HA NOI — An annual writing contest named Modest but Noble Examples has been staged for the third time. Entries can be sent to Quan Doi Nhan Dan Newspaper, 7 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Ha Noi by December, 2011.
In the past two years, the contest received thousands of entries from professional and amateur writers. The organising board printed three books entitled Modest but Noble Examples that includes 89 stories that reveal the quiet contributions and sacrifices modest people have made for their communities and for society as a whole.
On the occasion, an art performance will be held tomorrow evening at the Ho Chi Minh Presidential Palace vestige area where President Ho commended people for their good deeds.
It will be broadcast live on VTV2 and VTC5. Audiences will see the work of those who've sacrificed for the good of others and who've captured the beauty of Vietnamese morality.
"The examples mentioned include workers, clergy, teachers, traders, war invalids, retirees, intellectuals and ethnic people," says Major General Le Phuc Nguyen, head of the organising board.
"They work quietly, willing to sacrifice their own interests for the good of society. They are classic examples of the patriotism, tolerance and kindness of the Vietnamese."
‘Amateur music' clubs boom in Dong Thap
DONG THAP — Around 200 don ca tai tu (amateur music) clubs, with a total of 2,200 members, are active in the southern province of Dong Thap, according to the provincial museum.
Clubs often compose their own songs and accompany themselves on musical instruments, singing songs of praise to President Ho Chi Minh, the country and the lives of the people. The art is being surveyed for possible recognition as intangible heritage of mankind which should be preserved and developed.
Festival turns tea into art and industry
LAM DONG — The Tea Culture Festival in the city of Bao Loc in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will take place on December 25-28.
The festival aims to encourage tea production in the region and widen the market for tea products of the region both domestically and overseas. Festival events will include photo exhibitions, workshops, competitions to pick up tea leaves, painting, singing and folk games.
Long Bien exhibition shows for one night only
HA NOI — A unique exhibition featuring the lives of Long Bien residents will be held in Ha Noi tonight.
Long Bien Picture Show brings together over 140 photographs and four films about the neighbourhood underneath and around Long Bien Bridge.
The words were produced over three months by photographers Boris Zuliani, Tran Xiu Thuy Khanh, Barnaby Churchill Steele and Jamie Maxtone-Graham and filmmakers Tran Thi Anh Phuong, Pham Thu Hang, Do Van Hoang and Tran Thanh Hien.
"The surprise of the exhibition is the richness and depth of the films made by the Vietnamese filmmakers. They are all profoundly complex but also highly enjoyable musings on the people, the streets and the street life of this area, and they take the entire exhibition to a level that I had not dared hope for," said Jamie Maxtone Graham, curator of the exhibition.
The exhibition will be held at the Hoan Kiem District's Sport Centre, 225 Hong Ha Road from 6pm to 9pm. Entry to this outdoor exhibition is free. — VNS