Exhibition of Mexican, Vietnamese children’s paintings

A painting exhibition featuring art works by Mexican and Vietnamese children is being held at the Hanoi Children's Palace until October 13.

The exhibition titled ‘This is my Mexico-This is my Vietnam’ based on Mexican traditions and Vietnamese cuisine, presents 42 drawings of Mexican children living abroad and 42 Vietnamese children living in Hanoi.

The Mexican drawings are part of a children's drawing contest titled ‘This is my Mexico’, which today has become a tradition, involving thousands of Mexican children or of Mexican origin living around the world.

This year’s theme is ‘Traditional Mexican Cuisine: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ to mark the declaration by UNESCO in November 2010, and the 15th year of the Contest.

Vietnamese children were invited to illustrate what Vietnamese food means to them.

The exhibition is being co-organized by the Embassy of Mexico and Hanoi Children's Palace until October 13.

Exhibition celebrates women's strength

An art exhibition that seeks to convey the strength, diligence and resilience of Vietnamese women opened at the HCM City Youth Cultural House on Sunday.

The exhibition, which marks the National Women's Day (October 20), has 60 works of art including oil and arcrylic paintings as well as quilling (twisted paper) creations.

Titled Net Dep Cuoc Song (Beauty of Life), the show features the works of young artists in the city including Nguyen Van Thanh and Le Hai Trieu. Works by members of the Viet Nam Quilling Fine Art Club are also presented at the show.

The different aspects of female beauty are reflected in paintings like the Woman and Lotus as well as in images of a mother breastfeeding in the doorway and girls sleeping in Vietnamese countryside.

The exhibition will remain open until this Sunday.

The HCM City Youth Cultural House is located at 4 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, District 1.

Ha Noi marks battle's 40th anniversary

Several cultural activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the historic battle against US B-52 bombers in December 1972 will be held in the capital city until the end of this year.

The 12-day battle, dubbed Ha Noi – Dien Bien Phu in the Air, captured the spirit of Viet Nam's epic battle against the French army in the northern mountains of Dien Bien Phu in 1954.

The victory forced the US to sign the Paris Agreement in 1973, and totally withdraw their forces from South Viet Nam leading to the liberation of Sai Gon and national reunification two years later.

A publication compiling poems and short stories about the victory by Hanoian poets and writers will be released as part of the celebration.

Exhibitions showcasing objects and documents related to the battle will be held in the Air Force Museum (171 Truong Chinh Street), the Museum of the Victory over B-52s (157 Doi Can Street), and the Viet Nam Military History Museum (28A Dien Bien Phu Street).

Paintings and sculptures depicting the battle will be shown at the exhibition houses at 93 Dinh Tien Hoang Street and 16 Ngo Quyen Street. The displays will showcase more than 300 paintings and 30 sculptures by members of the Ha Noi Fine Arts Association.

Workshops on the topic Ha Noi – Dien Bien Phu in the Air – Victory of the Belief and Will, to be held in November and December, will gather hundreds of scholars, historians and researchers.

A national-level grand celebration will be organised at the convention hall of the Ministry of Defence on December 12.

Vietnamese enters song festival for Asia-Pacific

Vietnamese singer Le Viet Anh will take part in an Asia-Pacific TV song programme, to be broadcast from Seoul on October 14.

The two-hour Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Song Festival will feature up to 12 solos or groups in an array of styles.

Anh was voted Favourite Singer by the audiences of Vietnamese National television's Sao Mai Diem Hen (Morning Star Rendezvous) singing contest in June.

He is preparing to make his first solo album with songs composed by Luu Thien Huong, Giang Son and Ho Hoai Anh.

Central city turns to stone

An international stone sculpture competition will be held in Da Nang next year, the city's department of culture, sport and tourism said yesterday.

The competition, titled Da Nang - A Crossroad of Heritages, gives both local and foreign sculptors three weeks to create unique works of stone art.

Finalists will receive VND50 million (US$2,400) each.

The city's department said the best 20 pieces of art will qualify for the final round, of which the top 15 will be displayed at Ngu Hanh Son Cultural Park and major junctions of the city.

The city has been known for its stone sculptures since the 18th century.

Many can be found in Non Nuoc Village, situated 10km southeast of the city's centre at the foot of Ngu Hanh Son Marble Mountains.

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