French photographer to build Cơ Tu museum in Quang Nam French photographer Rehahn plans to build a Cơ Tu Museum offering information on the ethnic group living in the mountainous areas of Quảng Nam Province in the centre of the province’s Tây Giang district. Traditional: An old Cơ Tu man plays a string instrument (abel) The museum will become a display of Cơ Tu culture and rendezvous point for festivals among the ethnic groups living in the province, Thừa Thiên-Huế and Laos.Rehahn said that the museum will be built on a total of 2,000sq.m.”Tây Giang District offered me land where I could help them to set up the museum, in co-operation with cultural researcher Trần Tấn Vịnh and Cơ Tu people. The museum will be introduced in three languages – French, English and Vietnamese,” he said. Melodic: A Cơ Tu man plays a buffalo horn — a musical intrument of the ethnic group He said the idea originated one day when he talked with a chief of the Cơ Tu Village in Đông Giang District in the province about preservation of Cơ Tu musical instruments for the next generation.”He told me that kids often come to his house to ask questions about instruments or stories and he said, ‘When I die, who will answer them?’ And then I decided to open a museum for the preservation of their culture before it disappears completely,” Rehahn recalled.”Cơ Tu culture and people gave me so much for my museum — the Museum of… [Read full story]
A French photographer living in the central tourism town of Hoi An has opened his own art gallery museum to display a collection which he considers the ‘precious heritage’ of Vietnam. A French photographer living in the central tourism town of Hoi An has opened his own art gallery museum to display a collection which he considers the ‘precious heritage’ of Vietnam. Opened with free admission since earlier this year, the “Precious Heritage” art gallery museum is where Réhahn displays the culmination of his five years exploring Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups. The 250m² art space is home to more than…... [read more]
The Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Korea (VVAK) met with authorities of Quang Nam province in Tam Ky city on October 20 to discuss the building of a Korean cultural centre in the central locality. Speaking at the meeting, VVAK President Woo Yong-rak said the association wishes to build a Korean cultural centre in Quang Nam as a way to help heal the wounds of war and strengthen the ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK). The initiative has received strong support from the Vietnam Veterans’ Association, he said, adding that the RoK National Assembly has approved US$3 million…... [read more]
The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) will commence the construction of a factory complex in the central Quang Nam province on March 25, reports baodautu.vn. Spread over 20ha in Que Son district, the 1.14 trillion VND (53.5 million USD) project will include a fibre factory that will produce 4,600 tonnes of products per year, a textile and dyeing factory with a 5,000 – tonne annual capacity, and Huong An garment factory with 20 knitwear production lines, which will produce 20 to 25 million products per year. Vinatex will also build a factory that will treat 5,000cu.m of wastewater…... [read more]
The Government has approved Quang Nam Province's plan to officially takeover a joint Vietnam -South Korean peace village project, with US$2 million being funded by the Korean Disabled Veterans Organization, said the Government Office August 31. VND4.2 billion has been set aside from Quang Nam's budget to clear the ground and disarm mines for the project. The project is to be built on an area of 2,800 square meters, which will include a job training center, a hospital, a restaurant and other facilities. Once completed, the village will be used as a rehabilitation home for around 80-100 disabled veterans and…... [read more]
The Fund for Disaster Support in the central has coordinated with the branch of Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade in central Quang Nam province to begin construction of a nursery school in Binh minh commune, Thang Binh district for children in the coastal region. With an investment of more than three billion VND, the two-store building will be built on an area of 2,000m2. According to Vice-chairman of Quang Nam provincial People's Committee Tran Minh, the school will not only meet the demand for children in the coastal commune of Binh Minh, but also act as…... [read more]
