An exhibition showcasing photos and documents on Hoang Sa (the Paracel)
and Truong Sa (the Spratly) Islands in the East Sea was held at the
Cultural Center of Jahrhunderthalle Bochum in Germany recently.
Over 40 amateur kayakers will race in the second
Kayak Race at East Sea Park on April 26th in celebration of the
country''s Reunification Day (April 30th) and to kick off the summer
holidays.
Sixty-four futsal teams in this central city will compete in the
qualifying round of the National Amateur Futsal Championship of the Sai
Gon Beer Cup from today till Sunday.
Two teams from Viet Nam will be competing in the Battle of the Year
Break Dance Southeast Asian regional round at East Sea Park in the
central Da Nang City next Friday.
Andre Menras could not have asked for more than the backhanded compliment he received after his documentary, Hoang Sa- Viet Nam: A Painful Loss, was screened in Ha Noi recently.
Researcher Ho Tan Phan is holding an auction of two
books by war correspondent Bernard Fall to collect money for fishermen
who sail the Vietnamese sea despite East Sea tensions.
Amateur and professional dancers will perform a street dance programme
at the East Sea Park tomorrow evening as a part of the central city''s
summer holiday promotion week.
Dignitaries of the Buddhist Sangha of Viet Nam chant
for peace on the East Sea during a ceremony held yesterday in Ca Long
Ward, Mong Cai City in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.
The Viet Nam Musicians'' Association has released
some 80 newly-written songs about seas and islands, the first volume of
the collection entitled Day Song Bien Dong (Waves Rising in East Sea).
Chefs from Hue, Hoi An and Da Nang, will start the
annual competition that kicks off the Summer Destination Week at the
central city''s East Sea Park next Friday.
A number of solutions have been proposed to help Viet Nam''s tourism
sector overcome the problem of falling foreign tourist arrivals,
including from China, following the East Sea tensions.
