An art performance at the opening ceremony Under the theme of “Proud to be the city’s students to learn and follow Uncle Ho’s teachings”, the camp drew the participation of over 10,000 outstanding students in the “Learning and following Uncle Ho’s teachings” movements of junior and senior high schools and vocational training centers across the city. The organizing panel will honor 408 outstanding students and launch the movement of “For the national seas and islands” to evoke students’ patriotism during the event. In addition, they will also hold artistic programs, sports competitions and folk games, and more for the participants. Translated by Trung Thanh
>> Seven camping students missing at sea Three of the seven bodies had been found by Sunday evening, authorities said. The recovery of the bodies is the result of the great efforts of rescuers, who worked overnight despite a temperature of 18 C after receiving the bad news on yesterday afternoon. The rescue force was made up of more than 100 people, including local border guards, firefighters, soldiers, and fishermen. The victims were among 96 students and 19 teachers from Junior High School Nguyen Binh Khiem of Binh Duong Province’s Dau Tieng District who were on a tour of Can Gio…... [read more]
Artists perform the lion dance at the Tet festival organized by the Cultural Association of Vietnamese people in Lyon. By Vuong Bach LienWith emotion in his voice, Nguyen Quoc Nghia sang his nostalgia for Viet Nam and his sadness at not being with his family on the occasion of Tet.He was singing in front of about one hundred Vietnamese students who had gathered last weekend in Lyon in southeast France, to celebrate Tet.The song Mua Xuan Dau Tien, meaning first spring, was the one he had written with another Vietnamese student living with him in Lyon to express their feelings…... [read more]
The Prime Minister decided to give incentive to students who study traditional arts in universities and colleges with programs in cultural studies and related programs.Accordingly, in the academic year 2014-2015, university and college students following traditional studies and related program in state-run or private facilities will receive tuition fee exemption as well as bonus. Cultural studies include bandsman for tradition drama, instrumentalist for Hue traditional folks and don ca tai tu Nam Bo (Southern amateur folk music), “Ca tru” (northern ceremonial singing), “hat bai choi” (a kind of traditional music).Students studying cultural studies or related programs in state-run facilities are…... [read more]
The Rooftop bar.—Photo dantri.vn Ha Noi (VNS)– A traditional music performance will be held at the Rooftop bar, 83B Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Ha Noi, on Thursday from 6pm. The programme is part of Music Bridge Under 25, a project that aims at encouraging traditional music students to compose new pieces for their own instruments. The most outstanding works will be selected to be performed in front of a panel of judges, including jazz guitarist Nguyen Le. Also to perform on the night will be musician Vo Van Anh, who is an initiator of the project; pop singer My Linh;…... [read more]
Students at Bac Lieu University share with their counterparts elsewhere in the country a passion for modern pop music.But unlike HCM City, where vong co (nostalgic tunes) and its original form of tai tu music are largely eclipsed on university campuses, these traditional forms of music hold great allure for students in the Mekong Delta Province.In fact, both vong co and tai tu music performances outnumber those of modern pop music on the Bac Lieu campus.With students mainly coming from the corner of the Mekong Delta that includes Bac Lieu, Soc Trang and Ca Mau Provinces, the university offers training…... [read more]
