(CPV) - Over the past two years, some newspapers and magazines have been freely provided in ethnic minority areas of remote and mountainous regions to improve local people's spiritual lives and meet their demand for information. So far, 22,178,640 newspapers and magazines of 20 different publications have been freely provided to ethnic minority people in 30 districts, 60 disadvantaged communes, frontier posts, boarding schools and some villages in northwestern and northeastern regions, the Central Highlands and some southern provinces. In 2007, some newspapers and magazines were reformatted and improved their quality to suit the intellectual standards and demand of ethnic people. The provision contributed to providing ethnic minority people knowledge of the party's policies, the state's laws and examples of good deeds, people in doing business and labouring, and improving people's knowledge and awareness of environmental protection healthcare and the preservation of cultural heritages … [Read more...] about Providing newspapers and magazines to ethnic minority areas
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Van Hien magazine launches e-news website
An e-news version of Van Hien Viet Nam magazine has been released at www.vanhien.net with aim to meet the demand of its readers, especially those abroad, who want to discover the traditional culture of Viet Nam, said Pham Viet Long, editor-in-chief of the magazine. During the experimental process, the e-news shows all volumes published since 2005. Then, various permanent columns of culture, art and research will be published. Van Hien Viet Nam magazine was published for the first time in 2000. The publication is available in foreign countries, and is expected to be released in the US next year. The electric version is built by the Centre for Research, Conservation and Development of National Culture in co-operation with Digital Telecommunication Technology Corporation. (Source: Viet Nam News) … [Read more...] about Van Hien magazine launches e-news website
Magazine poll places Viet Nam among the world’s top 20 destinations
HA NOI — Viet Nam has been voted as one of the 20 best travel destinations in 2011 by readers of the US magazine Conde Nast Traveller. The magazine's readers named the Sofitel Legend Metropole Ha Noi, La Residence Hotel & Spa Hue, Life Heritage Resort Hoi An, Evason Ana Mandara and Six Senses in Nha Trang and Park Hyatt in HCM City among the world's best places to stay. The annual poll was conducted among nearly 29,000 readers with evaluations based on different categories, including cultural diversity, variety of attractions, range of accommodation, and environmental friendliness. Graphic design club provides forum for students to exchange ideas HA NOI — Let's Design, a club for graphic design students, was recently presented to the public at the Ha Noi University of Industrial Fine Arts. Established in May by Prof Nguyen Thi Hai Yen, the club attracts graphic design students at universities in the capital city and aims to give them opportunities to learn from one … [Read more...] about Magazine poll places Viet Nam among the world’s top 20 destinations
Hungarian magazine releases issue on Vietnamese literature
“This is a historic event in the relationship between Vietnam and Hungary!” said the counselor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary, Nguyen Viet Phuc, during the launching ceremony of a special issue on Vietnamese literature organised by the Hungarian Writers’ Association.The launching ceremony was organised in November 2008 at the Vietnamese House (Edenkert). This was one among several activities to introduce foreign literature organised by the Hungarian Writers’ Association, organised every 3-4 weeks.The November issue of Hungarian Diary (Magyar Naplo) magazine, themed “Literature of a Vietnam that has to cope with shocks of wars and globalisation”, was introduced at the ceremony.In the past 20 years, the World Literature column of this magazine, according to chief editor Olah Janos and poet Falusi Marton, who edited the special issue about Vietnamese literature, mainly focused on European literature. Asian literature has been published several … [Read more...] about Hungarian magazine releases issue on Vietnamese literature
Magazine launches Viet Nam’s first women’s golf tournament
More than 100 Vietnamese and Viet kieu golfers have signed up for the country’s first golf tournament for women that will tee off at HCM City’s Viet Nam Golf&Country Club on May 29. Her World Viet Nam, one of the country’s leading women’s magazines, is organising Her World Golf Viet Nam 2009 to strengthen the relationship between female amateur and professional golfers, whose only option until now has been to play with males. The top two players will qualify for the grand final of Her World Golf Challenge Asian Series, a regional golfing competition to be launched by Her World Singapore at the island-nation’s Golf Sentosa Club next month. The winners will also get a BMW car worth US$70,000, luxury cosmetics, Swatch luxury wristwatches, and cell phones. LG-Vina’s cosmetic brand The History of Whoo is the main sponsor of the event. All women aged above 21 are eligible to take part and have to send in their applications by tomorrow. Source: … [Read more...] about Magazine launches Viet Nam’s first women’s golf tournament