Two Vietnamese writers, Nguyen Ngoc Moc and Cao Xuan
Thai, have been honoured at the 6th Conference of Mekong River
Literature Awards in Vientiane, Laos.
A book on the life of veteran teachers written by associate professor
and lecturer Tran Huu Ta, former deputy head of the HCM City Pedagogical
University''s Literature Faculty, has been released to celebrate Viet
Nam Teachers'' Day on November 20.
The Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) proposed the Guinness world record to Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) in terms of a literature work with the maximum national records.
As many as 11 artists who perform and teach the art of chau van (ritual)
singing and dancing have been awarded "Folk Artisan" title by the Viet
Nam Folk Arts and Literature Association.
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.
"Those who translate literature today always
respect the original work of the author, and at the same time they try
their best to help readers understand what the writers wish to say in a
book or novel," Deputy Director Nguyen Duy Binh of...
Twenty-eight young poets will present their latest
works at the HCM City Literature and Arts Association in District 3
tonight as part of National Poetry Day held on the 15th day of the first
lunar month.
Vietnamese literature will be introduced to international delegates as a
symbol of the people''s desire for freedom, happiness and independence,
poet Huu Thinh, chairman of the Viet Nam Writers'' Association, said.
Landscapes, portraits of daily life, and the beauty of women of Mongolia
are the themes of a painting exhibition that opened at the HCM City
Union of Literature and Arts Associations on Tuesday.
