$59 million metro line 3 in Ha Noi gets nod Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved on a US$59 million project on strengthening sustainable urban transport for Ha Noi Metro Line 3 with loans from the Asia Development Bank (ADB) and the Clean Technology Fund (CTF). The investment for the project includes US$53.2 million from official development assistance of ADB and CTF and US$5.8 million from Ha Noi’s People’s Committee budget. The 4 year project, which will start from 2014, aims to develop an eco-friendly public transport system and encourage passengers to change from individual transport means to public means with a vision of the city’s development towards an ecological, civilized and modern urban. The Ministry of Finance has been assigned to work with relevant agencies to implement the project’s financial structure. Hydropower plants accountable for damages to residents For this reason, the Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has said that … [Read more...] about Social Highlights for November 21
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EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 15-31 (daily updated)
Screening of "Annie Hall" Sat 31 Aug 2013, 2 pm TPD Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents 51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi On Saturday August 31th 2013, TPD Centre will host next session of Two Thumbs Up Movie programme. We will screen Annie Hall (1977), directed by Woody Allen. Annie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. The director co-stars as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his relationship with the film's eponymous female lead, played by Diane Keaton. Allen has described the film as "a major turning point",which, unlike the farces and comedies that were his work to that point, introduced a level of seriousness where, he says, he "had the courage to abandon … just clowning around and the safety of complete broad comedy. I said to myself, 'I think I will try and make some deeper film and not be as funny in the same way. And maybe there will … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 15-31 (daily updated)
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 10-20 (daily updated)
Spacebass Festival Hanoi Sat 19 Jul 2014, 6 pm - 11.45 pm Van Ho Exhibition Center 02 Hoa Lu Str, Hanoi You are invited to the music fashion festival entitled Space Bass Festival this weekend. The event promises to rock this hot summer with the performance of party-hook celebraties as DJ Bnuts, DJ JangLoa, MC MR.A and 2 special guests LIL KNIGHT and MLEE. Spacebass Festival not only offers a giant outdoor dance floor, but also immerses the youth in fashion trends around the world, brings the wonderful exclusive shoes through Sneaker N Style fair, a.k.a SneakerStep, a fashion platform where promotes your identity, shares fashion knowledge and passion for Sneakers. Line up: - SpaceSpeaker Teams - DJ Bnuts - DJ JangLoa - Special guests: MLEE, LIL'KNIGHT Ticket - Early Bird: 69.000 VND/ticket, on sale only on 8,9,10 Jul 2014 - Standard: 99.000 VND/ticket Exhibition "Young Sculptors 2014″ Opening: Wed 16 Jul 2014, 5 pm Artist Talk: Tue 22 Jul 2014, 9 am Exhibition: 16 - 22 Jul 2014 … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 10-20 (daily updated)
Art & Entertainment News Headlines 22/2
US Embassy funds documentary film project in Vietnam The Vietnam Cinema Association and the Center for assistance and development of movie talents (TPD) plan to launch a project under the sponsorship of the US Embassy in Hanoi. The project, entitled “10 months, 10 documentary films”, is set to run from February to December 2014, and aims to nurture the development of Vietnam cinema by providing guidance and other assistance for movie talents. It is considered a pioneer project in effectively assisting young filmmakers to make their own films that do not require massive expenditure or huge investment in technologies. Those involved in the project will learn about the process of short film making from script-writing to production, and have a chance to exchange and learn experience from famous local and foreign filmmakers. The project deals with issues on gender equality, homosexual, women’s rights, and environment protection. The jury includes renowned directors Bui … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 22/2
Art & Entertainment News 19/12
Christmas concert with Hanoi Ensemble Christmas is just around the corner, and to celebrate the special occasion, Manzi and Hanoi Ensemble have teamed up to present a special chamber concert. Come, sip some mulled wine and enjoy some favourite Christmas tunes - classical, folk, contemporary and popular. Hanoi Ensemble's musicians and teachers come from the Viet Nam National Academy of Music, and have performed in several concerts, festivals and cultural exchange programmes in the country and abroad. The members have studied both in Viet Nam and in well-known international conservatories. The concert will start at 8pm on Saturday at Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich Street. Due to limited capacity, please email [email protected] before 8pm today. Ritual singing at Ha Noi Art Market The ongoing Ha Noi Art Market will stage a performance featuring hat chau van (ritual singing), which will be performed by artists of the Nghe Tinh UNESCO Club. A religious art form that combines … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News 19/12
WHAT’S ON JANUARY 1-15 (DAILY UPDATE)
Exhibition "Void" by Phan Phuong Dong Opening: Thu 14 Jan 2016, 5 pm Exhibition: 14 - 16 Jan 2016 Vietnam Fine Arts Museum You are invited to installation exhibition "Void" by artist Phan Phuong Dong. "Void" is composed of a large quantity of discarded beer bottle caps collected over a long period of time, arranged on the floor like dust, may seen from afar as a large piece or upclose with detailed views of different angle and color of each beer cap. "Void" is all and all is void, originates from the void and returns to the void, void appears and disappears, space and time, interior and exterior, body and soul, tangible and intangible… includes the elements of meditation, minimalist art, architecture, sculpture, painting, linked to nature and contemporary. Audio Visual Video Project "Island Gardens" by Mike Cooper Fri 15 Jan 2016, 7 pm Goethe Institut 56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội Hanoi Doclab proudly presents famous artist Mike Cooper - he is currently in Hanoi and we will … [Read more...] about WHAT’S ON JANUARY 1-15 (DAILY UPDATE)
Art & Entertainment News Headlines 31/3
Vietnamese guitarist defeats 200 to win Yale scholarship Vietnamese guitarist Tran Tuan An has defeated some 200 international students to win a seat at the world's prestigious Yale School of Music. An's father, Tran Quang Tuan, said he had applied for admission to a master's programme at 20 universities in the USA and was accepted by all of them. An enrolls in the Master of Music programme in guitar this fall because it offers the best choice. As a student at North Park University's School of Music, Chicago, US, An became the 39th student to be honoured as a Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois in November 2013. He also earned first prize in the 2013 Society of American Musicians Guitar Competition, as well as the Evanston Music Club 2013 Scholarship, along with other prizes in Viet Nam. Now in its second century of service, the Yale School of Music enjoys a tradition of excellence that reflects its distinguished faculty and alumni. Each year, the school offers only two … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 31/3
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/8
Pathogen wipes out Ca Mau clam farm Disease has wiped out the entire crop of clams farmed by 14,000 members of 16 cooperatives in a Ca Mau Province farm, and many of them face ruin. The local Department of Animal Health pinned the blame on Perkinsus marinus, a pathogen that degrades tissues. It said the pathogen originated from breeding stock provided by Khai Long clam farm's suppliers in Can Gio, Ben Tre, and Tien Giang Provinces. Khai Long's cooperatives spent US$1.45 million to buy breeding stock for this year's crop, which begins in July and ends 12 months later, Phan Quoc Viet, the farm's deputy manager said. But they only harvested dead clams in all three harvests (February, April, and June) this year, he added. Without assistance from the authorities, Khai Long farmers are likely to go bankrupt since they are not only poor but also in debt. Vietnam state monopoly in electricity to end Jan 1 As of January 1 next year, Vietnam will officially apply a competitive power … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/8
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 1 – 15 (daily updated)
Open Studio in July - Andrea Radai and NGUYEN Trinh ThiOpening: Sat 13 Jul 2013, 10 am - 10 pm Nhasan COLLECTIVE 3rd Floor, Block A, 9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi Please join us in the first Open Studio event of our programme, with newest works "Landscape Series #1″ (Video, 2013), "Landscape Series #1, 2, 3″ (Postcards, 2013 and on-going) by Nguyen Trinh Thi, and "Back to future" by Andrea Radai. Both artists will be present when the Open Studio event starts at 10 am in Nha San Collective. At 7 pm please join us in the art talk, where the artists discuss with audience about their work, ideas, concepts as well as about the works on display. The opening reception will take place before the talk, at 6 pm. Andrea Radai was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1964. Because of the work of her father, the Radai family lived for a couple of years in Vietnam and Laos during the 70′s. Back in Budapest, she applied to Art School, Magyar Képzömüvészeti Föiskola. A few years later she attended the Academy of … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 1 – 15 (daily updated)
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/5
New corrections weaken market uptrend After the release of positive data related to the consumer price index and trade deficit, shares rebounded on both national stock exchanges last week. "However, the economy does not seem to be brighter as the ease in the index was mainly due to spending reduction, decreasing industrial production and more inventory," commented FPT Securities Co analyst Le Thi Bich Hang. On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index closed the month of April at 473.77 points, up 1.85 per cent over the previous week. Daily market value on the bourse averaged VND1.34 trillion (US$63.8 million), or 67 per cent of the previous week's figure. Meanwhile, on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the average value of trades in a session totalled VND734.7 billion ($34.98 million), declining 26.5 per cent compared to the previous Friday's close. The HNX-Index added 2.6 per cent to 79.86 points. Speculative cash flow was fairly strong last week, said Hang, focusing on penny stocks. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/5