Located 38km from Lao Cai City, Sapa is a mountainous district of Lao Cai Province. Sapa District is very well-known with Sapa Townlet, a beautiful and romantic resort.
At the height of 1,600m above sea level, the average temperature of the area is 15-18oC. It is cool in summer and cold in winter.
Visitor to Sapa in summer can feel the climate of four seasons in one day. In the morning and afternoon, it is cool like the weather of spring and autumn. At noon, it is as sunny and cloudless as the weather of summer. And it is cold in the evening. With no advance warning of a thunderstorm short and heavy rains may come at noon on any summer day. Subsequently, a rainbow appears, transforming Sapa into a magic land, which for years has been a constant source of poetic inspiration, lights up the whole region.
The best time to witness the scenic beauty of Sapa is in April and May. Before that period, the weather might be cold and foggy; after that period is the rainy season. In April and May, Sapa is blooming with flowers and green pastures. The clouds that settle in the valley in early morning quickly disappear into thin air.
Sapa has many natural sites such as Ham Rong Mountain, Silver Waterfall, Rattan Bridge, Bamboo Forest and Ta Phin Cave.Sapa is also the starting point for many climbers and scientists who want to reach the top of Fansipan Mountain, the highest mountain in Vietnam at 3,143m. Hoang Lien Mountain Range is also called the Alps of the North Sea area since Fansipan Mountain is not only the highest peak in Vietnam, but also in the Indochina Peninsula. The pyramid-shaped mountain is covered with clouds all year round and temperatures often drop below zero, especially at high elevations.
The first thing you notice when approaching the resort town are some detached wooden mansions and villas perched on a hill top or hillside, behind thick pine forests and almost invisible on this foggy morning. Old and new villas with red roofs now appear and now disappear in the green rows of pomu trees, bringing the town the beauty of European towns.
Fresh and cool air in Sapa is an idea climate condition for growing temperate vegetables such as cabbage, chayote, precious medicinal herbs, and fruit trees such as plum, pear...
Sapa is home to various families of flowers of captivating colours, which can be found nowhere else in the country. When Tet, the Lunar New Year Festival, comes, the whole township of Sapa is filled with the pink colour of peach blossom brought from the vast forests of peach just outside the town. Sapa is regarded as the kingdom of orchids. Here, orchid lovers are even amazed by the choice, when trekking in the forest filled with several hundred kinds of orchids of brilliant colours and fantastic shapes, such as Orchid Princess, Orchid of My Fair Lady's Shoe. Some orchids are named after lovely singing birds such as the canary, salangane's nest, and more.
Sapa is most beautiful in spring. Apricot, plum and cherry flowers are splendidly beautiful. Markets are crowded and merry, and are especially attractive to visitors. Minority groups come here to exchange and trade goods and products. Market sessions are also a chance for locals to promenade and young men and women in colorful costumes to meet, date or seek sweethearts.
Visitors to Sapa will have opportunities to discover the unique customs of the local residents.
28.3.11
22.3.11
Almost VND13 billion raised for Japanese victims !
By March 21, the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) had received VND12.7 billion in donations from organisations and individuals to support Japanese victims overcome difficulties.
Many provinces and organisations on March 21 launched campaigns to raise funds for Japanese victims.
Within only one day, the Ministry of Education and Training collected more than VND230 million; the Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex), over VND55 million; the Northern province of Phu Tho, almost VND40 million.
Individuals and organisations from Quang Nam central province raised over VND500 million for support to Japanese people.
In other movement on March 21, Vietnamese Ambassador in the Republic of Korea (RoK) Tran Trong Toan visited the Japanese Embassy in Seoul and offered condolences to the Japanese people.
On this occasion, the Ambassador also handed over the donations from the Vietnamese Embassy staff to support Japanese quake victims.
VOVNews/VNA
Many provinces and organisations on March 21 launched campaigns to raise funds for Japanese victims.
Within only one day, the Ministry of Education and Training collected more than VND230 million; the Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex), over VND55 million; the Northern province of Phu Tho, almost VND40 million.
Individuals and organisations from Quang Nam central province raised over VND500 million for support to Japanese people.
In other movement on March 21, Vietnamese Ambassador in the Republic of Korea (RoK) Tran Trong Toan visited the Japanese Embassy in Seoul and offered condolences to the Japanese people.
On this occasion, the Ambassador also handed over the donations from the Vietnamese Embassy staff to support Japanese quake victims.
VOVNews/VNA
21.3.11
Love in the mountainous north
(VOV) - Spring has sprung in the far north of Vietnam. In the villages dotted amongst the mountainous peaks of Lang Son province it’s time to honour the gods and spirits.
In Huoi Vai village in Trang Dinh district’s Cao Minh commune, Loc Thi Ninh is selecting her best attire for the occasion.
The local genie here is believed to give strength and motivation to all the villagers by protecting their crops and homes from wild beasts and enemies.
The 16-year-old girl dresses in a traditional black shirt and trousers decorated with colourful hems and adorned with a silver necklace. Walking out of her stilted house which sits against a high green mountain, she stops to pick some leaves from an apricot tree, which she will use as a musical instrument at her village’s spring festival.
This is where the Na Mieo dwell, a lesser known hill tribe branch related to the H’Mong ethnic group. Cao Minh commune is home to 27 houses with some 70 people who live off planting rice and growing maize.
Ninh’s grandmother cannot remember when their apricot tree was planted but she says many generations of Ninh’s family have used its leaves to express their feelings and joy in the village’s festivals.
“The leaves can make interesting sounds and songs”, “for people to seek their lovers”, says Ninh. Ninh quotes the lyrics from a local ballad: “I grew an apricot tree by the stream. Its leaves helped me find you my love. On the first day of the lunar year, I fetch fresh water from the stream, while listening to the ballad of the wind. Then I think of you…”
Her suitor is a 19-year-old man from the next village. Unlike other ethnic minorities in which parents arrange marriages, young Na Mieo people are free to find their own path when it comes to love and marriage. Last year, Ninh Met her sweetheart at a festival with the help of their romantic melodies. It’s a family rite of passage. Her parents and grandparents also met in a similar situtation.
The engagement party will be organised in the second lunar month. There are three parts to a Na Mieo engagement ceremony and like everywhere else, ruou (rice and maize liquor) feature prominently and chicken is also an obligatory present.
“My boyfriend’s parents will bring nothing but a big pot of ruou and 15 chickens to my family home,” says Ninh. “Traditionally, they walk, no matter how far they have to show they are quite capable of overcoming difficulties in their marriage life.
The first visit is essentially an introduction as each family sounds the other out. The second meeting is simpler and livelier. At that time, only ruou must be carried to the bride’s home and plenty will get drunk!
On the third visit, the two families select a day for the wedding with the assistance of a local female fortuneteller. In the past, the man’s parents would bring three buffaloes, five pigs and jewelry as gifts but nowadays, only cash and jewelry are required.
“At least VND12-15 million is handed over. If your family is poor, you will have to get a loan. Otherwise, there will be no ceremony,” says Loc Thi Nhinh, Ninh’s 50-year-old aunt.
The wedding ceremony will be held one month later. Both families have to prepare many things as the whole village will attend the ceremony and it goes on for three days!
Ninh and her husband will exchange silver objects as wedding gifts. On the wedding day, the bridegroom, a best man, the bridegroom’s aunt and a child carrying a basket of cakes made from glutinous rice, will come to the bridal home along with three chickens and two large pots of ruou.
After traditional music is played and songs are sung, the gifts are placed on the home’s ancestral altar in the middle room and the ancestors are asked to accept the bride into their home.
The wedding procession must be followed by as many children as possible in the hope that the newlyweds will have many children. Once the bride is introduced in the wedding ceremony and walks over the threshold of her husband’s home, she becomes a member of his clan.
Then, the chinking party then starts in earnest. “Everyone likes to have a few too many and all wish for a happy life!” says Ninh.
In Huoi Vai village in Trang Dinh district’s Cao Minh commune, Loc Thi Ninh is selecting her best attire for the occasion.
The local genie here is believed to give strength and motivation to all the villagers by protecting their crops and homes from wild beasts and enemies.
The 16-year-old girl dresses in a traditional black shirt and trousers decorated with colourful hems and adorned with a silver necklace. Walking out of her stilted house which sits against a high green mountain, she stops to pick some leaves from an apricot tree, which she will use as a musical instrument at her village’s spring festival.
This is where the Na Mieo dwell, a lesser known hill tribe branch related to the H’Mong ethnic group. Cao Minh commune is home to 27 houses with some 70 people who live off planting rice and growing maize.
Ninh’s grandmother cannot remember when their apricot tree was planted but she says many generations of Ninh’s family have used its leaves to express their feelings and joy in the village’s festivals.
“The leaves can make interesting sounds and songs”, “for people to seek their lovers”, says Ninh. Ninh quotes the lyrics from a local ballad: “I grew an apricot tree by the stream. Its leaves helped me find you my love. On the first day of the lunar year, I fetch fresh water from the stream, while listening to the ballad of the wind. Then I think of you…”
Her suitor is a 19-year-old man from the next village. Unlike other ethnic minorities in which parents arrange marriages, young Na Mieo people are free to find their own path when it comes to love and marriage. Last year, Ninh Met her sweetheart at a festival with the help of their romantic melodies. It’s a family rite of passage. Her parents and grandparents also met in a similar situtation.
The engagement party will be organised in the second lunar month. There are three parts to a Na Mieo engagement ceremony and like everywhere else, ruou (rice and maize liquor) feature prominently and chicken is also an obligatory present.
“My boyfriend’s parents will bring nothing but a big pot of ruou and 15 chickens to my family home,” says Ninh. “Traditionally, they walk, no matter how far they have to show they are quite capable of overcoming difficulties in their marriage life.
The first visit is essentially an introduction as each family sounds the other out. The second meeting is simpler and livelier. At that time, only ruou must be carried to the bride’s home and plenty will get drunk!
On the third visit, the two families select a day for the wedding with the assistance of a local female fortuneteller. In the past, the man’s parents would bring three buffaloes, five pigs and jewelry as gifts but nowadays, only cash and jewelry are required.
“At least VND12-15 million is handed over. If your family is poor, you will have to get a loan. Otherwise, there will be no ceremony,” says Loc Thi Nhinh, Ninh’s 50-year-old aunt.
The wedding ceremony will be held one month later. Both families have to prepare many things as the whole village will attend the ceremony and it goes on for three days!
Ninh and her husband will exchange silver objects as wedding gifts. On the wedding day, the bridegroom, a best man, the bridegroom’s aunt and a child carrying a basket of cakes made from glutinous rice, will come to the bridal home along with three chickens and two large pots of ruou.
After traditional music is played and songs are sung, the gifts are placed on the home’s ancestral altar in the middle room and the ancestors are asked to accept the bride into their home.
The wedding procession must be followed by as many children as possible in the hope that the newlyweds will have many children. Once the bride is introduced in the wedding ceremony and walks over the threshold of her husband’s home, she becomes a member of his clan.
Then, the chinking party then starts in earnest. “Everyone likes to have a few too many and all wish for a happy life!” says Ninh.
20.3.11
Tourism in the economy
Tourism is increasingly important in Vietnam. For backpackers, culture and nature lovers,
beach-lovers and veterans touring the country for a long time, Vietnam has emerged itself as
a new tourist destination in South-East Asia and on is now on lists in magazines worldwide.
Hotel investors especially the potential of the 3000-kilometer-long coast line and the big
cities. The tourism offer has been increasingly diversified. Local and international tour
operators offer tours to ethnic minority groups, walking and bicycle tours, kayak trips and
multi-country trips in particular in connection with neighboring Cambodia, Laos and
Thailand. In addition, thanks to the lift of several movement regulations, foreign tourists
have been able to travel freely in the country since 1997.
The economy of Vietnam has transformed from an agrarian to a service economy. More than a
third of gross domestic product is generated by services, which include the hotel and
catering industry and transportation. The manufacturing and construction (28 percent),
agriculture and fisheries (20 percent) and mining (10 percent) have much smaller shares.
Meanwhile, tourism contributes 4.5 percent to gross domestic product (as of 2007). More and
more foreign direct investment has been focused on tourism. After the heavy industry and
urban development, most foreign investment has been concentrated in tourism, especially in
hotel projects .
beach-lovers and veterans touring the country for a long time, Vietnam has emerged itself as
a new tourist destination in South-East Asia and on is now on lists in magazines worldwide.
Hotel investors especially the potential of the 3000-kilometer-long coast line and the big
cities. The tourism offer has been increasingly diversified. Local and international tour
operators offer tours to ethnic minority groups, walking and bicycle tours, kayak trips and
multi-country trips in particular in connection with neighboring Cambodia, Laos and
Thailand. In addition, thanks to the lift of several movement regulations, foreign tourists
have been able to travel freely in the country since 1997.
The economy of Vietnam has transformed from an agrarian to a service economy. More than a
third of gross domestic product is generated by services, which include the hotel and
catering industry and transportation. The manufacturing and construction (28 percent),
agriculture and fisheries (20 percent) and mining (10 percent) have much smaller shares.
Meanwhile, tourism contributes 4.5 percent to gross domestic product (as of 2007). More and
more foreign direct investment has been focused on tourism. After the heavy industry and
urban development, most foreign investment has been concentrated in tourism, especially in
hotel projects .
18.3.11
Visiting East Asia with one visa !
(VOV) - Tourists will soon be able surf in Bali, shop in Singapore and eat spicy street food in Thailand before crossing into Cambodia and cruising the Mekong in Vietnam with a single tourist visa.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working on a plan that would open the region to foreign tourists in the same way Europe's unified visa system has streamlined travel.
Eddy Krisneidi, an official of the ASEAN Secretariat, said in its Tourism Strategic Plan for the next five years, foreign tourists who just have to apply for one visa to one ASEAN member country can visit all other countries, ranging from Angkor Wat in Cambodia to five-star beach resorts in Bali.
ASEAN countries recorded more than 65 million foreign visitor arrivals in 2009. Malaysia led the field, followed by Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Brunei.
Analysts said that one visa for all ASEAN member countries will help attract more tourists to the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working on a plan that would open the region to foreign tourists in the same way Europe's unified visa system has streamlined travel.
Eddy Krisneidi, an official of the ASEAN Secretariat, said in its Tourism Strategic Plan for the next five years, foreign tourists who just have to apply for one visa to one ASEAN member country can visit all other countries, ranging from Angkor Wat in Cambodia to five-star beach resorts in Bali.
ASEAN countries recorded more than 65 million foreign visitor arrivals in 2009. Malaysia led the field, followed by Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Brunei.
Analysts said that one visa for all ASEAN member countries will help attract more tourists to the region.
13.3.11
Ba Be National Park recognised as Wetland of Int’l Importance
The Ba Be National Park in the northern mountainous province of Bac Can has been named on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands List as a Wetland of International Importance.
The biodiverse 10,048-ha park is home to 1,268 species of flora and fauna. The site earlier was recognised as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2004.
As summarised by Marian Gwilliam, Regional Assistant Advisor for Asia-Oceania, Ba Be National Park supports the only significant natural mountain lake in Vietnam. It is the most important wetland in the country's protected area system because it is the only site that has a natural lake surrounded by a mountainous karst ecosystem.
Ba Be National Park is the third Wetland of International Importance in Vietnam, joining the Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Province and Bau Sau in the Nam Cat Tien National Park across the provinces of Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc.
According to Director of the Ba Be National Park, Nong The Dien, the decision will mean that the site will join an international network of wetlands that are important for the conservation of global diversity.
The Convention on Wetlands - known as the Ramsar Convention - is an intergovernmental treaty that embodies the commitments of its member countries to maintain the ecological character of their Wetlands of International Importance and to plan for the "wise use", or sustainable use, of all of the wetlands in their territories.
Vietnam first participated in the Ramsar Convention in 1989.
The biodiverse 10,048-ha park is home to 1,268 species of flora and fauna. The site earlier was recognised as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2004.
As summarised by Marian Gwilliam, Regional Assistant Advisor for Asia-Oceania, Ba Be National Park supports the only significant natural mountain lake in Vietnam. It is the most important wetland in the country's protected area system because it is the only site that has a natural lake surrounded by a mountainous karst ecosystem.
Ba Be National Park is the third Wetland of International Importance in Vietnam, joining the Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Province and Bau Sau in the Nam Cat Tien National Park across the provinces of Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc.
According to Director of the Ba Be National Park, Nong The Dien, the decision will mean that the site will join an international network of wetlands that are important for the conservation of global diversity.
The Convention on Wetlands - known as the Ramsar Convention - is an intergovernmental treaty that embodies the commitments of its member countries to maintain the ecological character of their Wetlands of International Importance and to plan for the "wise use", or sustainable use, of all of the wetlands in their territories.
Vietnam first participated in the Ramsar Convention in 1989.
12.3.11
Vietnam takes part in Berlin international tourism fair
On this occasion, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ho Anh Tuan said in an interview with the ASEAN magazine that in the recent past, the Vietnam’s government, tourism sector and localities strived together to improve the country’s tourism infrastructure as well as technical facilities to lure more holiday makers.
The tourism sector has over the past five years attracted a large amount of foreign direct investment. To date, 190 tourism projects worth USD4.64 billion in registered capital have been implemented in 29 provinces and cities throughout the country, according to Tuan.
(Source: VNA)
11.3.11
Accor to add new operational hotels to Vietnam network this year
The global hotel management group Accor is rolling up its sleeves to put into service at least four new properties under different brands in Vietnam this year.
Patrick Basset, Accor’s Vice President for Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea, said that the new hotels would go online given a strong rise in both inbound and domestic travelers last year and bright future prospects.
“This year is an exciting year for us as we are looking forward to opening at least one Pullman, one MGallery, one Novotel and one Mercure by the end of the year,” Basset said. “Accor carefully selects its products and brands to meet the demands of each destination.”
Basset cited major cities and tourist sites as destinations for the new hotels to be up and running, as the influx of international travelers and the increase in domestic travel indicated that the top segments for Vietnam in the coming year would be business travel and those travelers looking for affordable international-quality accommodations.
“We see that the cities such as Hanoi, HCMC and Vung Tau have a potential of welcoming more business-related travelers, and therefore Accor has plans to introduce its upscale Pullman brand to these destinations. Accor also plans to introduce its leisure family-oriented Novotel and Mercure brands to more leisure destinations such as Danang and Phu Quoc,” Basset said.
International visitor arrivals in Vietnam soared to an all-time high of over five million last year, up 34.8% compared to the year before, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Inbound travelers in January increased 17.4% year-on-year to more than 506,000.
“A record increase in the numbers of international visitors and especially the rise of domestic travelers show that the tourism trend in Vietnam is strong and has potential to grow,” Basset said.
To further tap the potential and the growing demand of international standard economy scale accommodations for both local and international travelers, Basset said Accor would also launch its economy hotel brand, ibis, throughout Vietnam in the coming years.
Basset said Accor had established a partnership with Benthanh Group to develop a network of ibis throughout Vietnam. Late last year, the world’s leading operator of hotels announced the partnership to manage at least eight ibis hotels developed by Benthanh Group in Hanoi, HCMC, Danang, Binh Duong and other major destinations in this country.
“With incremental growth and positive elements of a successful tourist destination, Accor has considered Vietnam a strategic market to expand its hotel network,” Basset asserted.
Currently Accor operates 11 hotels with nearly 2,200 rooms with brands ranging from luxury Sofitel, upscale MGallery, and mid-scale Novotel and Mercure. Basset said last year was a record year for Accor in Vietnam as the group found five hotels committed to development in Vietnam, adding up to more than 1,000 hotel rooms.
The five were among the over 70 new development contracts in Asia Pacific that Accor signed in 2010 to add more than 16,000 hotel rooms to its network. This record number of new contracts for a single year consolidates Accor’s leading position as the region’s largest operator of hotels with over 430 hotels and 83,000 rooms under management.
The Paris-based group said it was committed to expansion in the region including in the key markets of China and India and further into markets such as Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, where Accor is already a market leader.
Patrick Basset, Accor’s Vice President for Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea, said that the new hotels would go online given a strong rise in both inbound and domestic travelers last year and bright future prospects. “This year is an exciting year for us as we are looking forward to opening at least one Pullman, one MGallery, one Novotel and one Mercure by the end of the year,” Basset said. “Accor carefully selects its products and brands to meet the demands of each destination.”
Basset cited major cities and tourist sites as destinations for the new hotels to be up and running, as the influx of international travelers and the increase in domestic travel indicated that the top segments for Vietnam in the coming year would be business travel and those travelers looking for affordable international-quality accommodations.
“We see that the cities such as Hanoi, HCMC and Vung Tau have a potential of welcoming more business-related travelers, and therefore Accor has plans to introduce its upscale Pullman brand to these destinations. Accor also plans to introduce its leisure family-oriented Novotel and Mercure brands to more leisure destinations such as Danang and Phu Quoc,” Basset said.
International visitor arrivals in Vietnam soared to an all-time high of over five million last year, up 34.8% compared to the year before, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Inbound travelers in January increased 17.4% year-on-year to more than 506,000.
“A record increase in the numbers of international visitors and especially the rise of domestic travelers show that the tourism trend in Vietnam is strong and has potential to grow,” Basset said.
To further tap the potential and the growing demand of international standard economy scale accommodations for both local and international travelers, Basset said Accor would also launch its economy hotel brand, ibis, throughout Vietnam in the coming years.
Basset said Accor had established a partnership with Benthanh Group to develop a network of ibis throughout Vietnam. Late last year, the world’s leading operator of hotels announced the partnership to manage at least eight ibis hotels developed by Benthanh Group in Hanoi, HCMC, Danang, Binh Duong and other major destinations in this country.
“With incremental growth and positive elements of a successful tourist destination, Accor has considered Vietnam a strategic market to expand its hotel network,” Basset asserted.
Currently Accor operates 11 hotels with nearly 2,200 rooms with brands ranging from luxury Sofitel, upscale MGallery, and mid-scale Novotel and Mercure. Basset said last year was a record year for Accor in Vietnam as the group found five hotels committed to development in Vietnam, adding up to more than 1,000 hotel rooms.
The five were among the over 70 new development contracts in Asia Pacific that Accor signed in 2010 to add more than 16,000 hotel rooms to its network. This record number of new contracts for a single year consolidates Accor’s leading position as the region’s largest operator of hotels with over 430 hotels and 83,000 rooms under management.
The Paris-based group said it was committed to expansion in the region including in the key markets of China and India and further into markets such as Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, where Accor is already a market leader.
10.3.11
Hoi An lists among world’s top 10 tourism areas
With a voting percentage of 96%, the town was listed at second place, following Lao’s Luang Prabang with 96.89% votes.
Together with Luang Prabang and Hoi An Ancient City, Asia also had three other representatives in the top ten, including Kyoto and Tokyo (both from Japan) at third and sixth place, respectively and Aleppo (Syria) at tenth.
Stockholm (Sweden), Perth (Australia), San Francisco (USA), Vienna (Austria) and Cuzco (Peru) made up the top 10.
(Source: CPV
9.3.11
Women featured in Hue photo exhibition
Pictures by 34 woman artists opened in Hue on March 8, to commemorate Women’s Day.
Forty-two pictures feature various aspects of women’s lives.
Painter Dang Mau Tuu, former chairman of Thua Thien-Hue Provincial Literature and Arts Association, said, “These pictures might help to make viewers more sympathetic to the plight of Vietnamese women. Many of the artists have had to overcome great hardship.”
This exhibition is 16 years running, Tuu added.
Forty-two pictures feature various aspects of women’s lives.
Painter Dang Mau Tuu, former chairman of Thua Thien-Hue Provincial Literature and Arts Association, said, “These pictures might help to make viewers more sympathetic to the plight of Vietnamese women. Many of the artists have had to overcome great hardship.”
This exhibition is 16 years running, Tuu added.
7.3.11
Taiwan vocal band performs in Hai Phong
(VOV) - The Semiscon Vocal Band from China’s Taiwan on March 6 gave a performance in the northern city of Hai Phong, reported the Hanoi Moi daily.
The art programme was jointly held by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hanoi and the Taiwanese Businessmen Association (TBA) in Vietnam.
During the event, the band performed special items with a unique acappella style (singing without musical instruments), in combination with dances and limelight.
The programme aimed to help Vietnamese spectators to enjoy special characters of Taiwan’s music and culture as well as promote exchanges with the Taiwanese community in Vietnam.
VNA/VOVNews
The art programme was jointly held by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hanoi and the Taiwanese Businessmen Association (TBA) in Vietnam.
During the event, the band performed special items with a unique acappella style (singing without musical instruments), in combination with dances and limelight.
The programme aimed to help Vietnamese spectators to enjoy special characters of Taiwan’s music and culture as well as promote exchanges with the Taiwanese community in Vietnam.
VNA/VOVNews
1.3.11
Vietnam attends Asia Pacific Choral Summit
Vietnam is taking part in the 9th Asia Pacific Choral Summit (APCS) in Macau, China from February 24-27.
Over 30 delegates who conduct choral societies in the Asia-Pacific region are attending the event. Pham Hong Hai, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Opera and Ballet Theatre, was elected as a member of the Asia-Pacific choral executive committee.
In addition to Vietnam, other representatives came from Southeast Asian nations including Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Myanmar.
At the event, delegates reported on choral activities in each country, and discussed plans for international choral activities in the future. Vietnam’s representative proposed to establish an Asia-Pacific children’s chorus.
During the event, the Asia Pacific Youth Choir (APYC) with 32 singers from 14 countries gave its first performance. They were conducted by Saeko Hasegawa from Japan and Jonathan Valesco from the Philippines.
Over 30 delegates who conduct choral societies in the Asia-Pacific region are attending the event. Pham Hong Hai, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Opera and Ballet Theatre, was elected as a member of the Asia-Pacific choral executive committee.
In addition to Vietnam, other representatives came from Southeast Asian nations including Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Myanmar.
At the event, delegates reported on choral activities in each country, and discussed plans for international choral activities in the future. Vietnam’s representative proposed to establish an Asia-Pacific children’s chorus.
During the event, the Asia Pacific Youth Choir (APYC) with 32 singers from 14 countries gave its first performance. They were conducted by Saeko Hasegawa from Japan and Jonathan Valesco from the Philippines.
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