Sep
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Vietnamese Cultural Week opens in Cambodia
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A Vietnamese Cultural Week opened in Cambodia on September 24 to mark Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year 2012 and the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
A series of performances by Vietnamese and Cambodian artists praising the friendship between the two nations will be take place during the event.
A photography exhibition entitled ‘Viet Nam – The Nation and the People’ will be on show in Phnom Penh on September 26.
The exhibition displays 80 photos featuring Vietnam’s natural beauty, heritage, daily life, as well as the relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia in the fields of culture, sports and tourism.
Handicrafts from Vietnamese craft villages such as Chu Dau and Bat Trang will also be displayed at the exhibition.
The Vietnamese Cultural Week will run until September 30.
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Sep
27
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Vietnamese brides steal show in Seoul
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Seoul became Vietnam for the night last Saturday as part of a festival which promoted the nation’s culture and history in Seongdong district.
Vietnamese brides, who married South Korean mean, gave an impressive art performance highlighting the cultural traditions of both countries.
The women, dressed in ao dai traditional long dress and wearing conical hats, performed folk songs.
Park Noh-soo, honorary president of the South Korean-Vietnam Friendship Association (KOVIFA), noted that Vietnam is a friendly neighbor and a strategic cooperation partner of his nation.
“Through this festival, I hope that you will remember Vietnamese girls who were born and grew up in a country that has a rich cultural tradition.
“Everybody should know that relations between South Korea and Vietnam are developing well in all areas, and that Vietnam will be an economic power in the future.
“I hope that this festival is a good chance for local people and multi-cultural families to know more about each other,” said Park, who was formerly his nation’s ambassador to Vietnam.
Vietnamese Minister Counselor Nguyen Manh Dong said: “The festival offers a chance for Korean people to get a better understanding of Korean-Vietnamese families, as well as the cultural tradition, customs and life of the Vietnamese community in South Korea.”
In his welcoming speech, Goh Jae-deuk, head of Seongdong district, confirmed that the local administration pays special attention to the lives of multi-cultural families.
“Together with the development of the friendship and strategic cooperation, the Vietnamese community in South Korea and the Korean community in Vietnam, now numbering more than 130,000, serve as a bridge between the two nations through friendship and blood relationships,” said Goh.
“We will provide the best possible conditions for foreign expatriates, including those from Vietnam, to live, study and work in Seongdong,” he said.
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Sep
27
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Hue's Am Hon Shrine set for historic monument status
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The Thua Thien-Hue People's Committee has asked cultural agencies and the Hue City administration to prepare documents for recognising Mieu Am Hon (Shrine for the Death) as a national historic relic.
The 717sq.m altar, currently located on Ong Ich Khiem Street in Hue City's Thuan Hoa Ward, will be restored to perform rituals, provincial authorities said.
The site was built in 1894 during the reign of Emperor Thanh Thai to pay tribute to soldiers and people who laid down their lives in the battle to protect Hue Citadel in 1885.
The soul worship ritual, which was conducted on the 23rd day of the fifth lunar month until 1945, was one of the most important rituals that Hue residents conducted to worship soldiers and other people who sacrified their lives for the country.
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Ancient hoes unearthed in Dong Van plateau
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27/09/2012 08:32:36
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French, VN art exhibition aims to light up Paris
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27/09/2012 08:31:06
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Back to the old Mid-Autumn Festival at Ethnology Museum
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27/09/2012 08:29:19
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Kazakhstan airline eyes Vietnam market
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27/09/2012 08:25:50
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Buffalo fighting festival 2012 attracts over 30,000 visitors
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27/09/2012 08:24:36
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Animal circus festival welcomes Vietnam Stage Day
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27/09/2012 08:22:33
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Concert “Toward Hanoi” – Hoang Duong’s music night
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27/09/2012 08:21:34
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Cambodia set for VN culture celebration
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26/09/2012 11:42:45
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Exhibition introduces Vietnamese dragons
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26/09/2012 11:23:52
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