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Vietnam’s Le Quyen enters Miss Supranational top 10 evening gowns


VietNamNet Bridge – The Jury of Miss Supranational 2015 has announced the 10 most beautiful evening gowns, including the dress of Vietnamese representative – Le Quyen.


The other best evening gowns include those performed by the candidates from the Philippines, Myanmar, Chile, Iceland, America, Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, and Japan.


The jury also announced the 10 Top Models, comprising representatives of Colombia, the Dominican Republic, India, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, the Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, and Slovakia.


The top 10 candidates for the Best Body category consist of representatives of Australia, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Panama, Paraguay, and Slovak Republic.


The winners of these competitions will be announced on December 1.




Hoa Thi Oanh Yen selected Ms Pancontinental


Miss Vietnam Hoa Thi Oanh Yen and Mister Philippines Ben David Hitchcock were chosen on November 30 to be the world’s best goodwill ambassadors at the Mister and Miss Pancontinental 2015.


According to the organizers, the inaugural international beauty pageant held in Manila, Philippines was conceptualized as the globe’s most prestigious pageant, created to foster international friendship and understanding.


Its quest was to search for the world’s best ambassadors to promote their respective countries in furtherance of tourism, international goodwill and culture while simultaneously promoting ‘diabetes awareness’, the official cause of the pageant. VOV








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    Performance of Classic Ballet “The Nutcracker”


    10 and 11 Dec 2015, 8 pm


    Hanoi Opera House


    1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội


    Come to performance of classic ballet “The Nutcracker” at Hanoi Opera House with:


    – Artistic Director: People’s Artist Pham Anh Phuong


    – Music: Piotr Illich Tchaikovski


    – Choreography: Philippe Cohen


    – Stage director: Philippe Lormeau


    – Lighting: Reynald Bureau


    – Costumes: Mary Payne Nguyen


    – Costumes made by: La Hang


    With 50 dancers of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet The School of Vietnam.


    Performers:


    Clara: Chuc Quynh


    Casse – Noisette Han Giang


    (the Puppet)


    The Fairy: Thu Lan


    The Prince: Nguyen Manh Hung


    The Pricess of Forest: Huong Quynh


    The Friends of the Prince: Quang Hung – Anh Duc


    Spanish dance: Quoc Tuan – Minh Ha


    Arabian dance: Kieu Ngan – Tran Ngoc Hien


    The Clowns: Thai Son – Ngoc Truong


    Russian dance: Tuan Anh – Hoang Diep – Minh Thong


    French dance: Ngo Huong – Tuyet Dung – Hai Minh


    and others dancers of the VNOB and the Dance School of Vietnam.


    Tickets:


    Ticket prices: 250,000 – 400,000 – 600,000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at ticketvn.com.


    For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996.


    HCMC – Concert “Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5”


    Wed 09 Dec 2015, 8 pm


    HCMC Opera House


    No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC


    You are invited to the special concert “Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5” with the participation of 3 talents from the Goyang Philharmonic, South Korea.


    – Conductor: An Hyun Sung


    – Flutist: Ban Jin A


    – Violist: Tran Huu Quoc


    And HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera


    PROGRAM


    PART I


    Giuseppe Verdi: Overture from the opera “La forza del destino”


    Carl Reinecke: Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 283


    – Flute: Ban Jin A


    Henry Vieuxtemps: Fantasia appassionata, Op. 35


    – Violin: Tran Huu Quoc


    PART II


    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5


    Symphony No. 5 and Symphony No. 6 are ranked among the most popular compositions of Tchaikovsky, who is well known not only as one of the most famous composers  


    of Russia, but also as one of the most prominent author in the worldwide music scene. Featuring beautiful melody, impressive harmony, Tchaikovsky’s music enchanted the  


    audience through the generations and continues to be performed in any theater. Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky will be performed in the second part of the event.


    TICKETS


    Ticket price: 550,000 – 400,000 – 350,000 – 200,000 – 80,000 VND (for students only)


    Booking and delivery: 08 38237419, Ms. Huong: 0989874517, Ms.Huong Ly: 0908057972


    At HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square


    Online Booking: www.ticketbox.vn


    Charity Run “Run for Heart 2015”


    Sun 06 Dec 2015, 7 am


    Yen So Park


    Km 1.5 Phap Van Str., Hoang Mai Dist., Hanoi


    At 7.00 am, on Sunday, December 6th, Charity Run “Run for hearts 2015” will be officially organized at Yen So Park to raise fund for heart operation of poor children, who suffer from congenital heart diseases all over the country.


    Following the success of “Run for hearts 2015” in HCMC, the charity run will be held at Yen So Park in Hanoi. This special run is expected to welcome about 10,000 people to join in and raise fund over 1 billion dong to save poor children who are badly in need of heart operation.


    This charity run at Yen So Park will be attended by the presence of the Ambassador of Heart Beat Vietnam Fund – 365 band and other famous singers such as Duy Khoa, Tran Lap, Minh Vuong, Quynh Nga, Thuy Trang; the Golden Ball 2008 Ngoc Tram; Master Chef 2014 Minh Nhat; actress Ngoc Thanh Tam and other famous artists. With almost 3-km running track, runners will enjoy charity activities and the running within lush greenery and lakes of Yen So Park which will make it an memorable day.


    According to the Association of Cardiac Pediatrics and congenital heart disease, every year Vietnam has about 10,000 children born with heart defects. 50% of children need special medical treatment to maintain the life. Many of them have faced with serious cases as lack of timely medical care due to extremely high medical costs compared to their family income of their families.


    The fundraising is rooted from sponsorship and registration fee. Each and every individual who attends the “Run for hearts 2015”, will donate VND 100,000 for the fund and receive a special T-shirt. All proceeds of this fundraising will go towards Heart Beat Vietnam Fund.


    For online donation and registration, please follow this link or call at hotline: 04 3944 98 98.


    International Literary Translation Contest “Close Approximations”: Call for Submissions


    Deadline: 15 Dec 2015


    Result announcement date: 15 April 2016


    Fantastic news for emerging translators all over the world: “Close Approximations,” Asymptote’s journal hugely popular translation contest, is back! Open to translators at the beginning of their careers, this contest invites translations in three genres: poetry, fiction, and—a new category this year—literary nonfiction.


    How to participate


    Submit between 5 to 10 pages of translated poetry or between 10 to 25 pages of translated fiction or nonfiction via the ‘Contest’ option of Asymtote’s Submittable page, in the appropriate category.


    Prizes


    – The winner and runner-up of each category will walk away with 1,000 USD and 500 USD respectively.


    – In addition, they will also be featured in the Asymptote April 2016 issue, joining an exceptional roster of translators published in our pages.


    For more information and application form please visit the organizer’s website.


    Hue – Film Screening “Pas son Genre”


    Fri 04 Dec 2015, 7.15 pm


    Institut français de Huế


    01 Le Hong Phong, Hue


    You are invited to the film screening “Not My Type” (France, 2014, 111 mins).


    Director: Lucas Belvaux


    Cast: Emilie Dequenne, Loïc Corbery, Sandra Nkake


    A romantic love story between a philosophy professor and a barber who is a huge fan of Jennifer Aniston in a small town.


    Language: Original language with Vietnamese subtitles.


    For more information about synopsis, please refer to Vietnamese version of this post.


    Free entrance.


    HN & HCMC – Dance Drama “Promise to 800”


    HCMC: Tue 01 Dec 2015, 7.30 pm


    HCMC Opera House



    Hanoi: Fri 04 Dec 2015, 7.30 pm


    Au Co Theater


    You are invited to Dance Drama “Promise to 800” in Hanoi and HCMC.


    A.D. 1226. Lý Long Tường, the last prince of Ly’s Dynasty of Vietnam, escaped from rebellion and had to sailed on the distant sea route.


    At the end of a long voyage, he came to Ongjin land of Korean Peninsula (Goryeo Nation, at that time). Over 800 years until now, there are about 2,000 descendants of Ly Dynasty living in Korea.


    Basing on this meaningful story, “Promise to 800” was born of Stage Director – Mr. Jung Sun Goo’s script and Dancer – Mrs. Chun Yoo Oh’s choreography. This drama dance is motivated with many new artistic languages, enhanced artistic creative power, harmonized by dancing, drama and live music genre.


    The life of Ly dynasty’s last prince named Ly Long Tuong (Korean name 이용상) will be presented on stage with tittle “Promise to 800” by a Korean dancer, a Vietnamese drama actor and a Germany musician.


    Tickets


    In HCMC, free tickets available at:


    – HBSO ticket box, Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, District 1, HCMC. Phone: 08 38237419


    – Student Assistance Center of Ho Chi Minh City, 33 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, HCMC. Phone: 08.38277981   


    HCMC Opera House


    No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC   


    Au Co Theater


    No 8 Huynh Thuc Khang, Hanoi


    Mui Ne Music and Arts Festival


    04 – 06 Dec 2015, 7 am – 11.30 pm


    Mui Ne, Binh Thuan


    3 Days, 3 Stages, One Love.


    The combined forces of some of the best party producers in Saigon are headed to the beach for three days of non-stop fun.


    The organizer is taking over a beautiful Mui Ne hillside with panoramic views of the Mui Ne bay and fishing fleet. The festival will be open from late afternoon until midnight each day.


    Then we will party until the sun comes up with joint effort after parties each night at Mui Ne’s finest clubs… Dragon Beach, Pogo and Line Up.


    °°°° Main Stage °°°°


    The Main Stage features the best of Vietnam’s original live music artists and a selection of international headline guests each evening. Perfume Genius has been announced as the Sunday night headliner with Friday and Saturday announcements to come. Confirmed so far:


    + Perfume Genius (Sunday headline)


    + Gen


    + Wild Salmon


    + James & The Van Der Beeks


    + Mekong Delta Force


    + Phil Holmes


    + CoCC


    + Masia One & The Irietones


    + Night Breeze Control


    + LG Trio


    + Background ALLstars


    + Red Amity


    + Seighart


    More artists including Fri & Sat headliners will be announced soon.


    °°°°° Reggae Stage °°°°°


    More than 20 DJs will play the full range of Roots Reggae / New Roots / Digital / Dancehall / Dub / Dubstep / Drum n Bass / Jungle / Chill & Experimental / Bass & Trap sounds.


    Get ready for 3 days of wicked outdoor vibes!


    Reggae Stage Line Up:


    + Jase Nguyen


    + Dan – Lo


    + K – One


    + General Knappe


    + Selecta Morgan


    + Selecta Ivy


    + Skulz


    + King Cargo


    + Sonar Lee


    + Akihito


    + Slowbirds


    + Nori Nori


    + Cheezy Gangztaz


    + KCM


    + Kaztet D


    + Arlo


    More artists will be announced soon.


    °°°° Dance Stage °°°°


    Dance Stage Line Up:


    + Franz Underwear (Slow Motion Records, Wrong Era – BERLIN)


    + Nic Ford (MadderModes, The Observatory – UK)


    + DeeJay Konka (FR, IBIZA)


    + Jimmy Ladd (Movement, SWP – UK)


    + Dsane (Monasterio – RU)


    + Darrell Johnston (Life Festival – IRE)


    + Noches (The Future – ESP)


    + Dan Lo (Eclectic Aesthetic – HCMC)


    + Josa (Amsterdam NL/UK)


    TICKETS


    Ticket price: 200,000 – 450,000 VND


    Tickets on sale at ticketbox. Transport and Accommodation deals are available.


    Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony


    Fri 04 Dec 2015, from 6 pm


    Pullman Hanoi Hotel


    40 Cat Linh Str, Hanoi


    To start a joyful festive season 2015, come to join an event for family, friend, loved ones to share memorable moments together, a “Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony”.


    The children will be the centre of the ceremony by having a Santa Claus appearing with many gifts. Not only that, a surprise present from our Santa Claus sure will bring joy to all participants. To create a warm atmosphere against the cold weather outside, the Christmas signature traditional Gluhwein (warm red wine with cinnamon and dried fruits) and light seasonal snacks in Pullman style will be served. The unique Up-side-down Christmas tree will gradually be lighted up in the Christmas melodies of the saxophone.


    Entry Pass (invitation) is for everyone and limited. Please dial +84 4 3733 0688 to register as soon as possible.


    Subscription Concert Vol. 86


    03 and 04 Dec 2015, 8 pm


    Hanoi Opera House


    1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội


    You are invited to Subscription Concert Vol.86 with:


    – Conductor: Abe Kanako


    – Piano Soloist: Hagiwara Mami


    and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra


    Program:


    Lê Bằng Poem Symphony “Dòng chảy nghìn năm/ Flow of A Thousand Year”


    Saint Saens Piano Concerto no.5 “Egyptian” in F major, Op. 103


    Interval


    Claude Debussy Prelude a’ l’Apre’s-midi d’un faune


    Maurice Ravel “Daphnis et Chloe” Suite no.2 Vietnam Premiere


    Tickets:


    Ticket prices: 200,000 – 350,000 – 500,000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at vnso.org.vn.


    For free delivery, call: 0913489858, 0983067996.


    Exhibition “Direction” by Artist Nguyen Duong at Dong Phong Gallery


    Exhibition: 17 Nov – 12 Dec 2015, 9.30 am – 6.30 pm


    Dong Phong Art Gallery


    03 Ly Dao Thanh Street


    Dong Phong Art Gallery is pleased to present “Direction”, the first solo exhibition by young Vietnamese artist Nguyen Thuy Duong. He was born in 1981 and graduated from  


    Hanoi Fine Arts University in 2007 and is currently working as a freelance artist. This is the first time he presents his artworks to the public.


    Exhibition Direction by Artist Nguyen Duong


    The image of a little girl with red scarf covered her eyes and standing slanting in the lay-out of the painting gives us the feeling of dullness, loneliness, scare, timidity, flying into the orientation of the soul value’s existence…


    Deadlock in freedom when we are on the way to find the essence of life…


    Which way is suitable to us… ?


    Turn left or turn right… ?


    Flee or face…?


    Go straight or stay still…? Accepted?


    Mercy?


    Everything can be closed or open?


    Such disorientation is just like a game that the artist is searching for.


    Welcome to the exhibition to see paintings by a new artist unveiled.


    Christmas Concert “Sounds for the Season”


    04 and 05 Dec 2015, 7.30 pm


    St. Paul’s Convent Chapel


    4 Ton Duc Thang, District 1, HCMC


    Come to annual Christmas concert of The International Choir and Orchestra of Ho Chi Minh City featuring all of your favorite carols and songs. Also featured will be Hodie Christus Natus Est by Palestrina, and Francesco Durante’s beautiful Magnificat. Especially this year, for the first time, we will perform one Vietnamese language Christmas carol (originally composed in Vietnamese during the ’40s-’50s).


    No tickets are required, seating is on first come first serve basis. For good seating, audience should be arriving 30 minutes prior to concert start.


    Entry is by donation, all proceeds will go to our two charity programs: Loreto Australia and Poussières de Vie.


    Concert “Ludwig van Beethoven” at Goethe Institut in December


    Thu 03 Dec 2015, 8 pm


    Goethe-Institut Hanoi


    56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi


    This year, on the 245th birthday of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, the Goethe-Institut presents a four-part concert series at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi. The ten sonatas for violin and piano will be performed by the renowned musicians Nguyen My Huong and Dao Trong Tuyen.


    For the last concert of the Beethoven cycle, which the Goethe-Institut presented in honour of the great composer this autumn, musicians Nguyen My Huong and Dao Trung Tuyen will finish the cycle with sonatas No. 6 and 9. The latter also carries the name “Kreutzer Sonata”, after the French virtuoso violinist Rudolphe Kreutzer. Originally however, the sonata was dedicated to violinist George Bridgetower, with whom Beethoven played the debut performance in 1803. Legend has it that the two men quarreled over a woman, whereupon Beethoven subsequently changed the dedication to Kreutzer. Who knows whether it was the music or rather the dramatic story that inspired Leo Tolstoi to his novella “The Kreutzer Sonata” in 1887…


    Beethoven has brought the Classical form to its highest expressive level and he is considered as a pioneer of Romanticism. With his sonatas for violin, composed between 1797 and 1812, he created an extraordinary musical cycle, which can, for the first time, be experienced in Hanoi in full length. Even more strongly than before, the violin appears as an equal instrument next to the piano in the “Kreutzer Sonata”. His contemporaries were surprised at the novel kind of composition, which they perceived as anarchic and wild. Experiencing these creations live is a very special opportunity for all music lovers.


    PROGRAM


    – Sonata No. 6 in A major, Opus 30


    – Sonata No. 9 in A major, Opus 47


    Nguyen My Huong studied at Hanoi Art School, Vietnam National Academy of Music with Professor Ngo Van Thanh as well as at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz with Professor Thomas Zehetmair. Among other prices she has been awarded with the “Youth Talent Award”. As a member of the Asian Youth Orchestra and the  


    PMF Orchestra she played many concerts abroad and also took part in training courses in Japan, China, Germany, Austria and the USA. Currently, Nguyen My Huong works as a soloist in chamber music concerts with Vietnamese and foreign counterparts. She is second violin principal in the National Symphony Orchestra and teaches at the Vietnam National Academy of Music. Moreover, she has received an offer to be concertmaster in Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra.


    Dao Trong Tuyen studied with several prestigious piano teachers such as Hoang Vinh Huong, Hoang Hoa, Joel Pasquier, Professor Tran Thu Ha and Professor Đặng Thái Sơn. In 2007, he completed his Doctorate of Music in Piano Performance at the University of Montreal in Canada. Dao Trong Tuyen won the first prize in the National piano competition in 1990 and he has played concerts in Canada, France and Japan. He has recorded a large number of works for Vietnam National Television and Vietnam National Radio. He has also performed as a soloist with major orchestras in Vietnam such as Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra and Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Orchestra.


    At present, Dao Trong Tuyen is a piano teacher at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.


    Due to the limited number of seats we kindly ask only visitors from the age of 12 and up to come.


    Tickets for 03.12.2015 are available starting Thursday, 26 November, 9 am at Goethe-Institut Hanoi.


    Solo Exhibition “White, Black & Gold” by Le Hoang Bich Phuong


    Opening: Fri 04 Dec 2015, 10 am


    Exhibition: 04 – 25 Dec 2015, 9 am – 6 pm


    Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam


    27 Quang Trung


    Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội


    The Japan Foundation Center for cultural exchange in Vietnam, proudly hosts an art exhibition by Le Hoang Bich Phuong “White, Black & Gold” in Hanoi from 4 December to 25 December 2015.


    Le Hoang Bich Phuong is a Ho Chi Minh City based young artist who was awarded an artist-in-residence at S-AIR in Sapporo City, Japan, through the “JENESYS Invitation Program for Creators” operated by the Japan Foundation. She had her first silk painting solo exhibition titled “A transformative disguise” in 2012 in Hanoi and HCMC supported by the Japan Foundation and San Art. In 2015, she comes up with “White, Black & Gold” with a new material, ceramic.


    Since graduation, Phuong has always been attracted to traditional techniques. This project is a new experiment – a combination of her ideas and an innovative Vietnamese craft technique, a departure from silk painting. All artworks will be made of glass and ceramic, and are hand-made. This is done entirely with the support from the talented artisans of Bat Trang ceramic village. Through this project, it is her goal that these pieces will recall Vietnamese traditional art crafts that are now faded by modernizing trends in Vietnam.


    In this exhibition a series of installations in ceramic will be divided into three spaces with three art works, representing her dreams or ours. People are constantly compelled by an unidentified urge to fulfill their dreams, and likewise gain greater access to life’s blessings. They struggle and evolve in an effort to reach these dreams, to reach this end. To Phuong, all of us are as random as the creation of planets. Born, then strung together in a cluster like a galaxy, an asymmetrical chain.


    Following our creation, we are impacted and influenced by each other. Like asteroids, actions create sequences we can at times anticipate. Other impacts set in motion unintended consequences. We seek and chase the broader spaces. We pay no mind to the effects they may cause surrounding planets. Somehow, we deviate from the universal system of order. Our path breeds jealousy, as we seek greener pastures just over the horizon. It is her belief that peaceful consciousness instills order. It is in fact our forgotten promised land – abandoned in pursuit of meandering dreams.


    ARTIST’S PROFILE


    Le Hoang Bich Phuong (b. 1984, Ho Chi Minh City) is one of Vietnam’s most promising young artists whose study of Vietnamese and Japanese silk painting traditions has greatly influenced her own unique style and technique. Influenced by the ukiyo-e tradition, while also drawn to the popular world of the comic, Bich Phuong’s strong command of line and color creates an ethereal, near surreal presence. A graduate of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University, she was awarded an artist-in-residence in Sapporo, Japan, as part of the “JENESYS Program: Invitation Program for Creators” of the Japan Foundation in 2011 and that same year was also one of the finalists for the DOGMA Art Prize in self-portraiture. In 2010 she was finalist in the “Talent Prize” of the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund.


    Recent exhibitions include:


    – Sapporo Biennale 2011, Sapporo, Japan, 2011


    – “Shaping a line”, San Art, HCMC, Vietnam, 2011


    – “Saigon Contemporary”, La Lanta Fine Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011


    – “A transformative disguise”, San Art, HCMC, Vietnam, 2012 and The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, Hanoi, 2012


    Admission free.


    Happy Birthday, Beethoven


    3 December


    To celebrate the 245th birthday of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, musicians Nguyen My Huong and Dao Trung Tuyen will perform some of his piano and violin sonatas at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi.


    8 p.m. 3 December: Sonata No. 6 in A major, Opus 30; and Sonata No. 9 in A major, Opus 47


    Free tickets are available from 14 September at Goethe-Institut Hanoi, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc St, Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi. Tel: (04) 3734-2251


    Midnight sun


    10 December


    Axwell & Ingorosso from Sweden will perform and promote their album ‘Sun Is Shining’ at Long Island Castle on 10 December. The band was established in 2014. The event will also include performances by local and international artists.


    Long Island Castle, 173 Long Thuan, Long Phuoc Ward, Dist.9, Ho Chi Minh City. Tickets start from VND1,450,000. Book tickets at www.ticketbox.vn


    King of Trance


    13 December


    Armin Van Buuren is the most recognizable DJ around the globe. He was crowned the World’s Number 1 DJ four years consecutively by DJMag. He has also been dubbed ‘the King of Trance’. He will perform in Vietnam for the first time on 13 December, from 4 p.m. till midnight, at Ecopark Township, Xuan Quan, Van Giang District, Hung Yen City.


    Ticket: VND750,000-VND17,500,000. Book tickets at www.ticketbox.vn


    Beethoven’s Ninth


    19 December


    A special concert ‘Beethoven No.9’ will be held at 8 p.m. 19 December at Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien St, Hanoi. The concert will be conducted by Honna Tetsuji, accompanied by soprano Ha Pham Thang Long, alto Nguyen Thu Quynh, tenor Nguyen Anh Vu, bassist Fukushima Akiya and artists from Vietnam National Opera and Ballet, Hanoi International Choir, Hanoi Freude Choir. The show will play symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 ‘Choral’.


    Tickets: VND200,000, VND350,000, VND500,000. All tickets are available at Hanoi Opera House or book at www.ticketvn.comfor free delivery.


    Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 5


    9 December


    Guest artists from Goyang Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor An Hyun Sung, flutist Ban Jin A, violin Tran Huu Quoc and artists from HBSO Symphony Orchestra will perform ‘Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 5’ at 8 p.m. 9 December at Opera House, 7 Cong Truong Lam Son, Ben Nghe Ward, Dist.1, Ho Chi Minh City.


    Tickets: VND200,000 to VND550,000. Online booking at www.ticketbox.vnfor free delivery


    The Wave


    10 December


    The Wave Music Festival will be held at 3 p.m. on 10 December at Tan Trao, Phu My Hung, Dist.7, Ho Chi Minh City. The event will feature many DJs, especially the participation of DJ SNAKE, who is famous for the hit ‘Turn Down For What’.


    Tickets from VND399,000. Book tickets at www.ticketbox.vn


    Unfinished Symphony


    19 December


    A concert ‘Unfinished Symphony’ will be held at 8 p.m. 19 December at Opera House, with the performance of conductor Tran Vuong Thach, pianist Joo Eun Young, soprano Cho Hae Ryong and artists from HBSO Symphony Orchestra.


    The programme has two parts. Part 1: ‘Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, op.18’ by Sergei Rachmaninov. Part 2: ‘Rosamunde’, ‘Ave Maria’ and ‘Symphony No.8 in B Minor, D.759’ (‘Unfinished’) by Franz Schubert, and ‘Il Bacio’ by Luigi Arditi.


    Exhibition “Far in the North” by Ha Manh Thang


    Opening: Wed 02 Dec 2015, 6 pm


    Exhibition: 02 – 31 Dec 2015


    L’Espace


    24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội


    You are invited to painting exhibition “Far in the North” and the selection of Ha Manh Thang during the period of 2012-2015.


    In a remote part of his subconscious, there is a place which Ha Manh Thang called “North”, a place where a blue-gray tint still remains, blending into twilight, which he believes is the far north…


    “Far in the North” is one part of the series “Vietnam’s landscape” that Ha Manh Thang has been working on for the last 3 years. The series is mainly centered on the temples and pagodas of North Vietnam. However, the background of reality in this new series has totally disappeared and he only painted the temples and pagodas in the Northern countryside areas of Vietnam based on their architectural drawings and a bit of real context that has been left on them.


    Previous exhibitions by Ha Manh Thang:


    – Exhibition “Winter Hues” in Hanoi (2015)


    – Exhibition “Khói sóng” tại TP. HCM (2015)


    – Exhibition ““Fading Dreams – Disintegrating Realities”” tại Thái Lan (2014)


    – Exhibition “Hevean Is A Place” tại TP. HCM (2013)


    Pop-rock Concert with La Grande Sophie


    20:00, 12/12/2015


    L’Espace


    24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội


    You are invited to the pop-rock concert with La Grande Sophie.


    Invited in 2013 to celebrate French year in Vietnam, La Grande Sophie was not able to give the expected concert in Hanoi, but it became the title of one of her new songs in the album released in France in Fall 2015…


    As promised, this outstanding singer of French pop-rock scene has come back to L’Espace with guest Le Cat Trong Ly! A concert not to be missed!


    TICKETS


    Ticket price: 160,000 VND


    Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 80,000 VND


    Tickets are available at L’Espace.


    Christmas Concert 2015


    Fri 04 Dec 2015, 8 pm


    Goethe Institut


    56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi



    Sat 05 Dec 2015, 7 pm


    Opera House Haiphong


    Christmas – time of reflection and family gathering. On this special occasion, the Goethe-Institut cordially invites you to two traditional Christmas concerts in Hanoi and Haiphong to celebrate a successful year of 2015 together with our students, graduates, staff and all our friends.


    Compositions by Georg Friedrich Händel and Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as popular Christmas songs to sing along will carry us into a magical world of Christmas. Similar to the previous years, we will be joined by the Vietnam Bamboo Ensemble Suc Song Moi, the International Choir Hanoi, a chamber orchestra, and numerous other artists.


    See Christmas Concert Programme


    In Hanoi: Free admission


    ART for YOU back in Hanoi


    03 – 07 Dec 2015, 10 am – 8 pm


    Manzi Art Space


    14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi


    We did it here… then we did it there. Now we are here again.


    After a successful ART for YOU HCMC (thanks again for such a warm welcome!), we are very happy to back on home turf. ART for YOU YOU YOU our beloved Ha Noi!


    ART for YOU once again showing at the serene and superb Manzi Art Space from Thursday 3rd to Monday 7th of December, 10AM to 8PM daily.


    Sketches, prints, paintings, photographs, sculpture, oddities and incongruities. A chance to enjoy and support the artistic endeavors of those who chose to create a more beautiful and engaging world. All hail… THE ARTISTS.


    FREE ENTRANCE.


    HCMC – Melting Pot 7: Art & Music Festival


    05 and 06 Dec 2015


    Saigon Outcast


    188/1 Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien, Dist 2, HCMC


    We are happy to announce that Melting Pot is back with a different spin this year! For those who don’t know, Melting Pot is an Art and Music Festival that aims to raise funds for charities such as Saigon Children’s Charity and other projects for local children in District 2.


    The Melting Pot stage is a platform for local talent where professional and amateur artists are invited to exhibit their works in music, dance, poetry, art, cooking and more! We will have an action-packed weekend for all of you with surprising entertainment and exhibitions from the talented artists of Vietnam. This festival’s lineup focuses on local Vietnamese talent. We have some RAP, DANCE, LIVE BANDS, LIVE DRAMA, ACOUSTIC COVERS AND MORE! FULL LINEUP WILL BE POSTED HERE SOON!


    Please stay tuned for more information. For now, mark your calendars because Melting Pot 7 is coming your way on the 5th and 6th of December!


    LINEUP


    DAY 1


    Quy | Live Solo


    Ngan Tieu | Live Solo


    Wild Card | Live Duo


    Datmaniac | Live Rap


    Jase | DJ Set


    XOI | Live Band | Hardcore Vietnam


    Knife Sticking Head | Live Band | Hardcore Vietnam


    9th Dimension | Live Band | Young Guns Records


    Bui Gio | Live Band | Young Guns Records


    Suboi | Live Performance


    Duy Tuan | DJ Set


    Maraphoria & Starchild | DJ Set


    DAY 2


    Ngu Nam | Poetry Reading


    Lang Kinh | Live Drama


    Saigon Children’s Charity | Presentation


    Tung Tim | DJ Set


    Saigonlag | DJ & MC


    #HappiZoo | Live Band


    House of Skarlet | Live Dance


    Emily Navarra | Live Dance


    X-CLOWN | Live Dance


    Javana | Live Band


    Hazard Clique | Live Performance


    Slo-Lo | DJ Set


    Maraphoria & Starchild | DJ Set


    Tickets


    1 Day Pass: 80K at the door


    Promo Pre-Sale: 100K for 2 Day Pass (Saturday and Sunday)


    (You can buy Pre-Sale at Saigon Outcast or sms 0907600897 to pick up in District 3)


    Manganergy Workshop


    Thu 03 Dec 2015, 7.30 – 9.30 pm


    The Black Box


    56 Nguyen Khuyen, Hanoi


    Have you been scratching your head to find out how to be more creative? Do you want your mind to be liberated? You know you have to “think out of the box” but you don’t know for what reasons you still see yourself stuck within the restrictions and rules of your habits.


    The answer is within your reach.


    Manganergy is a workshop for you to play freely with curves, shapes, and any combinations, surrounded by exciting music, connected by a series of exercises to activate your creativity.


    Benefits:


    – Activate your creative potential


    – Discover new insights about yourself


    – Release stress


    – Free your mind


    – And most importantly, have lots of FUN.


    Who should join?


    Anyone who wants to discover your creative capability. You don’t need to have talents or experiences in drawing.


    With this workshop, you will be guided through every activity. Feeling the smallest changes, little challenging exercises will create the environment to energize your sensibility, observability, and help you express your natural and unique self.


    Maximum number of participants: 25


    Fee:


    180.000 VND / adult


    130.000 VND / student


    (including drawing kits and materials for the whole workshop)


    Payment should be made before 16:00, 1 Dec 2015 by:


    – Bank transfer to: 0491000061588, Vietcombank, owner: Tran Nguyen Binh Minh


    – Direct payment in cash at Life Art, Level 2, No. 56, Nguyen Khuyen, Dong Da dist, Hanoi


    Instructor: Ms. Tran Binh Minh, Founder of SENSES Garden


    * Note: The workshop will only be conducted if the number of participants exceeds a required minimum.


    * For information and enquiries, contact via email: minhtran1312@gmail.com or hotline: 01668409806




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    Binh Dinh: Intact beaches appeal to foreign visitors




    Bai Xep, a small fishing village 10 km south of Quy Nhon, has been onthe radar for around five years, as it is endowed with a dazzling goldenbeach, clean water and little offshore islands. Living with locals isthe most popular choice of accommodation in the town.


    Steve Knight, a former English tourist who owns a hostel in Bai Xep, said 70 percent of his guests were foreigners.


    J.D. Knox, a 22-year-old Canadian, considered his trip to Bai Xep, wherehe tried paddling a local basket fishing boat for the first time,unforgettable.


    Many independent travellers now put the intact and imposing Eo Gio Beachin Quy Nhon’s Nhon Ly commune on their lists. Eo Gio Beach is renownedfor its blue sea and uneven landscape as a must-go destination. There isno commercial accommodation at the site, so it is ideal for pitchingtents and spending the night on the beach.


    According to Nguyen Thi Xuan Lan, Vice Chairwoman of the provincialtourism association, an estimated 171,500 foreign tourist arrivals wererecorded in 2014. This was an annual increase of 24 percent.


    In response to the growing trend, members of her agency are creatingadditional tourism packages to discover nature, local craft villages andmartial art clubs, among other things.





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    Cultural centre opens at Hue royal office site


    VietNamNet Bridge – The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre has opened a new culture centre for tourists at a historic site that had been an office during the Hue royal dynasty.











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    The site is located at 79 Nguyen Chi Dieu Street, Hue City.


    The complex had once housed offices of six governing agencies of the Nguyen dynasty, similar to the present ministries of home affairs, education, culture, defence, transportation and law.


    Also at the location, a school was built in 1879 by King Tu Duc (1829-83), and was called Chanh Mong Duong, for his adopted son Dong Khanh’s (1864-89).


    In 1881, King Tu Duc built another school building in the complex called Duc Duc Duong for another adopted son, Duc Duc (1853-83).


    King Thanh Thai (1879-1954) later changed the name of the complex to Ton Hoc. At that time the area was used as an office for mandarins in charge of education and training.


    In 1968, the complex was used as the office for the local department of War Invalids and Social Affaires. Over the years, many structures within the complex had fallen into disrepair and were repeatedly renovated. In 2005, the complex was handed over to the Hue Monuments Conservations Centre.


    Earlier this year, the complex was again renovated and is now a cultural centre for local residents and tourists.


    Among the new activities to take place at the complex, the centre will host tea processing ceremonies using traditional ingredients, as prescribed by the Nguyen dynasty’s doctors, as well as offer delicacies from the dynasty, such as royal wine and royal medicines.


    Handicraft demonstrations will also be held to display bamboo conical hats, Hue rice cakes, bamboo wares, paper flowers, lotus-scented tea, and pet birds.


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    Culture Week commemorates poet


    VietNamNet Bridge – A special performance has opened Culture Tourism Week to commemorate Vietnamese celebrated poet Nguyen Du (1766-1820) in his homeland in the central province of Ha Tinh’s Nghi Xuan District.




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    Nguyen Du’s legacy: People visit an outdoor exhibition showcasing 150 oil paintings illustrating of The Tale of Kieu by Nguyen Du. The exhibition is part several activities held during the Culture Tourism Week to commemorate Vietnamese celebrated poet Nguyen Du in his homeland in the central province of Ha Tinh’s Nghi Xuan District. — VNA/VNS Photo


    Staged by 100 artists, the performance highlighted significant cultural and historical values of the region, but also honoured the legacy of Nguyen Du, who was honoured as a World Cultural Figure by the UN cultural agency UNICEF.


    The Culture Tourism Week is part of a series of cultural activities aiming to celebrate and cherish his life and works on the occasion of his 250th birthday.


    Speaking at the opening ceremony on Saturday night Chairman of Nghi Xuan District’s People Committee Nguyen Hai Nam expressed his pride of the sacred region, which was home to many great figures of the nation, including Nguyen Du and Nguyen Cong Tru (1778-1858) – a general, economist and poet.


    Also on Saturday night, generous donors contributed nearly VND1.3 billion (about US$57,700) for the Nguyen Du Study Encouragement Fund to support outstanding students as well as poor children living in Ha Tinh Province.


    An exhibition on the theme of Nguyen Du’ literature legacy and his classical epic poem The Tale of Kieu has also been opened to the public.


    In addition, 150 oil paintings illustrating of The Tale of Kieu are on display, and the exhibition showcases a collection of versions of The Tale of Kieu printed in different languages such as English, French, German, Russian and Japanese.


    A stamp collection commemorating the anniversary will be released during the event, and the agenda also includes a folk music festival gathering art troupes from the Red River Delta and the northern-central region.


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    Granting certificate of Green Lotus Label for 33 accommodations



    Deputy General Director of VNAT, Mr. Ngo Hoai Chung spoke at the conference


    The sustainable tourism Green Lotus Label (Green Lotus Label), issued by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) in 2012, is a set of 81 criteria, 5 levels from one to five green lotuses which was piloted applying for tourist accommodations in Viet Nam in past 3 years.


    The accommodations granted Green Lotus Label have to meet standards on environmental protection in professional ways such as applying new technology and using renewable energy efficiently to reduce negative impacts on the environment; in addition to providing training courses, popularizing documents for staffs, setting up websites to update information and regulations on environmental conservation.



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    However, most of accommodations granted the certificate are located in large cities and provinces namely Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Thua Thien Hue, Khanh Hoa or Binh Thuan. Therefore in the coming time, other localities should be more active to popularize benefits of the Green Lotus Label to tourist accommodations, Vice Chairwoman of Hotel Department (VNAT), Ms. Nguyen Thanh Binh said.


    Speaking at the conference, Deputy General Director of VNAT, Mr. Ngo Hoai Chung emphasized that applying the Green Lotus Label not only contributes to sustainable development of tourist accommodations, but also adapts to demand of international integration. Due to the conference, VNAT will revise the set of criteria and submit for MOCST’s approval to officially apply for all accommodations nationwide.



    Fact-finding trip at Sheraton Hanoi Hotel


    On this occasion, representatives of Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, Hue Vilgrimage Village, Grand Hotel Saigon shared their experience on environmental protection and energy saving. The delagates also had a fact-finding trip at Sheraton Hanoi Hotel on the same day.


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    HCM City boosts tourism cooperation with Japanese region



    Visitors at the Japanese Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)




    Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan made the remark while receiving Governor of Hyogo prefecture Ido Toshizo on November 28.




    Quan said he hopes more tourists from Kansai region will visit HCM City in the coming time. He invited Japanese businesses to attend the city’s annual international tourism fair in September to boost bilateral cooperation in the field.




    Governor Ido Toshizo said a number of programmes have been held in Viet Nam to promote Kansai to Vietnamese people. The region hopes to greet more Vietnamese tourists in the time ahead, he added.




    A business delegation from Hyogo prefecture has also conducted a trip to study investment environment in several Vietnamese localities, he noted.




    The Governor expressed his delight at the growing economics and tourism ties between the two countries, which has helped increase mutual understanding and friendship.




    In 2014, Japan welcomed nearly 130,000 tourists from Viet Nam. The figure is predicted to reach over 180,000 by the end of this year, he said, adding that the same period more than 830,000 Japanese visited Viet Nam and Ho Chi Minh City.




    Currently, some 5,000-6,000 Japanese citizens are living and working in HCM City, Quan said, recognising the significant contributions of the Japanese business community, including enterprises from Kansai region, to the development of the city and Viet Nam at large.




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    Culture, tourism week honours poet Nguyen Du



    A dancing performance at the week"s opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)




    The week is part of a series of activities to celebrate the 250th birth anniversary of the great poet (1765 – 1820).




    Opening the event, Chairman of Nghi Xuan People’s Committee Nguyen Hai Nam said the district is proud to be the homeland of Nguyen Du, whose outstanding works including “Truyen Kieu” (The Tale of Kieu) have brought fame to the land.




    During the culture and tourism week, an exhibition hall on the literary heritage of Nguyen Du and “Truyen Kieu” will be inaugurated, and an amateur folk singing festival of the north central coast and Red River Delta regions will be held.




    Notably, a grand ceremony commemorating the poet will be held on December 5 – the last day of the week.




    Nguyen Du, also known as To Nhu or Thanh Hien, was recognised by UNESCO as a World Cultural Celebrity at its 37th General Conference session in Paris in 2013.




    In 1965, he was also honoured as a world cultural celebrity by the World Peace Council along with eight others for his devotion to Vietnamese literature and the world’s culture.




    “Truyen Kieu”, his most influential work, is a 3,254-line classic verse novel written in "luc bat", the form that consists of alternating lines of six and eight syllables, a traditional verse form of Viet Nam"s poetry.




    Kieu"s story is vastly popular in Viet Nam; many people know the epic by heart and it has been translated into 20 different languages including French, Chinese, English, Russian and Japanese.




    The 250th birth anniversary of Nguyen Du is being observed at the national level as decided by the Party Secretariat in August 2014.




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    Ha Noi fosters implementation of Resolution on Tourism Development


    Being the pioneer in the dissemination and introduction of Resolution, Ha Noi Tourism Association timely deployed activities in the Resolution and required local tourism businesses to focus on enhancing service quality, applying flexible solutions to ensure sustainability and long-term growth.



    To effectively implement the Resolution, there should be close coordination between all levels and sectors, especially local governments and media press.



    If the Resolution is well carried out, the competitiveness capacity of the “smokeless industry sector” will be enhanced significantly.



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    Viet Nam and Russia signs cultural cooperation from 2016-2018



    The cooperation program aims to consolidate and develop cultural exchanges between the two sides.


    In the framework of the cooperation program, two sides will pay special attention to the preparation and organization of Vietnamese Cultural Days in Russia in even years and Russian Cultural Days in Viet Nam in odd ones; promoting direct relations in the field of cinema, encouraging to broadcast films as well as take part in international film festivals in the two countries.


    The two sides also agreed to promote the development of cooperation in performing arts, visual art, photography and exhibitions. The two sides will promote the exchange of information about cultural heritage, natural heritage; support activities on protection and conservation of cultural heritage. In addition, two sides will support to establish a direct relationship between fields of libraries, museums; between educational institutions of culture and art; encourage the exchange of teachers, students in the field of culture and art…


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    International workshop “Participation of community and accessing way of right in the world heritage regions”



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    At the workshop, some representatives focused on discussing about some issues: Right about land, natural resource and property; Right about inhabitance and development; Right about consultancy.




    Vice-professor, Dr. Dang Van Tai, member of National Heritage Council said that our maintaining activities created an approval of community. The community is understood as the State management agency, some researchers, some enterprises to build tourism, tourists as member of the community.




    In an action program and plan, some management agencies focused on community with a role of heritage. The workshop is a chance to praise and appraise a legal policy and implementation of Viet Nam in some world heritage regions.




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    Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien works with representative of Star Cruises



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    Genting Hong Kong Limited (Genting Hong Kong) belongs to Genting Group (Malaysia) – a leading global leisure, entertainment and hospitality enterprise, operating in both land and sea-based businesses including Star Cruises in the Asia-Pacific.


    Since 1993, Genting Hong Kong in association with Saigontourist has shipped international tourists to Viet Nam by Star Cruises. Viet Nam is expected to welcome 25 Star Cruise ships with 25,000 passengers in two end months of 2015, particularly from November 2015 to December 2016, there will be many large ships with a capacity of over 4,000 passengers berthing at Viet Nam’s ports to visit several interesting places in Viet Nam.


    According to Mr. Raymond Lim, Viet Nam should facilitate cruise passengers by visa exemption; in addition to investing, upgrading the infrastructure of ports to meet to increasing demands of tourists as well as to prolong the length of stay in Viet Nam.


    Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien appreciated contributions of Star Cruises to sending international tourists to Viet Nam and agreed with the plan of Star Cruises in the coming time. Viet Nam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will propose government to consider visa exemption for cruise passengers to Viet Nam and focus on promoting entertainment services, investing infrustruture of ports to serve best for tourists.


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    Vietnamese visitors to Jaspanan growing steadily


    The number of Vietnamese tourists visiting Japan has constantly increased, while on the other side Vietnam has failed to pull Japanese holidaymakers.


    Ito Kazuhiro, director of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) in Bangkok, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan has risen by more than 53 percent compared to the same period last year.


    Vietnam is currently among Japan’s top 10 foreign tourist markets and enjoys the third-fastest growth rate, after only mainland China and Hong Kong, in the East Asian country’s tourism sector, Kazuhiro noted.


    “Despite the absence of official statistics, our estimates have indicated that approximately 10 percent of Vietnamese tour buyers return to our country for the second time,” he added.


    The JNTO branch director stressed that Japanese travel firms have made a point of promoting their country’s appeal to their Vietnamese counterparts.


    All the prefectures home to gorgeous places of interest are keen to welcome vacationers from the Southeast Asian country.


    JNTO once sent up to 41 representatives of Japanese prefectures on one single trip to Vietnam for the activity, according to Kazuhiro.


    However, he admitted that among five million Vietnamese arrivals abroad each year, only 200,000 are recorded in Japan.


    He attributed it partly to visa requirements.


    “Though Japan has eased visa requirements for Vietnamese travelers on organized tours, not all applications for Japanese visas are accepted, which lies beyond our power,” he explained.


    Kazuhiro pointed to the current lack of direct flights from major Vietnamese airports to Japan as another important reason.


    Vietnam is now connected to only four destinations in Japan with a low daily flight frequency.


    Vietnamese vacationers mostly tour around Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya, while there are many other stunning sights to explore elsewhere in Japan.


    By contrast, some other Southeast Asian countries like Thailand boast multiple flights per day from their airports to at least six or seven destinations in Japan.


    JNTO is slated to organize a clutch of tourism events to better introduce the country’s charm to potential Vietnamese visitors in early 2016.


    The organization also plans to hold regular meetings between Japanese representatives and Vietnamese travel firms for this exact purpose.


    Speaking about the Vietnamese tourism sector’s failure to attract one million Japanese arrivals in 2015 as planned, Kazuhiro asserted to Tuoi Tre that the Japanese do find Vietnamese sights, cuisine and souvenirs alluring.


    However, he blamed the poor foreign arrivals on the Japanese economic malaise, which has caused Japanese people to refrain from holidays abroad over the past two years.


    “A recently launched direct flight from [the central city of] Da Nang to Tokyo will hopefully boost arrivals among Japanese tourists fond of Hoi An [a UNESCO-recognized ancient town located in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam] in the coming months,” Kazuhiro added.


    He also urged that Japanese holidaymakers be better informed of Vietnam’s new destinations and services as well as its tempting cuisine.




    Representatives of the Japan National Tourism Organization in Vietnam said at least three or four delegations from Japanese travel companies arrive in Vietnam each month to promote the East Asian country’s allure.


    Meanwhile, the Vietnamese tourism sector had welcomed 551,992 Japanese arrivals as of the end of October 2015, or a mere 3-percent rise over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.


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    A visit to the Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam


    The museum is located at 1 Cau Da St., about 5km from Nha Trang City Center. It is an interesting aquarium with images of Nha Trang’s marine environment. Opened to the public on September 14th, 1922, today it is still a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists.  


    The collection of this museum spreads out over two floors. The ground floor is home to fish tanks of varying sizes that house all manner of marine life.


    All kinds of fish you would find in the sea area of Khanh Hoa Province are presented there: reef sharks, turtles, living coral, anemones, puffers, lionfish, clownfish, seahorses, and a whole array of colorful reef species, some of which can be found in no other place in the world.


    Each of them has a label indicating their name, origin and characteristics in Vietnamese and in English.


    The upstairs floor is for exhibiting specimens, local boats and fishing artifacts, plus an 18 meter long whale skeleton.


    Over its long history, this museum has been holding more than 20,000 specimens of tropical marine creatures. Apart from the real fish, there are also rare species’ skeletons or bodies preserved in formaldehyde solution.


    Apart from the museum aquariums, there are also many theme rooms which focus on marine science featuring the history of its research equipment and technology such as: “From Light to Life” (features algae and phytoplankton), “Life in a Drop of Water” (microscopic aquatic organisms), or rooms illustrating coastal natural disasters, sacred legends, traditions and culture of Vietnam fishing.








    Nếu bạn tới Nha Trang thì đừng quên ghé thăm Viện Hải dương học để tìm hiểu, ngắm nhìn các loài sinh vật biển tuyệt đẹp, quý hiếm đang được nuôi giữ tại đây.



    Viện Hải dương học nằm ở địa chỉ số 1, Cầu Đá, Thành phố Nha Trang, tỉnh Khánh Hoà. Viện được người Pháp xây dựng vào năm 1923 với diện tích rộng khoảng 20ha nằm gần vùng biển sâu thuận lợi cho việc nguyên cứu các loài sinh vật biển tại đây. Biểu tượng của Viện Hải dương học Nha Trang là loài cá Mao Tiên cực độc.

    Đến đây du khách cũng sẽ được chiêm ngưỡng Bảo tàng sinh vật biển với trên 20.000 mẫu vật của hơn 4000 loại sinh vật biển và nước ngọt được sưu tầm, gìn giữ từ nhiều năm nay.

    Đặc biệt hơn, khi đến với Viện Hải dương học du khách sẽ có cơ hội được tận mắt chứng kiến những mẫu vật sống được nuôi thả trong bể kính. Có đến hàng trăm loài sinh vật biển quý hiếm đang được nuôi giữ tại đây như: cá mập, rùa biển, cá chình, cá hoàng hậu, tôm hùm, cá mặt quỷ, hải cẩu,...


    Một số hình ảnh về Viện Hải dương học Nha Trang, trong hình là mô hình rùa biển.

    A sea turtle.




    Cá dao - cá sống theo đàn, đầu hướng xuống dưới khi bơi giúp chúng nguỵ trang, trú ẩn trong các rạn san hô hoặc thảm cỏ biển. Khi gặp nguy hiểm, cá chuyển cơ thể theo hướng ngang và di chuyển với tốc độ nhanh ngạc nhiên.

    The ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus).




    Cá mó môi dày - cá có phần môi rất dày, màu sắc thay đổi tuỳ theo sự phát triển của từng giai đoạn. Cá trưởng thành sống ở độ sâu khoảng 30m, thức ăn chính là các loài nhuyễn thể, giun nhiều tơ và một số loài sao biển.

    Parrotfish. They are found in coral reefs, rocky coasts, and seagrass beds, and play a significant role in bioerosion.




    Cá bống đuôi kéo là loại cá hiền lành, sống ở các rạn san hô, đầm phá hoặc vịnh. Cá có kích thước nhỏ, khi bé sống thành từng đàn, lớn lên sống thành đôi.

    Ptereleotris evides, the Blackfin dartfish, is a species of dartfish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is a reef inhabitant and can be found at depths of from 2 to 15 metres




    Cá mó đèn - màu sắc thay đổi theo từng giai đoạn, chúng thường vùi mình trong cát khi ngủ hoặc khi gặp nguy hiểm.

    Another species of Parrotfish.




    Hải quỳ ống - còn gọi là cây dừa biển. Chúng bắt mồi bằng cách sử dụng các tua râu mảnh mai có chất nhầy để bắt các sinh vật bơi lơ lửng bên trên. Khi gặp nguy hiểm, chúng thu mình vào trong ống để lẩn tránh.

    Actiniaria.




    Động vật cầu gai.

    Sea urchin.




    Cá ngựa đen - là một trong những loài cá có giá trị dược phẩm cao nên số lượng đang bị sụt giảm nghiêm trọng. Giống như các loài cá ngựa khác, cá ngựa đực có một túi trước bụng để mang thai và ấp trứng giúp cá ngựa cái.

    Hippocampus kuda




    Bộ xương cá voi lưng gù do nhân dân xã Hải Cường (Hải Hậu, tỉnh Nam Hà) khai quật vào ngày 08/12/1994 trong khi đào mương làm thuỷ lợi. Bộ xương bì vùi sâu dưới ruộng khoảng 1,2m và cách biển 4km. Chiều dài bộ xương là 18m với trọng lượng khoảng 10 tấn.

    The giant skeleton of a Humpback whale.






    A visit to the Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam

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    Do you remember your first backpacking trips? Was it your intention or just by accident to travel by backpack?


    The first trip was made after I failed my college examination. I felt pressure from my family and I escaped to my uncle’s house in Nha Trang City in the central province of Khanh Hoa.


    I stayed there two months and tramped across every corner there. I began to develop feelings of being a backpacker.


    In 2001, I joined a group of new friends and we started a journey from the ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam. We hitchhiked, travelling to Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai.


    I was very impressed by this trip because of the unexpected situations. When we hitchhiked across Hai Van Pass we did not know that the taxi driver and his assistant were drug addicts. At midnight, they mainlined drugs and we were so scared. We dared not sleep. Thank God nothing happened to us.


    Anyway, the trip inspired me with its imposing landscapes at the northwest of the country. I wanted to discover this area by backpacking. But I thought I lacked knowledge about the northwestern area, and about backpacking, as well.


    To prepare for trips to the northwest area I spent seven years backpacking, to discover different places in the Central Highlands, as well as the central and southern provinces, which were much closer than the northwest.


    You spent about 14 years going to destinations that are remote and the highest in Viet Nam, what experience could you offer new backpackers?


    The biggest thing is to ensure your safety. I see many young backpackers who are not well prepared. It is necessary to study about destinations through the Internet and meet people who have gone there and seek information.


    Also, it is not a waste of money to buy special-in-use clothing, because it is very dangerous to be without warm clothes in winter.


    The most important is what to know by yourself. Normally, when going to new destinations that are very unique, backpackers should have GPS, be followed by local people and keep in touch with family.


    I know many backpackers who became lost in forests or in mountains, and they were rescued by local residents.


    What do you get from the trips?


    At the beginning, I wanted to view beautiful landscapes throughout the whole country. But now, I think these trips make me more mature and more confident. Going to the northwest, I meet people who are strange, but very kind, offering me free accommodation. They offer me a lesson about life. It is really meaningful for my personal growth.


    Not only myself, but almost all backpackers turn into different people who are more open and selfless. We are ready to help others and are interested in charity work.


    Now, I’m firm and steady when overcoming hazardous circumstances.


    What has backpacking meant to you?


    Frankly, I know the word “backpacking” thanks to my joining tourism forums on the Internet. For many people, backpacking means adventures with danger to unique destinations. But for me, backpacking is setting up a trip to discover new places in my own way. Backpacking trips help me have more experiences, get to know the world and to learn how to listen and share.


    Why did you want to conquer the four poles and one peak in Viet Nam?


    It is interesting to know that almost all backpackers dream to conquer these places. I was not the exception. I created a plan to turn the dream into something real. I reached Mount Fansipan – the peak of three countries in former Indochina, comprising Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia, in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.


    Step by step I went to the four poles of Viet Nam.


    The west pole in A Pa Chai, Dien Bien Province is a unique location. It is located right at the border T-junction of three countries: Viet Nam – Laos – China. So if you stand there and scream, three countries can hear you.


    Have you ever had to be rescued because you were in danger?


    Last Lunar New Year, I went to the real north pole of Viet Nam. Everybody says Lung Cu in Ha Giang Province is the north pole, but it is not. From Lung Cu and going straight to the north about 1,7km, the north pole is in the middle of the Nho Que River.


    I asked permission from the border guards while I was going there. But we were lost. We had to slide on the grass because there was no other way. Then we lost each other. Luckily, one of us had a GPS handphone and he called the border guards.


    The trip to Border Marker 42 in Pa Ve Su Commune, Lai Chau Province’s Muong Te District – the second highest point in the country — is also the most remarkable. To get there it took four days. I and the border guards had to cross ice-cold streams, trek in freezing temperatures and brave steep slopes.


    There was no marked trail or path, but that didn’t stop us from walking through the forest.


    Our steps seemed to get slower and slower as we crawled up the seemingly endless slope. After four days and three nights, we reached the border marker, a sacred place where soldiers keep watch over the nation’s sovereignty.


    What valuable lessons have you learned from these trips?


    I remember mostly the trip to Muong Te in the northern province of Lai Chau. While we were driving up the mountain the car ran out of petrol. We met an ethnic person who was driving. He gestured to us, but we did not understand. We were afraid that he wanted to refill our car and ask us for a lot of money.


    After communicating with gestures for a while, he refilled our car and we could go. We offered him money, but he wouldn’t take it.


    In that case, we behaved as city people and thought that everything should be paid with money. We learned a life lesson from that man.


    Did you find your love and your work as a photographer thanks to your backpacking hobby?


    I met my love by chance in 2008. She was fragile before she met and loved me. But she became my good fellow-traveller. As a teacher, she is transmitting not only knowledge, but also practical experiences that she receives from backpacking trips to her students.





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    Different views of Da Nang from Son Tra Peninsular








    Chùa Linh Ứng Bãi Bụt có không gian yên tĩnh với tượng Phật Bà Quan Âm cao nhất Việt Nam đứng tựa lưng vào núi, mặt hướng ra biển cầu mong an bình cho những ngư dân đang đánh bắt xa khơi.

    Linh Ung Bai But Pagoda.




    Núi Sơn Trà có những thảm hoa vàng trên cỏ xanh, có nước biển xanh biếc dưới ánh nắng trời ôm lấy núi, có hàng dừa xì xào trong gió.

    Son Tra Mountain.




    Những con đường đầy cỏ lau dưới ánh nắng mai, bám theo vòng cung bờ biển uốn lượn nên thơ.

    A coastal road.




    Biển xanh ôm núi, núi ôm con đường bé nhỏ uốn cong xuyên qua những tán lá cây um tùm, xanh mướt.

    The sea and the mountain.




    Đỉnh Bàn Cờ có bức tượng Đế Thích ngồi một mình bên tảng đá hình bàn cờ, là nơi mà du khách thường ghé thăm khi đến Đà Nẵng.

    Ban Co peak with the statue of De Thich.




    Từ đỉnh Bàn Cờ, du khách có thể ngắm được toàn bộ thành phố Đà Nẵng xinh đẹp và bờ cát trắng trải dài vòng cung ôm lấy biển xanh.

    From the peak of Ban Co, tourists can see the entire Da Nagn City.




    Đứng trên đỉnh Bàn Cờ, du khách sẽ phóng tầm mắt ra xa chiêm ngưỡng vẻ đẹp của cầu Thuận Phước và bờ biển Nguyễn Tất Thành chạy dài đến chân đèo Hải Vân.

    The Thuan Phuoc Bridge and Nguyen Tat Thanh coastal road.




    Con đường độc đạo băng qua núi Sơn Trà với những con dốc khá cao.

    The road to Son Tra.




    :“Cây đa ngàn năm” được coi như cây di sản của thành phố, được nhiều khách du lịch đến tham quan và chụp hình.

    The ancient banyan tree, a treasure of Da Nang.




    Mũi Nghê nằm ở phía Đông Nam bán đảo Sơn Trà là nơi đón bình minh đầu tiên của thành phố Đà Nẵng. Nơi hoang sơ này gây tò mò cho những ai chưa từng đặt chân đến, du khách sẽ được trải nghiệm đi trong khu rừng cây rậm rạp.

    Nghe Cape on Son Tra Peninsula is the first place to welcome the dawn in Danang.




    Đứng ở trạm Ra-đa có thể thấy được đèo Hải Vân mờ ảo trong màn sương sớm.

    Standing at the radar station, you can see Hai Van Pass in mist.




    Đi trên những con đường chạy quanh núi Sơn Trà du khách sẽ được chiêm ngưỡng cảnh đẹp nên thơ như thế này.

    Going on the road running around Son Tra Mountain, tourists will see romantic scenes like this.




    Nước biển ở những gềnh đá rất trong xanh có thể thấy rõ tận đáy.

    The crystal sea water.




    Những con tàu chở hàng rời cảng Tiên Sa tiến ra khơi trong ánh chiều man mác.

    Ships leaving the port of Tien Sa in the sunset.




    Hòn Kiếm hoang sơ là nơi ngắm hoàng hôn đẹp nhất Đà Nẵng với không gian thoáng đãng và yên ắng. Ngư dân kéo mẻ lưới thu hoạch cuối ngày trước khi mặt trời khuất dần sau dãy núi.

    The unspoiled Hon Kiem island is the best place to see sunset in Da Nang.





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