Miss Viet Nam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. Vietnamese beauties were honoured in the world. For the first time, Miss Vietnam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. The top five is the furthest Vietnam has ever achieved at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Nguyen Phuong Khanh was crowned Miss Earth 2018. She was the first woman from Vietnam to win the prize since the pageant began in 2001. Nguyen Huong Giang won at the Miss International Queen held in Thailand at one of the world’s top beauty pageants for transgender women. Vietnam’s representative, Vuong Ngoc Loan, beat 30 other contestants from around the world to take the crown in the final round of Mrs International 2018 held in Singapore. 2. Big day for James James Kopenec from the US receives a certificate showing he is the fifteen-millionth international tourist to Vietnam. Vietnamese tourism received the … [Read more...] about Top 10 culture and tourism events of the year
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Top 10 culture and tourism events of the year, voted by Việt Nam News
Miss Việt Nam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. — Photo toquoc.vn Viet Nam News 1. Beauties shine Vietnamese beauties were honoured in the world. For the first time, Miss Việt Nam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. The top five is the furthest Việt Nam has ever achieved at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Nguyễn Phương Khánh was crowned Miss Earth 2018. She was the first woman from Việt Nam to win the prize since the pageant began in 2001. Nguyễn Hương Giang won at the Miss International Queen held in Thailand at one of the world’s top beauty pageants for transgender women. Việt Nam’s representative, Vương Ngọc Loan, beat 30 other contestants from around the world to take the crown in the final round of Mrs International 2018 held in Singapore. James … [Read more...] about Top 10 culture and tourism events of the year, voted by Việt Nam News
Contemporary choreography featuring Cham ethnic culture debuts
A scene from the Palao show (Photo: Lune Production) Hanoi (VNA) – A contemporary dance show that places the Cham ethnic group’s culture centrestage will be introduced to local and foreign audiences next month at the Lune Hoi An performing centre in the central province of Quang Nam. Nguyen Nhat Ly, Art and Music Director, said the Palao dance show re-enacts the cultural life of the Cham people through the lens of unique contemporary art and music. Performers will sing and dance, as well as playing traditional musical instruments of the Cham group throughout the show. A variety of different sized jars and white-coloured clothing make up some of the distinctive Cham characteristics which will be featured throughout the show, highlighting the identity of the ethnic minority group, Ly added. According to Ly, the Palao show is honouring the contributions that Cham culture has provided to the national culture of Vietnam. Lune Productions has previously introduced local and … [Read more...] about Contemporary choreography featuring Cham ethnic culture debuts
FAMLAB Open Session to take place at The Observatory
FAMLAB Open Session to take place at The ObservatoryThe Saigon Times Daily Film lecturer and scriptwriter Vu Anh Duong speaks at British Council Vietnam's FAMLAB Open Session on humor in cinema on September 25. The first Open Session focusing on music will be held at The Observatory in District 1 early next month - PHOTO: MINH TUAN HCMC - The first music-focused Open Session of the FAMLAB (Film, Archive and Music Lab), which is part of the British Council in Vietnam’s on-going project Heritage of Future Past, will be held at The Observatory in District 1, HCMC on November 1. FAMLAB Open Session is a series of curated events showcasing contemporary explorations into Vietnamese music and film lineages. The program has so far covered themes as varied as film restoration/archiving, humor throughout cinema history, and the non-fictional visual representation of traditional music genres. For the first music-focused Open Session, there will be two performances that track, … [Read more...] about FAMLAB Open Session to take place at The Observatory
Manzi to present show
Journey: A contemporary music concert ’Shades of the Sounds’ will take place on September 8 featuring contemporary works by composer Vũ Nhật Tân and the art of tuồng (Vietnamese traditional drama). — Photo sankhau.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A contemporary music concert titled ‘Shades of the Sounds’ will take place on September 8 featuring contemporary works by composer Vũ Nhật Tân and the art of tuồng (Vietnamese classical drama). Organised by the Hà Nội New Music Ensemble and Đông Kinh Cổ Nhạc (the Ancient Music Group of Tonkin), the concert is a journey into the music of the past and present. As a way of expression and cognition, music is a universal language to mankind. Each ethnic group, through its long history of formation and development, has created their own music with distinctive features and characteristics. With the criterion “to sing as to … [Read more...] about Manzi to present show