Four-ton Buddha Statute on display in Danang One of the greatest Wonders of the Buddhist World, the four-ton Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, is now on display through June 19 at the Nam Hai Pagoda in the central city of Danang. "The Jade Buddha, dedicated to promoting universal peace and compassion, is on a tour that has taken it around the globe," said a venerable monk from the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace organization. This exhibition is for everyone, he said, irrespective of their religion, to take a moment to reflect upon peace- peace for the world, peace relationships, peace within friends and family, peace at work, peace in mind, and most importantly peace in our heart. This is the fourth pagoda in Vietnam that the heart-warming exhibition has gone on display following exhibits at Bai Dinh, Hong Phuc and Ba Vang pagodas, he said. This is the last stop before the statue will settle in permanently in Australia. Nearly 16 kilos of drugs seized at Vietnam's southern border gate … [Read more...] about Social News 6/6
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HCM City runs summer camps for children A programme titled "Proud of children in HCM City" that ended last week featured a wide range of entertainment, sports, arts, music, health care and communications for children and teenagers from across the city. Teenagers and children who are respectively members of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union and Union of Vietnamese Children were sent to camps in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces of Long An, Bến Tre, Trà Vinh, and Vĩnh Long, the northern provinces of Tuyên Quang and Cao Bằng and Hà Nội. Many activities were held to improve their awareness of environmental protection, including tree planting at schools, parks and historical relics as well as forest camps. Museums in the city, including Hồ Chí Minh Museum, Việt Nam History Museum, War Remnants Museum and Southern Việt Nam Women Museum, allowed them free entry tickets. District-level children's houses also organised various music and art performances, traditional games and contests … [Read more...] about Social News 21/8
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Brothers Grimm's fairy-tales to be screened on VN television The new and modern edition of the films, dubbed in Vietnamese, were produced by the Consortium of Public Broadcasters in Germany (ARD). The screenings are the result of the co-operation project between Goethe-Institut in Ha Noi and Voice of Vietnam (VOV), aiming to entertain Vietnamese children and their families. The films will depict several classic fairy tales including include Cinderella, the Valiant Little Tailor, Mother Hulda, Rapunzel, The Town Musicians of Bremen, The Wishing-Table, Snow White, The Frog-Prince, Puss in Boots and Sleeping Beauty. "We want this time to bring those fairy tales to Vietnamese families. We think that fairy tales are popular among all age groups, enchanting the young and the old alike," said Michael Flucht, deputy director of the Goethe-Institute. "I've seen that fairy tales make large contributions to family relations the world over. They also encourage creativity and imagination in … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News 30/5
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Vocal music is flavour of the month The free monthly show by the HCM Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera to educate the younger generations about music and dance, Giai Dieu Tre (Young Melodies), will this month feature the art of vocal music. The show, at the city Opera House at 8pm tomorrow, will feature excerpts from Verdi's La Traviata, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, and Gounod's Romeo et Juliette. They will be sung by leading city chamber music stars like soprano Cho Hae Ryong, Ngoc Tuyen, Hong Vy, Thanh Huyen, Nhu Ngoc, Khanh Ngoc, Thanh Nga, tenor Tran Duy Linh, Pham Trang, and baritone Thanh Minh. … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 27/6
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Big cities host Vietnam-EU Documentary Film Fest For the sixth time, European cultural institutes and embassies in the capital together with the Viet Nam National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio will present European and Southeast Asian documentary films tonight. During the festival, which starts tonight, each film from Viet Nam will be followed by one from Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and Britain. Opening the festival will be Vietnamese film Khi Khong The Vuot Qua Chinh Minh (When You Cannot Overcome Yourself) and German film Forget Me Not. … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 4/6