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Jazz-accordion concert will take place in IDECAF
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The Ha Noi-based Swing Quartet will present a jazz-accordion concert featuring swing tunes by well-known French composers Gus Viseur, Marcel Azzola and Richard Galliano at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) tomorrow.
Established in 2010, the quartet includes accordionist Thibault Dille, winner of the Toots Thielemans Jazz Award 2010 in Brussels, pianist Nguyen Tien Manh, contrabass player Christophe Hache and percussionist Nguyen Hung Cuong.
The show will start at 8pm at 31 Thai Van Lung Street in District 1. Entrance fee is VND100,000, with 50 per cent discount for students.
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Oct
12
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Friends of Vietnam heritage offers Japanese tour
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An excursion to the Thanh Chuong Viet Palace, a private museum of Vietnamese architecture in suburban Ha Noi, will be held by Friends of Viet Nam Heritage (FVH) on Saturday.
The tour, conducted in English, will start at 8.30am and last for more than five hours. To register, contact Helen at helenshuntley@yahoo.com. Meet outside the Hanoi Sofitel Plaza Hotel at 1 Thanh Nien Road.
On Thursday, October 18, FVH will host a tour of Lan Ong Street in the Old Quarter, home to several traditional herbal medicine shops.
The two-hour tour, conducted in Japanese, will start at 9.30am. Contact Miho at herijapan@yahoo.co.jp. Meet in front of Little Hanoi Restaurant at the corner of Hang Gai and Luong Van Can.
FVH is a group of foreigners living in Ha Noi who work on a volunteer basis to promote and preserve Vietnamese cultural and historical heritage.
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Oct
12
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Vietnam welcomes Vietnam- Kok film festival
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Ten most popular films from the Republic of Korea (RoK) depicting the country’s land and people will be screened at the Vietnam-RoK Film Festival in Hanoi from October 18-24 and Ho Chi Minh from December 6-8.
The festival will start with director Choo Chang Min’s blockbuster Masquarade (starring Lee Byung-hun) at Hanoi’s Megastar Vincom Towers on October 18.
Other popular films include Always (starring So-Ji Sub), Little Black Dress (Yoon Eun-Hye), As One (Ha Ji-won) and Love on Air (Lee Min-Jung and Lee Jung-Jin).
The festival’s ambassadors will be Cha Ye-Ryeon from the RoK and Johnny Tri Nguyen from Vietnam.
The event is part of the 2012 Vietnam-RoK Friendship Year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.
In addition, there will be a friendship golf tournament, a Vietnam-RoK concert, a K-Pop concert, a friendship walk, a photo exhibition on Vietnam-RoK friendship and the RoK singing contest in the southern province of Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City in nearly three months from October to December.
The highlight of the 2012 Asia Super Showcase in Vietnam will be the performance of RoK famous band Super Junior at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) and the Vietnam-RoK friendship gala diner in Ho Chi Minh City on December 21.
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Try to Puku pub quiz to know your IQ
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12/10/2012 08:45:33
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Hanoi rock - opera - orchestra has been held
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12/10/2012 08:43:15
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The art performances regulation has been promulgated
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12/10/2012 08:41:39
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Hanoi with tourism promotion in Asia
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12/10/2012 08:37:44
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Hue image in the rain
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12/10/2012 08:36:03
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Developing tourism in provinces
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12/10/2012 08:34:41
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Ho Chi Minh City - Abu Dhabi flight will be opened in Oct 2013
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12/10/2012 08:31:37
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Russia - Cam Ranh route is increased
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12/10/2012 08:29:29
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“Hanoi – Dien Bien Phu in the air” has been launched
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12/10/2012 08:25:50
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