September 3rd, 2010 |
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with Vietnam’s mission in the UN and the Management Board of Ha Long Bay on August 11 kick-started in New York an exhibition featuring 50 photos of the world natural heritage.
A corner of Hạ Long Bay, a UNESCO world heritage site
The event is part of a [...]
September 3rd, 2010 |
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Thang Long’s Royal Citadel nets prestigious UN designation just in time for the millennial celebration
One of the largest excavation sites at the Thang Long Royal Citadel
The Thang Long Royal Citadel was named a UNESCO world heritage site Sunday morning after a period of delay and uncertainty.
UNESCO, the UN cultural and scientific body, rates heritage site [...]
As a theatre, Dau Go Cave can host performances for a 200-strong audience.
VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Long Bay offers an incredibly beautiful landscape naturally formed by thousands of islands and islets. Recently, Ha Long Bay’s management board have attempted to lure tourists through an experimental project that transforms caves into natural theatres.
Ha Long Carnival spreads [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – If on a tour to Sa Dec Town, don’t forget to pass by Kien An Cung Pagoda of Huynh Thuy Le’s family, which is related to the French novel “L’amant” (“The Lover”) by Marguerite Duras.
Ong Quach, or Kien An Cung Pagoda, built by Huynh Thuy Le’s family, the main character of the [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – A group of five artists from Ireland will give traditional music and dance shows in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to raise funds for autistic children and people with HIV/AIDS.
American violinist Athena Tergis and Irish folk musician Mick Moloney will perform at the concerts in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
The [...]
National propaganda posters exhibition opens
A number of 275 propaganda posters is on display at the national poster exhibition opened yesterday afternoon at the Exhibition Centre for Culture and Art of Vietnam, Hanoi.
The exhibition, organised by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is to respond to [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced to organize the International Children’s Drama Festival in Hanoi from May 24 to June 1.
A scene from a Youth Theatre’s drama for kids.
The festival will take place at the Youth Theatre and Hanoi Children’s Cultural Palace and will attract 40 international and 100 [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – A culture and tourism festival 2010 will start today at the Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Cultures in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.
The festival will feature the cultural and artistic identities of the north, centre and south of Viet Nam through the folk songs, dance and music of ethic minority groups across [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – They accuse Megastar of using its position in the market to raise film hiring prices and impose film distributing conditions.
High-tech cinemas: no longer a dream
Moviegoers reap benefits as cinema houses jostle for ticket sales
Domestic films dominate cinemas this Tet
Megastar is the distributor of blockbusters like “Avatar” or “Iron Man 2″.
Up to 90 [...]
Model Thanh Truc.
VietNamNet Bridge – Ignoring the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s (MoCST) rules on beauty contests, some Vietnamese girls have illegally attended international beauty pageants.
Model Thanh Truc to join Miss Beauty of the World
Three models denied international beauty pageants
The latest case is model Chau Doan Thanh Truc, who is now in China for [...]
