Oct
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Japanese film festival will be opened in Hanoi
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VietNamNet Bridge – The Japanese Film Festival titled “Comedy 2012” will take place in Hanoi, Phan Thiet and Ho Chi Minh City from October 25-December 1.
Eight Japanese popular films, all made in the 2000s with a lot of comical senses, will be screened.
They all have Japanese and English subtitles with Vietnamese voice-over. In Hanoi, children can watch “Summer Days with Coo” on October 27 and November 3.
Free tickets are available at the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (27 Quang Trung Street, Hanoi) as from 2pm on October 19.
In Phan Thiet and HCM City, no tickets are required.
The festival will be held at the National Cinema Centre in Hanoi from October 25 to November 4, at 19/4 Cinema in Phan Thiet from November 16-18, and at Dong Da Cinema in HCM City from November 24 to December 1.
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Oct
23
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The popularion of Yoga guru
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VietNamNet Bridge – "Daphne's yoga classes are not ordinary," exclaims Arlene Tuang, a teacher at RMIT in HCM City.
HCM City-based Singaporean yoga teacher Daphne Chua.
"She helps students approach yoga in a holistic way, with a focus on both the body and mind. I really enjoy her classes because they are intimate and offer food for your spirit."
She was talking about Daphne Chua, a yoga teacher and physio-therapist from Singapore.
Chua discovered yoga 12 years ago as she sought to escape her hectic corporate life, quitting as a PR professional in 2007.
"I contemplated on who I'll be without my power suit and high-heeled shoes. I decided to travel to find my answers and I guess I did. I became a yoga teacher in 2008," she says.
HCM City was one of the first places she travelled to, and met her would-be partner on the second day she was here.
"I decided to stay in Viet Nam because of love, and started looking around for possible opportunities to start my yoga practice here. I guessed it would materialise."
Yoga in Viet Nam is not as commercialised as in Singapore or the west, and she finds it really rewarding to be able to introduce yoga to beginners and watch them get better each day.
It shows not just in the changes in their bodies but also their spirits.
People here are great practitioners and she has enjoyed every single class that she has taught.
Yoga is defined as the union of individual consciousness with the universal consciousness.
For the spiritually inclined, it means connecting with the Divine. But it does not mean it is only for those looking to be enlightened.
"I think yoga is for everyone. Today we are so consumed by our work, our iphones, ipads, emails, and so on.
"We are so occupied with how to get ahead of ourselves that we often have no time to slow down and appreciate what is right in front of us.
"Yoga helps you to do that. Through physical postures (asanas), through breathing techniques (pranayama), through meditation, it calms your nervous system, detoxifies your body, and helps you to focus.
"Really, we just need to take the time to ‘smell the roses'.'"
Chua has also been supporting the Camillo Home for the elderly in District 8, a private shelter for homeless old people who have no one to care for them and no means to support themselves.
She conducts charity yoga classes to raise funds for them, and visits them when her schedule permits.
"I teach between 12 to 15 classes a week, sometimes more. There are also one-on-one Thai massage or Reiki treatments on request.
"On a regular day I'd meditate briefly in the morning, have breakfast and teach a class.
"By mid-day, I'd have a little time to myself and do emails, read, and practise yoga. Then I teach one or two more classes in the afternoon.
"Weekdays usually involve a lot of driving around on my bike as I teach all over the city.
"During weekends I try to limit myself to only one or two classes and have at least a day off, even though I have gone through months working seven days a week."
Ellen Riggenbach, a teacher at The American School, is another of her admirers: "Daphne's yoga classes always follow an intention that is clearly articulated at the beginning of every class and throughout.
"Setting intentions is a beautiful way to practise and feel the body. Her classes focus on alignment, while allowing students to flow.
"She offers a style that allows each practitioner to learn something new about the practice or about one's body in each session.
"Even as an experienced yoga practitioner, I continue to grow and be inspired by Daphne's loving yoga instruction."
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Oct
23
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Super Junior gets the walmly welcome from HCM city audience
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VietNamNet Bridge – K-Pop superstars Super Junior will perform at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) on December 21.
The Republic of Korea’s Consulate General has made the announcement in HCM city. This will be the fourth time the band has visited Vietnam.
The event is part of activities celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.
Other events will include a Korean Film Festival (October 18-24), Chamber Music performance (November 11), KPOP Festival (November 24), Calligraphy Exhibition (November 2-6), as well as a Korea-Vietnam Friendship Night (December 21).
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Greek film stars in Vietnam
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23/10/2012 08:37:10
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Dustin Nguyen’s film with the appearance of Hollywood actor
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23/10/2012 08:33:51
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VN's island sovereignty is supported by historic maps
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23/10/2012 08:30:21
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Preparaion for 2nd European Language Day in Hanoi
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23/10/2012 08:27:07
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Hanoi cultural development plan is paid attention
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23/10/2012 08:21:29
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Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic ties will be marked by an exhibition
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23/10/2012 08:17:06
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Hanoian is eager to welcome “Tokyo X Hanoi X Art” exhibition
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23/10/2012 08:14:57
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Welcome Dutch Maestro Jan Stulen's show in HCM city
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23/10/2012 08:13:22
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Da nang - Vinh route will be launched on 28 October
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23/10/2012 08:10:11
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