By Nguyen Quy  July 23, 2019 | 08:41 pm GMT+7 Yellow old houses are seen across the Hoai River in the ancient town of Hoi An, central Vietnam. Photo by Shutterstock/Hung Minh. Google trend results for last week show that Hoi An was the most searched keyword by Vietnamese internet users. The interest was sparked by the Google Doodle on the 400-year-old town on the search engine’s homepage. It even pushed results of the 2019 national university exam to second position, according to Google’s data. The Google Doodle featured the image of Hoi An with symbols of the Chua Cau (Pagoda Bridge) and colorful lanterns on its homepage last Tuesday, coinciding with the traditional Lantern Festival, which is held on the 14th day of each lunar month in the small town. A screenshot from Google Doodle featuring Hoi An on its homepage, July 16, 2019. The Google Doodle is a special temporary presentation that commemorates holidays, events, achievements and … [Read more...] about Google doodle propels Hoi An to top searched keyword
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Five Google Doodles that have depicted Vietnamese culture
The Google Doodle is a special temporary presentation that commemorates holidays, events, achievements and people. Vietnamese celebrations like Tet (Lunar New Year Festival), the Mid-autumn Festival, Teachers’ Day, Independence Day and cultural symbols of the country have showed up on the search engine’s home page. Banh chung A screenshot from Google Doodle features a family gathering to wrap and cook banh chung on Lunar New Year’s Eve in 2013. On Lunar New Year’s Eve in 2013, banh chung, the square-shaped sticky rice cake wrapped in large green leaves known as la dong (phrynium placentarium) with mung beans and pork, was featured on Google Doodle. The image of a family gathering to wrap and cook banh chung is a familiar sight and indispensable part of Tet, the most important and biggest holiday in Vietnam. Khue Van Cac In 2017, on the occasion of Vietnam’s National Day that marks the declaration of independence on September 2, 1945 by Ho Chi … [Read more...] about Five Google Doodles that have depicted Vietnamese culture
Hoi An lanterns illuminate Google’s homepage
Chua Cau - a symbol of Hoi An ancient city (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – An image of Hoi An ancient city in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam with symbols of Chua Cau (Bridge Pagoda) and colourful lanterns was featured on Google’s homepage on July 16. This is the first time a Vietnamese destination has been honoured on the Google Doodle – a special temporary presentation that celebrates holidays, events, achievements and people. The stunning doodle of Hoi An on Google’s homepage conveys a global notion that the historical town has remained largely unchanged for several centuries. The image of Hoi An with symbols of Chua Cau (Bridge Pagoda) and colourful lanterns was featured on Google’s homepage on July 16. According to Google Doodle, by the light of the full moon, residents of the town burn incense and light small lanterns, floating them on the river until hundreds of colorful lanterns illuminate the water. … [Read more...] about Hoi An lanterns illuminate Google’s homepage
Google honors Vietnam’s Hoi An on its homepage
By Nguyen Quy  July 16, 2019 | 03:40 pm GMT+7 Hoi An ancient town is a popular tourist destination in Vietnam, attracting millions of foreign tourists every year. Photo by Shutterstock/Hong Anh. The Google Doodle features the ancient town of Hoi An today, making it the first Vietnamese destination to be honored thus. An image of Hoi An in central Vietnam with symbols of the Chua Cau (Pagoda Bridge) and colorful lanterns are Google’s logo for the day. The Google Doodle is a special temporary presentation that commemorates holidays, events, achievements and people. A screenshot from Google Doodle featuring Hoi An on its homepage, July 16, 2019. Vietnamese celebrations like Tet (Lunar New Year Festival), the Mid-autumn Festival, Teachers’ Day, and Independence Day have all been featured on the search engine’s home page. In Hoi An, the Pagoda Bridge, a national relic that appears on VND20,000 ($0.86) bills, has been an iconic landmark of … [Read more...] about Google honors Vietnam’s Hoi An on its homepage
Google Doodles honors Hoi An ancient town
The ancient town was voted by readers from the world famous magazine “Travel + Leisure”. This is the first time in the history of Google Doodle, the search engine has honored a specific landmark of Vietnam Google Doodle is special icons, temporarily replacing the Google logo on the Google.com homepage (or Google Vietnamese homepage - Google.com.vn) in order to celebrate major holidays, events, achievements and to honor the characters with their important contributions in many sectors for the community in the country or for humanity. Since 2003, Google Vietnamese homepage (Google.com.vn) has introduced many works of Doodles honoring Vietnam’s typical culture such as traditional holidays such as Vietnamese Teacher’s Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Lunar New Year, National Day, late musician Trinh Cong Son, etc. The ancient town of Hoi An is located downstream of Thu Bon River in the coastal plain of Quang Nam province, Vietnam, about 30 kilometers from Da Nang … [Read more...] about Google Doodles honors Hoi An ancient town
Google honors late Vietnamese musician Trinh Cong Son
Google’s honoring of the Vietnamese musical talent, famous for songs praising peace, delivered a positive message of peace to the world as it took place at a time when the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump were in Hanoi for the second summit. Photo for illustration Together with his image, Google also briefed musician Trinh Cong Son’s musical career and the influence of his music over the culture of Vietnam in particular and other countries in the world in general. It considers that Trinh Cong Son’s songs are an important and integral part of Vietnam’s music and culture. Google Doodles is a special temporary logo to commemorate holidays, special events, achievements, and people with great contributions to their country and the world. Source: PANO/tuoitre Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Google honors late Vietnamese musician Trinh Cong Son
Vietnamese late talented composer honored on Google
Composer Son is internationally influenced widely. He is labeled as “Vietnam’s Bob Dylan” by BBC and “Vietnam’s most beloved singer-songwriter” by the Washington Post. Moreover, composer Son is the first Vietnamese person whose music has distributed in Japan including the song Diem xua ( old Miss Diem). Distribution of more than 2 million of album in Japan for years proved his success in Japan. His songs have been translated into Japanese and sung by leading singers like Tokiko Kato, Yoshimi Tendo, Aya Shimazua and the Japan television NHK’s special show in New Year Eve for million audience. The Google’s Vietnamese homepage (www.google.com.vn) has published series of Doodles dedicated to Vietnam’s major public holidays such as Teachers’ Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year and Reunification Day since but this is the first time a Vietnamese person has been honored. By KIM THANH - Translated by ANH QUAN Tags: Vietnamese late … [Read more...] about Vietnamese late talented composer honored on Google
Late talented composer Trinh Cong Son commemorated on Google
Vietnamese composer Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001) was commemorated with a doodle on google.com on Thursday on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary. Legendary Vietnamese Composer Trịnh Công Sơn. — Photo nguoinoitieng.vn “Sơn, with his contributions and influence on Vietnamese and international culture, especially his songs with profound messages of peace, deserves to be praised on the most popular page on the occasion of the second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un,” commented composer Trần Long Ẩn, vice chairman of Việt Nam Musicians’ Association. Sơn passed away on April 1, 2001 leaving behind more than 6,000 songs, many of which have been widely popular among Vietnamese people both in and outside the country. Most of his songs carry his distinctive ideology and lyrical style, expressing great love for the Vietnamese people and his homeland while praising peace and love. “This is a meaningful … [Read more...] about Late talented composer Trinh Cong Son commemorated on Google
Google pays tribute to Vietnamese musician Trinh Cong Son
By Phan Anh  February 28, 2019 | 07:08 pm GMT+7 Vietnamese musician Trinh Cong Son. Photo retrieved by VnExpress Google Doodle features the late musical genius Trinh Cong Son on his 80th birthday Thursday, the first Vietnamese it has so honored. An image of Son playing a guitar and singing is incorporated into Google’s logo for the day, a special temporary alteration that commemorates holidays, events, achievements, and people. Vietnamese celebrations like the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), the Mid-autumn Festival, Teachers’ Day, and Independence Day have featured in the search engine’s doodles. Vietnamese musician Trinh Cong Son features in Google Doodle on February 28, 2019. Photo screenshot from Google Son, born in Dak Lak Province in the Central Highlands, was raised in a Buddhist family by parents who wrote poetry. Educated at the Lycée Francais School in the ancient imperial city of Hue, he also studied philosophy at the … [Read more...] about Google pays tribute to Vietnamese musician Trinh Cong Son
Late talented composer commemorated on Google
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese composer Trịnh Công Sơn (1939-2001) was commemorated with a doodle on google.com on Thursday on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary. “Sơn, with his contributions and influence on Vietnamese and international culture, especially his songs with profound messages of peace, deserves to be praised on the most popular page on the occasion of the second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un,” commented composer Trần Long Ẩn, vice chairman of Việt Nam Musicians’ Association. Sơn passed away on April 1, 2001 leaving behind more than 6,000 songs, many of which have been widely popular among Vietnamese people both in and outside the country. Most of his songs carry his distinctive ideology and lyrical style, expressing great love for the Vietnamese people and his homeland while praising peace and love. “This is a meaningful birthday gift to Sơn … [Read more...] about Late talented composer commemorated on Google