American maestro David Itkin and Vietnamese
violinist Vu Viet Chuong will perform at a concert celebrating 20 years
of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and the US at the HCM City
Opera House on Thursday.
Le Dinh Minh Ngoc, a student at the HCM City Conservatory of Music, has
won the crown of HCM City Television''s 2015 Nguoi Dan Chuong Trinh (The
Host) contest for emcees and television hosts.
Three artists from HCM City and Can Tho Province have won top prizes at the 2015 Chuong Vang (Golden Bell) Awards, an annual cai luong (reformed opera) competition launched by HCM City Television.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a workshop to review a
regulation handed down five months ago that bans foreign-style symbols,
sculptures and worship objects unsuitable for Vietnamese culture.
Mai Thanh Chuong from Hoi An won first prize and US$2,500 for his work Destruction by Human Beings at the Talent Prize 2014 photo competition which wrapped up in HCM City yesterday.
The Thanh Chuong Viet Palace and the Temple of Literature are
must-visit places in Ha Noi, journalist E Jane Dickson has written in
the autumn issue of Ultratravel.
Twelve contestants have entered the final round of HCM City Television''s 11th annual Nguoi Dan Chuong Trinh (The host) contest for emcees and television hosts.
Veteran artists have expressed some anxiety about
the quality of sculptures by young artists at a recent seminar organised
by the Viet Nam Fine Arts Association in Ha Noi.
A national competition for younger people involved
in traditional arts will start today in Tay Do Theatre in the southern
city of Can Tho. It will run until June 26.
Coach Chen Yun Fat of the Vietnamese women''s football team has been
motivating his players with the promise of greater things to come, like a
chance to play in the World Cup.
