Twenty Vietnamese artists are joining 1,000 other singers from Asia, Europe, Americas and Oceania in the World Folksong Festival, which opened in Beijing on October 3. The Vietnamese team performed the song "Cay Truc Xinh" (Little Bamboo) at the opening ceremony and will give a separate performance and two joint ones during the weeklong festival. The festival is jointly held by the Chinese Culture Ministry, the traditional music academy and the national theatre with the aim of preserving and promoting folk music of nations across the globe. The festival will be held biennially according to the organising board. … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends World Folksong Festival
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“The World of Kirigami: A Hundred Flowers & Words” opens in Hanoi
(Cinet)- On September 22, in Hanoi, an exhibition titled “The World of Kirigami: A Hundred Flowers & Words” by Japanese artist Kanako Yaguchi opened at the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam. In this exhibition, Kanako’s recent masterpieces as well as newly created works in Vietnam will be displayed, making the whole space of the exhibition into a beautiful world of kirigami. Kanako Yaguchi, born in 1976, is a master of kirigami works who can visualize the “shape of pleasure” in enormously diverse patterns. The feature of Kanako’s work is in its axial symmetry, and she is highly acclaimed as a promising kirigami artist who adds new value on the traditional kirigami craft by fusing it with contemporary sensibility. Many of Kanako’s original patterns become standards in kirigami works and her cutting-edge patterns are used for new designs of Japanese traditional cloth as well as for advertisements. Kanako has also … [Read more...] about “The World of Kirigami: A Hundred Flowers & Words” opens in Hanoi
Thao Nguyen finishes fifth at World Rapid Championship Most Recent News
NDO – Vietnamese International Master (IM), Pham Le Thao Nguyen, claimed fifth place overall in the rapid competition at the ongoing World Blitz & Rapid Championships 2017 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Starting the last day of the rapid tournament with a defeat, Nguyen redeemed herself by scoring three points in the remaining four matches. Her final victory over Turkan Mamedjarova (Azerbaijan) helped the Vietnamese star to complete her campaign with 10 points, thereby sharing the cash prize of US$59,000 with four other masters, who also scored 10 points each. The exceptional performance in Saudi Arabia gifted Nguyen an additional 66 Elo rating points, which will lift her up to 19th position in the next FIDE world rankings, with an Elo rating of 2,456. The top two places in the women’s rapid category went to Chinese Grandmasters, Ju Wenjun (Elo 2,537) and Lei Tingjie (Elo 2,450), who pocketed respective cash prizes of US$64,000 and US$32,000. German IM, Elisabeth Paehtz, … [Read more...] about Thao Nguyen finishes fifth at World Rapid Championship Most Recent News
Voting for 7 new world wonders via telephones
(Cinet) – According to the official declaration of NewOpenWorld at the website http://www.new7wonder.com, from 9 March 2011, NewOpenWorld started working out to vote for 7 new world wonders via telephones beside the method of email. Accordingly, the international telephone wire is always ready for 24 hours per day for everyone in the world to be able to vote for the favorite destination. To vote for Ha Long bay, you should dial the phone numbers +23 9220 1055; +1 869 760 5990; +1 649 339 8080; +44 758 900 1290 (the mark + is the sign for the international assess code), at the end of the dialogues, after hearing the declaration, you should press 4 numbers 7712 (the number of people representing Ha Long Bay). When the voters hear the thanks, it means that you vote successfully for Ha Long bay via telephone. Besides, Newopenworld also works out some warnings when voting via telephone such as: if voting for Ha Long Bay, you should always remember … [Read more...] about Voting for 7 new world wonders via telephones
Vietnam to host Mrs. World pageant this November
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assigned Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh to oversee the Mrs World 2009 beauty contest in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau this November, according to a dispatch released by the Government Office yesterday.A steering board will be set up to oversee the event, headed by Minister Hoang Tuan Anh.The contest will see the participation of hundreds of women from all over the world. Mrs. World 2008 Shmarennova Natalya (Ukraine) and the two runners-up of Mrs. World 2008 will attend the event.Vietnam’s CIAT Company is the sole agent that chooses Vietnamese contestants for the Mrs. World pageant as of this year. Dr. Doan Thi Kim Hong, CIAT’s representative, said the company will organise a contest to find the Vietnamese contestant for this year’s event.Last year Miss Vietnam 1990 Nguyen Dieu Hoa was among the top five contestants of Mrs. World 2008. Source: Vnn Mrs. Vietnam Nguyen Dieu Hoa. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to host Mrs. World pageant this November