Two US women journalists will go on trial in North Korea at 3 pm (0600 GMT) Thursday, state media reported, on charges that could send them to a labour camp. TV reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee were detained by North Korean border guards on March 17 while researching a story about refugees fleeing the hardline communist state. Pyongyang previously said they would face trial for "hostile acts" and illegally entering the country. The Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that the two would be tried at the North's Central Court "on the basis of the indictment already brought against them." The agency -- which referred to Lee, a Korean-American, by her Korean name -- gave no further details. South Korean analysts say "hostile acts" are punishable by a minimum five years' detention and hard labour. The hearing comes amid growing international tensions sparked by the communist state's nuclear test and its apparent plans to launch another long-range missile. Supporters of the pair and a … [Read more...] about US journalists to go on trial in N.Korea
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Studious beauty talks Tet and life
Miss Vietnam Global 2009 Alex Tran shares with Tuoitrenews her New Year resolution and her thoughts on life as a socially–involved Vietnamese–American graduate student in the US. Alex Tran in traditional ao dai Photo: Quoc Huy What did the year 2011 mean to you? Are there any special things you want to share with readers? 2011 was a big year of learning for me. I started my Masters in Finance degree, and I am set to finish it this May 2012. 2011 was also a busy year because I started wedding planning! My fiancé and I are doing most of the work ourselves in order to have more meaning in everything with the wedding. Overall 2011 was a beautiful year with no regrets! What is your 2012 resolution? My resolution in 2012 is to better manage my stress since I have school, wedding planning and home life. I started doing yoga in 2011, and I will probably do more in 2012 for both fitness and stress management. What do you and your Vietnamese relatives … [Read more...] about Studious beauty talks Tet and life
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 1-7
Keppel Scholars' Appreciation ConcertExhibition "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" Opening: Fri 30 Sep, 6.30 pm Artists' Talk: Sun 2 Oct, 3 pm Exhibition: 30 Sep - 15 Nov 2011 The Bui Gallery, 23 Ngo Van So St., Hanoi, Vietnam The Bui Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Love' showing work on paper by Truong Tan, Nguyen Minh Thanh, Nguyen Quang Huy, Tracey Emin and Louis Bourgeois. Like the collection of short stories by Raymond Carver, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", the works in this exhibition are reflections on love - drifting between the language of simplicity and that which manifests itself when confronting those complex emotions, individualities, solitude and overwhelming passion. The women in Quang Huy's new paintings are suffocating between crumbling reality and their shattered dreams, but appearing as magnetic angels, intriguing and magnificent, they fight for the name of love. With Minh … [Read more...] about EVENTS ON OCTOBER 1-7
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 8-15
Subscription Concert Vol. 45 "Beethoven 8″ 13 and 14 Oct 2011, 8 pm Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi You are invited to a Subscription Concert Vol. 45 "Beethoven 8″ with the performance of MATSUDA Lina (violin), Harriet KRIJGH (cello), KIM Barbier (piano) with conductor Dorian WILSON. The artists will perform famous works of Beethoven. Conductor: Dorian WILSON Violin: MATSUDA Lina Cello: Harriet KRIJGH Piano: KIM Barbier Program Ludwig van Beethoven - Triple Concerto - Symphony No.8 Ticket prices: 150.000, 250.000, 350.000, 450.000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House - 1 Trang Tien or can book over www.ticketvn.com, [email protected] For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859. Screening of "Everything will be Forgiven" Fri 14 Oct 2011, 8 pm L'Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi You are invited to L'Espace to the film screening titled "Everything will be Forgiven" of director Mia Hansen-Love, starring Paul Blain, … [Read more...] about EVENTS ON OCTOBER 8-15
German Film Fest to start on Sunday
The Hanoi Times - Thirteen movies will be introduced at The Week for German Films at the Goethe Institute, located at 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc in Hanoi from December 14-19. One highlight of this festival is the work of Faith Akin, currently Germany's most successful director, with Gegen die Wand (Against the Wall), his winning film at the Berlinale, and whose Auf der anderen Seite (On the Other Side) has been awarded this year's prize for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival. All films will be originally shown with English subtitles and Vietnamese translation via head-phones. Free tickets are available at the Goethe Institute: Tel.: (04) 3 734 22 51/52/53, Email: [email protected] The Edge of Heaven (2007, Director: Fatih Akin): What remains after the death of love, longing and passion, of life's work and thoughts; what strands of fate does a person leave behind? A mother and son seek answers in Istanbul. She, the mother, lost her daughter in an unfortunate accident, when … [Read more...] about German Film Fest to start on Sunday