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  Actors Phương Linh and Ngọc Sơn in play Tiền Là Số Một, which is about money and love staged by the Small Theatre of HCM City. The play is a top candidate to be nominated for the 2009 Mai Vàng Awards presented by the Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper. Photo courtesy of the producer Thu Anh HCM CITY Two dramatic plays staged by HCM City’s private theatres are top candidates to be nominated for the 2019 Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot) Awards presented by the Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper.  The productions, Lão Hà Tiện (Eugénie Grandet) and Tiền Là Số Một (The Power of Money), feature themes about money and love that have left a strong impression on city audiences, particularly young people who are increasingly tired of … [Read more...] about Hit dramas nominated for 2019 Mai Vàng Awards

HÀ NỘI Ly Hoàng Ly is probably the first professional artist to exhibit her installation at a school in HCM City. The installation, made of stainless steel frame in molecule shapes, titled Mật Mật Mật Hay Những Phân Mảnh Của Niềm Tin (Honey Honey Honey Or The Fragments Of Trust) was bought by EMASI International Bilingual Schools to place in EMASI Nam Long School campus. The public art work by Ly Hoàng Ly is placed in EMASI Nam Long School in HCM City. Photo viettimes.vn “Not many Vietnamese people know about public art,” said Ly. “I’m very happy my work is installed at this place and students will benefit. "It is great for me because people can understand, share and enjoy my work. The inspiration to create public art came to me from Chicago where I studied. There, art is not only for people who are able to collect but also for the … [Read more...] about Artist brings work closer to public

Deputy secretary of the HCM City Party Committee and chairwoman of the People’s Council Nguyễn Thị Lệ and Phan Nguyễn Như Khuê, head of the city's Party Committee's Department of Publicity and Education view photo exhibition "50-Year Implementation of President Hồ Chí Minh’s Testament at Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in District 1. — Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — HCM City is hosting a series of cultural activities to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the August Revolution, on August 19, and the Independence Day, on September 2. The city on Friday launched a photo exhibition 50 Năm Thực Hiện Di Chúc Chủ Tịch Hồ Chí Minh (50-Year Implementation of President Hồ Chí Minh’s Testament) at Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in District 1. The exhibition showcases a collection of more than 100 black-and-white and … [Read more...] about HCM City celebrates big Day

Are you longing for longan? This popular fruit in Vietnam is actually named after… the eye of a dragon! But despite it fire-breathing moniker, longan drinks are the perfect way to keep cool in the summer hear. … [Read more...] about Nom, nom Vietnam – Episode 8: Longan

  Part of the Sơn Đoòng Cave. — Photo bvhttdl.gov.vn QUẢNG BÌNH —The tour through Sơn Đoòng Cave in the central province of Quảng Bình has been listed among the top adventures in the world by British TV channel Dave. The tour, which has been operated for only about a year, was ranked fifth among the 20 best tours after receiving 24 per cent of votes. Sơn Đoòng is the only representative of Southeast Asia and one of few Asian destinations in the list. The tour has beat off competition from several well-known places such as Arctic Bay in Greenland and South Everest Base Camp in Nepal. The cave was placed behind Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the Inca Trail leading to Machu Picchu in Peru, the Grand Canyon in the United States and Thrihnukagigur Volcano in Iceland. The British TV channel said that due to rugged terrain, visitors were required to register for a tour in … [Read more...] about Sơn Đoòng Cave named among world’s greatest adventurous tour