Book on children with heart disease set for Japan release
Brainwork Asia Publishing of Japan has bought the copyright to translate Hieu Ve Trai Tim (Understanding Heart), a book about the plight of Vietnamese children suffering from heart disease.
Written by Buddhist monk Minh Niem, the book was issued last month by a charity of the same name and the HCM City-based First News Culture Co.
The book includes 50 essays on the traumatic experiences of young patients with heart problems.
First News will finish the translation into English in October. Brainwork Asia will translate Understanding Heart from English to Japanese.
The Japanese version of Understanding Heart will be published in Japan early next year.
According to the First News Company, the English version of the book will be issued in the US.
The company expects 100,000 copies of Understanding Heart to be sold in HCM City this year. The book, priced at VND88,000, has been introduced at colleges, universities, hospitals and trading centres in the city.
Proceeds from sales will be donated to the Understanding Heart charity, launched by HCM City artists and entrepreneurs last month to help children with cardiac problems.
Ladies exhibit black & white photos of Hanoi
An exhibition entitled ‘Hanoi – Visual angles’ will open at the Temple of Literature in downtown Hanoi from August 25 to September 3, featuring 100 black and white photos taken by female photographers from the Hai Au Club based in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Hai Au Club, for female photographers only, has sponsored long-distance trips to Hanoi for its members to create photographic works.
The artists spent hours exploring streets and villages of Hanoi to experience local life and capture beautiful images that epitomize the culture of the capital city.
Hanoi has been modernized but retains the charms of its Old Quarter, traditional craft villages and ancient pagodas.
Artist Dao Hoa Nu, head of the club, says that Hai Au has selected the best shots for a book to be published on the occasion of the club’s 20th birthday.
Hanoi hosts exhibition of Brazilian graphics
An exhibition entitled “Dingbats Brazil” will be held at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum on August 21-30.
It will introduce viewers to Brazilian graphic designs from 1996-2006.
Designer Bruno Porto and the UniverCidade Fine Arts Institute of Rio de Janeiro have chosen 35 works by 22 Brazilian designers for the event.
The exhibition features the country’s music, religion, arts, food and sports as presented through various styles of illustration, typography and language.
The exhibition is organized by the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in coordination with the Brazilian Embassy in Vietnam.
Photos of Ha Long Bay on display in New York
A photo exhibition on Ha Long Bay opened in New York on August 11 as part of the campaign to vote for Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as a world natural wonder.
On display are fifty photos, depicting the beauty of Ha Long Bay, and its potential for tourism, bio-diversity and plentiful flora and fauna.
At the opening ceremony, Bui The Giang, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, stated that the beauty of Ha Long dazzles not only Vietnamese but also foreign friends, including Americans.
The exhibition will last until Aug. 18 as convincing proof of the fine development of bilateral relations between Vietnamese and American people.
The final voting stage for world natural wonders will take place between 2010 and 2011.
To vote for Ha Long bay, twice recognised by UNESCO for its landscapes and geological values, please visit the website www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees.
Exhibition links Thang Long, Ha Long together
An exhibition depicting the close link between the ancient capital of Thang Long and Ha Long Bay over the past 1,000 years of history opened on August 12 in Tuan Chau international resort in the coastal city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh province.
The exhibition, co-organised by the Quang Ninh provincial Museum and Tuan Chau Group, is to mark the 65th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2) and in celebration of Hanoi’s millennial birthday.
The month-long exhibition showcases nearly 300 precious photos and objects found in Tuan Chau, Quang Ninh province, including pottery, Dai La bricks and a clay tower dating back to the 7th -10th century period.
Over the past 1,000 years, the influence of Hanoi on Ha Long city to the northeast, and the influence of Ha Long on the nation’s capital, Thang Long/Hanoi, has created a rich and unique culture for both.
Numerous objects under the Dinh, early-Le, Ly and Tran dynasties have been discovered in Tuan Chau city, Quang Ninh province while the Ly dynasty from the Thang Long capital set up Van Don trading port in Quang Ninh, which opened the way for economic and cultural exchanges.
2,500-year-old Sa Huynh artifacts found
Thousands of Sa Huynh Culture artifacts, some dating back to the fifth century BC, have been discovered at Phu Truong in Phan Thiet after three months of excavations.
The Vietnam History Museum and the Binh Thuan Province Culture, Sports and Tourism Department said on August 10 they comprise 10,000 pottery pieces, 83 stone artifacts, and 13 copper, iron, and crystal items.
Pottery covered in floral patterns is a recurring theme, said archaeologists from the Vietnam History Museum and the Binh Thuan History Museum, who carried out the excavations.
Nguyen Xuan Ly, director of the museum, said the finds date from 2, 500 to 2,000 years ago.
Phu Truong is recognised as a major Sa Huynh Culture relics site, some others being Doc Chua in southern Binh Duong Province and Chinh Spring in central Quang Ngai province.
The Sa Huynh Culture thrived in central and southern Vietnam between 1,000 BC and AD 200 and, among other relics, left behind iron artifacts like axes, swords, and knives inside jars.
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