Thứ Bảy, 2 tháng 5, 2015

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR May 1-10 (daily updated)


Franz Schubert: The Greatest Love & the Greatest Sorrow


Sun 10 May 2015, 7 – 9 pm


Wellspring Saigon – Saigon Pearl


92 Nguyen Huu Canh, Binh Thanh District, HCMC


Each person is a life story, each experience is a separate chapter with ups and downs of sorrows, ecstasies, sadness, and happiness…


An artist is no exception. Through his or her story, perhaps we glimpse a scene from our own life?!


The difference, if any, maybe the intensity of those ups & downs in the artists life, they may exceed the boundary of the normal vibrations.


Fortunately, when language cannot express all feelings, that is when music shows its power.


Let us “read” together a life story in music: “The Greatest Love – The Greatest Sorrow”.


Tickets: by donation


Screening of “Brendan and the Secret of Kells”


Sun 10 May 2015, 4 pm


L’Espace


24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội


You are invited to the animation screening of “Brendan and the Secret of Kells” (Belgium, France, Ireland, 2009, 75 mins) directed by Tomm Moore.


An imaginative fairy tale with brilliant lines and inspirative Celtic art. Such a great animated film!


For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.


Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.


Tickets


Ticket price: 50 000 VND


Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40 000 VND


Tickets are available at L’Espace.


Europe Gala Concert with The Red Socks Brassquintett from Munich


Hanoi: 08 and 09 May 2015, 8 pm


Hanoi Opera House



HCMC: Sun 10 May 2015, 8 pm


HCMC Opera House


In celebration of Europe Day the European Union Delegation and the Goethe-Institut are pleased to present a gala concert with the Red Socks Brassquintett from Munich.


The brass ensemble Red Socks Brassquintett has a wide-ranging repertoire, reaching from old masters such as Bach or Handel to American composers of the 20th century, from jazz to Argentine Tango. The special composition of the ensemble with five brass instruments promises an impressive sound. A very special highlight of their program is the performance with traditional German alphorns. These unusual wind instruments, up to three meters long, were played in the Alps, their sound reaching far across the mountain peaks. Now they can be heard in the Hanoi Opera House, in a joint performance with traditional Vietnamese instruments of the Bamboo Ensemble New Vitality, directed by Dong Quang Vinh.


The Red Socks Brassquintett, famous for its unusual programs, has regularly performed in Germany and abroad since it was founded in 2010. All members are classically trained musicians and play in major orchestras. Shortly after its founding, the ensemble was awarded a scholarship from the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Foundation. Since then, the quintet has received further awards and scholarships as well as winning several international competitions, such as the International Brass Competition Passau and the International Jan Koetsier Competition, and has references from numerous major political and cultural institutions.


Tickets


Hanoi: Free tickets are available from 05.05.2014 at 12:00 (noon) at:


Goethe-Institut Hanoi


56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc


Tel: +84 4 37342251 – 9


HCMC: Free tickets are available from 06.05.2014 at:


Goethe-Institut HCMC


18, Street No.1, Cu xa Do Thanh


Ward 4, District 3, HCMC


Tel: +84 8 3600 95 87


Hanoi Opera House


1 Trang Tien, Hanoi


HCMC Opera House


7 Lam Son Square, Dist 1, HCMC


Reinhard Kleist – From Berlin to Hanoi as “Artist in Residence”


Artist in residence: 10 – 31/05/2015


From Goethe Institut:


Reinhard Kleist, one of the most famous comic-artists in Germany, will live and work in Hanoi as „artist in residence“ in May.


With the graphic novels “Cash – I See a Darkness”, a novel about the American singer Johnny Cash, and “the boxer” which tells the story of the Jewish boxer Hertzko Haft, the Berlin artist gained worldwide attention. At the moment Reinhard Kleist is working on a graphic novel about the singer Nick Cave.


Graphic Novels often deal with historic, political, and social topics. Reinhard Kleist, too, picks up these issues and develops his plot mainly by reference to individual cases. His latest publication “The Dream of Olympia” tells the story of the sprinter Samia Yusuf Omar who represented Somalia at the Olympic Games in 2008 in Peking. Her dream of Olympia ends tragically, when she drowns offshore of Malta during and attempted escape from Islamic extremists.


In the context of the 5th European Literature Days the successful graphic novel-artist will bring the legendary musician Johnny Cash back to live at the occasion of a spectacular Live Drawing-Event. Inspired by live-music of the most well-known country singer of all times, he will create illustrations to each song. Thanks to a camera in his back, the audience is able to witness the process of the works’ genesis live.


Reinhard Kleist 1


From 10th to 31th of May the award-winning comic-artist will show selected works of his graphic novels at the Goethe-Institut. During an artist talk on the 20th of May, he will discuss and explain his works. On this occasion he will also talk about comic-art in Germany and Vietnam with artists.


During his stay at the Goethe-Insitut, Reinhard Kleist will blog his impressions from Hanoi and its inhabitants. In so doing he will share the moments and scenes which he captures by pencil with the public on a daily basis.


Besides a workshop with students of the art school of Hanoi, Kleist will conduct a workshop with young, professional comic-artists at the Goethe-Institut.


Biography


Reinhard Kleist portrait


Reinhard Kleist, born in 1970 near Cologne, studied graphic design in Münster. Currently he lives in Berlin, where he shares the studio BerlinComix with the comic artists Fil, Naomi Fearn and Mawil. He published numerous comics and won several awards, among others the Max und Moritz-Preis, the most significant award for graphic literature in Germany.


Goethe-Institut Hanoi


56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi


Concert “Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9″


08 and 09 May 2015, 8 pm


HCMC Opera House


From the organizer:


Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 will be performed at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on May 8th and 9th at 8pm. A few of Norwegian top orchestral musicians and internationally famed opera artists will join the HBSO Symphony Orchestra and Choir in these performances led by Maestro Terje Mikkelsen, who had graced many prestigious European concert halls.


This symphony is regarded by many to be the greatest musical work of humanity. It is one of the most popular works in the European tradition. It was chosen as the anthem for the European Union; it has been played in most of the Olympic’s important ceremonies in the 20th century; it was chosen to be played on the moon as a message from humanity to any other civilizations in the universe.


Conductor: Terje Mikkelsen


Soprano: Cho Hae Ryong


Mezzo Soprano: Siri Torjesen


Tenor: Magnus Staveland


Bass: Vũ Mạnh Dũng


Choirmaster & Assistant conductor: Trần Nhật Minh


Guest artists from: Trondheim Solistene & Royal Norwegian Navy Band.


HBSO Choir & Symphony Orchestra


Program


Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op. 125


Tickets


Ticket price: 800.000 – 650.000 – 550.000 – 400.000 – 150.000 VNĐ (Students only)


Booking and delivery: 08 38237419, Ms. Hương 0989874517, Ms.Huong Ly: 0908057972


At HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square


Online Booking: www.ticketbox.vn   


HCMC Opera House


No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC


Spring Arômes Festival at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi


06 – 10/05/2015


Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi


From Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi:


From May 6 – 10, the Spring Arôme Festival will be held at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, offering an extraordinary chocolate experience for the sweet tooths in town. The hotel is calling for the World Champion Pastry Chef: Olivier Bajard from Perpignan, France to anchor the five-day festival of chocolate.


The program will feature a plethora of chocolate based cocktails and a wide range of creative desserts in the daily Chocolate buffet, complemented with Jazz performances and a fashion show from Chula and Double Dose. Chef Bajard will also join in the kitchen of Metropole during his visit, making the wonderful chocolate creations which made his fame. His career as a pastry chef includes the top title in the World Championship of Dessert Crafts of 1995 and Meilleur Ouvrier de France of French government.


o Wednesday, 6 May:


• Le Club Bar: Indulge in a smooth chocolate martini with a lot of guilt – Grand Marnier, Belvedere vodka & Hennessy Cognac.


• L’Epicerie du Metropole: Unique desserts and cakes created by Olivier Bajard are available, price from VND 80.000 ++. Enjoy a warm reception with a complimentary glass of Moet champagne (from 3-5 pm).


o Thursday, 7 May:


• Le Club Bar: From 3:00 to 5:30 pm, enjoy smooth and soothing chocolate inspired Jazz performances – the perfect collaboration between Olivier Bajard and American Jazz singer Kathryn Farmer.


• Le Club & Bamboo Bar: Indulge in a smooth chocolate martini with a lot of guilt – Grand Marnier, Belvedere vodka & Hennessy Cognac.


• L’Epicerie du Metropole: Unique desserts and cakes created by Olivier Bajard are available.


o Friday, 8 May:


• Le Club Bar: From 3:00 to 5:30 pm, enjoy a fashion show introducing the new summer collections from Chula and Double Dose with live Jazz. Come together for a special chocolate experience by Olivier Bajard.


• Le Club & Bamboo Bar: Indulge in a smooth chocolate martini with a lot of guilt with Grand Marnier, Belvedere vodka & Hennessy Cognac.


• L’Epicerie du Metropole: Unique desserts and cakes created by Olivier Bajard are available.


Spring Aromes Festival 2015 1


o Saturday, 9 May:


• La Veranda: An unforgettable evening of great food prepared by Nicholas Shadbolt – executive chef and Olivier Genique – chef de cuisine of Le Beaulieu. Savour the special desserts by Olivier Bajard in a sumptuous 5 course wine dinner. Price: VND 3.500.000/ person


• Le Club Bar: From 3:00 to 5:30 pm, enjoy a sumptuous chocolate buffet.


• Le Club & Bamboo Bar: Indulge in a smooth chocolate martini with a lot of guilt with Grand Marnier, Belvedere vodka & Hennessy Cognac.


o Sunday, 10 May:


• Le Beaulieu, La Terrasse & Le Club Bar: Show your appreciation for the most important woman in your life with roses, gifts and Metropole’s wonderful brunch. It’s a unique occasion to savour extravagant creations by World Champion Pastry Chef Olivier Bajard. Starting from VND 2.000.000++/ person


• Le Club Bar: Luxurious high tea


For reservation, please contact Ms. Anh: h1555-fb3@sofitel.com or +84 4 3826 6916 ext. 8200


Spring Aromes Festival 2015 2


Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi


15 Ngo Quyen Str, Hanoi


Music Story of the Old Quarter


Fri 08 May 2015, 8 pm


Center of the Old Quarter’s culture exchange


50 Dao Duy Tu, Hanoi


From the organizer:


Hanoi – The capital city of Vietnam has its prided 1000-year-old history and tradition. The music born here shares the same richness as the city’s history itself: It’s diversified, unique and original.


Music story of the Old Quarter is a chain of music show, the objective of which is to introduce generally to the world the evolution of the Hanoi’s music, past to present.


The shows is to replicate the footsteps of the city’s music through the history, using traditional voices, rhythms and beats combined with contemporary installation arts. The performance will be delivered by the top class singers and musicians.


Through portraying Vietnamese’s unique music, The Old Quarter’s story of music is hoped to successfully communicate the core values inside Hanoi’s culture, history and human to the audiences, both foreign and native


Incentive Idea: Vu Nhat Tam, Dam Minh


Create, arrange the show: People’s Artist Xuan Hoach, Thanh Hoa, Thanh Binh, Cong Hung and the team “Dong Kinh Co Nhac”


Artist: Ly Truc Son, Tran Duy Hung, Trinh Tin…


5th European Literature Days in Hanoi


07 – 10 May 2015


Goethe Institut, L’Espace, Casa Italia


See detailed program below


From Goethe Institut:


Following the success of recent years EUNIC, the association of European cultural institutions and embassies, presents for the fifth time the European Literature Days in Hanoi. Literature enthusiasts can look forward to readings and workshops as well as an unusual Comic Concert and compelling short films. From crime novels through short stories to children’s books, there is something for readers of all ages. The coordination for this year’s event has been undertaken by the Institute Français – L’Espace.


Eight European countries – Denmark, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Poland and Sweden – will present works which have recently been published in Vietnamese, in collaboration with several major publishers.


Picture Books, illustrations and Comics: The Power of Images


This year, the focus of European Literature Days is the interplay between image and word, in comics and children’s books.


Sweden celebrates the freckled redhead Pippi Longstocking with a party in honor of her 70th birthday, featuring readings, painting and crafts. And it’s not only the Swedes who are putting young readers in the focus of this year’s European Literature Days: British author Jasper Fforde explores new territory with his detective novels for children and young people – and he will personally come to Hanoi at the invitation of the British Council to meet to his young readers here. The adventures of a giant pear are at the center of the fantasy story of the Dane Jakob Martin Strid. And the Italian children’s book was also inspired by culinary delights: the mouse Geronimo Stilton lives on an island made of cheese. At the invitation of the Goethe Institute, children’s book author Annette Köhn tells stories in her playful comic about the little dragon Leto, who finds new friends in Vietnam. The award-winning German children’s book “Rico, Oskar und das Herzgebreche” tells of two unlikely friends and their adventures. Françoize Boucher takes on the world of young people in her humorous books, presented by L’Espace.


5th European Literature Days-rong leto


Readings, Classics and New Releases


The Israeli bestselling author Etgar Keret is a guest at the opening night of Literature Days. He presents two short films and reads from his short stories, which are now also available in Vietnamese. This will be followed by a reading with Le Chuc presenting one of the most famous novels of psychological literature, “The Trial” by Franz Kafka. Reading pleasure of a special kind is offered with the novel “Other Pleasures” by Polish author Jerzy Pilch, while the book “Lettera ad un bambino mai nato” by the Italian author Oriana Fallaci provides food for thought. Literature Days will close at the Goethe Institute with the comic artist Reinhard Kleist doing live drawing to a concert of the music of legendary country singer Johnny Cash. More illustrations and comics by Reinhard Kleist can be seen in the exhibition that opens on the same evening at the Goethe-Institut.


The extensive program is complemented by bookstands of the publishers in the Goethe-Institut, in which many books will be available at special prices. There is also an exhibition of new books from Germany at the Goethe Institute in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair.


Literature Days Program at a Glance


Thursday, 07 May


5 pm


Goethe-Institut: Opening of European Literature Days and presentation of the program with authors and press.


5:30 pm


Goethe-Institut: Presentation of two short films by Israeli author Etgar Keret followed by a reading from his short story collection.


6:45 pm


Goethe-Institut: Reading from the Vietnamese translation of Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” by actor Chuc Le, introduction by Dinh Tuan Anh.


5th European Literature Days-Rico Oskar


Friday, 08 May


9 am


Goethe-Institut: Reading followed by a discussion of “Mystery and detective fiction for children – an untouched land” by British author Jasper Fforde.


3 pm


L‘Espace: Book presentation “Other Pleasures” by Polish author Jerzy Pilch.


3 pm


Goethe-Institut: Discussion “How contemporary society is reflected in short stories and novels”. With Etgar Keret and Jasper Fforde.


5 pm


L’Espace: Book reviews of works by Françoize Boucher with the respective translators, publishers and experts.


Saturday, 09 May


L’Espace: Beginning of the exhibition “L’école des loisirs autour du monde”.


9 am


L’Espace: Discussion on the topic illustration for children’s book with Annette Köhn, Thuy Com and Ta Huy Long.


2:30 pm


Goethe-Institut: Reading of the story “The Adventure of the Giant Pear” followed by activities for children.


2:30 pm


Casa d’Italia: Book launch of the Vietnamese first edition of “Lettera ad un bambino mai nato” by Oriana Fallaci.


3:30 pm


Goethe-Institut: “Leto – A Trip to Halong Bay” – In a playful interactive reading, Annette Köhn shows children how a German dragon discovers Vietnam.


Sunday, 10 May


Goethe-Institut: Book launch of “Rico, Oskar und das Herzgebreche” (award-winning children’s book), in which two unlikely friends experience exciting adventures.


2 pm


L’Espace: Reading for children of different age groups in the exhibition “L’école des loisirs autour du monde” in the Mediathek (registration required).


2:30 pm


Casa d’Italia: Reading from the successful children’s book “Geronimo Stilton”, now published for the first time in Vietnam.


4:30 pm


Goethe-Institut: Children can celebrate the 70th anniversary of the world-famous Swedish children’s book character Pippi Longstocking at “Pippi’s Birthday Party”.


7 pm


Goethe-Institut: Comic-Concert with Reinhard Kleist, in which the artist does live drawing to the music of Johnny Cash.


The complete program brochure is available at all participating institutions and on Goethe’s website in PDF format.


Languages: German, English, French, Vietnamese


Free Admission.


Goethe-Institut Hanoi


56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi


Film Screening “Yves Saint Laurent”


Fri 08 May 2015, 8 pm


L’Espace


24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội


You are invited to the film screening “Yves Saint Laurent” (France, 2014, 106 min) directed by Jalil Lespert.


More than a wonderful movie about fashion, the film takes us into a poignant love story.


For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.


Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.


Tickets


Ticket price: 50 000 VND


Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40 000 VND


Tickets are available at L’Espace.


Exhibition – Story Telling “L’école des Loisirs – Around the World”


Exhibition: 07 – 22 May 2015


Telling Story in French: 10 May 2015


2nd floor, L’Espace


24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội


You are invited to the exhibition – story telling within the framework of European Literature Days to celebrate the 50 years of L’école des loisirs publishing house.


Since its creation in 1965, l’école des loisirs always seeks out the best works for the public.


Discover the exhibition “L’école des loisirs – Around the world” which shows how books change outfits when they cross borders: how publishers around the world encounter the stories, translate and publish them in their languages. Some choose the new cover, others don’t …


Look at the book presented here and pay attention to small details that make the difference from one culture to the other!


Bon voyage around the world!


Telling stories in French: 10 May 2015 at the Library


Age group and Time:


Group 1: 6 – 7 years old (Time: 2 pm – 2.30 pm)


Group 2: 8 – 9 years old (Time: 2.45 pm – 3.15 pm)


Group 3: 10 – 11 years old (Time: 3.30 pm – 4 pm)


Limited to: 15 children per group


Exclusive for children with membership card and pre-registration


Pre-register at the Library, tel: 39 36 21 64 ext 111   


Reading Franz Kafka – The Trial in European Literature Days 2015


Thu 07 May 2015, 6.30 pm


Goethe Institut


56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi


You are invited to the reading “Franz Kafka – The Trial” in the framework of European Literature Days 2015.


“Someone must have been telling tales about Josef K. for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested”. This is the first sentence of the most famous novel written by the virtuosic writer Franz Kafka. On the morning of his 30th birthday, Josef K. is arrested, without being conscious of any guilt and with nobody telling him the reason for the arrest. Step by step the narrator Josef K. tries to cope with this mysterious incident and to solve the case. As the nature of this crime is neither revealed to him nor the reader, Kafka achieves in creating suspense and an incredibly psychologically sophisticated plot.


The term kafkaesque also derives from the novel. It is mainly used in the context of situations which are similar to the one of Josef K.: the experience of facing an absurd and hostile bureaucracy which has developed a momentum of its own.


Language: Vietnamese


Free admission.


Film Screening “Brendan et le Secret de Kells”


Audio Treasure Hunt


The Hanoi Social Club and Echoes have teamed up to offer a unique opportunity – be involved in the making of an Audio Treasure Hunt.


Submit an idea for an Audio Treasure Hunt in Hanoi, and we’ll make the best one! Read on for suggestions about what you could include, and our rules.


WHAT IS AN AUDIO TREASURE HUNT?


A unique experience! Through the Echoes app, you’ll be able to hear clues on your smartphone at locations around the city. When you solve each of the clues you’ll be one step closer to being a winner! Participants will only be able to hear the clues when they get to specific locations.


We are looking for an audio treasure hunt script writer!


ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS


– Submit an idea for a Audio Treasure Hunt theme.


– Choose 2 locations and write the scripted puzzle/riddle that will play at each of those locations. The person doing the soundwalk will use your scripted puzzle/riddle in conjunction with the location to solve the problem. Your idea can be made in either English or Vietnamese. You can use songs, sounds, riddles, anything that can be recorded as audio for clues. Be creative!


– Send us before 22nd of May to this link.


THE WINNER WILL GET


– A chance to work with the Echoes team, who just won Tech in Asia’s new start-up competition,


– Expand your submitted ideas to an entire treasure hunt at many locations ready to show the world!


– A free meal at The Hanoi Social Club!


– Free entry to The Hanoi Social Club’s Tiny Music Club event for a month!


Here are some examples:


– Theme = food, location = Long Bien Market, riddle: “Go to stall G7 and say “Bán cho tôi một quả dứa, một nải chuối, và nửa cân táo.” – buy what he gives you for the cheapest price possible.


– Theme = music, location = Opera House, riddle: “Listen to the opera – video yourself doing what the opera singer is describing”


Classical Music Concert “Time Melody” at L’Espace


Thu 07 May 2015, 8 pm


L’Espace


24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội


“Time Melody” concert provides a meeting point for three generations of talent: Ta Bon (violin), Tran Thi Mo (cello) and Pham Quynh Trang (piano). Their passion and love for music will be expressed through the great romantic melody by both international and local musicians. “Time Melody” would like to inspire and passionate the love for life and music.


Tickets


Ticket price: 160 000 VND


Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 80 000 VND


Tickets are available at L’Espace.


Hanoi Slam: Word Ninjas


Wed 06 May 2015, 7 pm


Red River Tea Room


From the organizer:


Hanoi Slam are totally jived to present our first event in 2015: WORD NINJAS.


Be at Red River Tea Room from 7 p.m. on May 6th for a night of story, poetry, stand-up and mad word skills.


Tickets are only 50K and ALL door proceeds support Humanitarian Services for Children of Vietnam. There will be door prizes and other surprises.


We’re looking for speakers and performers to swing words on the night. Performers get in for free and go in the draw for performers prizes, in additional to owning the stage.


Remember, THEME and DELIVERY are OPEN as long as you’re using words. Think fiction, non-fiction, poetry, monologues, stand-up and more. Notes are allowed but other props aren’t.


For more information, please contact hanoistoryslam@gmail.com.   


Red River Tea Room


25 Từ Hoa, Hà Nội


Duet Marie Warnant Concert Tour in Vietnam


Hue: Fri 01 May 2015, 7.30 pm


Hue Academy of Music



Da Lat: Sun 03 May 2015, 8 pm


3/4 Theater



Hanoi: Tue 05 May 2015, 8 pm


Youth Theatre



HCMC: Thu 07 May 2015, 8 pm


HCMC Conservatory


From Delegation of Wallonie-Bruxelles:


Singer, songwriter and guitarist Marie Warnant from Wallonie-Bruxelles Belgium will entrance the audience in four big cities from May 1 to 7: Hue (01 May), Da Lat (03 May), Hanoi (05 May) and HCMC (07 May), accompanied by veteran drummer Le Quoc Hung.


Performers:


Marie Warnant: songwriting / singing / guitar / sampler / K7


Tom Goethals: guitar


Le Quoc Hung: drum


Marie Warnant is one of the rising artists in Belgium who has gained a lot of success in Europe. Her image is associated with poetic lyrics and beautiful rhythms through the performance with two talented musicians.


She has performed 30 concerts around the world and recorded three albums ─ ‘Bruxelles’ in 2005, ‘Ritournelle’ in 2010 and ‘NYXTAPE’ in 2014.


Ticket: by invitation


Invitations are available to pick up from 22 Apr 2015 at the venues. In Hanoi, tickets will be available at: Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam, Daeha Building (5th floor, # 505, 360 Kim Ma Street) – (ĐT: 04.3831.52.41).


Marie Warnant


Học viện Âm nhạc Huế


1 Lê Lợi, TP Huế   


Rạp 3/4


Khu Hòa Bình, TP Đà Lạt   


Nhà hát Tuổi trẻ


11 Ngô Thì Nhậm, Hà Nội   


Nhạc viện TP Hồ Chí Minh


112 Nguyễn Du, Quận 1, TP HCM


Film Screening “Boule et Bill”


Sun 03 May 2015, 4 pm


L’Espace


24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội


You are invited to the film screening “Boule & Bill ” (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2012, 90 mins).


Director: Alexandre Charlot and Franck Magnier


Starring: Franck Dubosc, Marina Foïs, Charles Crombez


For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.


Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.


Tickets


Ticket price: 50 000 VND


Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40 000 VND


Tickets are available at L’Espace.


Duo Parallel Asteroid and the Talented Young Musicians of DomDom at Manzi


Fri 01 May 2015, 8 pm


Manzi Art Space


14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi


One more chance to enjoy the special taste of Duo Parallel Asteroid and the talented young musicians of DomDom.


After an impressively successful concert at L’Espace on 22/04/2015, to response to the enthusiasm of the Hanoi audience, DomDom – The Hub for experimental music in collaboration with Manzi Art Space– proudly dedicate to you one more performance with PARALLEL ASTEROID and DOMDOM YOUNG MUSICIANS


The performance will be followed by an meeting and talk session with the musicians.


Free Entry.


Floyd Thursby Solo Show at Hanoi Social Club


Fri 01 May 2015, 8 pm


Hanoi Social Club


6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi


Based in Melbourne, Australia, Floyd Thursby sings original folk and country tunes echoing the song-writing of Cohen, Cave, Waits and Cash. As lead singer of critically-acclaimed jazz manouche ensemble La Mauvaise Réputation he also performs classic French chanson of timeless performers such as Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Serge Gainsbourg and Jean Sablon – sung en français, bien sûr.


Floyd is touring Vietnam in April 2015, with performances booked in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and will be performing original English-language tunes from his just-released new album ‘Sinatra’s Bones’, and classic French chanson from La Mauvaise Réputation’s 2014 release ‘Bad Reputation’


‘Sinatra’s Bones’ is the first full-length release from the Melbourne-based country/folk performer since 2007’s critically-acclaimed A Thief’s Journal, featuring the single The Thief. Recorded by Neil Thomason at Head Gap, it is released online for download on iTunes and floydthursby.com, through Ang Fang Industries.


Tickets: 100k at the door




EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR May 1-10 (daily updated)

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Vietnam tourist arrival numbers keespan falling for 11th month in row


A month-on-month increase in April could not prevent Vietnam from suffering the 11th consecutive drop in tourist arrivals as the total number of international vacationers visiting the country this month was still lower than a year earlier.


Vietnam welcomed 690,440 international tourists in April, an 11.7 percent increase from March, according to estimates released Monday by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).


The tourist numbers, however, shrank 7.4 percent compared to April 2014, the VNAT noted.


This is the 11th straight month Vietnam posted a drop in international tourist arrival numbers.


Last month saw 617,895 holidaymakers spending their time in Vietnam, a 12.9 percent decline from March 2014, the VNAT reported earlier this month.


In the January-April period, Vietnam’s total tourist numbers are estimated at 2.69 million, yet another drop of 12.2 percent from the same period last year.


More tourists from South Korea, Finland, Spain, Singapore, Italy, Germany and the U.S. have chosen Vietnam as destination for their holidays last month, with the South Korean market representing the highest year-on-year increase, 33.4 percent.


However, no positive signs have yet been recorded from Vietnam’s traditional markets, namely Russia and China.


Many hotels in Ho Chi Minh City said while their business was going on quite well in the first four months of this year, the situation will become tougher starting May.


“It’s not an easy task to attract tourists between May and July,” Dang Huy Hai, deputy general director of New World Saigon, was quoted by The Saigon Times Online as saying.


The reasons for the downfall of Vietnam’s tourism industry are still its rigid visa rule and poor service quality, according to the newswire.


The number of Chinese-speaking tourists still fails to escape from the downward trend after it began falling in May 2014, following the tension over an oil rig China illegally stationed in Vietnamese waters then.


Beijing then withdrew the drilling platform from the waters in July given fierce protests from Hanoi and the international community, but tourist arrival numbers still failed to escape from the falling trend.


Tour packages to Vietnam have also become more expensive for vacationers in Japan, Russia and some European countries due to the strengthened U.S. dollars while the USD-VND forex rate remains quite stable.


Vo Anh Tai, general director of Saigontourist, a local leading tour operator, said many of his partners have demanded that tour packages to Vietnam have more competitive prices.


“They want the Vietnamese side to offer more promotional programs to lure tourists,” he told The Saigon Times Online.


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Works begins on $76.4 mn int’l spanassenger spanort in southern island


Phu Quoc Tourism Investment and Development JSC, the tourism arm of Vietnam is leading realty conglomerate Vingroup, and Kien Giang Province authorities on Wednesday co-organized a groundbreaking ceremony for Phu Quoc International Passenger Port, a cruise terminal for big ships, on the southern island of Phu Quoc.


The VND1.64 trillion (US$$76.4 million) facility, located on a 180-hectare area in Duong Dong town, will include a passenger terminal and other buildings covering 2.8 hectares onshore and a wharf, a breakwater and other necessary facilities covering 176.5 hectares of water surface.


The port, once completed in 2017, will be able to handle cruise liners carrying 5,000-6,000 visitors and 20,000-tonne cargo ships.


It is predicted that Phu Quoc will welcome from 105,000 to 190,000 visitors a year via cruise ships from now to 2020, and the number could reach 350,000-550,000 in the following decade, according to government website chinhphu.vn.


The project, implemented between 2015 and 2017 under the Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, will be funded by three main sources. While the state budget and the budget of Kien Giang province will cover VND477 billion ($22.2 million) and VND647 billion ($30.1 million), the rest, about VND493 billion ($22.7 billion) will come from the BOT investors.


As one of the major infrastructure projects in the province and in the southern region, the Phu Quoc International Passenger Port is expected to stimulate socio-economic development in the locality and the Mekong Delta in general, especially in the field of tourism, the Vietnam News Agency quoted Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang as saying at the ceremony.


Phu Quoc, also known as Pearl Island, is the largest island in Vietnam and in the Southeast Asian region with a total area of about 590 square kilometers.


It has become well known for its stunning beaches, untouched natural environment, relaxed atmosphere, friendly and easygoing local people, and fantastic scuba diving and snorkeling, according to the Vietnam News Agency.


The US National Geographic Magazine has recently been recommended as one of the top three best winter trips in 2014.


Kien Giang now eyes the arrival of 1-1.2 million visitors to the island in 2015, and 2-3 million tourists in 2020, with gross revenue amounting to $771 million by then.


Foreigners and Vietnamese with foreign passports visiting teh island will enjoy exemption for entry, exit, and transit visas up to 30 days instead of the current 15 days following decision signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on some specific policies for Phu Quoc.


The new visa policy will be also applied to foreigners or Vietnamese holding foreign passports who transit at any airport or seaport on their way to Phu Quoc.




With favorable natural conditions, in 2004, the Government decided to develop Phu Quoc into a tourism center of regional and international stature, government website chinhphu.vn says.


In May 2013, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung decided to set up Phu Quoc Economic Zone (EZ) which covers the entire area of the island district of Phu Quoc. The 58,900-hectare zone is divided into a non-tariff section, which includes An Thoi Port and Phu Quoc Airport, and a duty section, which covers the remaining areas.


Four months later, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism approved the Project on developing sea, island and coastal tourism through 2020, under which Phu Quoc was included in Vietnam’s six world-class tourist sites that will be built by then.


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Ospanerator of Vietnam's sole refinery seeks for further tax cut for imspanorted diesel oil


Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR), the operator of Vietnam"s sole operational oil refinery of Dung Quat, has sought for further reduction in import tax levied on diesel oil because without the tax cut, diesel oil churned out by the facility cannot compete with that imported from ASEAN countries.


In a document submitted to the Ministry of Finance earlier this week, Dinh Van Ngoc, general director of the company, proposed a reduction of diesel import duties to below 10 percent.


Currently, diesel oil produced by the US$3 billion refienry is subject to a 20 percent import tax, a 10-percent drop from the previous rate, though it is domestically made following a special financial mechanism applied to the refinery, which was commissioned in 2010.


Meanwhile, the import duties imposed on the similar petroleum product imported from ASEAN countries has dropped to 15 percent since this year following the integration roadmap in ASEAN Economic Community of Vietnam.


ASEAN members include Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam


Thus, the price of diesel made by Dung Quat will be around US$10 per barrel more expensive than its regionally produced rivals, Ngoc said in the document.


With the current tax regime, diesel oil refined by Dung Quat cannot compete with that imported from other ASEAN countries, he added.


Diesel oil is the main product of the Dung Quat oil refinery, as it accounts for about 50 percent of the total output of the plant. As a result, if it is not sold well, the revenue of the plant will be affected, thus badly influencing state revenue.


Earlier this month, BRS also sent a document with the same import tax cut proposal for many kinds of petroleum products, stressing that the plant will shut down if there is no change in tax policies for those products.


BSR said in the document that many of its customers may switch to buying from other ASEAN countries, whose products are now cheaper thanks to the tax cut taking effect since the beginning of this year.


BSR’s parent company, state-run oil and gas giant PetroVietnam, has also lodged a similar complaint to the finance ministry, saying the ASEAN preferential tax treatment has caused Dung Quat fuel to be more expensive than imported products, thus reducing its competitiveness right on home soil.


On April 13, the Ministry of Finance issued a circular reducing the import taxes levied on gasoline and kerosene (from 35 percent to 20 percent), diesel oil (from 30 percent to 20 percent), fuel oil (from 35 percent to 25 percent) and jet fuel (from 25 percent to 10 percent).


Dung Quat currently produces 140,000 barrels of oil a day, or 6.5 million tons a year. Once it produces 10 million tons of oil per year, Dung Quat will account for 50 percent of Vietnam’s fuel supply. BSR reported VND150.41 trillion ($7.08 billion) in revenue in 2013.


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Vietnam’s Sa Pa hotels quote $2,100 spaner night rate to ‘discourage booking’


When their rooms have been fully booked during the ongoing days-long holiday, the response of eight hotels in Vietnam’s heavily touristed town of Sa Pa was exceptional.


The facilities, all classified as three-star hotels, quoted their room rates on popular online hotel service websites agoda.com and booking.com at dozens of millions of dong per night only to “discourage booking,” they told local authorities after receiving fines for the sky-high price quotes.


The highest price to spend a night at one of these hotels is reportedly VND46 million (US$2,144), while the average rate is well above VND10 million ($466).


A tourist hotspot in the northern province of Lao Cai, Sa Pa is a the capital of the eponymous district, whose chairman signed Tuesday decisions to slap steep fines worth a total of VND125 million ($5,825) on the lodging facilities.


The hotels were penalized for causing misunderstanding about the tourism market in Sa Pa, provincial chairman Trinh Xuan Truong said in his decisions.


The exorbitant price quotes of these hotels “violate the law in price listing and ruin the reputation of Sa Pa tourism,” the documents read.


A fine of VND12.5 million ($583) is slapped on each of six accommodation facilities that are run by individuals, including Panorama Sa Pa, Elite Sa Pa, Sa Pa Lodge, Elysian Sa Pa, Eden Sa Pa, and Nam Cang Riverside Lodge.


In the meantime, the Sunny Mountain View, operated by Cuong Huong Co., and Royan View Sa Pa, run by Hoang Gia Co., each was fined VND25 million ($1,165).


Representatives from the eight hotels told Sa Pa police that they quoted room rates at sky-high prices only to stop receiving more bookings at a time when they were already fully booked.


Salaried people in Vietnam have six days to spare starting Tuesday as the country entered a six-day national holiday until the end of this week.


Tuesday was the day to commemorate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the founders of the nation, whereas April 30 is Reunification Day and May 1 is International Labor Day.


The public holiday could not be a better chance for local residents to go on vacation, and it is no surprise to see such a famous attraction as Sa Pa get overcrowded by holidaymakers.


Sa Pa now has 180 lodging facilities, collectively capable of serving 6,000 tourists. Hotels from three-star and above have been fully booked months in advance.


Local authorities have even arranged for vacationers to stay at schools at a modest price of VND40,000 per person a night.


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Ham Rong Mountain among world’s top 8 stunning sunsets





“The sun sets over the mountain range across the valley, and the fading light paints the town and surrounding area with an array of colour”, says the newspaper.


The Huffington Post also notes that visitors have to pay about VND70,000 (US$3.25) for access to the mountain park, but it’s worth doing it once.


Ham Rong Mountain peak rises as dragon-head. The name of Ham Rong was derived from the legend that, in primitive age there were a couple of dragons which became attached to each other while the deluge was rising high. Walking up, they hurrily separated from each other but failed. They were drifted to different places.


After a long time, the female dragon was petrified but still tried to raise its eyes to the male dragon on the Hoang Lien mountain in the west because its instinct for survival remained.


Currently, the Ham Rong Mountain is home to a number of some pretty orchid gardens and “rock gardens”.


Rounding on the list of top 8 are Summit Lake in Mt. Rainier National Park (the US), Panorama Ridge in Garibaldi Provincial Park (Canada), Schwabacher Landing in Grand Teton National Park (the US), Playa Jacó (Costa Rica), Mauna Kea Summit (Hawaii), Torrenthorn (Switzerland), and Mt. Tamalpais (the US).





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Tourist numbers plummet in first four months


There were more than 2.2 million airline passengers, while 439,100 and 24,200 tourists entered Vietnam by road and water, respectively. All three groups experienced a drop up to 30 percent from 2014.


The volume of Asian travellers was 1.73 million people, falling 12.9 percent year on year, with the number of Chinese, Lao, Cambodian, Thai and Indonesian nationals showing the highest decreases, ranging from 21 to 36 percent. Meanwhile, more tourists from the Republic of Korea and Singapore visited Vietnam.


There was also a decrease in European visitors, with an annual 8.4 percent drop overall. In contrast, the Americas contributed 229,500 tourists, equalling a year-on-year increase of 3 percent.


Industry experts will now start assessing the reasons behind the significant drop, especially as the number of tourist arrivals was targeted to rise this year.




Tourist numbers plummet in first four months

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