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Exhibition reveals nautical informative heritage

Exhibition reveals nautical informative heritage
Artifacts unearthed from a plague have suggested a country’s heritage of trade in coastal regions during a long-standing history. An muster during a National Museum of History featuring a relics, entitled Vietnam ‘s Maritime Cultural Heritage, aims during introducing facets of a country’s seas and islands as good as aspects of trade between East and West. Documents, photographs and artifacts displayed in a vaunt support... 

European film festival comes to Da Nang

European film festival comes to Da Nang
Thirteen cinema from European countries will pleasure film lovers in Da Nang city from May 18-27, as partial of “Europe Days 2012”. Held for a initial time in 2000 by a Delegation of a European Union to Vietnam and a Embassies of EU member states, a European Film Festival is recognized as one of a many successful multicultural events in Vietnam . The festival gathers new films with different genres from European countries, including... 

Hanoi hosts International Judo Tournament

Hanoi hosts International Judo Tournament
Twelve teams will take partial in a 2012 Hanoi International Judo Tournament being hold from May 19-21, announced a organising house during a press discussion on May 17. The Vietnamese team will contest with martial artists from a Republic of Korea , Laos , Indonesia and France . They will be divided into 8 different weight categories for both group and women. The tournament has been organized by Hanoi ’s Department of Culture, Sports... 

Models attend launch of Miss Vietnam Pageant

Models attend launch of Miss Vietnam Pageant
Miss Vietnam 2012 was launched by Tien Phong (Vanguard) journal during a ceremony in a collateral that enclosed beauties from 18-27 years aged on May 16 in Hanoi. Central Da Nang City will host the manifestation final from Aug 12-25 entertainment a best-looking women from around a country. So far, contestants scheduled to take partial embody Miss Kinh Bac ( Bac Ninh Province ), Miss Ha Long ( Quang Ninh Province ), Miss Mekong Delta... 

UK a capella organisation set to sing in cities

UK a capella organisation set to sing in cities
The British a capella organisation Black Voices, who built adult their reputation for delivering overwhelming performances by soulful and inspirational harmonic blends, will have their Vietnam entrance opening in HCM City on Sunday. Since 1987, Black Voices has fake a own dynamic approach of distilling and re-presenting song from a Caribbean, black British perspective. Grounded in a church, a organisation presents a cappella, both dedicated and... 

UNESCO recognises Buddhist woodblocks

UNESCO recognises Buddhist woodblocks
A collection of woodblocks printed with Buddhist Sutras was strictly listed as universe birthright by UNESCO on May 16. The collection of profitable woodblocks was done in a early 14th century by monks during a Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in a northern province of Bac Giang. The blocks tell a story of woodblock carving in Vietnam and yield insights into a learned work of the pagoda’s venerable monks. The collection of some-more than 3,000 woodblocks... 

International cycling competition kicks off in Hanoi

International cycling competition kicks off in Hanoi
The cyclists will contest in six stages over 900 kilometres, by 7 cities and provinces of Hanoi, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Lang Son, following a manners of a International Cycling Union (ICU). Jointly hold by Hanoi’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and a Vietnam Motor-Bicycle Sports Federation, a eventuality will take place from May 19-24 to symbol a 122nd anniversary of a late President Ho Chi Minh’s... 

Athletes destroy to land Olympic berths

Athletes destroy to land Olympic berths
Every Vietnamese contestant in a third turn of a Asian Grand Prix in Chonburi, Thailand, unsuccessful to validate for a Olympics. Middle stretch curtain Truong Thanh Hang won a bullion in a women’s 800m on May 14, clocking a time of 2min 2.3sec, 1sec next a qualification time for a B Standard. It is Hang’s third bullion during the tournament. In a initial theatre on May 8, she finished in 2:2.16, while three days after she reached a... 

U19 footballers remove to Palestinians

U19 footballers remove to Palestinians
Vietnam ‘s U19 inhabitant group was degraded 0-2 in their initial match against hosts Palestine during a Al-Nakba International Football Tournament on May 14. The Palestinian players pounded during a 90 mins and warranted dual goals during a 20th and 77th. Nguyen Hai Tung, conduct of a Vietnamese team, said: “We felt satisfied with this result. It helped a footballers benefit some-more knowledge to prepare for a Asian Football... 

Grand unison celebrates Uncle Ho’s birthday

Grand unison celebrates Uncle Ho’s birthday
A special unison was hold in Hanoi on May 15 to applaud a 122 nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh. Broadcast live on VTV1, a eventuality was attended by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong as good as several other comparison officials. The programme, entitled “Offering Uncle Ho a Lotus Sepal”, featured outstanding songs and dances desirous by President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example...