Working with artists from the Ben Thanh Art and Frame company, staff at
the US Consulate General in HCM City took time out on March 18 to paint
three large canvases for the 20th anniversary of Viet Nam-US diplomatic
relations.
No entries were qualified enough to be chosen for the final round of the national costume design contest held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, according to the organisers.
Two Vietnamese cyclists, Tran Van Cuong and Le Anh Dung, will be sent
to train in South Korea in one month and a half in preparation for
international tournaments.
Images of dragons and fairies captured at Viet Nam''s
communal houses are being exhibited for the first time in Paris, France
as part of the 16th Foreign Cultures Week, starting on Friday.
Works by several popular artists will go under the
hammer at an annual charity dinner in HCM City on Saturday to raise
funds for performing cleft palate operations for Vietnamese children,
this time in Nghe An Province.
