Third National Magic Festival held in HCMCThe Saigon Times Daily A magic trick performed by magician Xuan Khanh - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The third National Magic Festival is taking place in HCMC, featuring 39 magicians and circus performers from two State-owned and 14 private circus troupes across the country, Nhan Dan newspaper reports. The two-day festival is jointly held by the Vietnam Association of Stage Artists (VASA) and the HCMC Department of Culture and Sports. VASA Chairman Le Tien Tho said the festival creates a playground for the participating artists to exchange experience, learn from each other and improve their performance quality in order to meet the increasing demand of audience. It is also a chance for art troupes to review the current situation and capacity of circus artists and seek solutions for human resource training and promote the development of circus art. According to the organizer, this year’s festival attracts a larger number of participating … [Read more...] about Third National Magic Festival held in HCMC
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Memorial, burial ceremonies for former Party chief Do Muoi held today
Memorial, burial ceremonies for former Party chief Do Muoi held todayThe Saigon Times Daily High-ranking leaders at the tribute-paying ceremony for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Do Muoi - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Following the respect-paying ceremony yesterday, the memorial service is held at 9:00 a.m. today, October 7 for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Do Muoi, who passed away on October 1 at the age of 101, VietnamPlus news site reported. The memorial service is held at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi, and the burial ceremony will follow from 1:00 p.m. the same day in his hometown in Thanh Tri District, Hanoi City. The Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee, the National Assembly, the State Presidency, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee yesterday paid tribute to former Party chief Do Muoi in the national mourning etiquette at the National … [Read more...] about Memorial, burial ceremonies for former Party chief Do Muoi held today
Memorial, burial ceremonies for State President Tran Dai Quang held today
Memorial, burial ceremonies for State President Tran Dai Quang held todayThe Saigon Times Daily High-raking officials at the memorial ceremony for State President Tran Dai Quang - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Following the tribute-paying ceremony yesterday, the memorial service late State President Tran Dai Quang is held from 7:30 a.m. today, September 27, and the burial ceremony will take place from 3:30 p.m., the Government news website reported. The memorial service is held at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi. The State President will be buried at the Cemetery of Kim Son District, Ninh Binh Province, said Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh. The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the National Assembly, the State Presidency, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee yesterday held the ceremony to pay tribute to State President Tran Dai Quang in the national mourning etiquette at the National Funeral … [Read more...] about Memorial, burial ceremonies for State President Tran Dai Quang held today
State funeral for late President Tran Dai Quang starts today
State funeral for late President Tran Dai Quang starts todayThe Saigon Times Daily The ceremony to pay tribute to late State President Tran Dai Quang is held from 7:00 a.m. on September 26 at the National Funeral House on Tran Thanh Tong Street in Hanoi - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - A two-day State funeral for late President Tran Dai Quang, who passed away on September 21 at the age of 62, starts today, September 26, with the tribute-paying ceremony beginning from 7:00 a.m., the Government news website reported. The ceremony is held at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi. Members of the late State President’s family will pay tribute first, followed by the delegations of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the National Assembly, the State Presidency, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, according to regulations on the State funeral organization. Delegations of ministries, central agencies, localities across the … [Read more...] about State funeral for late President Tran Dai Quang starts today
What’s on September 17-23 (Daily updated)
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi-‘Lang Toi’ (My Village) by Lune Production September 21 and 22, 6pm Vietnam Tuong Theatre, 51A Duong Thanh street, Hoan Kiem district A delicate merge of tradition and innovation, where the poetic beauty of Northern Vietnam’s village life is presented through a new cirque approach. Farming, the building activities, traditional games, and lifestyle of the Northern villagers are recreated by ancestral bamboo props, breath-taking cirque and acrobatics performances, and rhythmic dance, to distinct folk music from more than 20 musical instruments. Ticket prices: VND 630,000- VND 1,050,000 HCMC-Play: “Saigon” by Caroline Guiela Nguyen 6:30 pm, September 21 3:30 pm, September 22 Ben Thanh Theatre, 6 Mac Dinh Chi Street, District 1 Featuring a story spanning 40 years of these French and Vietnamese people whose destinies were tossed about by history. French and Vietnamese actors, and French actors of Vietnamese … [Read more...] about What’s on September 17-23 (Daily updated)