Sep
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40th anniversary of Canada - Vietnam relationship logo competition
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(CPV) - The Embassy of Canada in Hanoi on September 25 officially announces a competition to design a logo to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Canada-Vietnam diplomatic relations next year.
All Vietnamese who are 12 to 22 years old by December 31, 2012 can join the race, competing for a grand prize of a Blackberry Playbook 16 Gb, a Canadian technology.
The entries (digital version and/or hand drawn on paper) should be submitted by email to hanoi@international.gc.ca or by post to the Embassy of Canada, 31 Hung Vuong road, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi. The subject of the email and/or cover of the mail post should be “Logo40Canada-Vietnam”. All entries should include a completed Logo Registration Form.
They logo should take into account emblems from Canada and Vietnam, notably the national flags. It should also be concise, easy to recognize, flexible for resizing, and look presentable both in color and in black and white.
The winning logo will be used in a variety of promotional material including publications, letters, envelopes, invitation card, badges, folders…
Canada and Vietnam established diplomatic relations in August 1973 but earlier interactions had taken place dating back to the early 1950s when Canada was a member of the International Commission for Supervision and Control (starting in 1954).
Canada’s relations with Vietnam are expanding, particularly through rapidly-increasing trade and investment and a prominent CIDA presence. Vietnam continues to be one of CIDA’s 20 countries of focus and bilateral trade reached over 1.7 billion Canadian dollar last year. High-level political engagement has increased in the past five years, including a visit by Canada’s Governor General David Johnston in November 2011.
The two nations share membership in multiple multilateral forums, including ASEAN, in which Canada is a Dialogue Partner, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the World Trade Organization, the ASEAN Regional Forum, the Francophonie and the UN.
Especially, there is an active 250,000-strong Vietnamese-Canadian community in Canada. Several trade, cultural and charity delegations to Vietnam have been organized with Vietnamese-Canadian involvement./.
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Sep
26
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Vietnamese artist wins recognition at Chopin Competition
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Hoang Pham Tra Mi, a student of lecturer Ta Quang Dong at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, won the certificate of satisfactory progress and a prize of 1,000 USD at the “8th Moscow International Frederick Chopin Competition for Young Pianists” which ended on September 21, 2012.
The 8th Moscow International Frederick Chopin Competition for Young Pianists, an event for contestants under 17 years old, was held by the Moscow Government with the support of the Ministry for Culture of the Russian Federation.
Tra Mi was born in Russia. She began playing piano when she was four. Hoang Pham Tra Mi has now amassed a collection of prizes from many international piano competitions. She was listed among the ten most outstanding young people of Vietnam in 2011.
When she lived in Russia, Tra Mi participated in many piano contests in the city where she lived. Her first international competition was the F. Chopin contest in Singapore, where she won first prize.
After that Tra Mi took a gold medal at the Asian Piano Festival in South Korea in 2010, and recently earned the first and second prizes at two competitions in Austria and France.
"Mi has shown great aptitude for the piano since her childhood," said Ta Quang Dong, a lecturer at the National Academy of Music, who accompanied the Vietnamese competitors./.
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Sep
25
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‘Happy Feet Slipper Race’ comes to Vietnam
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For the first time, Project Happy Feet Slipper Race will be hosted in HCMC on October 21 to raise funds for the education and training of underprivileged children.
The event expects to attract around 1,500 people who will walk with their slippers on their feet for 3 kilometers in Phu My Hung urban area.
The event, organized by Project Happy Feet organization in Singapore in collaboration the Know One Teach One Organization in Vietnam (KOTO), aims to raise about US$10,000.
Conceptualized by Project Happy Feet Limited, a Singapore-based non-profit organization set up in 2009 to support education-related initiatives that empower underprivileged people, the non-competitive all-inclusive event hopes to attract schools, families, professionals, community groups and organizations.
The first Project Happy Feet Slipper Race was held in Singapore last year and saw a turnout of 1,800 registered participants, raising a total of SGD107,000 for underprivileged children in Singapore, Vietnam and Cambodia.
“The idea of this race came from our many visits to Project Happy Feet’s beneficiaries in rural areas where it is a normal sight to see children walk long distances to school barefooted,” said Deborah Chew, 36, co-founder and director of Project Happy Feet Limited.
KOTO is a non-profit social enterprise that teaches hospitality skills to instill values and train street kids and disadvantaged young people so they can live a happy and productive life. “We hope this will be an annual event so that everyone in the community can lend a hand to support children to stay in schools and learn what they can and persuade them not to leave due to tough circumstances in the provinces of Lao Cai, Bac Kan, Ha Giang, Thanh Hoa, Bac Ninh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Khanh Hoa, Thua-Thien Hue, Long An and Kien Giang,” said Lam Viet Hung, deputy general director of KOTO.
The cost of Project Happy Feet Slipper Race will be underwritten by sponsorship so that 100% of registration fees and outright donations collected will go towards KOTO
Foundation, Vietnam Association for Protection of Children Rights (VAPCR), and Loreto Vietnam-Australia program (LVAP).
By co-operating with Phu Song Yeu Thuong program, organizers are able to leverage on a modern and transparent payment solution from Mobivi. All donations will be updated on website www.phusongyeuthuong.org until the end of next month.
Registration is now open. Participants can purchase their tickets priced at VND200,000 per adult and VND50,000 per student and children under 12 years old at KOTO Saigon restaurant, 151A Hai Ba Trung Street in District 3, tel: 08 39349154, KOTO Saigon training center, 829 Huynh Tan Phat Street in District 7, tel: 08 37738577, Makbiti Jewelry shop, 242 Vo Van Tan Street in District 3, tel: 08 38328938 and Mobivi office on third floor, H3 building, 384 Hoang Dieu Street in District 4, tel: 08 38269109.
The first 1,000 people to register will receive discount vouchers from Makbiti fashion Jewelry.
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Rung returns with eternal beauty of Eva
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25/09/2012 10:34:31
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War wounds
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25/09/2012 10:29:10
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Schumann, Alpers return to capital
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25/09/2012 10:24:49
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Province cracks down on tourist ripoffs
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25/09/2012 10:16:43
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Nha Dai of E De ethnic people
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25/09/2012 10:06:52
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Discovering the beauty of the northern provinces by motorbike
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25/09/2012 10:00:58
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”The Little Prince” to go on Saigon stage, in English
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25/09/2012 09:49:34
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Schumann, Alpers return to capital
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25/09/2012 09:44:52
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Luu Huynh’s much-hyped lay chong nguoi ta has arrived
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25/09/2012 09:33:20
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