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Annual fruit fest opens at Suoi Tien Theme Park in HCMC
01:58 |The 16th Southern Fruit Festival opened June 1 at the Suoi Tien Theme Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9.
The festival, which will remain open throughout the three months of summer, is held by the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the HCMC Tourism Association.
Over 1000 tons of fruit of all kinds are expected to be consumed by millions of tourists during the annual festival.
As in previous years, this year’s festival includes a floating fruit market, fruit competition and exhibition, fashion show, food booths and a fruit parade that was held during the opening ceremony.
Around 65 kinds of fruits displayed at the festival will be sold at between VND3,000-10,000 per kilogram lower than market prices, organizers said.
By Phuong Anh, Thanh Nien News
The festival, which will remain open throughout the three months of summer, is held by the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the HCMC Tourism Association.
Over 1000 tons of fruit of all kinds are expected to be consumed by millions of tourists during the annual festival.
As in previous years, this year’s festival includes a floating fruit market, fruit competition and exhibition, fashion show, food booths and a fruit parade that was held during the opening ceremony.
Around 65 kinds of fruits displayed at the festival will be sold at between VND3,000-10,000 per kilogram lower than market prices, organizers said.
By Phuong Anh, Thanh Nien News
Choir festival returns to Hoi An next year
01:35 |Thomas Schule, managing director of Germany’s Interkultur Association, has reached an agreement with the government of Quang Nam Province to organize the third International Choir Festival from June 19-22 in Hoi An, Tuoi Tre reports.
The event will be jointly hosted by Interkultur, Performing Arts Department, Vietnam National Opera Ballet (VNOB), Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam provinces and Hoi An City authorities.
Schule said the first International Choir Festival in Hoi An last year was a huge success, with the participation of over 30 arts troupes totaling more than 1,000 artists from 11 nations and territories. The second festival will take place in Hue City on December 16.
The event will be jointly hosted by Interkultur, Performing Arts Department, Vietnam National Opera Ballet (VNOB), Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam provinces and Hoi An City authorities.
Schule said the first International Choir Festival in Hoi An last year was a huge success, with the participation of over 30 arts troupes totaling more than 1,000 artists from 11 nations and territories. The second festival will take place in Hue City on December 16.
Source Saigon Times
380 artists grace Hue music fest
01:35 |The first traditional musical instrument festival in Hue City, which finishes up on Sunday, has attracted the participation of 19 art troupes nationwide.
The festival is jointly hosted by the Arts Performing Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Culture Department of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
With over 100 repertoires by 380 artists and students, the festival aims to promote traditional beauties of the country and preserving artistic values.
It features orchestras from the three regions and a vast array of traditional arts forms like tuong (classical drama), cheo (traditional operetta), cai luong (Southern opera), water puppetry and nha nhac (Hue royal music).
By Yen Linh in HCMC
The festival is jointly hosted by the Arts Performing Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Culture Department of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
With over 100 repertoires by 380 artists and students, the festival aims to promote traditional beauties of the country and preserving artistic values.
It features orchestras from the three regions and a vast array of traditional arts forms like tuong (classical drama), cheo (traditional operetta), cai luong (Southern opera), water puppetry and nha nhac (Hue royal music).
By Yen Linh in HCMC
Hanoi to host European food fest
01:34 |This year’s European food festival will take place at 6 p.m. on May 26 at the National Library of Vietnam, 31 Trang Thi Street in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.
With the participation of Metropole Hanoi, Hilton Hanoi Opera and Melia and other hotels and restaurants, the festival gives local diners a chance to experience diverse dining styles along with entertainment activities for both adults and children.
According to organizers, the special event is one of the most anticipated events for foreign and local communities. This has also become a traditional activity of the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) as part of ‘Europe Days’.
*This year’s three-day southern food festival with its 50 participants and 90 stands will kick off at 5 p.m. on May 25 at Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11.
The festival’s highlights are presentations on food preparation at booths which are designed in line with different regional subjects. Visitors can enjoy many artistic and cultural activities such as don ca tai tu Nam Bo (southern amateur music), traditional Vietnamese music performance and folk games.
According to Le Van Hung, deputy head of the organization committee, 20 provinces and cities including Dong Nai, Khanh Hoa, An Giang, Tay Ninh and Dong Thap and 20 food catering services suppliers in the city have registered to join the event.
The festival is hosted annually to promote dining cultural values of the country and in particular from the southern region. Last year saw the first event which attracted over 100,000 visitors with 50 stands from 28 participants.
By Thoa Nguyen in Hanoi and
Minh Nguyet in HCMC
Source Saigon Times
With the participation of Metropole Hanoi, Hilton Hanoi Opera and Melia and other hotels and restaurants, the festival gives local diners a chance to experience diverse dining styles along with entertainment activities for both adults and children.
According to organizers, the special event is one of the most anticipated events for foreign and local communities. This has also become a traditional activity of the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) as part of ‘Europe Days’.
*This year’s three-day southern food festival with its 50 participants and 90 stands will kick off at 5 p.m. on May 25 at Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11.
The festival’s highlights are presentations on food preparation at booths which are designed in line with different regional subjects. Visitors can enjoy many artistic and cultural activities such as don ca tai tu Nam Bo (southern amateur music), traditional Vietnamese music performance and folk games.
According to Le Van Hung, deputy head of the organization committee, 20 provinces and cities including Dong Nai, Khanh Hoa, An Giang, Tay Ninh and Dong Thap and 20 food catering services suppliers in the city have registered to join the event.
The festival is hosted annually to promote dining cultural values of the country and in particular from the southern region. Last year saw the first event which attracted over 100,000 visitors with 50 stands from 28 participants.
By Thoa Nguyen in Hanoi and
Minh Nguyet in HCMC
Source Saigon Times
Hanoi hosts Vietnamese ethnic group cultural festival
01:33 |The national ethnic group cultural festival on Wednesday kicked off in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi under the theme of ‘Chances in the Year of Dragon’, reports VietnamPlus.
The Management Board of the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic, Culture and Tourism in cooperation with relevant authorities have hosted the festival. Its purpose is to strengthen cultural exchanges between ethnic groups nationwide besides promoting the image of the tourism village among local and foreign visitors.
Wrapping up on Thursday in Hanoi, the festival consists of eight main activities with the participation of 13 ethnic groups from eight provinces like H’Mong and Tay (Ha Giang), Dao and Thai (Son La) and Muong (Hoa Binh).
As part of the event, a multi-colored art performance featuring the country’s cultural quintessence will be broadcast live on VTV1, VTV4, VTV5 channels and Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
The Management Board of the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic, Culture and Tourism in cooperation with relevant authorities have hosted the festival. Its purpose is to strengthen cultural exchanges between ethnic groups nationwide besides promoting the image of the tourism village among local and foreign visitors.
Wrapping up on Thursday in Hanoi, the festival consists of eight main activities with the participation of 13 ethnic groups from eight provinces like H’Mong and Tay (Ha Giang), Dao and Thai (Son La) and Muong (Hoa Binh).
As part of the event, a multi-colored art performance featuring the country’s cultural quintessence will be broadcast live on VTV1, VTV4, VTV5 channels and Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
Source Saigon Times
Okombok Festival, Soc Trang
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| Okombok Festival, Soc Trang - Photo by An Bui |
The festival, which takes place every October 14-15 of the Lunar Year, is one of the southern ethnic Khmer people's most important festivals, involving a thanks-giving ceremony to see off the Water genie. In the first day of the festival, tens of thousands of people from throughout the province gathered near the Long Binh river in Tra Vinh town to encourage boat racing teams from districts in the province as well as from other friendly provinces such as Can Tho, Ca Mau and Vinh Long. "Chhay-dam" drum festival, a special drum dance performed by local amateur artists, was organised at the Ao-Ba Om historical and cultural relic site. Folk games were also held, such as running, tug of war, hurdle races, and stilt walking.
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| Okombok Festival, Soc Trang - Photo by An Bui |
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| Okombok Festival, Soc Trang - Photo by An Bui |
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| Okombok Festival, Soc Trang - Photo by An Bui |
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| Okombok Festival, Soc Trang - Photo by An Bui |
