Hundreds of representatives from 54 ethnic groups
throughout the country took part the opening ceremony of the National
Great Unity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week last night.
More than 40 singers and theatre artists will perform at a free gala performance,
Tuoi Tre Viet Nam-Cau Chuyen Hoa Binh (Vietnamese Youth-the Story of
Peace), in HCM City next week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the
country''s National Day (September 2).
Twenty famous Vietnamese musicians yesterday performed in a televised music show Loi Khan Cau tu Thien Nhien (Solicitation from Nature) as part of the "Stop Using Rhino Horn" campaign.
Comparatively new festivals involving animal
slaughter, mostly aimed at making profits for local organisers, will not
be permitted from next year, Culture Minister Hoang Tuan Anh has said.
Composer Phan Huynh Dieu, who was known as the
"Golden bird of Vietnamese music," died on Monday but his influential
melodies will always be remembered by Vietnamese music fans.
All Vietnamese players were ousted from the Ciputra
Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge, currently being
held at the Cau Giay Gymnasium.
The Can Cau market is not as spacious as the markets
found in Sa Pa Town or Bac Ha District, but it attracts people from all
over due to the cultural diversity of the ethnic groups residing in the
border region of Si...
