Twelve professional traditional music instrumentalists from seven Asia
countries will gather in Ha Noi for a world premiere of the musical
performance Drums&Voices this month.
Metalworkers recently cast the world''s biggest
bronze drum at the private workshop of artisan Le Van Bay in the central
province of Thanh Hoa''s Thieu Hoa District.
Viet Nam has recognised a number of valuable items
as national treasures after the Prime Minister approved a list of 30
individual and groups of objects representing historic regions and eras
in the nation''s past.
A dancer gracefully slipped the flags of Viet Nam
and Egypt from under his costume and held them up while he continued to
rotate in an endless circular dance.
Tourists and the general public will be admitted
free to many cultural activities in the Old Quarter to promote a
festival entitled Traditional Handicraft with Contemporary Arts.
