Oct
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Greek film stars in Vietnam
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A documentary on the life of a Greek who fought with the Vietnamese resistance in the first Indochina war against the French has won first prize at the sixth Greek Documentary Festival held in Chalkida, Greece.
Titled Viet Costas: Citizenship Unidentified, the 88-minute-length documentary by noted director Yannis Tritsibidas, beat nearly 100 other short and long documentaries at the event, which ended on Sunday.
Tritsibidas said he admired the brave revolution by the Vietnamese people against foreign invaders and sympathised with great sacrifices they made for independence and freedom.
This is why he was so impressed with the life of Costas Sarantidis, a Greek who at his young age had joined the Viet Minh resistance force in the war against the French (1945-54).
Sarantidis, who took the Vietnamese name of Nguyen Van Lap, went to Sai Gon (now HCM City) as a soldier with the French Foreign Legion. But, from 1946 to 1956, he fled the French to join the Vietnamese People's Army.
He worked largely as an interpreter for the Vietnamese army in central region before moving to the north to work in the printing industry following the 1954 Geneva agreement on ending the war in Indochina.
He married a Vietnamese woman named Do Thi Chung, who appeared at the premier screening of the documentary.
He was given a Friendship Medal and granted Vietnamese citizenship by the Vietnamese government in recognition of his contributions to fostering Greece-Viet Nam friendship.
After meeting Sarantidis, director Tritsibidas spared no effort to collect material and meet historical witnesses to make the documentary.
The film crew, including Vietnamese French Nicole Pham, shot the first scenes two years ago in both Greece and Viet Nam, where people were highly supportive.
Greece's national television screened the documentary twice this week so far.
The documentary contains priceless images of war-time Viet Nam and the late President Ho Chi Minh.
The trailer for the documentary can be seen at http://vimeo.com/36595528.
"Costas Sarantidis's life is tied in with the heroic moments of the Vietnamese people," said Vu Binh, Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece.
"He and his children continue to share things with Vietnamese people. Costas is the chairman of the Viet Nam-Greece Friendship Association."
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Oct
23
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Dustin Nguyen’s film with the appearance of Hollywood actor
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VietNamNet Bridge - Roger Yuan, an American director and actor in action movies, has been in Vietnam to play in a new movie by Dustin Nguyen – “Buddha Fire”.
“Buddha Fire” is introduced as a fantasy action film by Dustin Nguyen. The movie will be shot from November 2012 and will be released in 2013.
Dustin Nguyen has personally invited Roger Yuan to Vietnam to play a character named Long in the film. Long is a great Buddhist monk who is very powerful and is a master of martial arts.
Dustin Nguyen and Roger Yuan met for the first time in 1993 when they starred in “Vanshing Soon” by Director John Nicolella. They have become close friends, who share the great passion for cinema and martial arts.
In “Buddha Fire,” Roger Yuan will be a villain, who directly confronts Dao (Dustin Nguyen). Both of them are Buddist warriors. The rivalry of the two martial art masters promises to bring to the audience beautiful kung-fu performances and fierce pursuits.
Director, actor Dustin Nguyen.
Dustin Nguyen said he was a fan of Roger Yuan because Roger Yuan is not only a good master of martial arts but also a talented action director, who coached many Hollywood stars such as: Jennifer Lawrence (X-Men: First Class), Keanu Reeves (47 Ronin), Daniel Craig (Skyfall). He also worked with many famous martial arts stars like Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Jet Li.
Apart from the Hollywood action star, “Buddha Fire” will have a gathering of many famous actors in Vietnam.
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Oct
23
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VN's island sovereignty is supported by historic maps
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VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 80 old maps published between 1826 and 1980, of which 10 indicated Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands and the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands belong to Viet Nam, will be handed over to Da Nang's Institute for Socio-Economic Development next month.
Navigating the past: An old map of China dating back to 1933
that was published by the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of China.
The map shows the southern extent of China as being Hainan Island.
The maps are part of a collection belonging to the president of the Institute for Vietnamese Culture and Education (IVCE), Tran Thang, an American with Vietnamese origin. The institute is a non-profit organisation founded in New York in 2000.
Thang said by email earlier this week the ancient maps were published in England, America, France, Germany and Scotland.
He said he bought them from antique shops in the US, England and Poland.
"As Vietnamese, we all have an obligation to preserve our country and to take part in shaping the future of Vietnamese society," Thang said in the email.
"In the map collection, 70 maps indicate that the frontier of Southern China is Hainan island and 10 maps indicate that the Paracels belongs to Viet Nam," he said.
"During my collecting of antique maps, I found two Postal Atlas Map of China books which were published by the Directorate General of Posts, Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of China in 1919 (consisting of 49 maps) and in 1933 (29 maps) and one Atlas of the Chinese Empire, published by the China Inland Mission in 1909 (23 maps).
None of the three books list the Paracels and Spratlys in the maps and index pages."
Historical evidence: An old map of Viet Nam,
which was printed by Prevost Bellin in Germany,
also shows that the southern extent of China as being Hainan Island.
Thang said he was going to donate all the maps to the Da Nang-based Institute for Socio-Economic Development (ISED) which had been studying Paracels and Spratlys issues.
ISED vice director Tran Duc Anh Son said the collection of old maps was significant evidence that the two archipelagoes belonged to Viet Nam.
"We can classify that the collection comprises of three kinds of maps: 68 old maps of China showing that China did not have the Paracel and Spratly islands; six maps that indicate those islands belonged to Viet Nam; five maps of the Southeast Asian region that show Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes are under Viet Nam sovereignty," Son said.
"We would display the map collection at the city's Hoang Sa Islands District museum. We plan to show off the collection in the ‘Sea and Islands Week' to be held in Khanh Hoa Province next April," he said.
He said Thang had bought the maps with his own money and some from his friends.
Son, who has been doing a social science study on "Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa Islands" for primary schools, said he would include information from the collection in his study.
Ly Son Island, 30km offshore from Quang Ngai Province, still preserve Am Linh Pagoda, which was a worshipping place for seamen who had been dispatched to the Paracel Islands in the Nguyen dynasty, since the 17th century.
A museum of the two archipelagoes displays over 200 ancient documents and 100 objects which prove that Paracel and Spratly islands belong to Viet Nam.
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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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Diversifying documents about President Ho Chi Minh
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22/10/2012 09:01:27
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Vietnam host Comedy 2012
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22/10/2012 08:58:03
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Books on Vietnam, Laos special ties make debut
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22/10/2012 08:53:54
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