Rinpoche is widely respected as a young yet erudite master, having attained the scholarly rank of Khenpo, equivalent to a modern Ph.D. in Buddhist Philosophy.
Da Nang will host a virtual fireworks competition next year as a
biennial event, which will alternate with the Da Nang International
Fireworks Competition.
The Rong Bridge will celebrate Tet by spitting fire every night from
February 17-22. Thousands of LED lights illuminate the six-lane bridge,
which crosses the Han River to connect the city''s main road to the
airport and My Khe Beach.
Musicians Dang Tue Nguyen and Pho An My are a rare
artistic duo in Viet Nam. They made their debut at the Hue Festival 2006
and they have worked together since then.
The duo of pianist Pho An My and composer Dang Tue Nguyen will present a
new stage production that combines the traditional art of tuong and chamber music.
Dong Tam Long An have decided to fire striker Nguyen Viet Thang for
fitness reasons, although his one-year contract with the team runs until
this October.
Colonel Pham Thanh Tam''s moving book of 300 paintings, drawings, and
photographs is drawn from his extraordinary experience of having
witnessed and participated in the legendary battle of Dien Bien Phu
which led to the resounding defeat of the French.
The Goethe Institute Ha Noi will host a special concert tomorrow night
to commemorate the victims of the recent fire at the new art and
entertainment centre, Zone 9.
Tourist negligence has led to the fire and destruction of a century-old house on stilts, the last of its kind of the Muong ethnic people in the northern Hoa Binh Province.
The Dom Dom (Fire-Fly) Centre was launched in Ha Noi last Sunday to
promote experimental music. It''s the result of co-operation between its
founder, experimental composer Tran Kim Ngoc, the Swedish Malmoe Academy
of Music, the Swedish Ars Nova Ensemble and the Viet...
