the Old Quarter walking street in downtown Hanoi is seen from above. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi led Vietnam in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in the first nine months of 2018 with more than 6.26 billion USD, a 5.4-fold rise from the same period last year, according to a local official. Some 162.7 trillion VND (over 6.95 billion USD) in non-state investment was injected into 70 projects in the capital, with local investment for development estimated at 219.44 trillion VND (9.38 billion USD), up 10.3 percent, Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Manh Quyen told the 15th meeting of Hanoi’s 16th Party Committee on October 1. The meeting, chaired by Secretary of the city’s Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai, was held to review socio-economic development in the first three quarters of the year and tasks for the remaining months. The nine-month Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) rose by 7.17 percent as … [Read more...] about Hanoi leads FDI injection in first three quarters