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  An exhibition of the Future of Traditions project which was a recipient of Famlab last year. — Photo courtesy of British Council HÀ NỘI — The Film, Archive and Music Lab (Famlab) Fund announced six projects that would receive financial support to explore Việt Nam's music and film heritage through contemporary mediums.  The projects are entitled After the Silent Tiger: Shooting the Indigenous Sound in Central Highlands; Dust and Metal; A Flatpack Festival; Legends as Souls; Liberation Radio and Vườn Lài Wonderland. They have been selected from 30 nominations throughout the whole country.  Vietnamese moving-image artist Nguyễn Trinh Thi launched a project in the Central Highlands of Việt Nam, reworking a 1930s American silent film. It also combines newly filmed footage and new music written and performed by Gia Rai ethnic master musicians. Liberation … [Read more...] about British Council funds to develop cultural heritage

U2's Asia Pacific tour first started with stadium concerts in North America and Europe in 2017. — Photo AFP/VNA MUMBAI — Irish rockers U2 played their first-ever concert in India Sunday, with top celebrities and mega-fans converging from across the vast nation to the coastal city of Mumbai. U2 are the latest in a series of major international acts to tour the South Asian country, with Beyonce, Shakira, Coldplay, Demi Lovato and Bryan Adams among the superstars who have played to packed venues. Some 35,000 tickets were estimated to have been sold for the concert at the D.Y. Patil Sports Stadium, local media reported, with top Bollywood stars posing for photos before entering the venue. Ahead of the concert, the band posted on their social media accounts a photo of the words "Ahimsa is the highest ideal". "We were shaped and formed by Martin Luther King Jr who was a student of Mahatma Gandhi," frontman Bono told the NDTV news television channel in September. "So we come … [Read more...] about U2 play their first-ever concert in India

Luong Thuy Linh, Vietnam’s representative at Miss World 2019, finished among the Top 12 at the pageant which recently concluded in London, the UK. Thuy Linh holds a golden tray aloft as she competes in the Dance of the World segment of Miss World 2019. In preparation for the contest, the girl from Cao Bang province put in plenty of hard work to come up with a bespoke dance. She gives a strong performance during the pageant’s grand final as she competes alongside 120 contestants from across the world. The Vietnamese beauty went into the grand final in good form having previously been named among the Top 10 in the Top Model and Beauty with a Purpose segments. Thuy Linh is a 19-year-old from Cao Bang province. She was crowned Miss World Vietnam 2019 in August and stands at 1.77 metres tall with measurements of 89-64-92. She is currently studying at the Hanoi Foreign Trade University. The Vietnamese entrant has put in a number of good performances throughout the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Thuy Linh secures a Top 12 finish at Miss World 2019

The highlight of Vsmart TVs is the use of the copyrighted Android operating system directly from Google, providing attractive features such as Google Music, Google Play Games and the possibility of installing more than 5,000 applications on the Google Play store. — Photo courtesy of Vingroup Vinsmart Research and Manufacture JSC - a member of conglomerate Vingroup - launched its five first smart TV models on Saturday. The five Vsmart TV models are produced at a factory complex in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park. In the first generation, Vsmart TVs are divided into two main lines to flexibly meet the needs of consumers, including the high-end KE product line with an ultra-thin screen border and three-sided edge-to-edge metal design, while the KD product line retains the edge-to-edge style but is more balanced in terms of design and optimisation for visual and content experience. With a contemporary design style, Vsmart TVs will be sized from 43 to 55 inches and designed with 4K resolution … [Read more...] about Vingroup’s first smart TV models make debut

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES HCMC – Dance Theater: “Method” Dec 20 and 21, 8 – 10 pm HCMC- Vietnamese play to be restaged as Broadway-style musical Dec 22, 8pm The Gioi Tre Stage, 125 Cong Quynh Street in District 1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXHIBITION Hanoi-Exhibition “Geometric Origami” Opening: Dec 16, 4 pm Hanoi-Exhibition “Heebie Jeebies” Dec 12 – 29, 9 am – 12 pm and 1.30 – 5 pm VICAS Art Studio, 32 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District From the organizer: A unique voice to Vietnamese contemporary fine arts, bringing about a complex visual impression, which is the harmony between the visible and the invisible, between the positive and negative energies, between rationality and intuition and between excitement and panic… Danang City-Art exhibition honours local artists  Dec 7, … [Read more...] about What’s on December 16-22 (Daily updated)