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Museums excavate Danang’s Cam Mit relic
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The authorities of Danang City on Wednesday (Sep.5) approved the Vietnam National Museum of History and Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture to excavate a relic of Cham people at the Cam Mit area in Danang City.
The Vietnam National Museum of History will cover the expense of this excavation, while Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture will organize a seminar in the locality to report on the excavation’s result and pay expenses for local staff involved in the project. The two museums will share artifacts found at the site, at Cam Toai Dong Hamlet, Hoa Phong Commune, Hoa Vang District, based on the regulations of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Cam Mit is a Cham relic which has been highly evaluated by archaeologists. Experts from Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture found out two embossments of Garuda holy bird and Naga snake and stone door-posts at the site in 2008.
Last week, Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture cooperated with archaeologists from Hanoi’s University of Social Sciences and Humanities to announce the first two excavations’ results of a Cham relic in Phong Le Village in Hoa Tho Dong Ward, Cam Le District, Danang City.
They identified the date of a huge Cham tower from the late 10th century or early 11th century. This was the first time there has been a large-scale excavation on the ancient Cham tower which dates back at least 1,000 years.
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Sep
12
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HCM City hosts int’l tourism expo
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More than 500 domestic and foreign businesses will take part in the eighth International Tourism Expo in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13-19.
ITE HCMC 2012 is Vietnam’s biggest tourism event to introduce the latest tourist products and services. It also promotes major domestic and overseas destinations, especially the programme Four Countries – A Destination, involving Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
The HCM City Municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the event’s organiser, has developed a Meeting Online service to help participating businesses meet and sign contracts. More than 3,000 such meetings have been arranged online.
Senior officials and Ministers of tourism of the four aforementioned countries will meet within the framework of the exposition, aiming to increase cooperation in the field.
For the first time HCM City will organise a meeting of the mayors of cities in the Mekong River basin, including HCM City of Vietnam, Phnom Penh of Cambodia, Vientiane of Laos, Yagon of Myanmar, and Bangkok of Thailand. The meeting is to realise the joint statement on tourism connectivity between big tourism centres in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
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Sep
12
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Vietnam wins prizes at int’l puppetry festival
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Vietnam won two gold prizes at the third International Puppetry Festival, which took place in Hanoi from Sept. 4-10.
At the closing ceremony on Sept.10, the organisers gave three gold prizes and four silver prizes to puppet theatres from the host Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan (China).
14 gold prizes and 21 silver ones were also awarded to domestic and foreign puppeteers and artist teams.
In additions, prizes for the best director, designer and musician were handed over to winners.
Co-organised by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Departments of Performing Arts and International Cooperation, the event attracted the participation of 15 Vietnamese and foreign art troupes from all over the world.
It aimed to boost co-operative relations in culture and arts between Vietnam and other nations.
The festival was also a chance for Vietnamese artists to introduce the unique art of water puppetry and exchange experiences with foreign artists.
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Cham cultural festival in Ninh Thuan
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12/09/2012 10:17:35
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CM City the convergent point of tourism promoters
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12/09/2012 10:15:29
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Pe Luong – a destination to experience Thai culture
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12/09/2012 10:13:57
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Russian businesses explore Ninh Thuan’s tourism potential
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12/09/2012 10:00:23
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Vietnam amateur golf champion named
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12/09/2012 09:43:45
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Vietnam amateur golf champion named
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12/09/2012 09:39:15
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Competition calls on budding student film-makers
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12/09/2012 09:36:43
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Successful Car-free Day in Hoi An
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12/09/2012 09:35:05
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Malaysian food, culture at New World
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12/09/2012 09:32:09
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