Researchers are compiling a dossier on ‘then''
singing of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups to seek UNESCO''s
recognition of the folk art as an intangible cultural heritage of
humanity.
Thousands of local people and visitors flocked to a
traditional festival in Tuy Loan village in the suburban district of Hoa
Vang in Central Viet Nam at the weekend.
Pham Thi Cam Hong and Mai Thi Hoa of HCM City''s Tan
Binh won the women''s title in the National Beach Volleyball
Championships held in the central city yesterday.
Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host two city walks: one for
English speakers on Sunday, October 26, and one for Japanese speakers on
Wednesday, October 29.
Viet Nam Television, Miss World Organisation, BHD Co. Ltd and model
management company, Elite Vietnam, have announced their plan to produce
the reality television show Miss World Viet Nam – Duong Toi Vuong Mien (Road to the Crown).
Viet Nam will ask the UNESCO to take the ancient north Vietnamese ca tru form of traditional singing off the list of endangered world cultural heritage.
Manzi Art Space will present two marvellous evenings featuring famous
American pianist Anne Chamberlain and leading opera singers sopranos Dao
Thi To Loan and Ryoko Bohmuki this weekend.
A proposal to use UNESCO-recognised Don ca tai tu music to attract
tourists has given rise to conflicting opinions, with some veteran
musicians warning that commercialisation could devalue a cultural
heritage.
Cyclist Pham Hong Loan took out the fourth stage of the Binh Duong
International Women''s Cycling Open yesterday during the 16 lap race in
Nha Trang City.
