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Vietnamese - French novelist among finalists for top book prize
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VietNamNet Bridge – The novel Lame de fond (Undertow) by Vietnamese-French writer Linda Le is among four finalists of this year's French literature Goncourt Prize.
Published this year by Christian Bourgois, the 280-page novel follows the story of a family and their relationships. The characters include a Vietnamese man living in France named Van, his wife Lou, their daughter Laure, and Van's mistress Ulma.
Le has admitted to expressing her own personality through the four central characters in Lame de fond, and has said the book is a message about her desire to build up a connection between herself and her Vietnamese homeland.
Le is one of the few current writers to be accepted in France as both a French and a Francophone writer, having left Viet Nam to live in France with her family when she was 14 years old.
Several novels by Le have been critically acclaimed and translated into languages including English, Dutch and Portuguese.
In Viet Nam, readers have the chance to enjoy her novels Tinh Ca Ac Quy (Un Si Tendre Vampire, or A Vampire so Tender), Vu Khong (Slander), and Lai Choi Voi Lua (Autres jeux avec le feu or Other Games with Fire).
The three others finalists of the Prix Goncourt are Patrick Deville for his novel Peste & Cholera, Jerome Ferrari for Le sermon sur la chute de Rome, and La Verite sur l'affaire Harry Quebert by Swiss writer Joel Dicker.
The prize winner will be announced in Paris on November 7.
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Nov
05
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Vietnamese culture shown in Hue craft festival
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The Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2013, aiming to develop craft villages and expand tourism, will be held from April 27 to May 1, 2013.
Vice Chairman of Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee, Ngo Hoa, said that the festival will include exhibitions of special products as well as tours to local craft villages.
The traditional crafts of Thua Thien-Hue province, such as palm-leaf conical hats, paper flowers, lanterns, kites, silver and gold jewelry, and embroidery will be introduced to visitors, along with processed foods such as spring rolls (nem), grilled chopped meat (cha), and sour shrimp (tom chua).
Artisans from craft villages in Thua Thien-Hue, as well as those from neighbouring areas, will also take part in the biennial event, which will features Bat Trang and Binh Duong pottery, arts and handicrafts from Hoi An, Lam Dong wood products, Danang stonework, bamboo products from Ho Chi Minh City, and Son La brocade./.
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Nov
05
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Conference talks sustainable tourism
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The first ever annual responsible tourism conference was held in the capital city of Hanoi on November 2, discussing challenges on the path to achieve a sustainable growth for the tourism sector of Vietnam.
The event was part of the “Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development” programme (ESRT), funded by the European Union.
Head of the National Tourism Administration Nguyen Van Tuan highlighted the significance of the conference with its aim of raising the awareness on responsible tourism development in Vietnam.
The event brought tourism partners together into a course of setting their business targets without producing devastating impacts on the environment and cultural resources, he said.
Dr Ha Van Sieu, Director of the Institute of Tourism Development and Research, warned participants about the threat of mass tourism, which led to uneven development, pollution and the over-exploitation of natural and cultural resources.
Meanwhile, Katherine Muller-Marin, a representative from the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), said more efforts should be made to ensure that “tourism benefits can also be reinvested to preserve heritage sites.”
The concept of a sustainable tourism sector, first introduced in the nation’s tourism development strategy three years ago, aims to maximise the economic, social and environmental benefits of tourism while minimising the costs to destinations.
According to the ESRT, tourism continues to achieve strong growth in Vietnam with total foreign arrivals during the first nine months of the year reaching 4.8 million. This reflects growth of 13 percent over the same period last year, despite the global economic slowdown.
The programme, worth 12.1 million EUR, is the largest one to support the tourism sector in Vietnam and is implemented between 2011-2015./.
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Establishing Council appraising profiles on intangible cultural heritage
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03/11/2012 08:33:55
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Visit Hanoi Opera House to enjoy Toyota Classics 2012
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03/11/2012 08:31:21
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Welcomes the first int’l paragliding tourney due in mid-November
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03/11/2012 08:27:39
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Cambodia destination attracts Vietnamese tourists
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03/11/2012 08:23:53
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Hue city attracts a lot of Thai tourists
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03/11/2012 08:17:33
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Over 35 tourists harassment cases handled
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02/11/2012 08:58:11
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More concentrate on Binh Thuan tourism development
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02/11/2012 08:53:02
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Hoi An with the hope to become tourist, cultural and eco-city
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02/11/2012 08:50:45
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Foreign arrivals in Vietnam grow 11.2 percent
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02/11/2012 08:42:39
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