Tobago jazz festival 2018 performers

Swedish jazz artist Elisabeth Melander. — Photo elisabethmelander.com (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A concert featuring two Swedish jazz artists – Elisabeth Melander and Lars Andersson – will be held on October 17 night at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM) in Hanoi. The concert, which is in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Sweden, is hosted by the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi. For several years, VNAM has collaborated with the Academy of Music in Malmö, especially in their respective jazz programmes. Both Melander and Andersson have engaged in building the jazz department at VNAM and several Vietnamese musicians have been studying in Malmö over the years. Melander received her degree in classical singing and ensemble at the Swedish Academy of Music in Gothenburg. She also developed her individual musical education with improvisational focus, art music, jazz, composition and … [Read more...] about Swedish Jazz artists to perform at celebration concert

Noi Buon Chien Tranh (The Sorrow of War), the well-known novel by Bao Ninh, has once again received a regional literary award in the Republic of Korea. Author Bao Ninh (L) receives the Asian Literature Award for his internationally well-known novel The Sorrow of War. The novel, which tells the story of a soldier who grows reflective as he collects dead bodies after a battle, won the only prize at the Asia Literature Award 2018 during a recent ceremony in the RoK. The winner was selected by a council of seven Korean writers and a publisher from all works available in the book market. Organisers invited nominated writers to the RoK for the award ceremony. Ninh, whose real name is Hoang Au Phuong, was born in 1952. He is a novelist and writer of short stories best known for his aforementioned award-winning first book, The Sorrow of War. During the anti-American War, he served in the 27th Youth Volunteer Brigade. Of the five hundred who went to war with the brigade in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese novel about war wins Asia Literature Award 2018

Vietnamese pop star Noo Phuoc Thinh will perform at the V.Heartbeat Live that will take place in Seoul on November 16. Vietnamese pop star Noo Phuoc Thinh will perform in Seoul, Korea on November 16. — Photo nld.com.vn On his return to South Korea, Thinh revealed that he will perform a brand-new song live for the first time. A team of over 20 people will accompany the singer of Mãi Mãi Bên Nhau (Together Forever). Recently, Naver.com has published a list of renowned artists that will participate in the upcoming concert, among whom Thịnh is introduced as a star from Vietnam. He will share the stage with popular South Korean bands like Monsta X, ITZY and Stray Kids. The concert will be broadcast live via V.LIVE channel as well as other popular TV channels like MBC MUSIC or MBC every1. In 2016, the Vietnamese singer attended the Asia Song Festival and performed I Don’t Believe In You with rapper BASICK, which was nominated as one of the top five … [Read more...] about Vietnamese singer Noo Phuoc Thinh to perform at South Korean musical fest

  Vietnamese pop star Noo Phước Thịnh will perform in Seoul, Korea on November 16. — Photo nld.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese pop star Noo Phước Thịnh will perform at the V.Heartbeat Live that will take place in Seoul on November 16. On his return to South Korea, Thịnh revealed that he will perform a brand-new song live for the first time. A team of over 20 people will accompany the singer of Mãi Mãi Bên Nhau (Together Forever). Recently, Naver.com has published a list of renowned artists that will participate in the upcoming concert, among whom Thịnh is introduced as a star from Việt Nam. He will share the stage with popular South Korean bands like Monsta X, ITZY and Stray Kids. The concert will be broadcast live via V.LIVE channel as well as other popular TV channels like MBC MUSIC or MBC every1. In 2016, the Vietnamese singer attended the Asia Song Festival and … [Read more...] about Noo Phước Thịnh to perform at South Korean musical fest

Winners of the national startup festival 2018 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A national startup festival for students will take place from October 4-5 in the Hanoi University of Technology, aiming to encourage innovation startup spirit for students across the country. At a press conference to introduce the event on October 1, Bui Van Linh, Vice Director of the Department of Political Education and Student Affairs under the Ministry of Education and Training said that compared to 2018, this year’s festival attracts higher number of projects, universities and education-training facilities. It draws a large number of students who compete in the SV-Startup 2019 competition, along with many businesses and investment funds, he said. Major activities of the festival include exhibition of about 80 projects, connection among businesses and idea owners and art performance performed by students. A highlight of the festival is the final round of the SV-Startup 2019 competition for more … [Read more...] about National startup festival for students to be held in Hanoi