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Lying on the banks of Red River, Kim Lan pottery village in Gia Lam district, Hanoi has a more than 1,000 year-history of making of ceramics.
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Moments in history
Last update 17:58 | 25/04/2017
Photos of many memorable moments during the national liberation war, captured by Minh Loc as a field reporter at the Vietnam New Agency, have been presented to the public at a recent exhibition.
 Photo journalist Minh Loc at the exhibition. Tiếp tục đọc “Moments in history” |
Foreign players dominate Vietnam’s cinema market
Last update 10:00 | 01/03/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Five leading businesses hold 98 percent of Vietnam’s film distribution market, with three of them foreign invested.
The decision to liberalize the movie industry in 1995 opened up a new phase for cinemas in Vietnam. After decades of being controlled by state-owned enterprises, foreign cinema firms entered the market, especially those from South Korea, changing the face of the market.
The 2016 report of CJ CGV, which owns the CGV cinema chain, showed satisfactory business results in the last few years, since it took over Megastar and has developed into the biggest cinema chain in the country. Tiếp tục đọc “Foreign players dominate Vietnam’s cinema market”
Từ lâu đã có Boléro bụi đời, hát rong…
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Có thể nói, từ sau tháng 4-75, chưa lúc nào dòng nhạc Boléro được hát nhiều, trình diễn nhiều như hiện tại. Khắp từ Nam ra Bắc, Boléro tràn ngập các vidéo, album, các chương trình ca nhạc sân khấu, phòng trà, karaôkê… Boléro chễm chệ lên ngôi trong các show truyền hình thực tế, nào là ‘Sol vàng” trên VTV9, “Thần tượng Boléro” trên VTV3, nào “Solo cùng Boléro” hay “Tình Boléro” trên Vĩnh Long 1/Vĩnh Long 2… Tiếp tục đọc “Từ lâu đã có Boléro bụi đời, hát rong…”
Vòng đeo hạt rừng từ vườn Núi Chúa
01/04/2017 12:38 GMT+7
TTO – Mùa khô ở Vườn quốc gia (VQG) Núi Chúa, lá cây không rụng mà khọp lại, giòn rụm. Lách qua bụi mọc xen đá núi, những người phụ nữ Raglai dang nắng đi lượm hạt rừng với giá 25.000 đồng/kg.
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| Chị Biểu (trái) có tay nghề khoan, xỏ hạt cây rừng giỏi nhất thôn Cầu Gãy. Chế tác từ hạt cây rừng là một phần nguồn sống mỗi ngày của gia đình chị và 26 chị em trong thôn – Ảnh: T.HÂN |
| “Tôi nghĩ sản phẩm này có tương lai vì mang đậm bản sắc địa phương. Vĩnh Hy, Hang Rái là những địa điểm du lịch nổi tiếng, chỉ cần 10% du khách đến đây mua sản phẩm là cộng đồng đủ sống |
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In Rare Reversal, Vietnam Lifts Days-old Ban on Beloved Songwriter’s Work
April 18, 2017 10:40 PM
Trinh Con Son wrote, “The Great Circle of Vietnam,” which envisions people holding hands in a circle large enough to encompass his nation.
WASHINGTON — Over the weekend, news filtered out that Vietnam had lifted a days-old ban on a beloved song by Trinh Con Son, who irritated the South and infuriated the North during years of fighting.
On April 11, Vietnam’s ruling Communist government decreed that “Noi vong tay lon” (“The Great Circle of Vietnam”) could no longer be broadcast or played in public.
The decision came in response to a request from Trinh’s family, who wanted to mount a tribute on April 21 at the Huế College of Medicine and Pharmacy. Tiếp tục đọc “In Rare Reversal, Vietnam Lifts Days-old Ban on Beloved Songwriter’s Work”
Đi tù vì nhạc vàng
Thứ hai, 17/4/2017 | 08:15 GMT+7
Năm tôi lên 10 tuổi, mẹ tôi đi xuất khẩu lao động từ Cộng hòa Dân chủ Đức về.
Trong hành trang của bà, có một túi vải to khá nặng, đựng đến mấy trăm chiếc băng cassette “nhạc vàng”.
Đó là những năm 1980, thời kỳ cực thịnh của các ca sĩ hải ngoại và các tình khúc bolero.
Mẹ tôi, cũng như rất nhiều người đi xuất khẩu lao động sang Đông Âu, được nghe thỏa thích dòng nhạc “sến” mà thời điểm đó trong nước không phổ biến. Những Tuấn Vũ, Giao Linh, Chế Linh… được ghi cẩn thận kèm tên các bài hát vào mảnh giấy gài trong vỏ băng nhạc.
Cái túi băng “nhạc vàng” ấy, nếu quy đổi trọng lượng ra bột cacao, sữa trẻ em, xà phòng thơm, hay nước hoa, thì sẽ mang lại một khoản tiền kha khá. Nhưng suốt nhiều năm sau đó, mẹ tôi nghe đi nghe lại từng chiếc băng, ghi cả hai mặt, mỗi mặt chừng 5-6 bài, khiến ngay cả tôi cũng thuộc lòng không biết bao nhiêu bài hát.
Best 23 cities for street food — from Mumbai and Miami to Marrakech
Full article and beautiful pictures for every city on CNN
Ho Chi Minh city ranks 18
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- Some of the world’s best meals can be found on the streets
- In some cities, food served from carts or holes in the wall is revered
- Bangkok, Tokyo, Istanbul and Durban are among top street food destinations
(CNN)Sidewalk vendors, push carts, holes in a wall — even in cities with rich reputations for fine dining, some of the best meals are on the streets.
Places like Hong Kong have blurred the line between haute cuisine and quick comfort food, as humble dim sum diners win Michelin stars.
That’s still the exception, but most chefs on the street aren’t looking for that kind of recognition. They’re cooking for crowds who pack around their stands day after day.
Here are the 23 best cities in the world for street food, from quick snacks to moveable feasts:
Tiếp tục đọc “Best 23 cities for street food — from Mumbai and Miami to Marrakech”
The best street food on the planet, but Bangkok bans its roadside stalls
Authorities in Bangkok have banned street food from the capital’s major roads, causing an outcry in a city famous for its affordable roadside cuisine.
In a move criticised by locals and culinary enthusiasts, thousands of vendors selling dishes such as spicy prawn soup and papaya salad will disappear by the end of the year in the interests of “order and hygiene”, according to city hall. Tiếp tục đọc “The best street food on the planet, but Bangkok bans its roadside stalls”
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New product papers over an old tradition
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| Soft light: A lantern made with nipa palm paper.VNS Photo Công Thành |
Young entrepreneurs have come up with a creative way to have visitors to Hoi An City take part of its famous nipa palm forest home as souvenirs, Hoai Nam reports
Trương Tấn Thọ, 39, earns a living making traditional paper.
Apart from the famous dó (poonah) paper, his firm in Hoi An City, called Giấy Việt (Vietnamese paper), also makes paper from the pulp of bamboo and mulberry trees.
A few years ago, Thọ hit up on the idea of using the stems of the nipa palm (called water coconut in Viet Nam), found in profusion in the area, to make paper and paper products, using the know-how he had acquired in making traditional paper with local materials. Tiếp tục đọc “New product papers over an old tradition”
Taiwan bans dog and cat meat from table as attitudes change
Taiwan is set to become the first country in Asia to ban the consumption of dog and cat meat, as increasing pet ownership across the continent has seen attitudes shift.
The revised Animal Protection Act imposes a fine of up to 250,000 Taiwan dollars (£6,500) for eating dog or cat meat, while the penalties for animal cruelty or slaughter were raised to up to two years in prison and fines of up to 2m Taiwan dollars (£52,000). Tiếp tục đọc “Taiwan bans dog and cat meat from table as attitudes change”
Peaceful Hoi An featured in oil paintings
Updated : 04/06/2017 13:01 GMT + 7
A young painter born in the central province of Quang Nam has to look no further than the provincial tourist city of Hoi An to find inspiration for his works.
Nguyen Huu Duc, born in 1991, proudly said a collection of oil paintings depicting a pure, simple and peaceful Hoi An Ancient Town is the “treasure of my painting career” over the last two years.
Duc has captured all what makes Hoi An known around the world – the town’s ancient houses with red tile roofs, yellow walls and the bougainvilleas. The young painter also finds inspiration in a pair of hens, an aging oil lamp, an old bicycle or a ceramic tea set.
Duc graduated from the Hue University of Fine Arts and currently works as a freelance painter.
Below are some of his peaceful Hoi An oil paintings. Tiếp tục đọc “Peaceful Hoi An featured in oil paintings”
Painter captures pure eyes of minority kids in mountainous Vietnam (photos)
Updated : 04/06/2017 11:02 GMT + 7
A Hanoi-based artist has spent the last decade frequenting the mountainous areas in northern Vietnam to capture the beauty of minority people, especially children and women, onto his canvas.
Le The Anh, 39, now has hundreds of paintings featuring the life and people of the northern ethnic minority groups.
The artist, currently working at the fine arts department at the Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema, came up with the topic in 2006 and has since spared one month every year to visit the northwestern area to follow his dream. Tiếp tục đọc “Painter captures pure eyes of minority kids in mountainous Vietnam (photos)”
Vietnamese painting sold for record $1.2 million
Updated : 04/05/2017 16:03 GMT + 7
‘Doi song gia dinh’ (Family life), a painting by Le Pho
A painting by 20th-century Vietnamese painter Le Pho has been sold for nearly US$1.2 million at an auction in Hong Kong on Sunday, setting a new record for the highest priced Vietnamese painting ever.
The painting, Family Life (Doi song gia dinh), depicts an intimate family moment during a leisurely day.
It features the image of a mother and child against a lively background of people on the move: the toddler rests his head on his mother’s lap, clutching her knee, while the woman rests her palms on the boy’s hands and head, tilting her head down in a nurturing manner. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese painting sold for record $1.2 million”
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