Sep
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Japanese, Taiwanese artists join city’s dan tranh gig
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VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese artists Toshiko Nagase and Kenzan Nagase join a dan tranh (16-chord zither) show at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday at Conference A in the Labor Culture Palace downtown.
The show will also feature local dan tranh artists such as Hai Phuong, Hong Hanh, Hong Nga and especially Professor Tran Van Khue. A dan tranh troupe from Taipei, Taiwan will also join the gala together with members of Tieng hat Que Huong Club of the palace.
Moreover, artists will also hold a talk and performance on dan tranh at Dr Khue’s home.
The Labor Culture Palace is located at 55 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in HCMC’s District 1.
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Sep
18
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Conde Nast Traveller votes the Nam Hai as Best Overseas Spa Hotel
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(CPV) – The UK’s leading travel magazine has recognized the Nam Hai Resort in the central province of Quang Nam as the winner of its 2012 Reader’s Travel Award.
Almost 24,000 votes were cast in 23 categories including ‘Best Overseas Spa Hotel,’ which went to The Nam Hai “thanks to remarkably high marks for accommodation, ambience and restaurants,” according to the publication’s editors.
Other contenders for the prestigious prize included last year’s winner, Six Senses Samui in Thailand. The full list of finalists will be revealed in the October issue.
“We’ve always strived to offer the very best quality, service and amenities in order to stand out from other resorts,” said Ed Linsley, general manager of The Nam Hai. “This award proves to us that we’ve been on the right track, and serves as motivation for us to keep moving in that direction.”
Since opening in December 2006 on a beach Forbes once called one of the world’s most luxurious stretches of sand”. The Nam Hai has been recognized by Conde Nast Publications several times.
In 2007, the resort earned a spot on Conde Nast Traveler’s annual Hot List. In 2010 and 2011, it made the magazine’s “Top 20 Resorts in Asia” list./.
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Sep
18
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Con Son Kiep Bac Autumn Festival 2012 to open in late September
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The Con Son Kiep Bac Autumn Festival 2012 will open on September 30 (August 15 of the lunar calendar), announced the Hai Duong People’s Committee in a press briefing on September 15.
Together with the festival, Hai Duong will receive a special national certificate for the Con Son Kiep Bac relic.
The festival will include numerous cultural and sporting activities to commemorate the 712 years since the death of the national hero Tran Hung Dao, and 570 years of the death of the world’s cultural celebrity Nguyen Trai./.
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Con Son Kiep Bac Autumn Festival 2012 to open in late September
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18/09/2012 08:42:28
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Tourism ministers meet to promote cooperation
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18/09/2012 08:37:44
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Hoang Su Phi terraced fields recognized as national heritage
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18/09/2012 08:32:42
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3rd Dan Tranh show to open in HCMC
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18/09/2012 08:24:49
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Davines Hair Show 2012 to open in Hanoi
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18/09/2012 08:22:10
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Funding grows to restore Angkor Wat
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17/09/2012 11:52:26
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Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Viet Nam cooperate in developing tourism
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17/09/2012 11:37:03
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Culture brings Vietnam and Japan closer
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17/09/2012 11:27:30
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Culture brings Vietnam and Japan closer
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17/09/2012 11:25:19
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