HA NOI — The Lao National Art Troupe will perform in Viet Nam this week at the invitation of Viet Nam's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The 35-member troupe will appear in Ha Noi on Thursday and Saturday and in Bac Giang Sunday. The shows coincide with Lao Cultural Week in Viet Nam, December 21-28.
Writer donates books to museum
HA NOI — Writer Nguyen Dac Xuan donated a collection of books to the Museum of Vietnamese Literature.
Xuan's work includes 700 Nam Thuan Hoa-Phu Xuan (700 Years of Thuan Hoa-Phu Xuan) which won the silver prize in the 2010 Beautiful Books awards, as well as nine other volumes from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Xuan also donated a 19th century portrait on metal of the poet Nguyen Phuc Mien Trinh (1820-97) who was a member of royal family in the Nguyen dynasty and served as a mandarin.
The writer has granted books for the museum in 2006 in the central city of Hue. Xuan will donate valuable books for the museum in the future to let people have chance to read them, he said.
Teenage pianist performs in homeland
HA NOI — Teen pianist Vu Dang Minh Anh, an overseas Vietnamese from Poland, will perform with the Ha Noi Symphony Orchestra tonight at the Ha Noi Opera House.
Born and raised in Poland, Anh has won many prizes in international piano contests in Poland and Italy. In tonight's concert, she will play The Barber of Seville by Rossini, Concerto KV 449 by Mozart, and Dumka and Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky.
VNews broadcasts on K+ network
HA NOI — VNews, the new channel of the Vietnam News Agency, is now being aired on digital satellite network K+.
VNews launched in August, with broadcasts throughout the day on the latest news and current events in politics, business, culture and society, from journalists throughout the country and permanent correspondents in countries and territories around the world.
K+ is also carrying THVL1, the channel of the southern province of Vinh Long, providing news and entertainment in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region.
VTC presenter wins talent crown
HCM CITY – Pham Khanh Ly, presenter of VTC Digital Television, won the HCM City Television's (HTV) annual Miss Charming Television contest held in HCM City at HTV Theatre.
Twenty-four-year-old Ly beat 12 other contestants in the competitions, which included evening dress presentation, talents and emceeing skills, at the HTV Theatre.
The Ba Ria-Vung Tau Radio and Television Station's hostess Ma Ngoc Dieu gained second prize while Tran Thi Thanh Phuong of HTV brought third prize.
During the four-day contest, contestants were judged on appearance, performance and emceeing skills, voice, poise, and presentation style.
All of the contestants work as reporters, presenters or hosts for television stations in the provinces and cities of Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Ninh Binh, Lang Son, Binh Thuan, Tra Vinh, Hau Giang, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Dong Nai, and HCM City.
The guest contestant from Laos, Nhom MaLa of Attapeu Provincial Radio and Television Station, also took part in cultural exchange performances with Vietnamese contestants. — VNS