Vietnamese athletes took the lead in a number of categories on the
opening day of qualifiers for the Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships
in HCM City yesterday.
The World Records Union has released the official certificate announcing
the new world record for Vietnamese talented poet Nguyen Du''s Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), according to the Viet Nam Book of Records.
A special performance has opened Culture Tourism Week to commemorate
Vietnamese celebrated poet Nguyen Du (1766-1820) in his homeland in the
central province of Ha Tinh''s Nghi Xuan District.
An international conference gathering more than 100
Vietnamese and foreign scholars here on Saturday confirmed once again
the glorious life and literary work of great poet Nguyen Du (18th
century), who richly deserved to be considered as a cultural symbol of
the country.
Arguably Viet Nam''s most popular boy band of all
time, MTV, will perform live at a concert in HCM City that will showcase
the milestones in its 15-year career.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) has adopted a resolution honouring Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du
and other world-famous people at its ongoing 37th General Assembly in
Paris.
Nguyen Van Nam''s ninth symphony, Cuu Long Day Song (The Mekong River Rising in Waves), will be performed for the first time tonight at the September Concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music.
"People always think of eternal beauty and look for
it endlessly. One day if the world ends, mushrooms will still be alive
and growing rapidly. They seem to be immortal and their own
eternal beauty," said Cong Tri.
The Viet Nam Book of Records Centre has awarded five
national records to the epic poem Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) by
Nguyen Du (1766-1820), just ahead of the anniversary of the great poet''s
death on September 16.
