Local scene: Ouissam Mokretar, the French co-founder and a resident DJ of Ha Noi’s clubbing mecca Savage, will perform at Epizode. - Photo courtesy of the oganisers Viet Nam News by Peter Cowan Epizode festival returns to Việt Nam for its third year this week, not a moment too soon for the country’s reeling dance music scene. From December 28 until January 8 on Phú Quốc Island in the southern province of Kiên Giang, the annual festival will once again bring a world-class selection of techno and house DJs to some of the country’s most beautiful beaches. This time though, the festival arrives after a year of tragedy and controversy for Việt Nam’s dance music scene. Epizode press releases have referred to some artists as “DJ heroes”, which is fitting, as the country’s rave scene may need to be rescued. Tragedy It’s been a tough year for dance music in Việt Nam. On September 16, seven youths aged … [Read more...] about Epizode could be just what Viet Nam’s rave scene needs
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Lotte promises best places to live in Viet Nam
PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (right) met South Korea-based Lotte Group’s Chairman Shin Dong-bin yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – The South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group’s chairman Shin Dong-bin hopes Lotte’s eco smart city projects will become the best places to live in Việt Nam. Speaking at a meeting with the Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday, Lotte Group chairman said his visit to Việt Nam this year was to examine the progress of Lotte’s eco smart city projects in HCM City and Hà Nội. “The smart city projects will improve people’s living standards by providing them with access to spearhead technologies including Internet of Things (IoT), open platforms, cloud computing and environmental friendliness,” said Shin. “The projects will help improve the cities’ socio-economic growth, especially the … [Read more...] about Lotte promises best places to live in Viet Nam
Popular Korean artists to perform at Viet Nam – Korea food and culture festival
This year’s event will also gather Korean artists including Jeebanoff, Zizo, Reggae M.Tyson, Maasung and Vietnamese singer NIT. The annual festival will also feature more than 100 display booths of Korean and Vietnamese businesses, intruding traditional food of the two countries. The event will include a series of fascinating programs and activities, such as the Viet Nam-South Korea Talent Scout competition, and Korean Vietnamese cooking class The event which was held for the first time in 2008 is co-organized by the Viet Nam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korean Embassy in Viet Nam, the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee , Korean Community in Ha Noi, Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp (aT), Korea Project on International Agriculture (KOPIA), and Korean Cultural Center in Viet Nam. By MAI AN – Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about Popular Korean artists to perform at Viet Nam – Korea food and culture festival
The first ever NZ-Viet Nam fashion collaboration has commenced
From early May until late July 2015, ten teams – comprised of one Vietnamese and one New Zealand student – will undertake ‘virtual’ or online collaboration to prepare a collection of garments according to the theme of “Fusion”. The theme is designed to enable the students to explore the common traits and cultural values the two countries enjoy. The Collaboration is part of the New Zealand Embassy’s activities to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations and friendship between New Zealand and Viet Nam. The collections will be judged, and the winning teams announced, at a high end fashion show at the Caravelle Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday 6 August. “2015 is a really important year for New Zealand and Viet Nam as we celebrate 40 years of friendship and diplomatic relations. People-to-people links, through education and tourism, are the bedrock of this relationship and our aim … [Read more...] about The first ever NZ-Viet Nam fashion collaboration has commenced
Viet Nam’s queen of cycling
Viet Nam News The southern province of An Giang has given Việt Nam a cycling heroine. She is Nguyễn Thị Thật. People call her “the Queen of Vietnamese Cycling”. She won Việt Nam’s first women’s Asian gold medal at the Asian Road & Para-Cycling Championships 2018 in Myanmar. by Thanh Nga Nguyễn Thị Thật, “Queen of Vietnamese cycling” has marked 2018 by winning the country’s first-ever women’s Asian gold medal at the Asian Road & Para-Cycling Championships 2018 in Myanmar. She overcame 26 rivals, including powerhouses from China, Japan and South Korea, to take first place in the women’s 106-km road race in February. Thật, 25, from the southern province of An Giang, said the gold medal in Myanmar will be a driving force for her to take the gold in the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 to be held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2. With the aim of … [Read more...] about Viet Nam’s queen of cycling