'Love of Ha Noi' awards presented (01-09-2009) A scholar and a gentleman: Scholar Nguyen Vinh Phuc (left) receives the Grand Prize in the For the Love of Ha Noi contest yesterday. Phuc was honoured for his lifetime of contributions to Ha Noi. — VNS Photo Truong Vi HA NOI — Awards were presented here yesterday in the second annual For the Love of Ha Noi 2009 contest. Scholar Nguyen Vinh Phuc received the Grand Prize, worth VND15 million (US$840), for his extensive research on Ha Noi over the past 55 years. His two most recent works, 1,000 Cau Hoi Dap Ve 1,000 Nam Thang Long (1,000 Questions and Answers about 1,000-Year-Old Thang Long) and Ha Noi, Coi Dat, Coi Nguoi (Ha Noi, Land and People) were cited as among the most profound works on the city. The Idea Prize was presented to architect Dinh Viet Phuong and the website ashui.com for ideas for restoring the city's Old Quarter, including restoration of colonial architecture using 3D technology, and establishing an … [Read more...] about ‘Love of Ha Noi’ awards presented
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Poster artist to launch exhibition in Ha Noi
Poster artist to launch exhibition in Ha Noi (31-08-2009) by Thanh Nga At the age of 78, Tran Mai is about to complete a major milestone in his career with the opening of an art exhibition named 79 Mua Xuan (79 Springs), which includes 79 posters about of late president Ho Chi Minh. The exhibition, which aims to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, will open on September 12 at 16 Ngo Quyen Street, Ha Noi. "The 79 springs are 79 paintings about Ho Chi Minh's life since he left Viet Nam to find a way to save the country," Mai said. "Then he found a revolutionary ideal and guided the country to victory. This is a big collection with my special feelings for Uncle Ho, a talented leader and a world cultural celebrity who is a source of endless creative inspiration to me." Mai said it took more than two years to complete the pictures, adding that he nearly forgets time when he draws. In the past two years, the images of President Ho occupied all his … [Read more...] about Poster artist to launch exhibition in Ha Noi
Contest urges writers to describe people of Ha Noi
Capital character: A film crew from the programme Nguoi Ha Noi shoots an interview. — File Photo HA NOI — A writing contest with the theme: Nguoi Ha Noi (Hanoians) was launched to celebrate the capital's 1,000th anniversary. The contest is being held by The Thao&Van Hoa (Sports&Culture) newspaper with the co-operation of Viet Nam Television, the Viet Nam Airlines Corporation and the Motion Media and VietPictures companies. Contestants can send their writings to the organising board via website at nguoihanoi.thethaovanhoa.vn from now until June 30. Through the entries, 100 Hanoians will be selected and their stories developed into five-minute films to be broadcast on VTV1 from March until the great anniversary, which falls in October. Characters of the contest will be Hanoians who have strong attachments to the city's cultural features. They should be living and working in Ha Noi, or born Hanoians who are now living elsewhere, but still contributing to the … [Read more...] about Contest urges writers to describe people of Ha Noi
English variety show recreates 1940s Ha Noi
HCM CITY — Vietnamese Charm, a variety show in English that portrays the cultures of different parts of the country through music, dance, and a fashion show, kept a Vietnamese and foreign audience enthralled in HCM City on New Year's Eve. The programme at the Super Bowl entertainment complex was about Ha Noi in the middle of the last century. The most impressive part of the show was the play Nguoi Ngua, Ngua Nguoi (Horse or Man, Man or Horse) adapted from a short story by Nguyen Cong Hoan, which describes the historic hunger in the North in 1945. The acting by the two main actors, Lan Phuong and Tran Thanh, made it a moving drama, with their perfect English helping to convey its spirit fully. "I am a horse, you're a whore. The same misery...," says an actor who played a rickshaw-puller. Doan Khoa, co-director of the event, said: "Vietnamese Charm will feature the cultures of various areas in Viet Nam. Today we will show Ha Noi; the next will be about Sai Gon and so on. "We … [Read more...] about English variety show recreates 1940s Ha Noi
Ho Chi Minh’s life drama performed in Ha Noi
HA NOI - The play Ho Chi Minh - Hoi Uc Mau Do (Ho Chi Minh - Red Memoir) staged by the Hue Drama and Opera Theatre was performed at the Ha Noi Opera House yesterday. The play focused on the life of President Ho Chi Minh while he was in Hue from 1895-1907. It won 12 awards at the recent national festival for tuong (classical drama) and folk opera. Book published to mark general's 100th birthday HA NOI - A book about General Vo Nguyen Giap will be published in March by the Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People's Army) Publishing House to celebrate his 100th birthday, which will fall on August 25. Dai Tuong Tong Tu Lenh Vo Nguyen Giap - Nguoi Anh Ca Cua Quan Doi Nhan Dan Viet Nam (Commander-in-Chief General Vo Nguyen Giap - The Eldest of the Vietnamese People's Army), is a compilation of 100 writings about Giap by heads of state, politicians, scholars and writers from within the country and abroad. Readers will be given a panoramic, objective and deep insight into the nation's well-known general, … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh’s life drama performed in Ha Noi